Dear Parents and Carers,
Assembly
theme for this
week
Well done to all children, staff and parents for the great effort this
week with our Harry Potter theme. A visit from Rosie the Roufous
Legged owl provided the initial stimulus for the work. Since then the
children have written some incredible non-chronological reports
about this majestic creature. Look out for a sample of this work on
the website, with examples of writing from reception to year six. A
special thank you to Mrs Clarke, for organising and leading this
event. Please see page 4 of the newsletter for Mrs Clarke’s report
on the Harry Potter Day.
Perseverance
Newsletter
No.10
Friday 6th
February 2015
Letter from the 1
Head
Class
Assemblies &
2
Library News
Year 1 News
Our theme for assemblies this week relates to
perseverance. Through the work on this key learning
characteristic, children begin to see that successful
learners don’t give up, see mistakes as part of
learning, and show “stickability”. Monday’s assembly
focused on an amazing man called Nick Vujicic. See
the Youtube website to find out more.
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Harry Potter
Day
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Notices
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Thank you to those parents who have already signed up to join me in a working group,
which will partly take the form of an open forum. This will provide me with an
opportunity to talk about the current developments and progress of the school and
allow me to gather your thoughts, views and ideas. The first meeting will take place
after half term on Tuesday 24th February at 5:30pm. If you are interested please leave
your name with Miss Rayment in the office, either pop in or email:
[email protected]
Thank you,
Mr Bailey
ATTENDANCE
The highest attending class for the week ending 23rd January 2015
was RNL with 98.3% . SAM had an exciting week in Mrs Lacey’s class,
where he visited the Toy Museum at Carisbrooke Castle and learnt
about old toys and enjoyed playing with the soldier skittles.
In class, SAM learnt how to write number sentences with Mackenzie.
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3MH CLASS ASSEMBLY 30.01.15
Year 3 did a fabulous job last week of demonstrating how food travels through our bodies. The
children sang about how the digestive system
works, with a very entertaining song.
5LF CLASS ASSEMBLY 06.02.15
Today 5LF based the assembly all about what we have
been learning in science. We talked to the rest of the
school about reversible and irreversible changes and
forces. We showed the rest of the school some of the
experiments we have carried out in class, we showed
them how mixing vinegar (an acid) with bicarbonate of
soda causes a chemical reaction and how this can inflate
a balloon on top of a bottle. We also showed them how
the process of chromatography works. We performed a
song all about the forces around us. Did you know without the force of friction we wouldn’t be able to move
around easily? Report by 5LF
Y6 FOOTBALL MATCH REPORT - DOVER PARK VS HAYLANDS PRIMARY 30.01.15
Haylands started their campaign in the Ryde premier league with a game against Dover Park. It was played on a
slanted pitch which did not help the players. Haylands started the better team, scoring two goals inside 10 minutes.
Then another just before half time with Stanley Harrison scoring the goals. In the second half, Dover Park stepped
up a gear scoring 2 goals to make it 3-2, then equalised making it 3-3. It could have been 4-3 to Haylands but the
goalkeeper saved it on to the post. Some of our players were complaining that the ball went over the line but I
think we need goal line technology to know for sure!
The Haylands team were: Daniel Williams, Liam Mwamuka, Tyla Hodgson, Tyler Kirkland, Joe Pountney, Jamie Scott,
Adam Todd and Stanley Harrison. Report by Adam Todd Y6
Word of the Week
Congratulations to Khaila Hill-Crewe (2SE), Ethan Meddemmen (4SL), Marie Dartigues (5AC), Hannah
Ainsworth (5AC), George Gladdis (6SS) and Chloe Frampton (6JC) for their sentences using dazzling.
Congratulations to Isaac Gibson (2SE), Anais Collier (4SL), Mahima Begum (5AC), Laura Brooks (5AC),
Daniel Williams (6SS) and William Wright (6JC) for their sentences using curious. Finally, well done to
Charlotte Tullett-Reeves (2SE), Loren Hudson (5AC), Marie Dartigues (5AC), Hannah Ainsworth (5AC).
Simon Grimes (6JC) and Emily Parfitt (6SS) for their great sentences using the word quarrelsome. Can
you use this week’s word in the most interesting sentence you can think of? Try to use these words in
your normal conversation at home too! Write your entry, with your name and class, and return it to
Miss Pope in the school library by the date shown.
Thursday 12th February extravagant
Thursday 26th February mysterious
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Year 1 are Learning Lots!
In literacy we have been retelling the Story of ‘The Gruffalo’. We had to think
of some good describing words.
In numeracy we have been learning about capacity. We are now able to say how
much different containers have got in them. We have also been learning to count in
2s.
In Science we have been finding out facts about the sun. Mrs Bowbrick and Mrs
Whitty were really impressed with our homework!
AND FINALLY....
We had a surprise visit from an owl who belonged to
‘Wizardo the Wizard’. We had to write back to him about how to look after owls!
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Wow! Well done Haylands! Harry Potter
day in school was a huge success; we were
overwhelmed by the effort put in to creating super costumes. Children and staff
came to school as wizards, owls, houseelves and muggles. The day was the final
part of a Harry Potter focused week which
started last Friday with a visit by Rosie the
owl from the Owl and Monkey Haven.
Rosie’s visit was then the focus for our writing this week and we have all produced
non-chronological reports about owls.
On Thursday
evening we
hosted Haylands’ first ever
Harry Potter
Book Night.
This was a national event
and we were
excited to be
taking part.
The evening began once all of our wizards were seated in their houses.
Miss Pope then read an extract from the Philosopher’s Stone. An evening of fun activities then ensued- a treasure hunt, Potter Pictionary, a
Harry Potter quiz and a Make Your Own Hedwig craft were enjoyed by
all. We concluded the events with a well-deserved glass of Butterbeer and a chocolate wand whilst ‘Professor
Trelawney’ read a final extract.
Many thanks to all the parents and children who made the evening so enjoyable. Thanks also to the Friends of
Haylands for all their help with refreshments. Finally, thanks to the staff who gave of their time in order for this
event to take place. We can now look forward to the next one!
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Dates For Your Diary 2015
10 February
Y5 Forces Challenge, parents invited from 13.45
11 February
Y2 visit to Amazon World
16—20 February
HALF TERM
23 February
Return to school
06 March
2SE Class Assembly, parents invited
20 March
1NW Class Assembly, parents invited
30 March - 10 April EASTER HOLIDAY
13 April
Return to school
04 May
BANK HOLIDAY
25 May - 31 May
HALF TERM
01 June
Return to school
15 June
Staff Development Day, School closed to pupils
21 July
Start of SUMMER HOLIDAY
After School Activity Clubs
we will be sending out
clubs letters next week for
clubs due to start after
half term. Please look out
for the letter and return to
the office as soon as possible.
Clubs places are limited
and will be allocated on a
first come first served basis. Clubs will run for 5
weeks until the Easter Holiday.
We have been notified of cases of both head lice and threadworms in school recently.
Please check your child’s hair for signs of head lice over the weekend and treat as necessary. Head lice can be treated
by wet combing with plenty of conditioner and a special fine tooth comb.
If you think you or your child may have threadworms, you can usually treat the infection yourself with medication
available at pharmacies without prescription. During treatment and for a few weeks afterwards, it is also important to
follow strict hygiene measures to avoid spreading the threadworm eggs.
It is not always possible to prevent a threadworm infection, but you can significantly reduce your risk by always maintaining good hygiene and encouraging children to do the same. We do this in school by encouraging the children to
wash their hands regularly, particularly after going to the toilet and before mealtimes.
Reading eBooks at home with Bug Club
Bug Club has recently been updated. It now has a new URL with an improved look and feel and
functionality, including the option to read Bug Club on iPads!
You should now use the new URL to access Bug Club at home - www.activelearnprimary.co.uk
User ID - hayl
To do this, you'll need an iPad 2, 3 or 4 or an iPad Mini, with operating system iOS 7.0 or above
and we recommend you use iPad’s default Safari browser.
If you use Bug Club on a laptop or desktop computer at home, we recommend you use Google Chrome or
Mozilla Firefox web browsers. If you prefer to use Internet Explorer, you will need at least IE10 in order for
the content to work. Unfortunately, Bug Club won’t be compatible with any Android devices.
Questions?
If you have any questions about our Bug Club upgrade please speak to your child’s class teacher or go to
www.bugclubischanging.pearson.co.uk.
Happy reading!
Mrs Whitty
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