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Summer Term 2 - Week 5 - Friday 5th July 2024
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Money Raised for Charity in 2023/2024
At Hordle CE Primary School, we are proud to support local, national and global charities, thus helping children to develop British values of charity and citizenship. Throughout this academic year, 2023/2024, the totals are in and we are proud to announce that the following money has been raised for the children's chosen class charities:
Class |
Charity |
Total Amount Raised
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Bumblebee Conservation Trust |
£20.36 |
Badger |
RNLI |
£36.79 |
Squirrel |
Lowland Rescue |
£36.79 |
Hedgehog |
Mercy Ships |
£36.79 |
Ash |
Simon Says |
£149.30 |
Hazel |
New Forest Food & Basics Bank |
£22.05 + a car full of groceries and essentials |
Oak |
Save the Children |
£268.17 |
Wilverley |
Blue Cross |
£184.34 |
Deerleap |
Ambitious about Autism |
£167.31 |
Hawkhill |
Mind |
£655.51 |
As a school, we are also proud to share that we raised the following amounts for our chosen school charities:
Charity |
Total Amount Raised |
Comic Relief |
£241.85 |
Children in Need |
£267.22 |
Earth Day |
£203.38 |
Macmillan |
£219.15 |
That is an amazing overall total of £2509.01 raised for charity!
Thank you to all our families for all of your wonderful donations this year. We are so proud of the children and their fundraising efforts.
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Parent Request - Jenga Blocks
Mrs Burn (our school ELSA) is on the hunt for any old/surplus to requirement Jenga games (even if incomplete).
Please may these be dropped to main reception.
Thank you in advance for your support.
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Nest Garden Development / Back Gate Closure
As previously communicated, due to the outdoor area developments, Nest classroom will remain closed for the remainder of this term and the back gate to school will also be out of action from 8th July, until we break up for the summer break.
For those who use their bikes and scooters to travel to/from school, please can we ask that these are stored safely around the back of the ball court, on the grassed area, until the end of term.
We look forward to sharing our new garden with our families in September.
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Parent Meet the Teacher Meetings
Please be reminded of the upcoming Meet the Teacher afternoons, as stated below.
There will be a presentation from the team including topics for the coming year, changes in routine and homework. There will also be an opportunity to ask any questions you may have.
Please find the dates and times of the parent meetings below:
Key Stage 1 (Years 1 & 2) - Tuesday 16th July at 2.45pm
Lower Juniors (Years 3 & 4) - Tuesday 9th July at 2.45pm
Upper Juniors (Years 5 & 6) - Friday 19th July at 2:45pm
A presentation will be sent out by email following the meetings which will cover all of the points discussed, for any parents unable to attend.
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Last Day of Term
Our last day of term before the Summer Holiday will be Tuesday 23rd July. We would like to confirm that school will be closing at 1pm that day.
Den will be open until 5pm on this day but this will need to booked and paid for via your child's Scopay account at your soonest convenience, to secure your child's place.
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Activity Passports
Completed Activity Passports for this academic year (for Year R - Year 5) can be returned to the school office before the summer holidays or at the beginning of Autumn term, should you wish to complete any outstanding activities over the summer holidays.
For Year 6 children, please can we ask that the activity passports are completed and returned to the front office by Monday 8th July.
We hope you have all enjoyed ticking off your tasks!
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Year 6 Leavers - Scopay Balances
Please can we request that Year 6 parents check Scopay balances and ensure that any outstanding balances are cleared promptly. We will shortly be starting to process our leavers in readiness for the end of term, at which point Scopay accounts will close.
Please also check if you have a surplus balance (e.g. dinners) and use these funds over the coming weeks.
Thank you in advance
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We are still having a high volume of lost property handed in, most of which is unnamed.
Please can we ask for ALL uniform to be fully named.
Anything remaining at the end of term will be donated to charity.
Please check for missing items.
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Please head to our vacancies page for further information on how to apply.
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We would like to remind parents/guardians of the term dates for the next couple of months.
Parents are strongly advised by the Government and Local Authority to avoid taking children out of school in term time because of the disruption it causes to their education.
Please refer to 3rd May 2024 Newsletter for further attendance guidance.
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Academic Year 2023/24
Tuesday 23rd July -
Last Day of Summer Term 2
Academic Year 2024/25
Monday 2nd September -
Inset Day
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Tuesday 3rd September
Inset Day
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Wednesday 4th September
First Day of Autumn Term 1
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Academic Year 2024/25
Friday 25th October
Last Day of Autumn Term 1
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Monday 4th November
Inset Day
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Tuesday 5th November
First Day of Autumn 2
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Friday 20th December
Last Day of Autumn 2
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02 Jul 2024
Team Lower Juniors have been thinking about soundproofing. This week, they have been investigating which materials are best for soundproofing by creating headphones.
#thinkinglikescientists
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28 Jun 2024
It's always great to hear that learning in school has inspired play at home. Here we have a homemade, cardboard baker (Thomas Farriner), daughter, wife, servant and maid. There's also a Samuel Pepys and King Charles II.
A great summer's evening spent playing The Fire of London.
We...
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28 Jun 2024
Key Stage One thoroughly enjoyed a visit from 'Make The Classroom Disappear' today. The children built their very own 3D period houses, explored artefacts that transported them back to a very different 1666's London, considered the reliability of different sources and even mixed their ve...
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27 Jun 2024
After 39 years of teaching, the wonderful Mrs Tubb led her final performance with the choir yesterday.
We would like to wish her all the very best for her retirement. We will always be eternally grateful for her outstanding contribution to music over the years at Hordle. You have made an impact o...
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26 Jun 2024
Team Lower Juniors have been exploring the skills required for making their own pneumatic models. They explored what materials would be appropriate and how best they could be joined, as well as looking at what made a pneumatic system successful.
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04 Jul 2024
Earlier this week, Team Hordle hosted a mini dance festival with children from Foxhills. The children all enjoyed demonstrating their 'seasons' dances. It was a joy to see such creativity and teamwork in their performances.
Great Teamwork Team Hordle and Team Foxhills!
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26 Jun 2024
Team Hordle had a fantastic time at the cricket festival in the sunshine.
Children had the opportunity to show off their batting, throwing and catching skills.
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04 Jul 2024
This week, Den have enjoyed using our new interactive whiteboard!
The children have especially loved playing 'Teachers' with one another, as well as games such as hangman. There has been some wonderful teamwork and problem-solving from our Den children.
We hope to utilise our IWB...
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27 Jun 2024
This week in Den the children have enjoyed painting with coloured ice. They created lots of different patterns and also enjoyed melting it in their hands.
We have loved being outside, exploring the bubbles and playing various ball games (in the shade, of course!).
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09 May 2024
Now the sun has started to shine, Ice lolly Fridays are back!
Team Patch will be at several locations after school on Fridays, selling ice creams and lollies for just £1 each.
This year, Team Patch will also be offering a 'free from' lolly too! These will be...
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