Dear Parents/Carers,

 

On Wednesday 21st February children’s award-winning author Andy Seed is coming to South View Infant and Nursery School and working with all of the children.

 

You child has the chance to buy a signed copy of one of Andy’s ‘Interview with an animal’ series. The books are £9 each. Your child will bring home a printed order form from school tomorrow. If you would like your child to buy a signed book, the order form needs to be completed and returned back to school on Wednesday 21st February with the exact money.

 

We are looking forward to an exciting day of storytelling, laughter and reading for pleasure.

 

Kind Regards,

Mr Grinham

English Leader

The Spring 2 curriculum maps for the infant and nursery classes, as well as for Miss Allen's class and Miss Mann's class, are now available to view  on our Curriculum page.

 

Our latest newsletter can be found at:

https://www.southview-jun.hants.sch.uk/stream/newsletters/full/1/-//

Dear Parents,

 

Adult English Classes for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)

 

We are delighted to be able to offer a six week course of English for speakers of other languages. This is being offered to parents and the extended families of all children who attend The South View Federation. The course will be delivered by Anna Winiarska who is an ESOL Tutor.

 

The first session is on Thursday 22nd February and then the sessions will take place weekly until Thursday 18th March. It may be extended after this date. The first session will be held at South View Junior School and subsequent sessions will be held in the community room at The South View Federation.

 

Further details can be found at these links:

https://www.hants.gov.uk/educationandlearning/participation-lifelong-learning/hampshire-learns.

https://www.hants.gov.uk/educationandlearning/participation-lifelong-learning/esol

To enrol, please contact myself or come into the junior school or infant school office.

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Mrs Kay Young

Deputy Headteacher of South View Junior School

 

 

Dear Parents

 

NSPCC Number Day 2024 – The Perfect Fit

 

We are delighted that The South View Federation will be supporting the NSPCC (National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children) by taking part in NSPCC Number Day on Friday 2nd February 2024.

 

The theme for this year is ‘2D Shapes’.  There will be fun based maths challenges all about 2D Shapes - with a special focus on triangles.  These will based on the book ‘The Perfect Fit’ by Naomi Jones and James Jones:

 

Number Day is a great way to make maths fun and bring a positive, “can-do” attitude towards it.  As part of the fun, pupils are invited to dress up, representing a 2D shape, or celebrating 2D shapes, for the day.  All we ask for is a donation of at least 50p per child for NSPCC.

 

We look forward to seeing the children representing shapes.

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Mrs H Kaval                                                     Mrs K Young

Infant and Nursery School Maths Manager     Junior School Maths Manager

https://www.southview-jun.hants.sch.uk/junior-school-letters/

With temperatures dropping this month Clare Joy – an NHS school nurse working locally – explains in this short video some top tips on keeping winter bugs at bay and using the Healthier Together app for advice.

 

You can watch on the Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS YouTube channel.

 

Download Healthier Together for advice with common childhood illnesses  

 

It can sometimes be hard for parents to know the best way to help children recover from winter bugs.

 

Healthier Together has been developed by local clinicians and gives simple advice on how to help them get better at home.

 

The app will also help you to spot the signs if it is something more serious and guide you to the right help.

 

Visit what0-18.nhs.uk, download from the App Store or get it on Google Play.

 

The UK Health Security Agency have also published helpful advice on spotting the signs of when to keep children home. You can visit the Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS winter wellness web page for more advice on keeping warm and well this winter.

You will have seen the news regarding the rise in cases of measles in London and the large outbreaks in the West Midlands.

 

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has now declared a national incident in order to focus actions to limit the spread. Further outbreaks of measles will spread to other towns and cities unless urgent action is taken to increase Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccination uptake in areas at greatest risk. Children who get measles can be very poorly and some will suffer life changing complications.

 

 

To support this incident the Department of Education (DfE) has published: What to do if you think your child has measles and when to keep them off school guidance for parents and for schools. 

 

 

The diary dates have been updated for both schools and are available to view on our DIary Dates Page.

 

Paper copies are available from the reception areas of both schools.