The Buzz

There is a definite autumnal feeling in the air and there is even a little chill. We will soon be commemorating remembrance day both in school and at the local event, thank you to the Y1 pupil and their family who will be joining Mrs Gale and there is space for another pupil from Y1 or Y2 to accompany her on Sunday 9th November. Please contact the school admin team if you are interested. Mrs Connolly will be working with the staff to produce a poppy installation in the school grounds which will be stunning I'm sure. Next week the children will be able to buy poppies and other merchandise at the end of the day, this will be cash only.

We have updated the HISN Behaviour Policy to include a pupil reflection element so that we capture pupil voice and can also reflect on the zones of regulation and our bee rules. HISN Behaviour Policy Please take some time to look at this.

Thank you for bringing in your clothing donations. I am pleased to confirm that as a partnership we collected £105.

You will have seen that tickets have gone on sale for our annual firework event last Monday on Classlist. HPPA are looking for a team of volunteers to help make this evening possible so if you can spare some time please sign up via the attached link : Fireworks volunteer rota.xlsx - Google Sheets

We are pleased to send out the Amazon wish list again this year, this is a great way to support the school and your child's year group, it includes those nice to have items which support your child.

As we are coming up to half term, please ensure your child has the correct whiteboard pen, many of them are running out after so much work this half term. We have included a link to the best type of pen Whiteboard Pens.

I hope you have a restful weekend when it arrives and are looking forward to a well deserved half term which is now on the horizon.

Helen Lockey

Executive Headteacher

Tickets for the Fireworks Night are on sale now !

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.

The Wish List is populated by teachers who have a clear understanding of what 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 with the year group the gifts is for along with your name so we can see who kindly donated .

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

"Talk PANTS" is an online safety campaign by the NSPCC to help children understand their bodies are private and to encourage them to talk to a trusted adult if something makes them feel upset or worried. This week, Public Health encouraged all Early Years and Primary School settings to celebrate Talk Pants. The aim is to promote simple conversations with young people to keep them safe from harm. This week teachers introduced the safety messages with the help of PANTosaurus, who helps children understand that their body belongs to them and they should tell a safe adult they trust if anything makes them upset or worried.

To find out more about the campaign and plan your activities for Talk PANTS week please view https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bk0p0Et-ZZ0

If your child is moving up to Year 3 in September 2026 and you would like to book a tour of HJS please book via our website HPP website

Tours are running on the following dates:-

• Thursday 6th November 9am
• Thursday 11th December 9am

The tours will last approximately 1 hour and are for parent/carers of current Year 2 children only.

RP RK, 1C had the best attendance last week

1C, 1D & 1T had no late students last week

We have been busy bees this half term, since our last instalment of the Buzz! We celebrated National Poetry Day on 2nd October, inspired by the poem ‘Word Play’, we played with the words for the famous ‘London’s burning’ poem. In English, our Focus book is the Gingerbread man. We have spent our time understanding the elements of the story which make it a fairy tale and have focused on character descriptions using expanded noun phrases. We have also explored using the conjunction ‘because’ to extend our sentences and give reasons for our descriptions by pulling information from the book. We cannot wait to start rewriting the story next week.

In maths, we have begun our addition and subtraction unit of work where we have recapped our bonds to ten and twenty, we have used practical resources to explore related addition fact families and have been exploring how we add by crossing the tens boundary e.g. 7 + 8.

In RE, we have been exploring the religion of Hinduism and were fortunate enough to have Nabhi Navhinandan Das from the London Institute of Vedic Education visit us and hold a Diwali assembly. He helped us to learn where Hindu’s believe the story of Diwali originated from and we were able to re-enact the story. We were also able to gain an insight into how Hindu’s may celebrate Diwali and we were given the opportunity to ask a range of questions regarding the Hindu religion.

In history, we have continued to think about the Great Fire of London and focused on other important historical events which took place in the 1600’s including the Plague and The Gunpower Plot. We began to understand how all three events from the 1600’s helped to shape how London is today.

In art, we have started to think about shading and observational drawing. We have explored the work of Frieda Kahlo who created bright, Mexican inspired observational drawing of fruit and other everyday objects. We have enjoyed experimenting how to create light and dark shades with different toned sketching pencils.

In PSHE, our topic this half term is emotional health and wellbeing. As part of this, the UNICEF right we have been focusing on is the right to be safe. As part of our PSHE curriculum, we have been thinking about things we are thankful for, seeing other people’s point of view, being positive and this week, we focused on supporting our wellbeing through being mindful. We explored a range of mindful activities which helped us to regulate our emotions and make us feel calm and ready to learn.

In science, our topic this half term is everyday materials. As part of this learning, we have explored the properties of materials and how these properties make them suitable or unsuitable for a range of uses. We have also explored recycling and this week, we explored different everyday materials and sorted them into which type of recycling they were.

Each child at Hampton Infant School has a personal log in to Oxford Reading Buddy. This is a wonderful resource where your child can access digital copies of a range of books. They can read these aloud, listen to stories and answer quiz questions to support their comprehension skills. Your child's class teacher has recently updated your child's account so a new series of books will be available for you to access. We hope you enjoy sharing these books with your children and can use this resource to support their reading at home in addition to their weekly reading book from school. Your child's personal log in details can be found in the front of their home school diary.

Please read the email sent to all Year 2 parents this afternoon regarding Y2's visit to Kew Gardens in March next year. Payment for this visit is due by Friday 30th January. There is an option to pay in instalments if you wish. If you have any questions regarding this, please contact the school office.

We are still looking for children who would like to accompany Mrs Gale on Sunday 9th November to take part in the annual remembrance day parade from the Methodist Church on Percy Road to the Oldfield Road Memorial Garden. If your child is in Year 1 or Year 2, and they would like to accompany Mrs Gale on this day, please do email the school office. The children will need to meet Mrs Gale at 11.50am at the church on the Sunday for a 12pm start. The parade finishes at approximately 1.15pm and children will need to wear full school uniform.

The annual Mayor's & Leaders Christmas Card Competition is now open for budding young artists aged 5-11 who live or go to school in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. The winner will have their design made into a Christmas card that the Mayor and Leader will send out to their official mailing list. Entries should be A5, your child's own original image and in colour. Please remember to write your child's name, age and school or home address on the back. Please note that designs cannot be returned due to the volume received. Your entry must be submitted by 10am on Monday 17th November 2025 (by post): Mayor’s Christmas Card Competition, Mayor’s Office, York House, Richmond Road, Twickenham, TW1 3AA or (by email): mayors.office@richmond.gov.uk .

This competition is not organised by Hampton Infant School or Hampton Junior School and so please do not submit your entry to your class teacher.

The NHS Pharmacy First Service is an England-only service, which allows you to access advice and treatment for seven common conditions from your community pharmacy, without the need to see a GP.

It's easy, just walk into a participating Boots Pharmacy and ask for help.

The seven common conditions are :

🤒Sinusitus 🤒Impetigo🤒Sore Throat 🤒Shingles🤒Earache 🤒Uncomplicated urinary tract infections in women🤒Infected insect bites and stings

HPP are looking for an Admin Officer for the junior school, click the link below for more information.

Please make sure that your child's water bottle, sweatshirt or cardigan is named; lost property will be put in the box outside the office reception area. Please communicate to other parents via Classlist if you have trouble locating lost cardigans/sweatshirts.

Parents should end their phone calls before they enter the school site so that you can greet your children without any distractions and with a smile.

A reminder to all parents to be considerate to our neighbours when dropping off in the morning and collecting at the end of the day. We do have parking enforcement officers regularly in attendance so please do not park on zigzags, double lines, corners of roads, across neighbours driveways. Ripley Road is a School Street zone and is closed to traffic Monday-Friday 8.30am-9.00am and 2.45pm-3.15pm.

If your child has a medical condition, please make sure that you update their Arbor record. This information is very important and will be used by our Welfare Medical Officer, Miss Bissett.

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Email: office.hisn@hpp.school
Website: hpp.school
Location: Hampton Infant School and Nursery, Ripley Road, Hampton, UK
Phone: 0208 979 1815