The Buzz

A Fantastic First Half Term!

What an incredibly busy and successful first half term we've all had! Our children have embraced a wonderful range of enrichment opportunities, including:

• Bude residentials
• Sponsored walks
• Science museum visits
• Rugby tournaments
• Brass lessons
• Bikeability training

I'm very proud of all the children who have thrown themselves into these experiences, and I hope they continue to thrive as the year progresses.

The final of our whole-school poetry competition took place this week, and the judges were incredibly impressed with the standard of all finalists. The overall winner was Emse in Year 4, who performed her poem with confidence and a huge smile on her face. Well done to everyone who took part – you've all developed important presentation skills through this event.

The initial Year 5 Bude presentation will take place on Monday 3rd November at 3.30pm in the Rose Hall. This presentation will provide families with an insight into this amazing residential experience. We encourage as many of you to attend as possible. However, we understand that not everyone can make it, so slides and information will be emailed out to all Year 5 parents after the event.

This term's parents consultations will take place on 11th and 13th November. This is an important part of your child’s education journey so please ensure you have signed up for a slot using our booking system.

Fireworks Event – Volunteers Needed

Finally, HPPA are looking for a team of volunteers to help make this year's fireworks event possible. If you can spare some time, please sign up via this link: Fireworks volunteer rota.xlsx - Google Sheets

Finally a huge thank you to all the lovely books purchased via our Amazon Wish List. It really does make a difference and the children are really looking forward to reading them. The links are below should you wish to purchase a book for our school library.

Thank you for your continued support.

Mr J James

The voting is now open for the Parent Governor Elections. There are three candidates and you are invited to vote for one candidate only.

Voting is via an email link from Choice voting, which was sent together with instructions on how to place your vote, at 12pm on Wednesday 22 October.

Voting will remain open until 5pm on Friday 7 November.

If you have any queries or would like further information on the election, please contact Beth Hemphill, Clerk to the Governing Body: bhemphill@hpp.school.

I would like to remind parents that the deadline for completing your child's application for secondary school will close on Friday 31st October. Please ensure that you have viewed your child's chosen schools and completed your application with your local borough in good time. Any applications received after this date will be classed as late and will only be considered after all those received on time. A further copy of the documentation to assist you is attached.

Tickets are on sale now. Please ensure you get your ticket early to avoid disappointment!

Parents and carers, we need your help to improve our library!

Over the last few years families have very kindly contributed gifts to the school via the Amazon wish list. These gifts are always incredibly well received and have made such a difference to the school community. This term we are asking families to help improve the variety of non-fiction books we have in the school library - an area used and enjoyed by all children, all the time!

This is where the Amazon Wish List comes in! This Wish List is populated by teachers who have a clear understanding of what additional books we need and what would make the biggest difference to your child and their classes.

When completing your purchase, please remember to include a gift receipt so we can see who kindly donated.

If you are able to make a purchase, please follow the links below:

Y3 https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3NNZF4K249CCC?ref_=wl_share

Y4 https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2O8CZA4UAQQ1F?ref_=wl_share

Y5 https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/16NTQRK3S4EQ3?ref_=wl_share

Y6 https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3UI0B0WSM063F?ref_=wl_share

Thank you for all your support and I look forward to seeing all the wonderful new additions to our library.

3G - Fraser

3B - Bailey

3CJ - Noah

4S - Nyra

4MB - Leo

4K - Livia

4R - Charles

5E - Cassidy

5S - Whole Class

5F - Zahida

5CL - Alfie

6C - Aida

6B - Henry

6W - Eisha

6K - William

The class with the best attendance last week was 5F & 5S

The class with the least number of lates last week was 6B with no lates - well done 6B!

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Location: Hampton Junior School, Percy Road, Hampton, UK
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