Newsletters

Friday February 23 – 2018

First – a gentle reminder that at this time of year (in fact all year) pupils must have a spare pair of both socks and knickers in their PE bag and a small towel. Playing fields and footpaths can get very muddy and wet and sitting in damp clothing for the rest of the day can be very uncomfortable!

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Friday February 9 – 2018

What a lovely way to spend a birthday! Another happy day spent at the Forest School on Tuesday for Reception class and Years 1 and 2; made extra special by celebrating Lily Williams’s birthday. With a cake to share, mud to play in and dens to build – who could ask for more.

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Friday February 2 – 2018

The much-anticipated museum loan box from The Wilson was opened in Year 2 this week. It contained many artefacts to enhance the children’s learning about going on Safari to Kenya. They have been honing their mapwork, compass and direction skills, learning about animals in the African Savannah and they look forward to being introduced to the Maasai tribe and the landscapes of Kenya in their forthcoming lessons.

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Friday January 26 – 2018

If your child(ren) would like to come to this fun event, cost is £6 per child, payable by Friday 16 February at the latest please. This will include slices of Margherita pizza, a carton of drink, popcorn and some Haribo. In addition, we will be showing a variety of short films on the big screen in the hall. The children can wear their pyjamas if they wish, but home clothes, school uniform, PE kit etc are all fine if that’s what they’d prefer!

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Friday January 19 – 2018

Today our team of star swimmers, Grace Dann-Pastor, Jemima Ramsden, Beatrice Morley, Amy Jones, Phoebe Smart and Ellie Flaxman achieved something never before done at Hopelands – they won the District Swimming Gala; beating 7 other schools in the process. A Gold medal was awarded to each of the swimmers

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Friday January 12 – 2018

We have a new hot meal lunch menu for the Spring – attached with this newsletter. If you have already handed your choices to the office, but now wish to change them, please inform Mrs Eccles as soon as possible. Please note that the dates now correspond to our school timetable too – so next week Monday 15th is Week 3.

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Friday January 5 – 2018

We will be holding our annual pizza, popcorn and pyjama party on Friday 23 February. Time is yet to be confirmed, but it’s likely to be 5 – 6.30pm. Further details will be sent out by email next week, but please make a note of the date for now!

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Wednesday December 13 – 2017

Although now known as a Christmas gift-bringer, he was originally part of an unrelated and much older English folkloric tradition. The recognisably modern figure of the English Father Christmas developed in the late Victorian period, but Christmas had been personified for centuries before then (thanks Wiki).

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Friday December 1 – 2017

Our, now annual, Christmas Fair will be held on Friday 8th December. We have lots of professional craft makers setting up stalls as well as our own class crafts to sell. Mulled wine, mince pies and other goodies will also be on sale. And again, the Class Christmas Hampers will be up for secret auction. Keep the date free and bring lots of money…

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