Smart-phone Free Transition

This week, senior leaders have attended a fascinating conference on the use of mobile technologies. We are still committed to our move on becoming a smart-phone free school. 

More information will follow next half term.

Individual and Sibling Photo Proofs

We are delighted to share that all photo proofs will be coming home with children after school today, Friday 24th October. 

The deadline for online orders is Sunday 9th November which includes free postage to school. Any orders made after this date will include a postage charge and will be delivered directly to your chosen address.

School Council Announcement

We’re very excited to announce that our new School Council has been chosen! The School Council is a group of pupils from across the school who have been elected by their classmates to help make our school an even better place to learn and play.

Our councillors will be working together to share ideas, listen to suggestions from their classmates, and help plan projects and events throughout the year. They’ll also take part in meetings with Miss Trim to discuss ways we can improve our school community.

Congratulations to all of our new School Council members - we’re proud of you and can’t wait to see the fantastic ideas you will bring to life!

Keep an eye on future newsletters to find out what the School Council is working on next. We look forward to seeing you at some upcoming fundraising events.

*Please Note, Change of Date*

Bag2School Reminder - Friday 7th November

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

Team PATCH have organised our first Bag2School collection of the year, which will now be taking place on Friday 7th November. 

Bags can be dropped off to the front school car park from the afternoon of Thursday 6th November and no later than 9am on Friday 7th November.

 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!

Year 5 & Year 6 Parents Only - Hampshire HealthEd Surveys 2025/26

Hampshire County Council are due to be undertaking a health and wellbeing survey of Year 5 and Year 6 pupils. Topics include emotional wellbeing, friendships, safety, healthy eating, smoking/vaping and PSHE (Personal, Social, Health, and Economic) education.

If you/your child wish to opt out of this survey, please complete THIS FORM before Friday 7th November as surveys will take place the following week. 

Poppy Appeal

Please be aware that from Wednesday 22nd October - Friday 7th November, Upper Junior children will be going around school, offering children (and families) the opportunity to purchase poppies and other poppy appeal merchandise. We suggest a minimmum donation of £1 per item.

Thank you for your support.

New Forest Football Half Term Camp at Hordle Primary School

Exciting news! Over the October half term, New Forest Football Academy will be back to run a holiday camp! 

When? Monday 27th October and Tuesday 28th October

Cost? Both days for £51.98 or £25.99 per day (currently on offer for £39.99 for both days or £23.39 per day!) 

Please click HERE to book.

Allergies in School - Nut and Pesto Free School

As per recent communications to families, please can we remind parents that we are a strictly a nut and sesame free school and nursery. We have several children who have severe nut allergies so we ask that you respect this if your child brings a packed lunch from home or a snack for an after-school club. As a reminder the following foods contain nuts/sesame and should not be included in children's lunch boxes.

♦ Battenburg

♦ Bakewell tarts

♦ Madeleines

♦ Hummus

♦ Chocolate hazelnut spread

♦ Many cereal bars

Pesto

Please note that while pine nuts are not strictly a nut, we have noticed that many brands of pesto have started to include nuts as an ingredient. It is therefore impossible for us to know if the pesto in a child's packed lunch contains nuts or not. As a result, we are asking that you DO NOT include pesto in your child's packed lunch or snacks.

Thank you for your ongoing cooperation.

BBC Young Writers Competition

The BBC’s annual young writers’ competition is open for entries and we would LOVE Team Hordle to get involved!

Pupils are encouraged to write a story they would love to read themselves which is no longer than 500 words. There are two age categories: 5-7 and 8-11 year-olds and spelling, punctuation and grammar are not marked - as has always been the case for 500 Words, it's all about our writers' brilliant creativity.

There are many prizes to be won, as well as each winner taking home a bundle of books, with the gold winners also winning 500 books for our school library!

50 finalists will be invited to a star-studded grand final at Windsor Castle in February 2026, which will once again be hosted by Her Majesty Queen Camilla. If that's not enough, each winner will also see their story be read aloud by a superstar celebrity on TV, which will be shown as part of a special 500 Words programme with The One Show in early March.

What other reason do we need to give for our young writers to share their passion for literature and reading and get writing?!

All entries to the competition must be submitted via the BBC Young Writers Competition website HERE.

We would also LOVE to see your stories, so please ensure you also email us a copy to adminoffice@hordle.hants.sch.uk. 

Entries close on Friday 7th November 2025 at 9pm.

Year R - Year 6 Face to Face Learning Reviews Reminder

Due to feedback from our parent survey regarding Learning Reviews last academic year, we are delighted to confirm that we will be trialling the return of one face-to-face learning reviews!

We are delighted to share that our first face-to-face learning reviews will be on:

- Tuesday 11th November (3:30pm - 6:30pm*)

- Thursday 13th November (3:30pm - 6:30pm*)

*Please note, FS learning reviews will be held between 3:30pm - 5:40pm on both dates. 

Bookings will be open from Friday 10th October at 12:00pm, until Sunday 2nd November at 12:00pm, when the system will close. 

As learning reviews are in place to benefit your child(ren)'s learning, we strongly encourage parents/guardians to book an appointment with your child's teacher. 

All appointments are to be booked via SchoolCloud which can be accessed by clicking here. You will receive an email confirmation of your appointment time.

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As we will be hosting in person learning reviews, we are are also able to offer the following:

♦ A book sale! We will be re-introducing our book sale at in person learning reviews. This will take place in the hall. Books will cost £3 and we would appreciate correct/small change.

♦ Staff from Arnewood and Priestlands will be attending to showcase their secondary school options, who will also be based in the school hall

♦ ABM Catering will be offering food samples and will be available to discuss the new menu with you

♦ Special certificate presentations from Miss Trim

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It is certainly not an event to be missed! Please ensure you book at your soonest convenience to secure a suitable time for you to attend.

Please be aware that an appointment must be made. Teachers will be unable to see you if you have not booked an appointment.

Please note, all appointments must adhere to the 10 minute limit and so appointments will be cut short if they over run. For any more in-depth conversations or concerns, please contact your class teachers directly to arrange a suitable time for this type of conversation to take place.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Year R School Tours

Limited spaces are still available on our Year R School Tours! 

If you or anyone you know has a child who is due to be starting school in September 2026, please do not hesitate to book a place on one of our tour dates.

To book, please email adminoffice@hordle.hants.sch.uk or call us on 01425 611657.

Applications Open: Saturday 1st November 2025

Application Closing Date: Thursday 15th January 2026

More information regarding admissions can be found on our website by clicking HERE.

We look forward to welcoming you soon!