I am delighted to announce that Miss Hudson is expecting a baby! Anna and her husband are looking forward to the birth of their first child in September, so Miss Hudson will be teaching Year 2 to the end of this ac- ademic year. We will be advertising for a teacher to cover the maternity period. I would like to wish the Merrick family a safe move and a happy future in Hove. We will miss Edward from Year 3 and mum Sophie, a school governor. Sophie has been a committed member of the governing body, playing an important role in the development of the school website. Thank you Sophie. Dad Rob has also been a big help, particularly handy with a paint brush! Good luck to you all and keep in touch! Edward with some of his closest friends. Have a fantastic Easter everyone! Attendance This week’s attendance: Reception— 95.5% Year 1 — 96.0% Year 2 — 97.3% Year 3 — 96.7% Year 4 — 98.3% Year 5 — 97.9% Year 6 — 98.1% School total: 97.2% Well done to this week’s winners Year 4 who achieved 98.3%! Message from the Headteacher Godstone Farm Reception fundraising 2 FoHPS 2 Year 3 assembly Easter Assembly 3 Year 4 trip to museum Breakfast/After School 3 Year 5 trip to museum 4 Learners of the week Special Mentions 4 Inside this issue: 31st March 2017 www.horsmonden.kent.sch.uk 01892 722529 Horsmonden Primary School Newsletter Punctuality This week’s on-time attendance: Reception— 99.5% Year 1 — 99.0% Year 2 — 99.3% Year 3 — 99.3% Year 4 — 98.6% Year 5 — 98.6% Year 6 — 98.4% School total: 98.9% Well done to Year R who were 99.5% on time!
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I am delighted to announce that Miss Hudson is expecting a baby! Anna and her husband are looking forward to the birth of their first child in September, so Miss Hudson will be teaching Year 2 to the end of this ac-ademic year. We will be advertising for a teacher to cover the maternity period.
I would like to wish the Merrick family a safe move and a happy future in Hove. We will miss Edward from Year 3 and mum Sophie, a school governor. Sophie has been a committed member of the governing body, playing an important role in the development of the school website. Thank you Sophie. Dad Rob has also been a big help, particularly handy with a paint brush! Good luck to you all and keep in touch!
Edward with some of his closest friends.
Have a fantastic Easter everyone!
Attendance
This week’s attendance:
Reception— 95.5%
Year 1 — 96.0%
Year 2 — 97.3%
Year 3 — 96.7%
Year 4 — 98.3%
Year 5 — 97.9%
Year 6 — 98.1%
School total: 97.2%
Well done to this week’s winners Year 4 who achieved
98.3%!
Message from the Headteacher
Godstone Farm Reception fundraising
2
FoHPS 2
Year 3 assembly Easter Assembly
3
Year 4 trip to museum Breakfast/After School
3
Year 5 trip to museum
4
Learners of the week Special Mentions
4
Inside this issue:
31st March 2017
www.horsmonden.kent.sch.uk 01892 722529
Horsmonden Primary School Newsletter
Punctuality
This week’s on-time attendance:
Reception— 99.5%
Year 1 — 99.0%
Year 2 — 99.3%
Year 3 — 99.3%
Year 4 — 98.6%
Year 5 — 98.6%
Year 6 — 98.4%
School total: 98.9%
Well done to Year R who were 99.5% on
time!
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Reception Fundraising
On Thursday, reception class participated in a sponsored nursery rhyme sing song and coffee session. They managed to sing fifteen songs in two minutes.
Max B raised the most amount of money during the sponsor and as you can see, he was delighted with his Easter box full of goodies as a big thank you for this.
A huge thank you to all the parents who came along and all those who gave generously. We managed to raise a massive £433.60! All of this money will go towards the redevelopment of the reception outdoor area.
This term alone we have raised just shy of £1,000! This means that we are getting closer to being able to install the new dou-ble doors leading to the outside area. We are extremely grate-ful for all the support we are receiving for this. Please see Tracey Draper for information on up and coming raffle prizes.
There is still plenty of time to donate if you have not yet and would still like to. Please visit http://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/horsmondenearlyyears
A big thank you to Mr Slaughter (Ethan and Lewis's Dad) for the lovely new shed from Passmores. We are using the shed for bike storage. The shed is big enough to fit all the children inside!
The weather was fantastic and for some children it was the first time that they had been to a farm.
All the children had a great time and learnt lots of facts about the animals on the farm and what products they give us. They also took part in an animal handling session with Shelby the naughty escaping chicken. Thank you to all the parents who helped out on the trip and well done to Max B's mum who con-quered her fear of coaches!
Austin said "My favourite part of the trip was the tractor ride and stroking the chicken"
Maddie said "The sheep's wool was soft and smelly"
Leo said "The mummy sheep is a ewe and the daddy sheep is a ram"
Year 3 treated us to a wonderful, fact-filled assem-bly on Wednesday. Everyone found out such a lot about Ancient Greece! The children have had a lot of fun with this topic and had some wonderful learn-ing to share.
Year 3 Assembly
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Easter Assembly Year 5 led a fantastic Easter assembly this morn-ing. They retold the Easter Story in a way that even the youngest children could understand and told us how Christian’s across the world cel-ebrate Easter. Each class joined in with songs, art work and readings. Well done Year 5!
Together we will inspire a love of learning and help all children to achieve their personal goals, now and in the future.
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The Learners of the Week were:
Year R: at the farm
Year 1: Oliver
Year 2: Ella
Year 3: Edward
Year 4: Oliver W
Year 5: Oliver H
Year 6: Henry C
Science Museum: Year 5 Trip
Year 5 visited the Science Museum in London on Monday. There was so much to see that the children had to decide their preferred exhibits. Most visited Flight, Space and Ma-terials (taking the opportunity to cross the glass bridge); many visited All About Me and found out about themselves through a range of interactive activities. We all watched a 3D film called ‘Our Beautiful Planet’ in the iMax cinema and, of course, visited the shop. Everyone agreed that it was a fantastic day!
