The children have had a great start to the Summer Term and it has been wonderful to welcome them all back. We are really looking forward to a busy fun packed term with lots of learning experiences across the curriculum.

As the weather is getting warmer please ensure your child’s jumper or cardigan is labelled clearly with their name, as these do tend to go missing when children take them off.

Please also ensure your child is wearing the appropriate clothes for PE – see the list of items below. Shorts or tracksuit bottoms should be plain with no logo and the t-shirt and sweatshirt/cardigan should be the school logo items. We are very proud of our uniform and expect all children to follow the school policy for uniform.

Black shorts or Black jogging bottoms

School sweatshirt or cardigan

Red school t-shirt

Trainers

Claire Tester- Head of School

Certificates of Excellence w/c 19.04.21

Nursery ‘All Stars’

Nursery have shown EXCELLENT MANNERS this week

Certificates of Excellence this for Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 is for ACTIVE LISTENING

RD Zahida Ismail 1C Odelia Trevironus 2D Joshua Sumner

RF Isabella Nguyen 1H Ellora Hardy 2S Lionel Deda

RJ Jeorge Hales 1K Edgar Gregory-Weare 2P Penny McGill

RY Alana Devane 1W Millie Lipman 2T Esme Trent

WELL DONE

See attachment

NEW HISN EMAIL ADDRESS

Please note that we have a new email

address

office.hisn@hpp.com

Welcome back Nursery! The children all settled back in remarkably well this week, so happy to be back and playing with friends. We are so pleased that they were able to see a great show of tulips and narcissi that they planted last term and enjoyed giving them lots of TLC!

Welcome back Reception! Spring is finally here and the sun is shining - what a brilliant way to kick

start the Summer term! We love seeing the children in the classrooms and the buzz in Reception

wing is once again full of life. With the weather warming up and the sunshine

popping out to say hello, the children have been really getting into water play

this week. We’ve been hearing lots of splishy splashy sounds as well as

swooshing and swirling, and really love watching it drip, sprinkle, pour and

gush. Let’s hope the sunshine stays so that we can

continue learning and experimenting.

We’ve also been thinking about the world this week

and the different countries and continents that make

up our planet. We’ve had a go at making flags from

around the world and looking at world maps.

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Hello and welcome back to what is going to be a busy summer term. The children have

very quickly settled back into the classroom routines and are diving straight into the

excitement of our new learning.

Prior to the Easter break, each of the Year 2 classes planted beans which the team have

taken home and looked after. The children were eager to see how they are doing and how

big they are. In our science lesson this week the children were challenged to measure

each of the bean plants and suggest why some grew healthier than others, making

connections to our previous learning. This will link nicely into our new learning in science of

‘Living things and their Habitats’.

We have now started our new topic ‘Journey Through Asia’. This week the children used

maps, atlases and globes to locate the country we are going to be looking at in depth for

our new geography learning. The children were fascinated to discover where Brunei is in

the world and zoom in even further to explore the settlement of Kampong Ayer. In

introducing our new topic, the children were filled with questions and cannot wait to learn

more about it and how it differs from life in Hampton. We have also begun to explore our

topic through our new text ‘The Tiger Child’ where the children were given the opportunity

to respond to the story through drama

Welcome back Year 1!

We really hope that you have enjoyed the Easter break. The children have settled in

brilliantly and have been extremely happy to see all their school friends since. We have

a fun filled Summer Term coming up, the children will be experience with lots of

different workshops . Next week we have the West End coming into school for a dance

workshop. We have started our new focus book 'Sharing a Shell' for English and

children will be writing descriptive sentences about the characters and setting. In Maths

we have been focusing on capacity and volume with lots of practical work.

Maths—capacity and volume practical

MESSAGES FROM THE OFFICE

DROP OFF AND PICK UP TIMES RECEPTION Drop off 8.45—8.55 Pick up:

RF - 2.40

RY - 2.45

RJ - 2.50

RD - 2.55

YEAR 1 Drop off 8.55—9.05 Pick up: 1W 3.00

1C 3.00

1H 3.05

1K 3.05

YEAR 2 Drop off 9.05—9.15 Pick up 2D 3.10

2S 3.10

2P 3.15

2T 3.15

School Lunches

Please note that children must choose to

either bring in a packed lunch OR have a

hot school meal each day, this must stay

the same each half term. (unless special

arrangements have been made).

Please also let the school office know of

any new dietary requirements you child

has so that the kitchen caters for

everybody.

Birthday Treats We know the children love to celebrate

their birthday by bringing in treat for their

classmates, however HISN are not able to

allow children to bring in birthday treats

until further notice.

Term Dates

Summer Term 2021

Friday 28th May INSET DAY

Friday 23rd July End of Term (1.20pm - HISN /

1.30pm - HJS)

Summer Half Term Monday 31st May – Friday

4th June

Please note that Hampton Infant

School has new email address

office.hisn@hpp.com

This email address replaces our

info@ account

Sickness

If your child has an episode of sickness and/or di-

arrhoea please notify the school office and keep

your child at home for 48 hours.

Please see note below regarding Covid-19

procedures.

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

April 28th April Wednesday Dance Workshop KS1 29th April Thursday Dance Workshop KS1 May 17th May Monday Drama Workshop 18th May Tuesday Drama Workshop 19th May Wednesday Drama Workshop 24th May Monday HISN Arts Week

The Health Impacts of Sleep

Please read the attached from Corrina Puttock about the importance of sleep.

VIRTUAL TOUR Our virtual tour is now available, please click on the follow-

ing link to view

https://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=TEjlDoTQTXM&feature=youtu.be

The tour can also be found on our school website

https://www.hpp.school/infant-school

IMPORTANT

Covid 19

Please do not send your child into school if they or a member of the household has had a covid test and are awaiting the results. Your child can return to school once you have received a negative re-sult.

If your child is displaying any of the symptoms below please call the school office and speak to a member of staff.

A high temperature

A new, continuous cough- this means coughing a lot, for more than an hour, or 3 or more cough-ing episodes in 24 hours

A loss or change to sense of smell or taste-this means they cannot smell or taste anything, or things smell or taste different to normal

Parent Support Advisor

The children are all settling back into school

life once again and hopefully we have seen

the last of home-schooling for a while.

Although this transition back to school would

have been a long overdue and happy one

for most of the children, some may have

struggled. Adjusting back into school

routines, getting enough sleep and missing

home comforts can have an impact on

children’s behaviours. If you are struggling

or have any worries or concerns about your

child why not contact me for a chat. I am

here to offer support and advice or just a

listening ear when needed. You can contact

me directly via email

kfinnegan@hampton-jun.richmond.sch.uk or

mobile 07471234544.

Best wishes Karen Finnegan

KEEPING CHILDREN SAFE IN EDUCATION

If you have any concerns about the safety or welfare of your child please speak to one of the designated child protection of-ficers, you can also seek advice or guidance for the agencies below:

Claire Tester Head of School – D.S.L - Designated Safeguarding Lead

Helen Lockey Executive Headteacher – D.D.S.L. –

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

Fiona Thompson Co-opted Governor – with responsibility for Safeguarding

Emily Boswell Co-opted Governor – with responsibility for Safeguarding

Mr Sej Bhabra Chair of Governors

For further information please go to the school website

Message from the local NHS - Think you need to go to A&E? Think NHS 111 First

If you need urgent, but not life-threatening care, call NHS 111 before turning up to an emergency department. If, following a

conversation with NHS 111, it is appropriate for you to attend the emergency department you may be scheduled a time to

attend.

Thinking NHS 111 First will also help you get to the most appropriate service when you may not have to attend the emergency

department. This could include self-care or a slot at your GP practice, a GP hub or a nearby Urgent Treatment Centre.

You can still go to ED and UTC without calling ahead but thinking 'NHS 111 First' will give shorter waiting times via a booked

slot at the emergency department or another appropriate service and

safe social distancing away from busy emergency department waiting rooms to protect you and others from COVID-19