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Keep up to date with all the news happening in school
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Event Changes and a Catch Up
Tue 15 Jun 2021Dear Parents and Carers
We have sent an email today, detailing the changes we have had to make to events following the government announcement of the 4 week covid delay yesterday evening. the letter can also be found on our parent information section here:
https://www.bwis.org.uk/information-letterspamphlets/
Thank you to all the Year 1 parents who helped us get the children from the stuck coach, and for waiting so patiently in the playground. Our first trip out, and we got stuck at the end. The children were expert geographers when they came back and know lots of physical and human features of the seaside!
Fox Class and Hedgehog Class had a brilliant time swimming last week. All adults and children had the biggest beaming smiles at the end of the sessions. We look forward to Frog Class starting their sessions this week. Please can you practise changing and towel wiping if your child finds this tricky. Please do not put your child in tight tracksuit bottoms or leggings on swimming day, as some of the children who wore these garments found it trickier to get dressed again after being in the pool.
We have organised a 'sponsored walk' next week to raise money for some outside book huts for children to use when outside. If we raise enough, we would also like to have some multiuse roleplay buildings that we can turn into different things, such as a cafe counter, bird hideout, shop etc. We are aiming to put one of each in the Early Years Area and one on the bigger playground, reinforcing our philosophy of learning through play for all aged children. Our walk will be a mile long and we have an exciting route planned. Sponsor forms will be going home today and payments can be made through scopay.
Best wishes
Mrs Riches
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Welcome Back
Tue 08 Jun 2021Dear Parents and Carers
Welcome back and we hope you had a lovely half term break. As I am writing this, my telephone has just pinged with a message from Year 1 teachers saying they are just getting back on the coach after a fabulous trip-they certainly had the sunshine for it today!
Our class photos were delivered this afternoon and will be coming home today/tomorrow. There is an ordering slip coming home with the information on how to order on it, and the photo will be in the class window for you to see without proof marks on it.
Year 2 start swimming this week. Please look in your booklet regarding the date your child is swimming. Thursday is still PE day too, so children in Year 2 will need to come in PE clothes on this day. Swimming hats, no goggles, no earrings and swim trunks (not bermuda shorts) are in the Hampshire policy, which we adhere to; all this information is in the swim booklet. Our teachers went on their training in May to update their skills. We are sure the children will have a great time. Please make sure that outstanding contributions are paid into the office asap.
Please look at our May newsletter for our summer term dates. Some events are penciled in and weather dependent. We are hoping that we will be able to take part in all of them, including our sponsored walk to raise money for our outdoor book huts in Year R and Year 1, which we would like to buy this term. We have lots and lot of ideas to further enhance our outdoor learning space, including a reflection area, a sensory area, our pond, more statues, gazing balls etc. We know that Rome cannot be built in a day, and if anyone wants to help/ contribute we would be very grateful.
We are all very happy to see Mrs Wombell back today too. She will be teaching in Hedgehog class one day a week until the end of term. The children were very excited to see her!
Let's all hope we keep all bubbles in school for the last part of the school year. Please continue to be vigilant when out and about, with handwashing and mixing with family and friends, as there are a few positive cases in the local area at the moment.
Best wishes
Mrs Riches
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Eat Them to Defeat Them!
Fri 28 May 2021Dear Parents and Carers
Watch out for T.V. adverts for the 'Eat Them to Defeat Them' campaign over half term. We are joining in with this in school and each child will receive a pack to take home on Monday 7th June. Have a look at the website for activities, videos and recipes - vegpower.org.uk
Kate Charles
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Outdoor Learning Day
Mon 24 May 2021Dear parents and carers,
The children had a fantastic day for Outdoor Learning Day last week. Despite the rain, we got outside and had so much fun taking part in the different activities. Hopefully your children have told you all about what they got up to and have brought home some of the things they made. You may have seen photos on Tapestry or on the Trailblazer Page already. If you haven't, do make sure you check Tapestry and click the link below to see photos of the children from all of the year groups.
https://www.bwis.org.uk/trailblazers/
Best wishes,
Miss Apsey and Miss Campbell
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Outdoor Learning
Fri 14 May 2021Dear Parents/Carers,
Did you know we are a Trailblazer School? This means we promote learning outdoors. We have been working hard to get the children outside as much as possible and, hopefully, you have seen this reflected in our Tapestry posts. You can also see lots of photos of the children learning outside on the Trailblazer page on our website. See the link below.
https://www.bwis.org.uk/trailblazers/
Next week we will be celebrating National Outdoor Learning Day! This is a global movement to make time outdoors part of every child’s day. Each class has been challenged to spend at least an hour outside on this day. They will be taking part in a range of exciting activities so watch out for photos and videos on our website and on Tapestry.
We will soon be creating opportunities for you to get involved with Trailblazers. We will let you know when we have this up and running and look forward to seeing photos and hearing about what you get up to outside with your children.
Best wishes,
Miss Apsey and Miss Campbell
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2021 Schools' Bird Box Project
Wed 12 May 2021Dear Parents/Carers,
Our chicks hatched on Thursday 6th May, they are starting to get their feathers. The adult birds are busy feeding all eight chicks.
Every year the RSPB organises competitions for children of all ages and 2021 is no exception. This year children are being encouraged to submit artwork inspired by nature. Interested in supporting "The RSPB Wild Art" competition then please click on the link below for details and if you do choose to support this worthwhile activity do email photos of your child's artwork to Seenature and they will display them on their website.
https://www.rspb.org.uk/fun-and-learning/for-kids/rspb-kids-competitions/wild-art/
Seenature have published their viewing figures for the week Monday 3rd May to Monday 10th May, Bishops Waltham Infant School are 7th on the list with 294 visitors.
1. Gateway Primary 875 visitors 2. Shakespeare Infant 543 visitors 3. Weston Shore Infant 480 visitors 4. Hart Plain Junior 427 visitors 5. St Martins CE Voluntary 399 visitors 6. Salfords Primary 314 visitors 7. Bishops Waltham Infant 294 visitors 8. Brompton & Westbrook Primary 293 visitors 9. St Edmunds Primary 293 visitors 10. St James Primary West End 291 visitors 11. St Pauls Nelson 258 visitors 12. Kings Worthy Primary 254 visitors 13. Woodborough Primary 250 visitors 14. Ringwood Junior 258 visitors 15. Burwash Primary 240 visitors
Seenature website - New weekly website articles
This week the focus in on "How do birds adapt to their environment?" and there is a recipe for a tasty "Bird Scrap Pie".
Bird Box 2021 Week 9- Adaptation
http://www.seenature.org.uk/see-nature-news/week-10-adaptation-3-2-2/
Garden Birds - The Long Tailed Tit
http://www.seenature.org.uk/see-nature-news/the-long-tailed-tit-2-2-2/
Bird Food Recipes - Bird Scrap Pie
http://www.seenature.org.uk/see-nature-news/march-week-4-bird-scrap-pie-2-2-2/
Pupil Zone Week 9
http://www.seenature.org.uk/see-nature-news/pupil-zone-week-9-2-2-2/
Kind regards
School Office, Bishops Waltham Infant School
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Term Dates and INSET Days 2021-2022
Tue 11 May 2021Dear Parents and Carers
Our INSET days for 2021-2022 are as follows:
Thursday 2nd September
Friday 3rd September
Monday 1st November
Monday 14th March
Monday 13th June
Please follow the link below to our term date page, for the rest of this term and next year.
https://www.bwis.org.uk/term-dates/
Kind regards
Mrs Riches
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2021 Schools' Bird Box Project
Wed 05 May 2021Dear Parents/Carers,
Update - there are 9 eggs!
"When will our chicks fledge and leave the nest?" is a question many of us will be asking over the coming weeks? The adult bird will often sit on a clutch of blue tit eggs for around 15 days. Then once the eggs have hatched the chicks will spend another 19 to 21 days in the nest growing before they fledge (leave the nest) and learn to find and catch food for themselves. Add these two figures together and the average Blue Tit or small garden bird will spend in total between 38-40 days in the nest from the moment the egg is first visible to the day it flies away.
The young chicks should start appearing very soon and will fledge and disappear between the last week in May and the first 10 days in June.
So set your watches and keep your eyes peeled from around the 25th May onwards!
Seenature have published their viewing figures for the Week Monday 26th April to Monday 3rd May, Bishops Waltham Infant School are 9th on the list with 208 visitors.
1. Gateway Primary 454 visitors 2. Shakespeare Infant 427 visitors 3. St Pauls Nelson 350 visitors 4. Hart Plain Junior 318 visitors 5. Salfords Primary 285 visitors 6. St James Primary West End 269 visitors 7. Weston Shore Infant 267 visitors 8. Castlehill Primary 262 visitors 9. Bishops Waltham Infant 208 visitors
10. Woodborough Primary 203 visitors 11. Milford School 195 visitors 12. Bean Primary 188 visitors 13. Brompton & Westbrook Primary 186 visitors 14. Kings Worthy Primary 181 visitors 15. Cecil Road Primary 172 visitors
Seenature website - New weekly website articles
This week the focus in on "What do birds like to eat?"
Bird Box 2021 Week 8 -
http://www.seenature.org.uk/see-nature-news/week-9-what-do-birds-eat-2-2-2/
Garden Birds - The Chaffinch
http://www.seenature.org.uk/see-nature-news/the-chaffinch-2-3/
Bird Food Recipes - Blackbird Summer Fruits Recipe
http://www.seenature.org.uk/see-nature-news/week-3-july-wild-bird-food-cake-2/
Pupil Zone Week 8
http://www.seenature.org.uk/see-nature-news/pupil-zone-week-8-2-2-2/
Kind regards
School Office, Bishops Waltham Infant School
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Julie Sykes - author visit to school
Tue 04 May 2021What a fantastic morning we had today with the wonderful author, Julie Sykes. Julie has written over 100 books and has a wealth of knowledge, ideas and experience that can inspire us all to get reading and writing.
Julie read Year R a story called 'That Pesky Dragon' and was able to answer a question from Owl Class.
Julie then met all of the children in Year 1 and 2. She was able to show us really special things like her magic box of things that help her to write (including ice cream!), her office where she keeps all of the books she has written and we even got to meet her dog.
Year 1 and 2 asked some fantastic questions including 'which book are you most proud of?' and 'which book is your favourite?'
We were so lucky to have had the opportunity to meet Julie and thank her for her time and inspiration.
Julie will be sending us some of her stories to share in our library, which we can't wait to read.
Find out more about Julie Sykes
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End of our first week of the summer term
Fri 23 Apr 2021Dear Parents and Carers
What a super first week back we have had. The sunshine was out and the children have been amazing at their learning. They have thoroughly enjoyed seeing all their friends and teachers in school and lots of excited chatter!
Please remember to fill in your 'Big Ask' survey with your children. They have lots of ideas about what they would like to happen and see in the world!
Happy St George's day today, to everybody celebrating. We have lots of exciting activities on our 'fun things to do' page, if you would like something to do this this weekend.
All the Year R and Year 2 children enjoyed their PE session with Active me 360 this week. They thoroughly enjoyed working in our school and said how lovely, friendly and polite all our children and staff are. We look forward to working with them for the summer term. Our dance Kidz and Football after school clubs started back too, with Rocksteady and Yoga starting back next week. It is nice to feel a little bit more normal!
With everybody exiting at the same time, our school is a very busy place. Please can you make sure that your children who attend school and younger children , are not on their bikes and scooters. Our school has always been a scooter and bike free zone at pick up and drop off time to avoid any accidents for the children and adults. Thank you for your cooperation.
Try to have a little peek in our bird box this weekend too-both birds have been busy flying in and out today, looking after their 8 eggs!
We hope you all have a lovely time in the sunshine this weekend!
Best wishes
Mrs Riches
