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(Pictured with Mr Humphries & school governor Dr Collins )

NEWSLETTER Make a Difference! Be Outstanding!

To have high expectations To be included

To be safe To be part of a team

To be independent To be respected

Autumn 2 2017

Winner! Zach in year 3

Winner! Frankie in year 1

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GOVERNOR SHIELD ‘RUNNER UP’ CHILDREN

Well done to all the governors’ nominations for the writing shield.

Their writing was well presented, purposeful and fun to read. Keep it

up children!

OUR NEW SCHOOL LEADERS

Say hello to our new leaders! Headboy -Jawad Mumith, Headgirl- Lexi

Watton, Deputy Headboy- Billy Fisher, Deputy Headgirl- Millie Kalinski.

Random Christmas Fact: Boxing Day gets its name from all the money collected in church alms-boxes for the poor.

Upper school Lower school

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CHILDREN IN NEED

We all had a great time supporting ‘Children in Need’ and your

children looked fantastic. Thank you very much for all your kind

donations. We have managed to raise £344. Fantastic!

INTERNET SAFETY

Random Christmas Fact:

According to tradition, you should eat one mince pie on each of the 12 days of Christmas to bring good luck.

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BUTSER ANCIENT FARM

As part of their topics, year 3 visited the farm and had a fantastic day out learning about life in the past. Year 3 had lots of fun this year learning about the life and culture of early humans. They have participated in a wide range of activities both in school and at Butser Ancient Farm, including baking Stone Age bread, Celtic jewellery making and learning about the agricultural lifestyle of their ancestors! They have ended the term with their own cave paintings using natural materials to create their tools and paints.

Random Christmas Fact: The chances of a White Christmas are just 1 in 10 for England and Wales, and 1 in 6

for Scotland and Northern Ireland.

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PUBLIC CONSULTATION

On Thursday 11th January there will be an opportunity for all to see

the proposed new school building plans from 2:30pm -7pm in the main

school hall.

The new building will comprise of a 3 story building which looks great!

It will so much better than what we have now. Look out for the letter!

BACK TO SCHOOL School starts back on Tuesday 9th January 2018.

BONFIRE EVENT

Once again, the school worked alongside the Landport Community with Rob Neale and hosted this year’s bonfire and fireworks night. Everything ran very smoothly and the event was once again well attended. Well done!

LATE FOR SCHOOL?

School starts at 8:50 am for years 3 to 6 and 9 am for years R to 2. Our attendance officer does monitor families who are persistently late. Please aim to be on time.

Random Christmas Fact:

16 ….The average number of Christmas presents a UK child receives.

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REMEMBRANCE DAY

We had a two minute silence for Remembrance day. Your children were so respectful. AMAZING!

YR 6 @ SUBMARINE MUSEUM

Year 6 had a fantastic day out at the Submarine Museum in Gosport. They travelled there via the Gosport Ferry, who for some children this was the first time on a boat. At the museum, the children learned about life under the sea on a real life WW2 submarine!

Random Christmas Fact: Christmas trees usually grow for about 15 years before they’re sold.

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GLEE CLUB SING

Mrs Denford and her Glee Club have been busily singing all over the place! They sang beautifully in St Mary’s Church.

STEM DAY (Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths)

Some lucky year 5 children got to spend the day at Sir Ben Ainslie's

Racing Head Quarters. Here they learnt about what it takes to build a

boat to win the America's Cup. It was a great day of STEM and

sustainability activities and the children were awarded a British

Science Association CREST award at the end

Random Christmas Fact: “White Christmas” is the best-selling song of all time.

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WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL

Year 4 explored the Anglo Saxon city of Winchester. They held an

Anglo Saxon pot, illuminated letters and were fantastic ambassadors

for Arundel Court. Well done Year 4!

YEAR 1 ALIEN HUNT

Year 1 went on an alien hunt today.

They got a message from Mr Jones

to tell them that the aliens had landed

in school. They were after their

packed lunches. They couldn't find

the aliens but found clues they had

been here. Luckily no one was

missing a packed lunch.

This is to help Year 1 write recounts.

Random Christmas Fact:

The average Brit consumes around 7,000 calories on Christmas day and you’ll reach your recommended daily allowance at about 2pm.

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YEAR 2 TRAP A DRAGON

Year 2 have been trying to trap a dragon. They had to dig a hole,

cover it with a sheet & leaves and leave a juicy bit of meat on top. So

far, NO LUCK! Please let them know if you see one around Landport!

YEAR 5 VIKINGS FOR A DAY

Year 5 children became Vikings for the day, they wrote their names in

Runes then built a shelter with resources from the forest.

Random Christmas Fact: 10 million… The number of Turkeys cooked in the UK every Christmas.

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100% ATTENDANCE FOR AUTUMN 2

EARLY YEARS & KEY STAGE 1

Year R ( 93%)

Ruby-Violet Almy-Mclachlan, Nicholas Anghel Socarici,

Alyssa-Rose Baker, Bertie David Barnett, Danni-Mae Cumbes,

Amara Egwuatu, Ammar Ezzadin, Betsy Foskett, Jacob Goodall,

George Heather, Lola-Rose Lattimer, Payton Marsh, Cobie Marshall,

Isabel Marshall, Talia Mason, Rihanna Musana, Michaela Reeves,

Skylar Reeves, Lenny Stones, Timothy Street-Thaci, Joey Willimot,

Daniel Yordanov

Year 1 (93%)

Saadia Akther, Belal Alkhatab, Jiong Yi Chen, Jaidon Derrick, Quinn Gates,

Jack Gaymer-Wiggins, Archie Hardy, Yusef Ibrahem, George Jones,

Dilrage Kaur, Shahithya Kengatharan, Darren Marofi, Pina Mevan,

Luella Ponsford, Lilly Ruddy, Caiden Sales, Maggie Stewart, Ellis Uzoamaka, Raine

Wells, Naomi Wentworth, Sienna Wyatt

Year 2 (96%)

Alexander Adeleke, Lexie Amey, Akhil Bhatlapenumarthy, Luna Lee Bird,

Oliver Budzen-Zawadzki, Kitty Cushman, Fatima Doraji Raghaiveh,

Olivia Foreman, Archie Forrest, Zachary Francis, Safia Hafsah,

Daisie-Mae Harris, Archie Heather, imaad Hoque, Wahid Islam, Osman Jumah,

Georgey Marshall, Sarah Muho, Sanaz Najafy, Karina Nowacka, Lennon Roche,

Ruby Ruddy, Sara Saida, Hana Shukr, Liam Taylor, Jasmine Wyatt, Seyar Zahir

Random Christmas Fact: The video of Last Christmas was the last time George Michael was filmed without a

beard.

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100% ATTENDANCE AUTUMN 2

KEY STAGE 2

Year 3 (95%)

Hamza Ahmed, Zidane Ahouessou, Malakai Ash, Tahiya Chowdhury,

Aleisha Early, Liliarana Egan, Betsey-B Finch, Sonny Foreman,

Charlie Heather, Jana Ismael, Franciszek Lis, Daniele Lobina, Oscar Majid,

Callum, McPhee, Zainab Nassar, Zachariah Risby, Yara Saida, Mia Shutt, Kaiden

Tait, Vinnie Thompson, Ziath Uddin, Daniella Uzoamaka,

Owen Wainwright, Isabelle Walsh-Deakins, Albie Watton, Rithika Yerroju,

Shannon Young.

Year 4 (97%)

Kamran Ali, Rakhia Alkhatab, Jaymes Annals, Majlinda Arifi, Elsie Avis-Smith,

Julia Balakut, Samira Begum, Marianne Bulavska, Rhys Carroll,

Kamila Cielecka, Romue Da Silva Pascoa, Filip Dlugi, Rhys Doba,

Oakley Drayton, Oliwia Gliszczynska, Zahid Islam,

Bernard Isaac Tshimabalanga Kamba, Kirsty Kell, Emilie Kimber, Kenni King,

Leon Legg, Brooke Lewis, Reggie Marsh, Tamsin Morey, Leonna Nguyen,

Johnny O’Shea, Dillon Perkins, Alfie Randall, Dylan Taylor, Joshua Wentworth

Year 5 (95%)

Marwa Ahmadi, Aneesa Ahmed, Ryan Atilla, Sadiqah Begum, Callum Drayton,

Yazmine Egan, Reggie Harris, Libbie Hayes, Ridwanul Hoque, Ayman Ismael, Ellie

Muir, Vanessa Ndebele, Scot Preston, Brooke-Kathleen Roberts,

Kevin Simpson, Harvey Somerset, Evie Willis, Hayley Wyatt, Mubin Yesef-Sako

Year 6 (95%)

Darya Abdullah, Deelan Ahmad, Mariya Ali, Alice Avis-Smith, Aaliyah Carter,

Daisy cole, Harvey Collins, Courtney Dempsey, Fawn Egan, Billy Fisher, Madison

Gates, Anisha Hoque, Katie House, Millie Kalinski, Maciej Lis,

Tyler Morey, Amanda Nedvecka, Ruby Powell, Lucia Protheroe, Ellee Tait,

Jackie Tash, Eviee Thompson, Cinton Tong, Debbie Venkatesh,

Justin Waweru, Aya Wilding, Ashleigh Young.

Random Christmas Fact: In a recent poll, users voted the most popular Christmas film of all time as Home Alone,

with The Muppet Christmas Carol second, and It’s a Wonderful Life third.