Newletter May 2016

Diary Dates
EVENTS FOR JUNE:
MONDAY 6TH
INSET CLOSURE (5)
Thursday 9th
Years 5&6 Rounders Festival
at
Connaught
Friday 10th
Visit by Fire Department
Sat 11th&12th
Dad’s Camping Event (fully
subscribed)
Monday 13th
Years 5 & 6 Quad Kids at
Aldershot
Mon 13th—Fri 17th—
Healthy Eating Week
Year 5 Bikeability
Year 4 Swimming
Friday 17th
Team Superschools Assembly
Mon 20th—Fri 24th
Year 5 Bikeability
Thursday 23rd
Summer Concert
Friday 24th
Class Photographs
Monday 27th
Year 5 Tudor Workshop
Prospective Parents Informal
Open Morning 9:15—10:30
Tuesday 28th
Year Tudor Banquet
Prospective Parents Informal
Open Afternoon 1:30—2:30
pm
Wednesday 29th
Year 5 Chertsey Museum
Visit
Thursday 30th
Year 3 Pre-History Workshop
Year 5 Chertsey Museum
Years 3&4 Quad Kids at
Connaught
Years 5&6 Maths Challenge
at Gordons School
Prospective Parents Open
Morning 9:15—10:30
FRIDAY 1ST JULY
SPORTS DAY
Hammond School News
Across the Federation
Can we really be heading
towards the last half term of the
school year? It hardly seems
possible! The glimpses of sun
and warmth are just tasters of
the lovely summer days ahead
which is such an enjoyable time
at school for all our children.
School Development
Thank you to all those who have
completed our parent
questionnaires. Children and
staff have also completed these
too. Your views are important
to us and will help shape our
priorities for the future. Shortly
after half term we are meeting
with all staff and governors to
review where we are and plan
our developments for the
coming year. Our School
Development Plan shapes our
work for the next 12 months
and we will be keeping you
informed with details of these
priorities later in the term. Our
children deserve their schools to
be constantly looking to the
future and evolving. Standing
still is not what we do and it is
exciting for us to plan forward
how we can continue to improve
and develop on the excellent
INSET CLOSURES FOR SEPT
2016 - JULY 2017
5th September 2016
25th November 2016
3rd January 2017
18th April 2017
5th June 2017
30th June 2017
practise in both schools. We will
be discussing areas of success and
areas for development at this
term’s Parent Forum / Class
Reps meetings at each school and
we will also provide feedback on
the outcomes of the
questionnaires through the
monthly newsletters.
Olympic Year
Is it really 4 years since the
amazing London 2012? This year
both schools will be getting into
the Olympic spirit kicking off
with our joint sports day on 1st
July, followed by an Olympic
focus week during which we will
be joined by an Olympic athlete
to demonstrate their skills and
inspire us all. We will also be
taking part in joint Olympic
events with all the schools within
GLF throughout the week,
scoring points towards a joint
medals table. More details to
follow but we look forward to an
exciting celebration of sport in
the first week of July!
A testing time…
Alongside all schools, Key Stage 1
& 2 have been undertaking the
new national tests over the last
few weeks. These now test the
children on their knowledge and
understanding of the new
curriculum. The raised
expectations in this curriculum
have been reflected in the tests,
but as you may be aware, both
schools have been ahead of most
others in working towards these
raised standards for the last 2
years. Our children have been
extremely well prepared for what
is now asked of them. They have
all worked so hard to achieve
their best and that’s all we can
ask.
As we say to all our children, they
are so much more than the
outcome of any test which cannot
see the many talents and character
traits which make them the
people they are and of which we
are all so proud. We hope they
rest and relax over the half term
now!
We hope you all have a restful
and enjoyable half term break too.
Sarah Evans
Executive Headteacher
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School Uniform
The complete range of our smart
new uniform is now available
through Valentino’s to buy now or
in readiness for the new term. The
incoming Year 3 will all be expected
to be in the new uniform but current
children will have over the next
academic year to grow out or wear
out their current uniform. We are
particularly proud of our new PE
range. You may view the new
uniform by visiting the school office
or Valentino’s store in Knaphill.
Parent Questionnaires
Thank you to all the parents who
took the time to complete the online
parent questionnaire. Your views are
greatly valued and we appreciate
your feedback on how we are doing.
This feedback provides us with
information to input into our
priorities for the year ahead. Once
the results have been analysed we
will be discussing areas of success
and development and will provide
feedback through the monthly
newsletter and parent forum.
SATs
The week beginning 9th May once
again saw Year 6 heavily involved
with their end of Key Stage SATs
tests. This year was especially testing
as changes to the assessment
framework meant that experience
was new for both staff and children.
The children alongside their teachers
worked really hard to ensure that
they were as prepared as possible for
these tests and that the results of
these tests reflected the culmination
of their learning from four years at
Hammond School. Well done to all
of year 6 I could tell from your
efforts and preparation that you did
your very best. Alongside these SATs
tests were also taking place in Years
3, 4 and 5 and the results of these
tests will be combined with on going
teacher assessments to relay progress
and attainment levels in the end of year
reports to parents due out towards the
end of the Summer term.
Connor Appleton, Hannah Webb,
Ella Sanwalka, Ellie Fleming,
Isabelle Payne, Amy Webster,
Chloe Connor, Lila Sanwalka and
Libby Evans.
Transition
The important time of transition into a
new class or new school is closely
approaching and at Hammond we
work hard to ensure that this runs as
smoothly as possible. It is a very
important time for all the children and
once again we have organised
additional opportunities for Year 2
children to get to know the Year 3 class
teachers and for Year 6 children to
meet with Secondary school staff and
visit their new schools. Later in the
term there will also be an opportunity
for children in Years 3, 4 and 5 to meet
and work with their new teachers and
there will be opportunities for teachers
to meet and share information with
each other.
Mrs Hatcher once again put her
dogs through an agility display. Mrs
Hatcher regularly shows her dogs
and has been awarded many
rosettes and medals, including
Crufts. In this year’s competition
her dogs competed against other
dogs from their agility club. Thank
you Mrs Hatcher for coming to
represent Hammond School and
for the brilliant display.
Lightwater Village Fete
Lightwater Village Fete was held on
Saturday 14th May. This year
Hammond School were represented by
two musical bands led by Mr Langdon.
The two bands were made up from
children throughout the school and the
first band to perform were the
percussion
band,
with
their
tambourines, drums and other
instruments. Second came the brass
band who, despite only being together
for three weeks, enthralled the crowd
with their musical abilities whilst
marching
around
the
arena.
Congratulations and well done to all
the children who took part and to Mr
Langdon for organising. Children
involved were: Brass band :- Lila
Sanwalka, Evie Truman –Stokes, Isabel
Lau-Kee, Jemima Robinson, Charlotte
Edwards, Lucy Howe, Liam Camden,
Cameron Bond, Elizabeth Bailey, Elliot
Street, Alex Perry and Libby Evans.
The percussion band were: Susie Early,
Golden Boot
Hammond School is taking part in
the Golden Boot Challenge, the
biggest school travel competition in
the country! The annual Golden
Boot Challenge is designed to
encourage children, parents and
schools to choose sustainable
alternatives to the car on school
journeys. The basic registration for
this year’s Challenge has taken
place. The Challenge will run from
6th June to the 1st July. It is hoped
that during the weeks 7th June to 1st
July children and parents who
regularly come to school by car will
look to walk for all or part of their
journey. We hope that all pupils
will take part in this event and I
look forward to presenting the
‘Golden Boot’ to the winning class.
Ladder of Success
There has been continued success
with our ‘Ladder of Success’. Since
the start of this new initiative many
children have achieved ‘silver’ level
and even better there are now four
children who have achieved the
prestigious ‘gold’ level. These
children are Janos Kuhn in 3NE,
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Luisa Goncalves 6MB and James
Youle in 6NP who has achieved
‘gold’ level twice! Well done!
Surrey Youth Games
A while ago every child brought
home a leaflet about the Surrey
Youth Games inviting all the
children to take up the opportunity
of free taster / coaching sessions
with a chance to represent their
school and Borough in the Summer.
Although many children have taken
up the opportunity they are still very
short in some areas and need
children to come and have a go.
Cordwalles,
South
Camberley,
Lakeside Crawley Ridge B and
Ravenscote
A.
Both
teams
demonstrated excellent team work cooperating, encouraging and supporting
each other and their victories were well
deserved. Congratulations to Kaiden
Ironide, Adam Pawadyira, Janos Kuhn,
Arthur Bert, Jessie Cason-Sait, Adam
Rendall, George Ashwood, Harry
Jeffries, Stanley Holden, Lola Mayes,
Millie Ashwood, Evangeline Hill and
Jasmine Lilley .
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CHILDLINE. Each child took part
in a sponsored ‘Buddy’s Meaningful
Maths Challenge’.
Boys hockey Years 5 and 6
HSA
Last week we held two successful
events: Y4 & 5 disco and the family
quiz night. Together these raised over
£730, thank you to everyone that
helped arrange and run these events.
The NSPCC will returned to school
on Tuesday 17th May to collect the
children’s sponsor money and hand
out badges and on 23rd May
returned again to deliver classroom
based workshops to the Year 5 and
Year 6 children. The money raised
by Hammond School will help the
NSPCC to keep its vital services
open so it can reach as many
children as possible in the future by
being there for them when they
desperately need help. A total of
£513 was raised. Thank you to all
those families who took part.
Girls’ football Years 3,4,5 and 6
Dates for your diary:
Tri-Golf
Swimming Years 5 and 6
27th May - Cake Sale
11th/12th June - Dad's Camping
(SOLD OUT)
23rd June - Summer Concert
1st July - Sports Day
3rd July - 2nd Hand Uniform Sale at
Lightwater Village School Fete
8th July - Year 6 Leavers Disco
15th July - Mufti Day Bring a Bottle for
the Xmas Fayre
19th July - "Bend the Rules Day” in
conjunction with the School Council
Year 4 children took part in a
Surrey Heath Primary School
Sports Association Tri- golf festival
at Holy Trinity School on Thursday
28th April. The children who took
part were Hattie Rastle-Connolly,
Eve Marshall, Charlotte Terry, Lily
O’Brien, Carys Earwaker, Max
Powick, George Ashwood, Daniel
Prince, Max Reid and Daniel
Weathers. After completing all the
stations Hammond School came 3rd
overall. Well done to all those
children who took part.
Activities that children are needed
for are:
If you would like your child to be
involved in one or more of the above
information can be found at
www.surreyheath.gov.uk/SYG
Currently Hammond School are
third in terms of numbers of
children registered to take part.
Tag Rugby
On Wednesday 4th May two teams of
Year 3 and Year 4 children took part
in the Surrey Heath Primary School
Sports Association tag rugby festival
held at Camberley Rugby Club. A
total of 11 teams were entered for
the event and the competition was
fierce. The Hammond B team were
in against a strong field of three A
teams and one other B team. Even
so they managed to win 2 out of
their 4 games. The A teams
competition was even stronger with
only one B team in their pool. The
team played exceptionally well
winning all their games against
The HSA will be serving
refreshments at the Summer Concert
and on Sports Day
NSPCC
On Monday 25th April representatives
from the NSPPC came into school to
talk to all the children
in
assembly about the work of the charity.
This inspirational and educational
assembly invited Hammond children to
help other children by raising vital
funds to support the work of the
NSPCC
which
includes
the
Tag Rugby Festival
Lower school children took part in
a tag rugby festival at Camberley
Rugby Club on Wednesday 4th May.
Two teams of children were entered
and the ‘B’ team comprising of
Adam Rendall, Harry Jeffries,
Archie Baker, Janos Khun, Adam
Pawdeni, Jessie Cason-Sait, Millie
Ashwood and Lola Mayes played
well – winning 2 of their 4 games.
The ‘A’ team members were George
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Ratcliffe, Kaiden Ironside, Stanley
Holden, George Ashwood, Arthur
Bert, Evangeline Hill and Jasmine
Lilley. This dynamic team played
excellent games winning all 5 of
their fixtures. Well done to all these
children.
Sporting Duo
Congratulations also goes to two of
our year 5 children Lila and Jaydn
Dundas for their sporting
achievements this half term. Jadyn
travelled aboard to compete in the
Norhalne Cup international
football tournament against teams
from 5 other countries. Not only
did Jadyn’s team win the cup but
Jadyn was also voted player of the
tournament receiving a crystal
trophy. Well done Jadyn a
remarkable achievement. Lila,
Jaydn’s sister meanwhile went off to
play badminton for Surrey in
Yorkshire. Competing against other
counties Lily’s group won the
Under 12 competition receiving gold
medals. Another remarkable
achievement – well done Lila.
Cancellation
Unfortunately the Lower school minitennis festival being held at Camberley
Tennis Club was cancelled due to bad
weather and even more unfortunately
the rescheduled date was on our school
INSET. Apologies to all those children
who were keen to participate.
School Dinners
If your child usually has a packed lunch
they are invited to have school meals
whenever they like for the remainder of
the term. They just need to bring
£2.15 and remember to put their hands
up to be counted.
If you pay for school lunches online
please do review your balances as all
monies owed must be received by the
end of the Summer Term. There are
just 7 weeks which less the Inset Day
Mr Langdon’s Marching Band at Lightwater Village Fete
and Sports Day leave 33 days at
£2.15 = £70.95. Year 6 should of
course deduct £10.75 if attending
the residential.
INSET
A reminder that school will start
again on Tuesday 7th June as the
Monday is a school INSET day.
May we wish you and your children
a happy and relaxing half term from
all the staff at Hammond School.
Mrs Sarah Evans
Executive Headteacher
Mrs Kay Dunn
Head of School
Please see attached a full list of
children who have been in the
Golden book or received
Headteacher ½ termly certificates.