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Hill View Primary School
Hello everyone - Welcome back to another great half term at Hill View.
We’ve only been back two days and there has already been plenty
going on. We have had an amazing visitor for all Reception classes, and
Barnardo class in Year 2 have visited Streetwise. The other year 2
classes will be visiting Streetwise throughout the course of the week.
I am sure it is going to be an exciting and interesting half term. We have
lots planned for every year group in the run up to the Christmas
holidays, so let’s get going!
We were extremely proud to hear that two of our children have been awarded
subsidised places at the Big Little Theatre Company through the Cash For Kids
scheme. This is amazing news as only ten children across Dorset were offered
places, and two were from Hill View! Well done to Jessica Braide in Year 2 and
Corbin White in Year 5 - We wish you the best of luck with this huge
opportunity!
URGENT - Streetwise Visits
Darling Class need parent volunteers (from any class) to attend
their Streetwise visit on Thursday (tomorrow) or the visit may
have to be cancelled. If you are able to meet us there at 1pm and
stay until 2:30pm, please contact the school office as soon as
possible.
Coffee Morning - First Aid For Children
Tomorrow’s coffee morning (9:00am) with Mrs Jenkins will be focussed
on first aid for children. We will be hosting a fully qualified first aider
who will be providing tips and ideas which could help save a life. As
always, younger siblings are welcome to attend. We look forward to
seeing you there.
Children In Need/Anti-Bullying Week
Anti-Bullying Alliance's theme for 2016, 'Power For Good'; the idea that
we are stronger when we work together against bullying.
Friday 18th November will be a 'Blue Superhero Day!'
Come dressed in blue/as a superhero/as a blue
superhero to support Anti Bullying week and Children
in Need. £1 donation will go to Children in Need.
We are also pleased to announce that we have booked a production
group who will visit school during Anti-Bullying Week to perform
‘Supercharged’ - a brand new interactive show that highlights many
forms of bullying and brings this year’s theme for Anti-Bullying Week to
life. Every child in Years 1-6 will be invited to see the show.
3rd November - Parent’s Coffee
Morning ‘First Aid For
Children’ (9:00am)
5th November - Y6 Harrow
House 1st Payment Due
7th November - Y6 Steamer
Point Visit
11th November - Remembrance
Day
11th November - Y5 Winchester
Science Centre Visit
11th November - Y5 Leeson
House 1st Payment Due
Week of 14th November - Parent
Consultations. Details TBA.
15th November - PTFA Stocking
Filler Sale
18th November - Blue Superhero
Day
22nd November - Choir Concert
at Bournemouth Pavilion
Attendance
Please stay safe while
celebrating this weekend.
There’s a lot of guidance
available online at:
www.bonfire-night-safety.co.uk
Newsletter No 8. 02/11/16
Guy Fawkes Night
Coming Up...
This weeks attendance: 95.59%
The school day begins at 8:40am
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Lunchtime Supervisor
Vacancies
We are looking to recruit a
permanent lunchtime
supervisor (classroom based)
to work 1 hour over
lunchtimes Monday to Friday
during term time only.
We are also looking for casual
lunchtime supervisors (prep &
serve or classroom based)
who will work hours between
11:30am-1:00pm when
required on an ad-hoc basis.
More information on the role
and how to apply is available
on our website. If you have
any questions regarding this
position, please contact the
school office who will put you
in contact with the relevant
people.
Year 2 Handwriting
Year 2 children will be awarded with handwriting certificates when they
complete each stage of letters in cursive script. This will be assessed by
correct application in their independent writing. If you would like to
practise these letters at home, see each stage below.
Stage 5: a c d g q o
Stage 6: Practise capital letter formation
Stage 7: l t j l u y
Stage 8: s f e
Stage 9: h b k p
Stage 10: n m r
Stage 11: v w
Stage 12: z x
Our school website has our rainbow cursive script.
http://www.hillviewprimary.co.uk/english/ (Select ‘Rainbow Cursive
Script’ approximately half way down the page.)
Teachers will also be awarding children with ‘perfect pencils’ when
they have met the expected standard of writing. They will be able to
use these pencils in school. Expected standards for Key Stage 1
handwriting is available in the National Curriculum which can be found
online - search gov.uk, the government’s website for ‘National
Curriculum’.
School Dinners Survey - We’re All Ears
With National School Meals Week taking place now, it is the perfect
time for Chartwells to collect feedback from parents about their school
meals service. Not only is this a great opportunity for you to help make
positive changes to your children’s school meals, but if you fill in their
survey, you will also be entered into a prize draw for a share of their
£2,500 prize fund. The survey can be completed at
www.loveschoolmeals.co.uk/NSMW.
On another note, our Christmas Menu for school meals will be available
on Monday 12th December. Orders for this day can be placed from
now until 4th December at the latest.
Reception Science Dome
Reception children were very excited to have a visit from a science
dome. The immersive 360° experience was brilliant and really brought
the start of their new project, ’Out of This World’, to life.
School Council Meeting
The first School Council meeting took place before half term. It was
very productive, as we got a chance to hear the children’s opinions on
the school toilets, the use of the playground and our behaviour
policies. We look forward to hearing more from them soon.
Remembrance Poppies
Poppies are on sale from next week in school. If you would like your
child to make a donation to the poppy appeal, please give them some
money to bring in next Thursday.
Dorset Cricket Centre
We heard from a parent who
would like us to spread the word
about Dorset Cricket Centre’s
introductory coaching sessions
for 5-9 year olds. They take place
every Tuesday from 5-6pm and
are available for the special price
of only £1 per session until 6th
December.
This is not organised by school,
but looks to be a great
opportunity for anyone
interested!
For more information, visit
www.dorsetcricketcentre.net
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Year 6 Harrow House Payments
Our ASCENT awards are chosen at
the end of each half term. This
prestigious status is awarded to those that show the ASCENT values in
the work they do and within the school community. The ASCENT award
includes a certificate and a star badge - something the children wear
with pride. The previous newsletter has the list of children who won last
half term’s ASCENT awards.
What could your child do to make sure they win the award next time?
Steamer Point
Year 6 will be going on a great visit to Steamer Point in Highcliffe on
Monday 7th. The day promises to be both exciting and interesting as
the children get to experience map reading and orienteering, as well as
studying coastal features.
Winchester Science Centre (Intech)
Year 5 will be visiting Winchester Science Centre on Friday 11th. This
trip has taken place in previous years and has always proven to be
popular, fun and hugely beneficial to the science curriculum and their
‘Chemical Chaos’ project. We’re sure everyone is excited to go!
We Found Him!
As reported in the last newsletter, Year 1 went out on a hunt for the
Gruffalo on Redhill Common. I am pleased to announce that they found
him, and managed to ask some very interesting questions about his
fear of mice, his plans for Halloween and what he likes to eat.
The Week Ahead... Thursday 3rd-
Saturday 5th-
Monday 7th-
Coffee Morning - First Aid For Kids (9:00am)
Y6 Harrow House Payment Due (£90)
Y6 Steamer Point Visit
Thursday 10th-
Friday 11th-
Lunchtime Supervisor Application Deadline
Y5 Winchester Science Centre Visit
Y5 Leeson House Payment Due (£41.50)
There are no Wizards this time
because it was half term
last week. We look
forward to celebrating
more next week.
Wizards!
The last week of half term was, as always, packed with sporting activities for
children at Hill View. Our teams did really well - see the results below:
Our Year 5/6 girls won both matches in their footie league against Moordown
St John's and Kingsleigh.
Our Year 5 boys won both matches in their footie league against Moordown St
John's and Kingsleigh.
Our Year 6 boys won both matches in their footie league against Moordown St
John's and Kingsleigh.
Mrs Taylor would like to thank all parents for their support in cheering the
teams on but particularly Mr Vicary, Mr Kirby, Mrs Braide, Mrs Coles and Brian,
our Governor, for help with transporting the children.
Also, our year 5/6 girls played at Littledown Predator Tournament and won all
games leading up to the final and are now through to the County Finals in
December.
HV Sports Update
There was no weekly sports award last week as it was half term.
Fancy a new book to read?
Why not try I (Don’t) Like Snakes
by Nicola Davies?
This is an unusual and amusing
tale about a girl who doesn't
share her family's enthusiasm
for snakes. However, as they tell
her more about the incredible
reptiles, she has a change of
heart.
Read more about the book at
http://www.booktrust.org.uk/
books/view/34545
Reading Focus
The first Harrow House payment of
£90 is due this Saturday. This
payment is required to enable us to
secure the booking at Harrow
House.
Payments can be made through
WisePay, which is linked to on the
School website:
www.hillviewprimary.co.uk.
Chartwells is the catering partner chosen to provide tasty and nutritious meals in your child’s school and to coincide with National School Meals Week, we’d really love to know
what you think of our school meals. Last year thousands of you completed our survey and it provided us with really valuable feedback. It helped us to understand what you
like and what you think needs improving and we’ve been able to use the information to make changes and build plans around our food for the future.
HAVE YOUR SAY
31st October - 13th November 2016
@LOVESCHOOLMEALS
LOVESCHOOLMEALS
for your chance to win a share of a£2,500 PRIZE FUND
COMPLETE OUR SURVEY
WE’RE ALL EARS
MealsSCHOOL
VISIT WWW.LOVESCHOOLMEALS.CO.UK/NSMW TO TAKE THE SURVEY
SSCT Parents Online Safety Newsletter Autumn 2016
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Welcome to the latest edition of the Parents Online Safety Newsletter.
Help for parents: Internet Matters
InternetMatters.org are a not-for-profit organisation
that has a simple purpose – to help keep children safe
in the digital world. They are backed by some
prominent internet industry players, e.g. BT, Sky,
TalkTalk and Virgin Media, and supported by leading
child online safety experts. It is a site aimed at parents
looking to help them make the right decisions for
themselves and their families.
The website is split into sections covering issues,
advice and controls and the approach is to help
parents to have relevant conversations with their
children in order to:
Encourage them to behave safely online
Help them identify potential risks
Help limit the risks they may face online
Know what to do and where to go if they need
help.
They have some useful videos and checklists and
plenty of links to other useful sources of information.
The material is appropriate for parents of pre-school
children through to teenagers and includes how to
research issues, have conversations with children and
set up devices.
NSPCC Helplines
The NSPCC have a dedicated helpline
for parents who are concerned about
online safety issues.
In addition, if you are concerned about
radicalisation or extremism you can call the NSPCC’s
general helpline.
Report inappropriate content to ParentPort
ParentPort is run by the UK’s media regulators.
They set and enforce standards across the media to
protect children from inappropriate material including
programmes on TV or
online, films, adverts, video
games or magazines. At the
ParentPort website you can
find out about the
standards set for the
media, make a complaint
or share your views.
http://www.parentport.org.uk/
Top tips for being a good online role model
Children will model what they see family and friends
doing: this applies just as much online as elsewhere in
life. It is important that parents and carers show
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children and young people how to behave safely and
responsibly.
Limit the time that you spend online: make
sure there is some family time where you are
not all plugged in
Be careful what you post: for example many
parents post pictures of their children in
school uniform – this is putting your children
at risk
If your child can see your social media
postings, are you sure everything you and
your contacts are writing is suitable for your
child – sometimes there are better ways to
monitor.
For more tips go to
https://www.internetmatters.org/hub/expert-
opinion/5-keys-to-parenting-in-the-digital-world/
What is Pokémon Go?
Pokémon Go was released in the UK just before the
summer holidays and has been phenomenally
popular. It uses ‘augmented reality’ where the camera
on a smartphone is used to show the landscape
layered onto mapping software so it looks like
Pokémon creatures are in the environment. Pokémon
are creatures that can be captured by Pokémon
Trainers using a small spherical device called a Poké
Ball. There are different types of Pokémon, with
different moves, abilities and stats. The aim of the
game is to capture as many Pokémon and to win as
many ‘gyms’ for your team as you can and become a
Pokémon Master. The Pokédex is an electronic device
which stores data from Pokémon once they’re
captured. One of the other goals of the player is to
attempt to fill their Pokédex by capturing all of the
different types of Pokémon. Furthermore there are
Poké Gyms, which are buildings located throughout
the world where Pokémon Trainers can train, and
Poké Stops where you can collect Poké Balls and other
items. These are usually located in places of interest,
like parks, art installations, churches and other public
buildings. This can encourage congregation of people
at these places.
This is undoubtedly a novel way to play games as the
player has to walk around outside rather than sit at
their console but there have been concerns over
safety. As a parent or carer you need to consider the
following.
It is likely that your child will meet other people while
playing the game. It is essential that they understand
who it is safe to interact with: this will depend to
some extent on the age and maturity of your child.
Players may be so involved in the game they may
forget about their ‘real life’ surroundings. While
walking with one of my children in town over the
summer I noticed two teenagers playing Pokemon Go
on their bikes and one crashed into the other as he
was trying to catch something exciting. Other issues
such as walking out into traffic without looking or
going into areas that may not be suitable are also
concerns.
The game does contain in-app purchases so make sure
these are passworded so your child does not run up a
large bill. In addition, the game will use quite a lot of
battery and data from the 3G/4G signal so ensure that
you child understands the limits of this.
One of the best ways to keep children safe playing this
game is to go with them – I certainly went down some
streets I had never seen before and learnt some
history of my town playing the game with my children
and we did it on a shopping day to break the day up.
For older children and young people who will not
want your company, you still need to have
conversations with them before they go: find out
what routes they will be using,
agree when they will be back and
it is better if they go with friends
rather than on their own.
There are also some parental controls available to
limit game play time.
For more information see
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-
children-safe/online-safety/pokemon-go-parents-
guide/