Reminder - No PATCH Ice Friday Today

Unfortunately, due to a lack of parent helpers, Team PATCH team have had to sadly cancel today Ice Friday.

They hope to be back again next week!

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Are you able to help Team PATCH?

If you can spare some time to help with future PATCH events, please contact the team at patchcontact@yahoo.com

Hot Weather Guidance

Due to the hot weather (which we hope will stay or at least return after next week!), please may we ask parents/guardians to ensure the following:

• Send your child to school with a named sun hat

• Make sure sunscreen is applied to children before school (application of a `Once' type cream provides your child with adequate protection throughout the day)

• Give your child a water bottle (named) - it is also important that children remain hydrated throughout the day, so if your child is having a packed lunch, please make sure you enclose a drink bottle in their lunchbox, as well as giving them one for the classroom

• For children who are having a packed lunch, please pop in an ice pack to keep their lunch cool

•  As children are likely to be removing their jumpers more frequently, please ensure they are clearly named

Learning Reviews Reminder - Tuesday 23rd June and Thursday 25th June

We are pleased to advise parents and guardians that our Summer Term Learning Reviews will be taking place on Tuesday 23rd June and Thursday 25th June for Years 1 - 5 from 3.40pm on both evenings.

Due to parent feedback following the Autumn term Learning Reviews, these will again take place in person. 

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Year R & Year 6 and Team Squirrel Learning Reviews

Year R Learning Reviews took place in Spring term and pupils report for this year group will be out later this term.

Year 6 families will be invited to Learning Reviews later in July - further details to follow after half term.

Team Squirrel as per our recent communication, your Learning Reviews will also take place later in the Summer term and further details will follow shortly.

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If you have any questions please do not hesitate to get in touch with the school office by emailing admin.office@hordle.hants.sch.uk.

Keyboards for Sale!

We have several keyboards available at school for families to purchase for a small donation to the school (we kindly request a minimum donation of £10).

Please be aware that some keyboards do have some stickers and writing on the keys. Whilst they may not be in the best condition, they would be a good starter kit for anyone who has recently started or is potentially thinking about starting taking up the keyboard. 

If you would be interested in purchasing one of our keyboards, please email adminoffice@hordle.hants.sch.uk to arrange a convenient time to collect.

Please note, keyboards will be sold on a first come, first serve basis. 

Lower Junior  Minstead Parent Meeting – Wednesday 1^st July at 2:45pm

A meeting with more details of the Minstead Residential trip will be held on Wednesday 1st July at 2:45pm in the Acorn Room. The meeting will give parents more specific details of this year's trip and enable you to ask any questions you may have.

No After School Karate Club - Thursday 25th June

As communicated by Sensei Collin, please be aware that there will be no After School Karate Club on Thursday 25th June due to Learning Reviews taking place.

Southern Daily Echo Father’s Day Messages

(FS Families Only)

'Book with Legs' Donations 

We are thrilled to see how popular our 'Book with Legs' initiative has been amongst our families. Due to it's high demand, our shelves are currently looking rather empty. 

We kindly ask for any further donations families may have of any pre-loved books for Year R - Year 6 children. 

If your child has recently borrowed from 'Book with Legs' and has now finished their book, we kindly ask that these are returned to school for the next person to enjoy.  

Green Fingered Volunteers Needed!

Do we have any green fingered parents/grandparents who would like to volunteer their time to help spruce our flower beds and help with some weeding?

On this occasion, volunteer clearance (including DBS) is not required but is preferred if possible.

If you are able to help, please either send us an email to adminoffice@hordle.hants.sch.uk or come in to the school reception to discuss.

Recent FSM Updates

Following the recent government changes to FSM effective from September 2026, we have issued a letter to outline how this may affect families within the body of the iComms email. A copy of the letter can be found HERE.

Scopay Accounts - IMPORTANT

From September we will be moving bookings and payments for trips, Breakfast and After School clubs, Hordle Hub clubs and lunches from Scopay to Arbor.

In preparation for this, please can we ask parents to ensure that Scopay accounts are kept up to date with no excessive credits and that debts are promptly cleared over the next few weeks. 

All accounts must have a zero balance at the end of the school day on the 22nd July.

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Accounts with Available Credit

For any accounts which have a credit available on them, we are happy to move this credit to different accounts for your child e.g. from Breakfast Club to Trips to help use this credit up.

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Arbor Parent App

If you have not already registered for access to the Arbor app it is essential that you are able to access this from September. Please email the school office if you require assistance with this. 

We will be communicating with families on a regular basis to keep you well informed about the upcoming changes and advise you of any outstanding balances on current Scopay accounts.

Thank you for your consideration of this in the coming weeks as we head towards the end of the school year.

We are delighted to be able to invite parents to join us for this years Sports Day on Friday 3rd July. Please find key timings and information for the day below.

Important Reminders:

All children will need to come to school in PE kit
Please send your child to school with a named sun hat and water bottle
Please ensure sunscreen is applied to your child(ren) before school. Application of 'Once' type cream provides your child with adequate protection throughout the day.
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KS2 Sports Day
9:10am - 11:15am

After dropping your child to class, please may we ask that you leave the school site and make your way to the Longfield Road entrance (back gate) of the school - this will be used for entrance and exit for Sports Day. 

The gate will be reopened at 9:10am. 

For safeguarding reasons, we cannot have parents waiting on the school grounds until 9:10am.  

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FS & KS1 Sports Day
1:50pm - 3:15pm

Entrance to Sports Day will be via the Longfield Road entrance (back gate) to school. 

The gates will be open at 1:50pm, for a 2pm start. 

At the end of Sports Day, you may make your way to your child's class to collect them. 

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Spectators

Please can parents stand around the outside of the Daily Mile track or on the bank next to the ball court to view. 

Several events will be taking place at once and the children will be moving around the field to participate. 

Please note, the Daily Mile track will be in use on the day, so please ensure that you stand on the grass, not the track. 

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Parking

Please can we ask that you park respectfully in roads surrounding the school and if you are able to, please take the opportunity to walk to school.

In the event of cancellation due to weather, a decision will be made at the earliest opportunity. 

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Refreshments

PATCH will be serving refreshments during sports day. They will have teas/coffees and soft drinks for £1 and squash for 50p. Depending on the weather, ice lollies may also be available for £1 each!