Dear Parents/Carers

 

Next week, we will be opening our libraries across the Federation for you to come and read with your children. This is a great opportunity to see our fantastic libraries and share a story together.

 

The junior library will be open on:

Wednesday 2nd July from 3.20 p.m. until 4 p.m.

 

The infant library will be open on:

Friday 4th July from 3.20 p.m. until 4 p.m.

 

We look forward to seeing you there.

 

Miss Sheldon and Mr Grinham

You are invited to the

Year 4 Music Concert

 

Date - Friday 27^th June 2025

Time – 10:45am - 11:15am

Venue - Junior School Hall

From - The Year 4 Team

South View Infant and Nursery School

School Nursing Team Clinic

 

Thursday 26th June

 

A member of the school nursing team will be available in school from 1.15 p.m. on Thursday 26th June. They are able to offer support and discuss any concerns you may have regarding your child. They can cover a range of topics including toileting, sleep and diet.

 

PLEASE BOOK AN APPOINTMENT BY CALLING THE INFANT SCHOOL OFFICE.

 

 

 

Junior School Sports Day 2025

Dear Parents,

Great news! Sports Day is on Wednesday 25th June.

 

On Wednesday morning, we are having the usual relay races on the field. Your child will be in their house point team in their class. They will do each relay race, as part of their team, and you are welcome to follow your child around the field as they do these activities. This will start at 10am and should finish by 11am.

 

In the afternoon, we will have races on the field and it will be in two parts. Lower school (Year 3 and Year 4) will start their Sports Day events at 1:15pm and finish at 2pm. Upper school (Year 5 and Year 6) will then come out and start their Sports Day events at 2:15pm - finishing at 3pm.

 

If your child is in lower school, please arrive ready for a 1:15pm start. You are then welcome to leave when lower school have finished their races. If your child is in upper school, you should arrive ready for a 2:15pm start. If you have children in upper and lower school, you are welcome for both.

 

All children will be expected to return to class and will be sent home at 3:20pm, as usual. Obviously, your child will need their PE kit for the whole day and if possible, they may wear a T-shirt in their house colour.

 

 If it is raining, on the Wednesday morning, then Sports Day will be called off as the ground will be too slippery to sprint on. We will put a notification on the school website.

 

Yours in sport,

Miss Mann

Sports Day Event Leader

Dear Parents

 

Year 6 Production School of Pop children are working hard at learning their songs and lines.  There will be a performance of the production on Thursday 3rd July at 6pm and all children are expected to attend as every child has an important part in the production.   There will be no charge for coming to see the performance, but due to fire regulations we will need to distribute tickets.  

 

Please order tickets for the evening performance.  It is up to two tickets per family but please do indicate if you would like any extras and we can allocate any left over seats accordingly.

 

https://forms.office.com/e/hZarKEB3Vk

 

Your child will need to be in school for 5.30pm on Thursday 3rd July to get ready for the performance.

Yours sincerely

 

Mrs N Backham   Mrs K McGuinnity 

Sports Day - Years R, 1 & 2

Infant School Sports Day

Wednesday 18th June 2025

Start: 09:15am       Ends: 11:30 am roughly

 

We are very excited to be able to invite you to attend the Infant School Sports Day!

 

Each year group will have their own zone on the field where they will be competing.

 

Year R are in the red/white zone on the Infant field.

 

Key Stage 1 will be on the Junior school side of the field, Year 1 in the yellow/black zone and Year 2 in the blue/white zone.

 

Please stay within the marked parent zone to allow the children to show off what they have been practising.

 

Please remember your child will need to wear their full PE kit and if it is sunny please apply sun cream to your child prior to coming to school.

 

We look forward to seeing you!

 

Dear Parents and Carers,

 

Did you know:

• 51% of UK 11-13 year olds have seen pornography, mostly unintentionally (evidence)
• 73% of parents say excessive smartphone-use is a source of family conflict (evidence)
• Among children aged 8-17 who are bullied, eight in ten experience it through a device (evidence)

As primary school headteachers in Basingstoke, we're concerned about these statistics, and want to support parents in these challenges.

 

We would therefore encourage every parent in Basingstoke to attend the webinar below, irrespective of your child's age.

 

What's it all about?

• We know that parenting in the digital age has never been more complex, with issues surrounding screen time, social media use and gaming.
• Many parents are concerned about the harmful content that can be accessed and their children’s mental health and wellbeing. 
• A lot more is known now about the impact of smartphones, but sometimes parents are just not aware.

So, if you....

• have children who haven't yet hit the smartphone age yet, but want to learn about the impact of them and also learn how to avoid future issues, or,
• have children who have a smartphone but you are concerned about the impact it has on their development and wellbeing, or
• feel alone in wanting to place restrictions on technology of delay giving them a smartphone, but feel unable to because giving your child a phone or playing online games is "what everybody does"...

...then please attend our free, online webinar where we will:

• Share statistics and research around technology and the impact on children's childhoods and mental health, and also what they can access.
• Empower you to be able to make choices and set boundaries both now and in the future.
• Talk through exactly what the Parent Pact is from "Smartphone Free Childhood"

Please note that the webinars have been organised by the headteachers of Basingstoke Primary Schools, and will be run by the charity Papaya - the real experts in this area. This is a fantastic opportunity not to be missed.

 

When is it, and how do I sign-up?

• Wednesday June 25th at 7:30 pm - book here

• Tuesday July 8th at 6:00 pm - book here

• Wednesday July 16th at 7:30 pm - book here

• Maximum of 1 hour.

• Each session is the same!

 

Click here for information Year 1 Phonics Screening

Dear Parents,

The Scholastic Book Fair will be arriving after half term on Tuesday 3^rd June and will be with us for a week. Last year, due to your amazing support, we raised over £900 commission to spend on books for our school library and classrooms. This year, there is a 3 for 2 offer on books where you can get the cheapest book free! To assist with the rise in the cost of living, there are a range of books that can be purchased for under £5. We are also running a competition where winners will receive a voucher to spend at the fair.

You can pay for the books easily at the Book Fair using cash, card or using an online payment link when you attend the fair.  There will be an opportunity after school in the dining room, on Thursday 5^th June for years 3 and 4 and on Friday 6^th June for years 5 and 6, to purchase books.

Below, is a timetable of when your child’s class will be visiting the fair. Each class will get two sessions at the Book Fair. The first session is for looking at the books and the second session is an opportunity to buy books.

 

 

 

We look forward to seeing you there!

 

 

Miss Sheldon

English Leader