9 November 2018

Christmas Quarter Week 9

HILL HOUSE INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR SCHOOL

Important dates:

Weeks beginning 19 & 26 November Parent consultations.

Thursday 22 November Flu vaccine- please return consent forms by 15 November

Tuesday 4 December – 11.00am Christmas Show – S4, S5 & S6

Wednesday 5 December – 11.00am Christmas Show- S1, S2 & S3

Wednesday 12 December End of Term school finishes at 12noon

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The Small School Scoop

Dear Parents,

Lots of children have been getting green cards this week for exceptional work and effort. You may notice they come home a bit sparkly sometimes – this is Mrs Heald’s super power and it helps make the children even more super!

This week we have been learning about Remembrance Day. The children have explored different ways to make poppies using salt dough and paper. To mark the centenary of remembrance, we have created a stunning montage of poppies which we shall put on display in Small School. Please pop in and have a look at the children’s paper poppies in the entrance hall too.

The preparations for our Christmas shows are in full swing and the children are learning songs and actions. Please continue to help them learn the lines they brought home before Half Term. It promises to be a great show!

Parent consultations We would like to invite each of you in to Small School to talk with your child’s teacher about the progress they have made this term. The meetings will last 15 minutes and you will have an opportunity to look at your child’s Learning Journey during this time. Please sign up for an appointment next week. The sign-up sheets for S1, S2 and S3 will be on the noticeboard in the main entrance. Parents of children in S4, S5 and S6, please sign up outside the Dining Room.

A polite reminder to all parents that parking on the yellow zig-zag lines outside school is strictly forbidden. This is to ensure safe entry and exit for our pupils during drop off and collection times. Additionally, parents who wish to come into Small School to drop their children off please ensure you leave the school by 8.25am so that we can start our timetabled activities on time. We appreciate your cooperation on both of these matters.

This week a special mention goes to our merit children: Elizabeth (S1), Ariya (S2), Sophia (S3), Henry (S4), Timothee (S5) and Rayan (S6). They all received a merit in last week’s Small School assembly for making excellent progress with their independence and concentration and for being helpful towards other children.

We hope you have an enjoyable weekend, see you next week.

The Small School Team

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What we will learn next week:

Health and Hygiene We will be continuing to learn about the bones in our body that protect us.

We will be talking about our rib cage and the important job it does to protect our heart and lungs.

Home Learning Please continue to build words with the phonemes your child has been

learning in phonics. Encourage the children to spell out the words and write them down.

Mathematics We will be learning days of the week

and months of the year.

Topic We will be reading

The Secrets of Winter, and learning about

how animals hibernate in winter.

Phonics Revision of phase 2

and phase 3 sounds.

French

The children will be learning vocabulary for objects in school and continuing to learn our Christmas song: Il était un gros bonhomme.

Swimming In Swimming the children will be learning how to

enter and exit the pool safely and playing games in the water.

Gym In Gym we will be using the apparatus to learn

to climb and balance.

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Our week in pictures:

The children learned about Remembrance Day and made salt

dough poppies.

We used the gym apparatus to learn to balance and climb.

Elizabeth, Alana and Charles built the dinosaurs a new home.

We explored dynamics using the percussion

instruments.

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What are we eating next week?

Morning Break Lunch

Monday Wholemeal bread with butter

and cheddar cheese

Fruit

Cheesy pasta with bacon and peas

Yoghurts

Tuesday Oatcakes

with cheddar cheese

Fruit

Tuna, rice and sweetcorn

Bananas

Wednesday Homemade flapjacks

with coconut

Fruit

Roast chicken, mashed potato

Apples

Thursday Wholemeal bread and butter

Fruit

Roast carrot soup, wholemeal roll,

cheese and ham

Autumn salad

Friday Wholemeal bread and butter

Fruit

Friday Club: Spaghetti

with roast red pepper and courgetti sauce

Please remember to encourage good table manners at home to ensure a calm and enjoyable environment for lunches at school