Do you sometimes wonder how you can help your child read more confidently?

Come along to our reading and phonics information session on:

Wednesday 10th September at 9.05 am until 9.30am

We will be serving tasty pastries and cakes along with a healthy dose of phonics (sounds that we all use to make words)!

The session will be informative and provide you an opportunity to look at our reading resources.  We will explain our use of Read Write Inc in school and outline how we aim to make every child an independent reader.

This is open for all parents no matter what Year your child is in.  Pre-school siblings are as always very welcome to come along to this informal session.

We look forward to seeing you then!

We’re very proud of all our pupils. A select few were chosen for their outstanding achievement in Maths or English, or for the resilience they have shown throughout the year. Well done!

Some of our amazing pupils have designed their own racing games during our diploma morning. It was all done using a free on-line tool called Scratch.

To play the games, click here. Usually, the space bar makes the car move, and the left, right, up and down keys are needed. Enjoy!

Our pupils have had a great time this morning through taking part in various activities with pupils in other year groups. They have developed their learning behaviours, and had a brilliant time! The activities were tag rugby, cricket, outside environment team, scavenger hunt, making a collage, hama beads, painting, animation, painting with a difference, maths investigations, loom bands, writing computer games, lego workshop, book bags, cooking, ice and decorate cakes, and making summer time snacks!

The aim is to borrow and enjoy six library books over the holidays. For every book borrowed, children will receive stickers to put on their ‘Mythical Maze’ poster, and after six books, they will receive a medal and a certificate.  Children can read the books themselves, share them with an adult, or listen to an audio version.

It’s FREE to join the library and FREE to take part in ‘Mythical Maze’ .The challenge will run from 12th July to 13th September.

You can download a free Challenge app, and children are encouraged to log on to the website for reading suggestions, games and competitions too. Check out www.mythical-maze.org.uk!

Our amazing choir sung their hearts out at the Anvil this afternoon! They joined around 100 other children in singing a variety of songs, as well as with the Hampshire Youth Orchestra. The Kings Furlong Junior Choir were the largest! It was simply brilliant, and we are so proud of our pupils. A huge thank you to Mrs Chapman and Mrs Brace for making it possible, and Mrs Wang for helping on the day. Listen to the songs below- not quite the quality of the real thing!

Well done to our 12 Young Interpreters, who took part in a Hampshire Conference today. Many of them took home a medal that was awarded to children who were notably ‘Striving for Excellence’; some children got more than one medal! They were all polite, well mannered and tried their best at all the workshops.

They were a real credit to our school, and we are so proud of them. Thank you to Mrs Brace and Mrs Hunt for making it all possible.

We’re aware that some of our pupils use social media websites like Facebook or Twitter, particularly from a mobile phone or tablet. We’ve put together a brief guide to make our parents aware of the potential dangers of the sites. You’ll also find some advice about what you can do should you or your child come into difficulties. Whilst we don’t want to scare anyone, we do find that sometimes parents just aren’t aware of the issues that can arise. Please do ask should you have any questions.

Key points for keeping your child safe on the internet:

• Set boundaries in the online world just as you would in the real world.
• Talk to your child about what they’re up to online. Don’t leave them alone!
• Keep up-to-date with your child’s development online. How are they communicating with others online?
• Keep all equipment that connects to the internet in a family space.
• Know what connects to the internet and how.
• Use parental controls on devices that link to the internet, such as the TV, laptops, computers, games consoles and mobile phones.
• Lock down sites so that the information isn’t public.
• Obey age restrictions, particularly on social media sites.