Hurst Park Primary: Hurst Road, Molesey, West Molesey KT8 1QS

Email: hpoffice@leoacademytrust.co.uk 

What a busy week we had! We focused on Road Safety Week with a special emphasis on staying safe during the darker mornings and evenings. We also had a range of exciting activities taking place including the Girls Fulham Foundation Tournament on Monday, a Year 2 trip to Holly Lodge on Tuesday, a Fire Safety workshop for Year 5 on Wednesday, and 3L's Family Assembly on Thursday. Today a group of children are participating in the SDG competition.  And a final well done to everyone who took part in our "Be Bright, Be Seen" mufti day on Friday to support Road Safety Week. 

Reception Tour - Thursday 28th November 1.30pm 

Boys Fulham Foundation Tournament - Monday 2nd December 

 Early Year Christmas Show - Monday 2nd December 2.30pm & Tuesday 3rd December 9.15am 

The Barking Dog Christmas Pantomime - Thursday 5th December 

PTA Christmas Fair - 7th December 

KS1 Nativity - Tuesday 10th December 2.15pm & Wednesday 11th December 9.15am 

Christmas Lunch - Thursday 12th December 

Christmas Jumper Day - Thursday 12th December 

Reindeer Run for charity - Friday 13th December 

KS2 Christmas Carol Concert - Tuesday 17th December (change of date) 

Nursery closed - Friday 20th December 

End of term - Friday 20th December Finish at 1.30pm (After school club will run until 4.15pm )

Hurst Park Primary Academy PTA has our very own dedicated microsite on PTA Events, which acts as a central hub for all things PTA. Here you will find details of events we are hosting, where to buy tickets, how to volunteer as a helper, how to contact the PTA, and much more. Once registered, users can opt to receive bespoke communications on activities we are running, so you always know what's going on. For more information, please click here. 

Road Safety Week 

SDG Challenge 

Today, the children have had a fantastic time at Denbigh High School participating in the semi-finals of the SDG design challenge.  18 children(4 groups) had the opportunity to pitch their design ideas based on a SDG challenge - ideas ranged from creating a gender equal gardening club, colour coded wrist bands based on size of appetite to reduce food waste, redesigning the playground to be more sustainable and an online geography and sustainability game. The children were interviewed to give an overview of their idea and then had to present their pitch on stage. We will find out which teams progress to the final stage held at Betts, London in the next few weeks. All the children were amazing and should be so proud of their hard work and commitment to helping the environment. 

We are Active Citizens 

Winter Mini Challenge

The Reading Agency will run the Winter Mini Challenge from 1 December 2024 to 20 February 2025 and will once again be an extension of the Summer Reading Challenge 2024 theme, Marvellous Makers. Join the seven characters as they have winter fun, sparking a love of reading, even in the most reluctant of readers.

What is the Winter Mini Challenge?

The Winter Mini Challenge is a free online-only, digital challenge which encourages children to keep up their reading habits over the winter months including the Christmas holidays. Participants sign up from 1 December through The Reading Agency's free-to-access website featuring rewards for reading and reviewing books. To take part, children simply read three or more books of their own choice and add them to their Challenge website profile. Reaching their online reading goal will unlock a limited-edition virtual badge and a special Winter Mini Challenge certificate to print off and keep. There are also lots of videos, fun games and activities children can play when they join the online Challenge.

Prize for every child reaching their goal!

For the second year in a row, Surrey Libraries will be offering fabulous prizes to Winter Mini Challenge participants who:

• Complete the Challenge online

• Bring their certificate into the library (either digitally or printed)

• Are a member of Surrey Libraries (or sign up when they visit with their certificate)

Visit your Surrey Library to pick up a free Winter Mini Challenge bookmark! This includes a Quick Response (QR) code which can be scanned on a smartphone or tablet for instant access to the Winter Mini Challenge sign-up page. Pick up your books too to start reading, or if you prefer, you can also download eBook, eAudiobook and eComics, all reading counts!

Please note that the following Community Partnered Libraries are not taking part in promoting the Winter Mini Challenge in their branch and therefore will not offering the bookmark and a prize to children completing their goal:

• Bramley

• Byfleet

• New Haw

• Tattenhams

• Virginia Water

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Please support us! 

We are thrilled to announce that our application to Tesco Stronger Starts for the "Sustainable Growing" project has been approved! This means our project will be part of a customer vote in Tesco stores from early October 2024 to mid-January 2025. The project with the most votes in our region will receive £1,500!

We would love your support in spreading the word and encouraging friends and family to vote for our project at the following Tesco stores: 

2017 Addlestone Extra Large unit KT15 2AS

2449 East Molesey Small unit KT8 0HP

3399 West Molesey Large unit KT8 1SE

3481 Queens Rd Wybrdge Exp Small unit KT13 9UJ

4356 Chertsey Exp Small unit KT16 8DX

4490 Hersham Molesy Rd Exp Small unit KT12 3PU

4761 Esher High St Exp Small unit KT10 9QY

6738 Walton Hersham Rd Exp Small unit KT12 1RR

Every purchase at these stores earns a token that can be used to vote.

Together, let's make a difference and empower our children to embrace sustainable practices!

Thank you for your continued support.

ASDA Rewards for Schools 

To support our school, please click here  More information below or on the ASDA website. 

Amazon Wishlist

We have updated the Amazon Wishlist with books that we would like to have in each class for storytime. You may view the list of items by following this link. Once purchased, these items will be delivered directly to school and opened with the children – what a great treat! If you would like to purchase a Wishlist present and gift a book to the school, please follow the link, add to your basket and buy. Please deliver directly to the school using the school address Hurst Park Primary School, 438 Hurst Road, West Molesey, KT8 1QS indicating year group.   Thank you so much for all your support and generosity.  

Birthdays 

Hurst Park Primary Academy is looking for volunteers to enhance children's learning. Volunteers are highly valued and appreciated by children and staff. In the past, volunteers have helped children with reading and maintaining the Library. Volunteers must complete a comprehensive induction programme, including a DBS check, and adhere to our Safeguarding procedures. Volunteering hours are flexible.  If you are interested in making a difference, please complete the Volunteer Registration form  to apply. Please note that volunteers will not be placed in their child's class.

Nursery - Road Safety 

In Nursery, we have been learning how to cross the road safely. 

Year 2 - History Trip

Year 2 went on a trip to Holly Lodge in Richmond Park to learn more about what school was like in the past. We learned more about the Victorian era including what Queen Victoria was like and important changes she made as well as the lives of children in general. The children then dressed in traditional Vicrtorian clothing and experienced a day in a Victorian classroom. They paid a penny to the teacher, learned about the cane, did handwriting practice in a book with a pencil and also practised some Maths calculations on their individual slate with chalk. The teacher taught them a rhyme about working hard, and the children also read a story aloud which had an important moral about not giving up. Finally they got to play a game with their friends called ‘Five stones’ which required a lot of concentration. The children listened carefully to the teacher’s strict instructions and developed a stronger understanding of what school was like in the past, including discussing similarities and differences to their school life now.

Year 3 - Outdoor Learning

Year 6 

Sporting fixtures 

Help your child love maths! 

Online Parenting Courses - Family Lives 

Being a parent has never been easy. There are no manuals for it, and previous generations may not be able to provide the insight you're looking for. The family unit is more dispersed than ever, with some families existing hundreds of miles from what may be called a 'core unit'. The rapid pace of societal change in the UK rapidly outstrips the knowledge of the immediate past. The result is that many parents may find themselves lost in a maelstrom of contradictory advice. For adults, time has never been more compacted. Family Lives has produced a series of online parenting courses, to make this challenge a little easier. If interested please follow the link below: 

https://www.familylives.org.uk/how-we-can-help/online-parenting-courses

Family Lives offers a confidential and free* helpline service for families in England and Wales (previously known as Parentline). They can be contacted on 0808 800 2222 for emotional support, information, advice and guidance on any aspect of parenting and family life. Their website is also a rich source of useful support and advice.

(* Free from landlines and most mobiles) 

Justplay Music School is looking for new band mates and instrumental recruits for our fun, confidence building music lessons at HurstPark school! One to one Drums, Piano, Guitar, and Bass are all available during the school day as well as our lunchtime clubs, Jamming Together. Take part in our concerts and recording opportunities and discover your child's passion for music. We also have a Rock Band camp in half term!