Monday 21st July -

FREE Ice Creams for all children, courtesy of Team PATCH! 

PATCH Summer Fair - TODAY!!

Join us from school pick up TODAY for our spectacular annual Summer fair. 

This will also be the final Summer fair run by our amazing current chair of PATCH and her deputy (as well as many other of our fabulous PATCH volunteers), as their children are leaving Year 6 to embark on their secondary school adventures.

Last day of Term - Tuesday 22nd July - 1pm Finish

A reminder that school will finish at 1pm on last day of term, Tuesday 22nd July.

Den will be open until 5pm and this can be booked via Scopay.

ABM Catering - New Menus!

We are pleased to confirm the new menus for Autumn term with ABM catering.

The menu continues to offer a 3 week rolling menu with a daily meat and vegetarian option. In addition, there will be an extra third option which will be a tomato pasta on a Monday, Wednesday and Friday each week or a jacket potato option on the Tuesday and Thursday (on the two days with the jacket potato option, children will be able to choose from topping choices of beans, cheese or tuna).

A copy of the new menu can be found HERE. 

We are very excited to have our new caterers onboard with a new and varied menu for our children to enjoy. 

We are even more delighted to remind families that we are now able to offer cooked dinners at the reduced cost from £3.20 to £2.85 per day, so we hope that you will see not only improved quality but at better value too!

Please click HERE for ABM's parent pack with further information including how to request a special diet.

Den Price Increase

As per THIS LETTER, please be reminded that our Den prices will be increasing as of Autumn term 2025/26. Please find the updated price list and parent information below:

The Den Price List and Parent Information AY25/26

For more information on our wrap-around care for nursery children (Breakfast Club and After School Club), please click HERE.

Den bookings for Autumn term will be opening on Monday 21st July.

Hordle Hub Clubs

Whilst Scopay will not be open for internal Hub Club bookings until Autumn term, we wish to share the timetable with you at this stage to help with planning for Autumn term. Bookings will be opening at 5pm on Wednesday 3rd September. 

Please find our Autumn Hub Club timetable HERE.

For those who need to secure guaranteed childcare due to other commitments, we recommend booking Den in the meantime which will be open for bookings for Autumn term from Monday 21st July.

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For more information on our external Hub Clubs, please click HERE.

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Please be reminded that all hub clubs have now finished for Summer term, with the exception of:

KS2 Zest Dance - Monday 14th July

Titan Rugby - Tuesday 15th July

Multi Sport - Thursday 17th July

Activity Passports

If your child has misplaced their activity passport ahead of the Summer holiday, please pick up a new passport from the school reception. 

Menu Changes

Please be aware that there will be a further menu change on Monday 21st July. The options will be:

Green - Margarita pizza 

Blue - Chicken Curry

Please note, due to the change in catering providers, there will now be no baked beans for the rest of term. In place of the jacket potato with beans, the kitchen will be offering jacket potato with cheese. 

Summer Reading Challenge with your local library (FREE!)

Did you know that your children can sign up (FOR FREE) to the local library and if they read just six books this summer holiday, they can be in with the chance to win a medallion (eco friendly) and get a certificate. Not only that but Miss Trim has guaranteed a gold Headteacher sticker for every child that completes the challenge. 

Please visit your local library or click HERE and get signed up this summer holiday!

Medication Collection

Please ensure that you collect any daily medicine held in school such as calpol, nurofen, allergy creams, etc before Friday 18th July.

For prescription medication such as EpiPens, inhalers and prescription medication, we are happy to keep this on site until lunchtime on Tuesday 22nd July.

Any daily medicines still in school on the last day of term will be disposed of.

Lost Property

Please take the time to look through the lost property before the end of term. Any lunch boxes and water bottles left on the last day will be disposed of and uniform will be donated to Step Up, Safe Space.

The Smartphone Free Childhood is a grassroots movement bringing parents together to stand up for healthier, happier childhoods. It is a pact to avoid giving children smartphones until they reach the age of 16. It's not about keeping them away from phones, just preventing the ability for them to have the internet and social media apps at their fingertips 24/7. We know that some of the concerns from parents are around their child feeling that they are left out, which is why we're hoping we can get a real push in the Hordle community to encourage parents to think about alternatives to smart phones, when they decide it's the right time to buy their child a phone.

Find out more about the initiative here: Smartphone Free Childhood

Sign the Hordle Primary School Parent Pact here: Smartphone Free Childhood Parent Pact

New Forest Football Academy - SUMMER CAMP at Hordle Primary School!

Exciting news! For the first time, we will be running a Summer holiday club at Hordle Primary School. Working with New Forest Football Academy, we will be running a 3 day holiday camp during the Summer holiday.

When? Monday 4^th August, Tuesday 5^th August & Wednesday 6^th August

Cost? £77.97 for all three days OR £25.99 per day

Keyboards For Sale!

We have a small number of keyboards that are available for parents to purchase, in exchange for a small donation to the school.

If you have a child who is learning the keyboard/piano (or an adult!) and you are interested in purchasing one, please email adminoffice@hordle.hants.sch.uk for more details.

Learning Review Survey

Following feedback at recent parent forums, we wish to invite all families to complete the below survey, helping us to obtain the consensus regarding face to face learning reviews vs online learning reviews. 

Learning Review Survey

Please note, we require 100% of families to respond to this survey to ensure we have accurate feedback to consider. 

Closing date: Friday 18th July

Year 6 Learning Review Reminder

Thank you to all families who have now booked their learning review appointments. 

If you have not yet booked your appointment, these appointments have now been manually allocated. 

A reminder of the timetable can be found below.

Additional Info:

- You will have received an email confirmation of your child's appointment which includes the link to your session

- You will receive an email reminder directly from SchoolCloud 1 hour before your booked slot, which will include a reminder of the link to your appointment

- To log in to your session, you will need your first and last name and your child's date of birth

- Timeslots on the day are managed automatically by the SchoolCloud system and are therefore strictly limited to your allotted time

- At the end of your Learning Review the session will automatically end, this cannot be manually overridden

- Please ensure that you log in giving yourself time to test your camera and audio so that you have the maximum time with your child's teacher

- Please make a note of your child's date/time as we are very restricted with appointment availability, should you miss your review

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Monday 14th July

Friday 18th July

Wraparound Care

Please find a link below for families who may need childcare support through the school holidays.

Family Information and Services Hub | Listings in Wraparound Care (Before and After School Clubs)

NFDC Planning Consultation - Please read

We have been advised that an application for 16 homes has been submitted on NFDC. As you are aware, we are already experiencing issues with parking and road congestion. Families are invited to share their thoughts before 15th July on the link below. 

PLANNING COMMENTS

Parents are kindly asked to direct their thoughts and opinions to NFDC rather than the school. 

Congratulations TEAM SQUIRREL

for achieving the highest attendance

this academic year!