Individual and Sibling Photographs -

Thursday 10th October

We are pleased to say that Cardwell & Simons will be returning this year, to take our school photos. Please see the following information about the photo day:

Breakfast Club

Will take place in the following locations:

Nursery Children - HEN Classroom

YR - Y6 Children - Please enter via the Badger Set door

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Uniform

If your child/ren have P.E, have an after school sports club or any other P.E related activities on Thursday 10th October, please send your child/ren in to school wearing their full school uniform, with their P.E kit ready to change into (in a clearly named bag). 

Please note, children should be wearing their jumpers, not hoodies. 

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Photo Proofs

All proofs will be sent home shortly after. Second parent copies can be requested via the school office (please look out for an email, should this apply to you). 

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Absence

If your child is unfortunately poorly on the photo day, a catch up session for individuals portraits will take place on Wednesday 23rd October. 

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Sibling Photographs 

If your children all attend Hordle Primary School (this does NOT include children who attend the Nursery settings), they will be photographed together throughout the day. 

If your child has a sibling who does not attend Hordle Primary School, family pictures will begin at 8:10am. We ask that you arrive promptly if you wish for your children to be photographed together. Please enter via the main school gates, where you will be directed into the hall. Please ensure you are in the queue by 8:30am at the latest. Parents are responsible for their children until they are dropped to class at 8:45am. 

If your child has a sibling who attends Hordle Explorers Nursery and you would like them photographed together, please come to the school hall for 8:10am.

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Please note, if you have HEN and School siblings in Breakfast Club, you can still drop off as usual - they will be photographed together.  

Please ensure all School uniform is clearly labelled

As week three finishes, we are already receiving a high number of emails/call regarding lost property, mostly jumpers. Please can we remind all parents to ensure all uniform, especially jumpers and coats, are clearly named.

We cannot take responsibility for lost items. However, for any lost property which is handed in and named, we ensure it is returned to the correct children. 

For all of our new families who have joined the school this term, our lost property bin can be found outside the school hall. We also have a new green crate which is located outside the reception, where we will store all other miscellaneous items such as Tuppawear and bottles. For more valuable items, such as glasses, these will be kept safely in reception.

Please can we also ask all parents to double check that all uniform that they have is definitely theirs as we have had a number of jumpers go missing. 

School Meal Census - Wednesday 2nd October

The school is allocated funding annually to cover the costs of UIFSM (Universal Infant Free School Meals) and the amount of funding received by the school is based on a head count of Infant children having a free lunch, on specific days, throughout the year.

The first census date this year is Wednesday 2nd October and we would like to encourage as many children in YR – Y2 to have a school lunch on that day.

If you have a child in YR to Y2, please help the school maximise this funding by signing your child up for a lunch. 

Menu for Wednesday 2nd October

Green - Handmade Margherita Pizza (V)

Blue – Bubble Salmon with Crinkle Cut Wedges

Pudding - Banana Cake

Our School Nurses will be returning this year, on Thursday 3rd October, to provide children with their annual nasal flu vaccination. High vaccination rates are key to preventing the spread of infectious diseases and therefore, we encourage all parents to consent to the vaccination at school or if preferred or necessary due to other medical conditions, to book via your doctors surgery.

Please may we ask parents to consent (or decline) via the link below:

Link: https://www.hampshirehealthyfamilies.org.uk/nasal-flu-vaccination-programme

School Code: SH116486

Last year's uptake rate across Hampshire was 69% for primary age children and for Team Hordle, we achieved an uptake of 70.21% (the target set by NHS England is 75%).

Thank you for helping us promote a healthy environment in our school, as well as the wider community.

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Parents who don’t want their child to have the nasal spray because of the very small amounts of porcine gelatine (used as a stabiliser) can discuss the option of an injected vaccine with the school aged immunisation service. Please find their details via the link above.

Health and Safety Notice

Activity Passports

Well done to all children who have completed and handed in their recent activity passports. It is great to see so many of you taking part! 

So that we are able to start awarding children with their relevant badges and certificates, please can we ask for all remaining activity passports to be handed in by Friday 4th October.

Bag2School - Wednesday 9th October

Help our school raise funds by donating your unwanted, quality items!

Team PATCH have organised our first Bag2School collection of the year for Wednesday 9th October. 

Bags can be dropped off to the front school car park in the afternoon of Tuesday 8th October and no later than 9am on Wednesday 9th October.

Please place the bags under the provided tarpaulin to protect all clothing from the rain. This is extremely important as wet clothes will not be collected and unfortunately, we will be forced to dispose of them 

As well as clothing, Bag2School also accepts items such shoes, hats or bags. For a full list on what you are able to donate, please click here. 

Thank you, as always, for your ongoing support!

Walktober 2024

We are taking part in Walktober 2024! 

As we head into Autumn, it’s important that we all keep active and where possible, get outdoors. To encourage this, the My Journey Team at Hampshire County Council has invited schools to celebrate International Walk to School Month by taking part in Walktober. 

This event is designed to inspire pupils, families and staff to travel actively and sustainably throughout October. 

If you wish to participate, there is a Walktober competition for your child to enter. Over the month of October, pupils are required to complete a minimum of six activities (they can do more if they wish). Pupils can choose from the suggestions list or be creative and think of their own activity, too! The Walktober Activity Card's are stored in the office, please help yourself.

We hope as many of our pupils, families and staff as possible can get involved by walking, wheeling, cycling, scooting, using Park and Stride and public transport more often.

Year 7 Open Evening

A reminder to all of our Year 6 families, that the remaining Open Evening date for the secondary schools are as follows:

Preistlands - Thursday 10th October

The Return of Hordle Primary's Recorder Club

We are delighted to share that we will be re-starting a Friday morning Recorder Club, commencing after October Half Term! 

This is a group session which will run from 8:15am - 8:45am in Acorn.

Please click here for more information on how to sign up.

Polite Reminder - We're a Nut Free School

Please remember that we are a nut and sesame free school due to some severe allergies within school.

This includes desserts such as Battenburg and Bakewell, hummus and many cereal bars - please check ingredients before adding to your child’s packed lunch.

Thank you for keeping our children safe.

School Tours for Reception Pupils Joining in September 2025 

School Tour bookings are now open for our next year's cohort of Year R pupils, starting school in September 2025.

To book a space on one of our tours, please either call the school on 01425 611657 or email adminoffice@hordle.hants.sch.uk. Tour places are limited and therefore, booking is essential.

Please be aware that tour dates are filling fast and so we now have limited availability on each of the dates.

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Applying for a YR space for 2025

Applications open: Friday 1 November 2024

Applications close: Wednesday 15 January 2025 

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Please share with any family and/or friends who have a child due to start Reception in September 2025, who may be interested in joining our Ofsted Outstanding school.

Joe Wicks Cash Pot for Schools

Team PATCH have registered Hordle Primary School as part of the Joe Wicks 'Cash Pot for Schools' initiative. 

It is very simple to be a part of:

1. Download the Asda Rewards app Sign up for Asda Rewards and download the app on your smartphone. Opt into the Cashpot for Schools campaign through the app and watch your Cashpot start to fill up as you shop.

2. Choose your school Nominate a specific primary school to donate to or select ?Schools Most in Need'.

3. Shop in store across Asda and George, or online at Asda.com Asda will donate a percentage of your shop to your chosen school each time you shop with them. You'll also earn Pounds in your Cashpot across star products and missions that will go towards your own shops in the future.

4. Asda does the rest The money raised will be donated to schools to spend on what they need most, including books, tech or sports equipment. This is in addition to your own Cashpot; you won’t lose out on any of your earnings on your Asda Rewards app, so everyone is a winner!

Please click here for more information. 

The initiative will run until 30th November 2024!

Measles Vaccination

As you may be aware, in a bid to prevent a rise in measles cases similar to that seen in October 2023 with children returning to school, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued an urgent call to parents to ensure their children catch up on missed vaccinations before they head to the classroom, as UKHSA scales up the Childhood Immunisation Marketing Campaign across England amid fears of a further surge in measles cases as the new term begins.

The campaign shares the urgent message that “if children aren’t vaccinated, they’re not protected”.

Please can we remind all parents to ensure that their children's vaccinations are up to date, helping to protect them and others.

Thank you.

Please click here for further information on how to apply.

We would like to remind parents/guardians of the term dates for the next couple of months. 

Friday 25th October - Last Day of Autumn Term 1

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Monday 4th November - Inset Day

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Tuesday 5th November - First Day of Autumn 2

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Friday 20th December - Last Day of Autumn 2

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Parents are strongly advised by the Government and Local Authority to avoid taking children out of school in term time because of the disruption it causes to their education.

Following the recent update to the Penalty Notice Framework, Miss Trim has kindly put together a helpful leaflet to outline the important changes and how the penalty notice system will work. The leaflet can be found here.