Hitherfield Herald Number 0478 www.hitherfield.co.uk 13th September 2019

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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Monday 9th September - Secondary Transfer meeting for Year 6 in the Studio 3:45pm – 5pm

Monday 16th – Friday 20th September – Year 6 to PGL

Tuesday 24th September - 2 Manatee trip to the Botanical

Institute

Wednesday 25th September – 2 Mongoose and 2 Hummingbird trip to the Botanical Institute

Friday 27th September – PTA Macmillan Coffee morning and

uniform sale in the Infant Hall 9am – 10am

Monday 7th October - Growing Against Violence Workshop

Friday 11th October – EID Party

Wednesday 16th October – Individual and sibling photos

Friday 18th October – PTA. AGM

Friday 18th October – Last day of term

Tuesday 12th November – Flu immunisation

Is your child due to start secondary school

in Sept 2020? Apply now as the deadline

for applications is 31st October 2019.

Applying later can reduce your child’s

chances of getting into the school of their

choice.

Reminder. On the 7th of October we are running some workshops for Year 5 children with the organisation Growing Against Violence. As part of this, we are also offering an informative parent session. This will take place in the school (location to be confirmed - depending on numbers) after drop off at 9am. The session is 90 minutes long. Due to the content and topics covered, it is not appropriate for children, so we are offering a creche service, which will be held in the children's centre creche room. A sign up sheet will be in main school office, so please register your space with one of the office staff. This is open to ALL parents. Sessions will also be run in January with the Year 6 pupils Please see the attached flyer further down the Herald for information about these sessions.

UNIFORM UPDATE:

It has been lovely to see so many of the children wearing our school uniform at the beginning of

this academic year. Thank you for making this possible!

To avoid unnecessary expense throughout the year, please make sure that you buy the correct

items of uniform from our uniform suppliers. They are: Wearabouts, Tesco online and Marks &

Spencer’s online.

We will be expecting children to be wearing either the general uniform or full P.E uniform on P.E

days. Please check the policy on our web-site.

DO NOT BUY TRAINERS OR OTHER SPORTSWEAR ITEMS, INCLUDING HATS, THAT

HAVE SPORTING BRAND LOGOS ON THEM AS THE CHILDREN WILL NOT BE ABLE TO

WEAR THESE IN SCHOOL.

Behaviour Policy changes

There have been a few changes to our behaviour policy this year which we

wanted to make you aware of. There is nothing major, just a few tweeks which

we think will allow the children to rely less on extrinsic rewards and focus on

the intrinsic. We want the children to feel proud of their good behaviour

without feeling they need to be rewarded for it.

Our behaviour policy continues to focus on positive behaviour management,

promoted and supported in the following ways:

A carefully planned curriculum

Effective classroom management

Adult role-modelling

Whole school behaviour management plan

Playtime and lunchtime provision (structured playground games,

lunchtime club)

Personalised programmes and support from outside agencies

Reward at Hitherfield will be underpinned by a structured ‘Project Gold’ time

on Friday afternoon, providing children with a menu of activities that they

would not normally get a chance to take part in. All children will be entitled to

‘Project Gold’ time at the end of the week. This is now protected time for the

children and they will always take part in this session. Previously they could

miss out if they had received consequences during the week.

Children will no longer receive Silver Star stickers when they receive a ‘Good

News’ card meaning that there will also be no gold medals given in weekly

assemblies. Teachers will still choose 1 or 2 children from their class each

week to receive a ‘Good News’ card and this will be given to the child and

celebrated in an assembly during the week. Their names will be put in the

Herald and we will celebrate their achievements within school during

assemblies. This will hopefully give all the children a better understanding of

why they are getting this award.

There will be an updated copy of the policy put on the school’s website if you

would like to look at it in more detail and of course if you have any questions or

are not sure of anything please do not hesitate to ask a member of staff.

Welcome to all the new Parents and Carers of all the Reception Children who joined the school this week. Macmillan Coffee Morning and Uniform Sale We will be holding our annual Macmillan Coffee Morning on Friday Morning, September 27th. We will also be selling second hand school uniforms and would like to inform all parents that as part of this process the PTA will be emptying the lost property box. As always we try to repatriate all named garments but all unclaimed uniforms will be cleaned and labelled for sale. We also welcome donations. Thank you to all those that regularly drop off donations at the office. This is much appreciated. We will be calling out for cake donations next week and welcome all home baked and store bought cakes. Last year we raised £351.93 for Macmillan and hope to match this with your help. PTA Meeting Our first meeting of the year will take place next Friday after drop off in the staff room at 9:15am. All parents and carers and little people are welcome. There will be coffee, tea and biscuits and we are looking forward to welcoming new faces. The aim of this meeting is to focus on organising the Eid Fair, to take place on the Friday before End of Term. We will have another PTA meeting - our AGM on October 18th - to set the stage for the school year ahead. Wishing you a lovely weekend and hope to see you all next week. PTA Chairs

Missing Scooter

A blue 'Zoom Cruzer’ scooter has gone missing from

the reception scooter park. If you come across this or

your child has mistakenly taken it home. Please

return to the main office.

Silver Star Awards for this week!

Kavali Harriot and Magnus Price – 1 Cobra

Tyreese James-Moore and Esme Harrower – 1

Sunbird

Jahleah Davy-Lloyd and Yusuf Khan

Skye Walsh and Kamari Green – 2 Hummingbird

Maya Markiewicz-Bryant and Joahua Dargavel –

2 Manatee

Thierry Deslandes and Harry Dargavel – 2

Mongoose

Re'naeya Stewart - 3 Jaguar

Hana Hassan – 3 Macaw

Theo Ring – 3 Anaconda

Theo Ring – 3 Anaconda

Maxwell Westlake – 4 Hippo

Sasha Rankin - 4 Flamingo

Brooklyn Konhot and Giovanna Fernandes Sale

4 - Cheetah

Ava Ried - 5 Hedgehog

Keir Lomas – 5 Otter

Zoe Blake – 5 Kingfisher

Ballay Bangura – 6 Wolverine

Rebeca Cucu – 6 Puffin

Giovanni Briscoe - 6 Orca

Medication

Does your child suffer from asthma or allergies? If

so, please make sure these details are up to date in

the school office and that we have an

inhaler/epipen for your child. Even if your child

only suffers from asthma when they have a cold or

is at home, the school still needs to have an inhaler

kept in the office.

For parents that have left medication in the office,

please make sure that these are checked regularly

and in date.

Thank you, School Office

HARVEST TIME FROM THE EDIBLE PLAYGROUND

This week 5 Kingfisher harvested apples and rhubarb and made delicious

crumbles to share, mmmm!

The Fareshare Food Market is back on Monday 16th September

in the Cabin from 3.30pm

Remember to bring a reusable bag and make a donation for the items that you take.

Last year’s donations have funded this year’s deliveries.

The food comes from a charity called Fareshare which redistributes surplus food from

manufacturers and supermarkets to stop it from going in to landfill.

All the Fareshare food is safe to eat.

SELL BY dates are different from USE BY dates.

USE By relates to food that usually needs refrigeration and these dates should be adhered to. SELL

BY relates to almost everything else including tins, packets, fruit and veg. These are guidelines

only, we are encouraged to use our senses, if the food looks, feels and smells ok then it should be

good to eat and doesn’t need to be thrown away.

Shop wisely: only buy what you need to save on wastage and save money.

Low Cost/No Cost Family Fun in London

Please look at organisations’ websites to double check times and arrangements

The Great River Race

Saturday 14th September 8am – 1pm

Docklands to Ham in Surrey

(Check website for details)

FREE

www.greatriverrace.co.uk

The Great River Race is London’s River Marathon. A spectacular boat race up the River Thames, it attracts

over 300 crews from all over the globe, including dedicated athletes and those who enjoy fancy dress and

charity stunts. A fun day out for competitors and spectators.

Totally Thames - Sing for Water concert.

Sunday 15th September 1pm FREE

The Scoop at More London SE1 2DB, www.totallythames.org

An unmissable and uplifting outdoor choral performance from over 500 singers from choirs across the country will come together for a powerful and evocative concert right beside the River Thames, led by inspiring choir leaders Roxane Smith and Katie Rose with guest conductors Una May Olomolaiye and Janna Goodwille. The concert will feature innovative arrangements of songs such as Bobby Darin’s classic Beyond the Sea and Umwegitane, a piece based on a traditional Rwandan song composed by founder Helen Chadwick, plus many other items. Sing for Water has raised 1 million pounds for WaterAid since it began in 2003.

Hands on History at Museum of London, London Wall Saturday 14th September 2pm FREE

www.museumoflondon.org.uk/museum-london

Ever wanted to hold a piece of history? Get exploring with our team of volunteers to hold real museum objects and hear some incredible London stories. This is a drop-in! So stop by anytime between 2-4pm.

The Sunday Spot – Children’s Art Week activities – South London Gallery

Sunday 15th September 2 – 4pm FREE

65-67 Peckham Rd, London SE5 8UH

www.southlondongallery.org

Join artist Amy Leung for a series of Sunday Spot sessions exploring the ways that food brings us together.

Come along to share food experiences: create recipes, prepare for a dinner party and play with your food,

using a range of making processes including printing, drawing and working with clay.

World of Stories - Horniman Museum

FREE (All ages)

100 London Road, SE23 3PQ / 020 8699 1872 / www.horniman.ac.uk

Buses: 176, 185, 312, P4, 63, 122, P13

Sunday 15th September 2pm-2.45pm & 3.15pm-4pm

Join in these magical, interactive storytelling sessions and allow yourself to be whisked away to faraway

places and different times. Each story is inspired by the exhibitions, festivals and nature and will bring the

museum’s varied collections to life