Infant Newsletter
- Mr Davies
- Mar 28
- 4 min read
Friday 28th March 2025
Headteacher's Update
Our School Councillors organised a very successful day of 'doing something funny for the money' to raise funds for Comic Relief and as a Federation we raised a whopping £488.06!
We were impressed with the efforts of all the children who entered the cake competition - the judging was a real challenge (as you can see from the photos here) for the school Councillors! Well done to those children who won or came as a runner up and a huge thank you to all who entered as this raised a lot of extra money from cake sales at the end of the school day.
Meet the Team
The Young Journalists recently caught up with Mrs Dickson, Class Teacher in Hazel and English Manager across the Federation. Here's what they found out.
"Her favourite subject is art she really enjoys how therapeutic it is. Her best piece of art work was when she was doing her A-levels and she painted huge conkers. Mrs Dickson loves being a teacher; it was what she has always wanted to be. Its not the easiest jobs sometimes, but she wouldn’t have it any other way.
One of her favourite ways to wind down after a long, hard day of teaching is doing Lego . She says she finds it very calming and has made various different things such as the massive Hogwarts castle, an orchid, a Japanese garden and the bonsai tree."
By the Young Journalists.
Grounds Update
This week some of the Eco Team helped us to plant a new wildflower 'mini meadow'. This was an idea the Eco Team and School Council had to increase biodiversity in the school grounds and attract more species especially pollinators like bees and butterflies. This also forms part of our schools Sustainability and Climate Change Plan (https://www.schoolsofwooltonhill.com/subjects/outdoor-learning). It has been good to have the support of AWE volunteers again to help us with the groundworks ahead of the children sowing the seeds and creating some useful signage for the 'mini meadow' too!
The wildflower seed was provided by The Hampshire Forest Partnership who also helped us with the tree planting earlier in the year.
We look forward to seeing the sight bloom over the summer and hope to attract lots of insect species for us to study during our Outdoor Learning lessons.
Family Support
Come along to our Coffee afternoon at St Thomas' where our team of Family Support Workers will be available to offer support and advice for any concerns that you wish to bring along. This is available to parents from both schools. Let us know you're planning to pop along via this link:
Sporting Update
On Monday 17th March a group of pupils went to Park House School for a football tournament. They worked really well as a team, listening to each other and passing the ball nicely. As a result of this brilliant play, our team won the event! Well done to everyone who went - you made us very proud.
On Wednesday 19th March, Year 1 and 2 pupils attended a Cricket Festival at The Willows School, Newbury. They took part in several activities against a variety of schools from the local area and showed fantastic teamwork throughout the afternoon. All the activities helped to develop key skills used in cricket and each child received a Cricket Festival wristband at the end of the day.
Mobile Phones
I would like to invite all parents to a meeting with a member of the SMARTPHONE FREE CHILDHOOD campaign at 5pm on Monday 28th April at Woolton Hill Junior School. This will be an opportunity to find out more about the issues around mobile phone use as well as how to keep your children safe on the internet. Sign up using the link below:
Water Bottles
We continue to have instances of pupil who are bringing squash and flavoured waters to schools in their bottles. I would like to let parents know that staff will replace these drinks with water from the cooler.
Easter Activities
Stagecoach Performing Arts Newbury are excited to be running our Mad on Musicals Easter Workshop for 4-18 year olds during the Easter holidays!
Come and join us on from 9th-11th April for three days filled to the brim of musical theatre and musicals! No experience is necessary, our super-creative team have put together this course suitable for the total novice through to those that live and breathe the performing arts - expect plenty of singing, dancing, musical theatre, plus heaps and heaps of fun!
MAGIC OF THE MUSICALS WORKSHOP (9-11th April)
The Clere School, Burghclere, Newbury, Berkshire, RG20 9HP
10am-4pm daily (9am-5pm wraparound care available)
£126 first child (£113.40 for siblings)
We are pleased to accept childcare vouchers.
HOW TO REGISTER:
If you would like your child/children to join us, please head to www.stagecoach.co.uk/newbury#workshops
Finally a Reminder...
We break up for Easter on Friday 4 April. Pupils return to school at 8.45am on Tuesday 22 April. We wish all of our families a peaceful Easter break.
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