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Help for Families
Fri 16 Dec 2022Hampshire County Council is using its Household Support Funding from the Government to provide a range of support between now and March next year, that will help vulnerable households with the costs of food, energy and other essentials. As well as discretionary grant funding that has been awarded to schools, colleges and early years settings to help families facing hardship, we are also working with community groups, local councils and other organisations to provide the following support:
- Help with energy costs – local Citizens Advice services are supporting eligible households with the costs of gas, water and / or electricity bills. Households who qualify for support can contact their local Citizens Advice directly.
- Help with food costs – there are 19 Community Pantries across Hampshire which provide food at a lower cost than supermarkets, in exchange for a small membership fee.
- Food vouchers – food vouchers will be available to households who receive council tax support, and households who receive housing benefit. These will be distributed by local district and borough councils in the coming months. Those who are eligible don’t need to do anything – they will be contacted by their local council.
- Housing costs – local district and borough councils can provide support for housing costs in exceptional circumstances. Residents are asked to contact their local council if they think they may be eligible for emergency support.
All of this is in addition to the Holiday Activities and Food programme, which will be providing more than 120 free schemes this Christmas for children who receive income-based free school meals during term time. Parents and carers wishing to find out what is on offer in their area should search the Family Information and Services Hub and contact their local providers directly to sign up to schemes.
Please click the link below for more information
https://fish.hants.gov.uk/kb5/hampshire/directory/advice.page?id=XRlTDNF8hhM
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Healthier Together Information
Fri 16 Dec 2022Due to current pressures on the NHS, we have been asked that schools promote the Healthier Together resource for parents to get advice and guidance about their child's health and well-being.
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Last Weekly Update 0f 2022
Fri 16 Dec 2022Dear Parents and Carers
What a joy it has been for the teachers to teach your children this term. They are so keen to learn and impress us with the knowledge and skills they have learned. They are a real credit to you all.
A huge thank you to Emma Cowan for donating the Christmas Tree outside and decorating it so beautifully. Emma and Laura Edwards have been our special Santa Helpers for many years and do a fantastic job every year for us.
We have had an exciting week this week with our performances, Christmas lunch, our parties and even a visit from Santa himself. The children are all ready for Christmas and will be bringing their Christmas crafts home. If your child isn't in today, please can you try and organise another parent to pick up any bits and bobs, if you cannot make it in.
We made a little video of Year 1 angels. They looked so beautiful on the display. Please click the link below to see them in their heavenly display.
https://bishops-waltham-infant-school.primarysite.media/media/year-1-angels
Thank you to everyone who contributed towards our Naomi House Charity Appeal. From our performance collection and Christmas jumper day, we will be sending in a donation of £172.94 to Naomi House.
We would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and we will see you in 2023!
Best wishes
Mrs Riches and everyone at BWIS
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Weekly Update
Thu 08 Dec 2022Dear Parents and Carers
This week has been a very busy one in school. The children had lots of fun Christmas shopping on Tuesday. There is lots of rehearsing and singing all around our school ready for our performances next week. We know lots of parents are very excited for the performances and it will be the first one for many parents. Each family should have received 2 tickets for their performance. The performance is for 12 years and above. We have have a creche for children who are junior age and younger, and parents will need to book a place in there/make other arrangements for them. The children are very excited to perform to you all! Following the performance we make a collection which goes to replenishing costumes and our local chosen Christmas Children's Charity. This year it will be Naomi House.
We have sent out FAQ sheets regarding the rise in scarlet fever. Please be vigilant in checking your child, and refer to the sheets if you suspect your child is poorly. There are quite a few nasty flu-like bugs going around, and I was laid low myself with a high temperature. Wrap up warm and take care!
Our Christmas party day is on Wednesday, so please can your children wear party clothes (sensible shoes and warm coats are a must for playtimes). We will be having Christmas Lunch and party games and hope for a visit from the big man in red!
We will have our annual Christmas Jumper/dress down day on Friday 16th December. Any donations brought in will go to Naomi House, who have supported many of our families in school over the years.
Our PTA have been very busy collecting for our Christmas Raffle and we have loads of lovely gifts to be won. We will call the raffle on the morning of the last performance, and inform all winners promptly. Well done to everyone involved in the selling of the tickets and collating the prizes. All monies raised are going towards our new Reflection Area/Outside Learning space. We are currently in the process of finding quotes for developing the space in our school grounds.
We hope you have a lovely weekend and are enjoying the countdown to Christmas.
Best wishes
Mrs Riches
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Book Fayre
Wed 07 Dec 2022Thank you to everyone who visited the scholastic book fair - these are just some of the books the school received that will be going into our library.
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CM Wrap Around Care - January to February Half Term
Tue 06 Dec 2022
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Christmas Shopping Day
Tue 06 Dec 2022Christmas Shopping Day is well underway, with children choosing their own gifts for family and friends. Thank you to the Parent Helpers, PTA and Staff who have worked so hard to make this happen this year. The children are having a lovely time!
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Football World Cup Draw
Mon 21 Nov 2022We had lots of fun drawing out the teams for the World Cup Draw in school assembly today. We watched a short video all about the World Cup and then drew the teams with the children’s help. Have a look who are your class teams on our display!
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Name the Bear Competition
Fri 18 Nov 2022The School Council competition to name the bear was won by Chloe in Otter Class who chose the name Fuzz Bear. Thank you for helping us to raise £101.
In total, we raised an amazing £330 for Children in Need!
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Weekly Update
Thu 17 Nov 2022Children in Need Day
What a fantastic turnout for Pudsey today! It was great fun seeing everybody in their PJs. Mrs Charles and the School Council will feedback the grand total and Guess the Name of the Bear competition.
Football World Cup
We will be holding our World Cup Assembly on Monday morning and each class will be picking their countries out of the hat in a sweepstake. Let's hope the home nations will do well! Here we go, here we go, here we go!!!
For some football mad pupils, there are lots of fun quizzes on our Beano links page about football
Fire Drill
We held a fire drill on Thursday and all the children were evacuated and lined up in their classes in 2 minutes! They were super sensible and we are very proud of them all.
Cricket
Coach Isaac is super impressed with the children's throwing and aiming skills in cricket. The children are improving week on week and having lots of fun. I can see some new Ben Stokes emerging from our school!
Lunchtime Clubs
Year 2 children are having lots of fun in their lunchtime clubs. Lego Club had great fun following Batman and Joker instructions this week to make the characters. Well done to the children who became experts to teach their friends.
Wishing you all a lovely weekend!
Mrs Riches
