In our Year 4 PSHE class, we had a fantastic time exploring what makes a good team! 👫💪 We brainstormed our ideas and ranked them to find out the top traits that help us work together successfully. From communication to support, teamwork is all about lifting each other up! Can't wait to put our ideas into action! 💖🤝

What an exciting start to the school year it has been!

Our little learners in FS2 have settled in beautifully, exploring their new classroom, making friends, and beginning their learning journey with smiles and curiosity.

This week, we focused on:

Getting to know each other through fun games and circle time

Exploring our classroom routines and learning spaces

Enjoying creative activities, songs, and stories

Building confidence, independence, and kindness

We are so proud of how quickly everyone has adapted and can’t wait to see all the amazing things they will achieve this year!

Here’s to a wonderful year of learning!!!!

Dear families

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High Hazels Herald - 8th September 2025

Many thanks

Dear Parents/Carers,

As part of our offer of ‘Education with Character’, Y6 children have the opportunity to take part in a 2-night residential. This will take place at Thornbridge Outdoor Pursuits Centre, in Derbyshire.

Date: 1^st- 3^rd October 2025

Cost: £56 per child

The full price covers accommodation, activities with instructors, food and travel. 

This is a fantastic opportunity for children to develop their team building skills, their resilience and engage in new experiences.  The children will receive expert instruction in a variety of activities over the 3 days.  All Thornbridge instructors are fully qualified and experienced.

Children will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.  To secure a place, please provide a £20 non-refundable deposit along with this consent form.

To help spread out the cost, please see below a suggestion of how you can pay the remaining amount in installments:

Pay your deposit of £20 to secure a place

15th September - £12

22nd September - £12

29^th September -£12

Further information and details of the residential will be provided when all children have been allocated a place. 

Please return the slip with deposit from the letter your child has brought home to the school office (not to your child’s class teacher).

Thank you for your continued support

Our little ones have had an absolutely fantastic week reconnecting with all their friends and diving into fun playtime activities. Here’s to more adventures ahead!

They've jumped straight back into having creative fun learning how to follow and write instructions. They had so much fun discussing and following step-by-step instructions on how to draw a pizza! Look at all the creative slices they have come up with! 🍕❤️

Dear Parent/Carers

I am writing to inform you that children in Year 4 will be starting swimming lessons as part of their PE curriculum on Tuesday, 9^th September 2025. Pupils will attend school as normal on Tuesdays and will travel, supervised by school staff, via coach to the Ponds Forge Leisure Centre each week. The swimming sessions will run until Tuesday, 27^th January 2026 and will be taught by qualified swimming instructors. The sessions are fully funded by school, and as they are part of the curriculum, all children are expected to participate.

Times are a little bit different this year! Please can Y4 Peridot arrive at school for 8:30 AM, as the coach will pick you up at 8:50 AM. For Y4 Turquoise and Y4 Onyx, you can stick to the regular school arrival time.

For each lesson your child will need to come to school dressed in their swimwear (underneath their school uniform).

They will also need to bring the following:

• A towel
• A waterproof bag
• A change of underwear

Please ensure you follow the guidance below:

• Your child should not bring or wear any jewelry, including ear piercings. Taping over piercings is not acceptable and will mean your child cannot participate in a swimming session.
• Long hair must be tied back.
• The teacher will ensure any medication which has been shared with school is taken with the child’s group. If your child has a medical need such as asthma, this information has been shared with school and an inhaler has been provided.
• Appropriate swimwear must be worn each week. Please do not send your child in shorts below the knee, heavy outdoor clothing or underwear.
• If your child is required to wear a long sleeve top and leggings, these should be lightweight materials and worn underneath or on top of swimwear.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact your child’s class teacher.

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High Hazels Herald - 3rd September 2025

Many thanks

The team have been very excited to show the student their new classrooms and the exciting units they will be learning about in September. They started today by exploring mythical creatures, especially dragons. Exploring extracts of Harry Potter, Fantastic Beasts and How to Train your Dragon, they collated ideas and started creating their own mythical creature. They will develop annotations with carefully selected adjectives tomorrow.