Hellingly Newsletter Friday 16th November 

 Acting Headteacher:  Mrs C Crawford 

 

Dear Parents/Carers, I was very proud to stand alongside our Year 6 representatives and many of our children in their brownie                                     uniforms on Sunday at the Hailsham Remembrance Memorial. The children were so respectful and it was                               very special to be a part of such an important occasion. The rain didn’t dampen the sense of respect and                                       importance so thank you to the children and the families who braved the weather to support them. This week has been anti-bullying week and all week the children have been working on ‘choose respect’ -                                   which fits in perfectly with our school values of Respect, Achievement and Perseverance. The children                             have worked hard on this important message and I have been proud of the respect they have shown and                                     their enthusiasm for this very important learning. You will see a photo from the work of each class below                                     and the children are building an anti-bullying display together opposite the pastoral room. Due to the conclusion of anti-bullying week, together with the PTA mufti day and friendship disco today,                                 we made the decision to celebrate Children in Need on Monday instead of today - Mrs Andrews and the                                     School Council have organised for an outline of a giant Pudsey to be filled with loose change and the                                     children may also wear their Pudsey apparel. Please bring in those pennies on Monday morning!  Best wishes, Mrs Crawford 

 

Odd Socks Day           

To start our Anti-Bullying Week, we wore odd socks! It was an opportunity for children to express 

themselves and celebrate their individuality and what makes us all unique! 

   Afternoon Tea Week 3 

        

  Well done to our Afternoon Tea winners who 

celebrated their excellent attitude to learning this afternoon with some yummy cake and biscuits! 

 

Attendance  

Gold 100% 

Silver Above 98% 

Bronze Above 96% 

     

Galaxies Satellites Milky Ways 

Asteroids Meteors Comets Planets Stars 

 

Well done to our Galaxies and Satellites  £5 for 5 winners this week:  

  Upcoming dates:  

● Monday 19th November - Children in Need pennies for Pudsey 

● Tuesday 20th November - Resilient Children parents workshop 

● Wednesday 28th November - PTA Wreath Making Workshop 

● Thursday 29th November - Big Sing for Year 5 children ● Saturday 1st December - PTA Christmas Fair 

 

  

 

 

Hellingly Loves Learning

  

 

Planets Drumming Workshop 

On Monday, Planets class participated in a truly               fantastic drumming workshop, linked to their           learning about Kenya and DT - making musical               instruments. They learnt the names of different             African drums and experimented with different           rhythms.    The next day, they wrote up their experience in the                   form of a journal entry - and these were fantastic                   too! 

 

Remembrance Parade 

Written by our Stars Roving Reporters  

On the 11th November, some children from Stars attended the                   Remembrance Service in Hailsham. We joined the parade with                 local community groups such as: Guides, Brownies and Scouts.                 We said prayers and sang songs to remember the fallen                   soldiers. We felt honoured to be part of this special occasion. 

 

Thank you to our Roving Reporters for their update!   

 

 

   Saying Goodbye... 

 

I am sad to pass on the news this week that Mrs                       Green and Mrs Leaman will be leaving us at the end                     of this term. The majority of the children in the                   school spent their all-important Reception year with             Mrs Green and she has been a big part of the                     school for many years. Mrs Green leaves us for an                   exciting opportunity to support setting up a Nursery               and working with the Early Years Hub so that other                   teachers across the county can benefit from her               expertise. We have appointed Mrs Varley, another             Early Years expert, to work with Galaxies from               January. Mrs Leaman leaves us to spend more time                 with her family and Mrs Heffernan will continue to                 teach Milky Ways in January. We wish both Mrs                 Green and Mrs Leaman the very best for the future. 

  

 

 

Hellingly Loves Learning

  

 

Galaxies - sharing   

 

  Asteroids - taking turns

 

 

Comets -   We have been learning about how to politely say ‘STOP!’ 

  

  Satellites - Everyone is different  

 

Meteors -   We created ‘we are unique’ socks! 

  Milky Ways - the importance of a smile

 

 

Planets   

As part of our anti-bullying learning, we 

discussed ways that Planets class use the 

internet and how we can be ‘upstanders’ to 

cyberbullying. 

  Stars - odd socks! 

 

 

Hellingly Loves Learning