Bulletin 29th June 2018

Dear Parents/Carers

READING COMPREHENSION

Our picture this week is entitled, “NEMESIS”. Credit: Illustration © Paul Kidby, www.paulkidby.com

What kind of creature is this? What is its

species?

Research griffins and hippogriffs. Could it

be either of these?

What do you think this creature eats?

Where does it live? What is its

personality/temperament like? Do they live

alone or in groups?

Write an entry for ‘Fantastic Beasts and

Where To Find Them’ about this creature.

What does ‘nemesis’ mean? Have you

heard that word before? What does it

make you think of?

Is this creature someone’s nemesis? Whose?

GOOD NEWS – WHALE CLASS

You will all be pleased to know that Miss Bucknell has been given a positive prognosis from her consultant

today; we all look forward to welcoming her back on a phased return for the last few weeks of this academic

year. We know that Whale Class will do all they can to help Miss Bucknell settle back in.

Y5/6 PRODUCTION

Next week, we are very excited to share with you the production that our Y5/6

children have been working on: Pirates of the Curry Bean. Children in the rest of the

school will have the opportunity to watch the performance on Monday afternoon.

Parents are then invited to attend on either Tuesday afternoon or Wednesday evening.

This is on a ticket basis due to H&S requirements for use of our school hall. If any

parents/carers find that they DO NOT need any of their tickets, please could these be

returned to school as we often have a waiting list should any spare tickets become

available. We would appreciate it if these were not just given directly to friends as we

obviously have others who would like to bring close relatives. For our evening

performances, we also ask that parents DO NOT bring children who are under

secondary school age – the afternoon performance is available for anyone with babies

and toddlers and siblings in the school will have already watched the performance on

Monday.

FULFILLING OUR LEGAL OBLIGATIONS

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is here and for those of us working in the children’s sector

we must comply with the legality the revised regulation brings.

As per the guidance we recently sought consent to create and share photos and videos, parents and guardians

have recorded their consent and we must use this to ascertain whether future school productions can be

filmed, or whether photographs can be taken during the performance.

As we have a number of pupils in the forthcoming production who have not given consent to be filmed or

photographed, we must inform all parents that NO IMAGES OF ANY KIND CAN BE TAKEN

DURING ANY PERFORMANCE.

Thank you for your understanding and compliance in this matter.

DINNER MONEY

As we near the end of this academic year, we would be grateful if you could ensure any outstanding balances

for pupil meals are settled. Many thanks.

HUMMINGBIRD CLASS ASSEMBLY

Hummingbird Class assembly on Thursday 5th July at 9.10am. All parents/carers and family members are

welcome to join us!

YR 5 SWIMMING

This week the Year 5s completed their 10 week swimming course. A big thank you to Mrs McNutt, for all her

help teaching the beginner's group. Congratulations to all the children, who received their swimming

certificates in assembly today. They all did very well, but particularly Lucy A, Ben G, Natalia G, Oliver B, Eesha

P and Megan W, who were chosen as the most improved in their groups.

SUMMER FUN NIGHT – FRIDAY 6th JULY 6pm – 8.30pm

There is one week to go until our Summer Fun Night! Next Friday, children will be able to come dressed in

mufti in exchange for bottle. We are also collecting jars filled with sweets and small objects. Please see the

donations leaflet attached for more ideas.

TRANSITION DAY

On Thursday 5th July, our Year Sixes will be stretching their wings and visiting their new secondary schools for

the day! At Potley, we also use the opportunity to allow children to meet their new teachers so the morning

will be dedicated to this aim! Children in Years 3 – 6 will be meeting their ‘morning’ teachers on this occasion

and then in the 2nd transition afternoon, they will meet their ‘registration/afternoon’ teachers.

Parents will be notified on their child’s class on Thursday 5th July. Please do not quiz teachers in the meantime

as they do not have permission to release this information. Parents of children on the SEN

register have been told a little earlier so that transition arrangements can be instigated at an

earlier time.

YEAR 3 TRIP TO THE ANVIL

Our Year 3s will once again be in fine voice! After their recent ‘Song Fest’ at Hawley, we are

taking them to the Anvil in Basingstoke as part of our music curriculum on the afternoon of

Tuesday 3rd July. This will be to take part in the ‘Primary Prom’. We are hoping to have them

safely back to school by the end of the day but parents please be aware that they may be a few

minutes late, depending on traffic.

YR 1\2 SEASIDE DAY

The children in years 1&2 will be holding their seaside day on Tuesday 10th July, as part of the day the teachers

have agreed for ‘Tony Fresko’ to come on site and enjoy an ice cream. We have agreed a set price for ice

creams for the year 1/2 children of £1.50. The deadline for the money is Friday 6th July. Unfortunately if

NO PAYMENT is made the children will not receive an ice cream. The children should wear appropriate

beach wear for this day, t-shirt, shorts, sun hat, sandals, sun cream (NO FLIP FLOPS). Thank you.

ICE CREAMS

As Tony Fresko is onsite for the Year 1\2 Seaside Day, it has been agreed that they will remain here until the

end of the day, so that all other children with their parents’ permission have the opportunity to purchase an

Ice Cream/Ice Lolly AFTER SCHOOL.

INFORMATION MEETINGS FOR PARENTS

We have distinct year teams within the school: YR, Y1/2, Y3/4 and Y5/6. As children transition to a new year

group, there are always things for parents to learn about how that team organise the children’s learning and

homework. It is also a good opportunity to meet unfamiliar staff. Parents who are ‘new’ to the year group

usually benefit most from these information sessions; however, all parents are welcome to attend. In

particular, our Y3/4 class structure is organised differently this year so it may help ALL parents to get their

heads around these new arrangements. The meetings will take place in the hall and children are welcome to

remain in school in the ICT suite while it is going on (subject to good behaviour!). The dates are as follows:

Y1/2 – Wednesday 18th July at 3.30pm

Y3/4 – Tuesday 17th July at 3.30pm

Y5/6 – Monday 16th July at 3.30pm.

‘TOP HAT OF THE WEEK’

Child/ren Reason

Caterpillar Bhavya S For using her White information hat to make fantastic progress in all areas of the curriculum.

Ladybird Adam W For using his White thinking hat to break numbers down into ‘tens’ and

‘units’.

Flamingo Albert R For using his Yellow thinking hat to play team games in PE.

Hummingbird Melody P For using her Yellow thinking hat to have a positive approach to her

learning so much so she produced another story on her own at home.

Puffin Hannah F For using her White thinking hat to find non-fiction facts about sea

creatures.

Dolphin Evie C For not giving up even when she felt ill – she kept on working hard.

Whale Ryan C For using his White and Blue thinking hats in Maths – working on tally

charts and pictograms.

Shark Malik C For using his White thinking hat to accurately describe and sort 2D and

3D shapes.

Leopard Kayleigh C For using her White thinking hat to led the rats in the production and

listen for cues.

Lion Connor Gibbons For using his Yellow and Green thinking hats to throw himself into his

part in the play.

Tiger Leah C For using her Green thinking hat to create a detailed ‘Straw painting’

CALENDAR DATES

DATE EVENT

Monday 2nd July Y5/6 Production to rest of school

Tuesday 3rd July Y5/6 Production to parents at 1.45pm

1-3pm Y3 trip to the Primary Prom, The Anvil, B’Stoke

2-3.30pm KS1 tennis festival at F’Boro’ Tennis Club

Wednesday 4th July 2.45pm New YR story time

Y5/6 Production to parents at 7pm

Thursday 5th July 9.10am Hummingbird Class Assembly

Y6 Induction Day at Secondary

Move up day for rest of school

Friday 6th July PTA SUMMER FUN NIGHT

W/c Monday 9th July Y6 Residential to France

2.45pm New YR Storytime

Tuesday 10th July Y5 trip to Paultons Park

Y1/2 ‘Seaside’ themed day

Wednesday 11th July Y5 Technology Day at FCC

Thursday 12th July 9.10am Caterpillar Class Assembly

Friday 13th July New YR visit 3 in classes 9.15-1pm

Monday 16th July End of Year Written reports to be sent home to parents

3.30pm Y5/6 parent information session

Tuesday 17th July 9.10am Rocksteady performance – parents/carers invited

Move up afternoon to new classes

2.50pm Ukulele/drum performance to school, parents/carers

3.30pm Y3/4 parent information session

Wednesday 18th July Y6 Fun Afternoon with BBQ & Bouncy Castle

3.30pm Y1/2 parent information session

Friday 20th July Last day of summer term for children

Leavers Assembly at 9.10am School closes at 1pm.

Monday 23rd July INSET

Monday 3rd September INSET

Tuesday 4th September Children return for new academic year

Email: adminoffice@potleyhill.hants.sch.uk www.potleyhill.hants.sch.uk

Reminders…….

THE HART LOTTERY

The Hart Lottery is an exciting weekly lottery that raises money for good causes in Hart and you can now

support our school through it. The PTA has joined this lottery as a replacement for our previous ‘100 Club’. Tickets are just £1 per week and each ticket has a 1:50 chance to win a prize, with the top prize being

£25,000! 60p goes towards good causes in Hart and you can choose Potley Hill PTA to receive 50p of that. Simply go to www.hartlottery.co.uk to register, start playing and support the school at the same time. Good luck!

EASY FUNDRAISING

As some of you may recall, the school is registered with ‘Easy Fundraising’. This is a site which allows you to

set up a log in and to download a quick link on your internet browser page. Then, every time you shop online

and use this link, a donation is made to the school. There is a wide range of sites including Amazon, Travel

sites and even energy providers and mobile providers. We currently have 44 parents registered with the site

and have so far raised £590.81. Every penny counts and helps our fantastic PTA to raise money for additional

resources for all children in the school. We will shortly be having new playground markings re-

painted at a cost of £6500 – the majority of this cost has been donated by our PTA. Our link is:

https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/potleyhillprimaryschool/