We have reduced the number of school bells throughout the school day. The bell is very loud, it has to be as it is also our fire alarm bell and must be a certain volume in order to meet the fire safety requirements. Since we had our new bell points, we have found them to be quite piercing and loud for children and staff and this year in particular some of our youngest children have been quite frightened by the noise, causing unnecessary upset throughout the day. We now only use the bells at the end of lunchtime and playtime when the children are on the playground as a signal to come stop and line up.

We ask for your patience as we all get used to the new routine of using our classroom clocks to keep us on track throughout the day, including at the end of the school day.

Thank you

Mrs Lyall

In Autumn term 1 we managed to meet our attendance target of 96% or above as a whole school. Well done to everyone who has tried hard to be in school everyday, or almost every day and a big shout out to those who have managed to improve their attendance over the course of the half term.

Class Attendance 

Y1 97.2%

YR 97.2%

Y6 96.6%

Y2 96.6%

Y3 96.5%

Y4 95.8%

Y5 94.6%

Half Term house point totals are:

Owls = 751

Badgers = 666

Squirrels = 799

Foxes = 664

Half termly House Point winners last half term  were Squirrels House, well done to everyone for their efforts.

Weekly house point totals are:

Owls = 95

Badgers = 67

Squirrels = 155

Foxes = 107

Well done to the Squirrels team this week.

Well done to everyone who received awards or shoutouts this week, we are very proud of you.

Today we celebrated reading in our celebration assembly, with praise for lots of children for their reading at home and reading throughout the curriculum in school.

• Class R – Theo
• Class 1 – Lacie-Lou
• Class 2 – Pippa
• Class 3 – Arthur C
• Class 4 – Beatrice N
• Class 5 – Lily C
• Class 6 – Reuben

Congratulations to all our chosen Book Worms, your reading at home and school was excellent this week.

Remember to keep up those good reading habits.

Well done to everyone who received awards or shout outs today. We are very proud of you.

• Class R – Oliver B for showcasing super learning behaviours and great focus. 
• Class 1 – Oliver for improved effort in all lessons. You are working really hard and are so proud of yourself, well done, keep it up!
• Class 2 – George for excellent participation in class discussions and always being ready to learn and try his best.
• Class 3 – Alissi for fantastic maths regrouping and sharing work.
• Class 4 – Georgina for great effort in maths and English, sharing great ideas through class discussions.
• Class 5 – Milly H  for being hardworking, polite and well mannered. A delight to have in class, well done.
• Class 6 – Jasper for his huge progress in confidence! Well done for showing determination in all lessons, great work.
• KS1 Headteachers award – Megan in class 2 for being a super star! Always trying hard and giving her best.
• KS2 Headteachers award – Kiaan & Kyaara for confidently delivering their excellent informative assembly about celebrating Diwali.
• Raffle ticket – Eva in class 5.
• Lunchtime award – Hattie in class 1 for showcasing super manners.

A reminder to book your parents evening slot using schools cloud. Please follow the link below.

https://hodnetschool.schoolcloud.co.uk/

Your login details are the same as your Parent Pay account.

If you are having any problems with booking, please see your child’s class teacher or Mrs Lyall who are both able to book you in.

I led our assembly this week about bonfire night talking about both the historical and the safety side of the event. Our children are well informed and very sensible, particularly about firework safety, wearing appropriate clothing to be seen and keeping animals safe.

A few safety pointers for our event on 8th November:

• The event is sold out – tickets are not available on the gate. Entry via pre-booked tickets only.
• Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Please remind your child that although we are on the playground, running games are not permitted due to the large number of people expected to attend.
• Please be aware that sparklers are not permitted.
• Please take care when parking at the event, ensuring that driveways are not blocked as access to family homes is needed at all times.
• Please do not block our school car park – emergency access is required at all times.
• Smoking or vaping is not permitted on our school site. Unfortunately each year at our previous bonfire events I have needed to remind people about not smoking on our premises. Please could families politely inform extended family members that our school is a non-smoking site at all times and to kindly respect these safety rules. Thank you for your cooperation.
• Please do not leave animals in cars outside the event. We have been informed that this occurred last year, with an apparently highly distressed dog left in a family car and parked outside a residents house on Shrewsbury Street.

We look forward to the event and hope to see you there.

Mrs Lyall

Children can come in non-uniform on Friday 15th November to mark Children in Need day. A payment item has been created and is on your child’s Parent Pay account, no cash please. A minimum donation of £1 has been set. Thank you in advance for supporting this charity.