News

• Pedestrian Training

  Mon 31 Jan 2022

  Children in Nursery, Reception and Year 1 recently had the opportunity to participate in Pedestrian training where they learnt all about road safety. They learnt how to 'stop, look, listen and hold hands' before crossing a road at a Zebra crossing. The children also learnt to sing a song about road safety. It was a fun and enjoyable way to learn all about road safety.

  

• Specialist Music Lessons

  Mon 24 Jan 2022

  This half term marks the beginning of specialist music lessons for children in KS1 here at Minet. Music lessons take place every Monday and are provided by a music teacher from Hillingdon Music Hub. This half term, children in Year 2 are learning to play the glockenspiel and in Year 1 children are learning about rhythm. Take a look at the pictures to see what we have been doing in our lessons!

  

• After-School Provision

  Fri 21 Jan 2022

  On the back of our incredibly successful Breakfast Club, we are now excited to launch our After-School Provision straight after half-term.

   

  This provision will be open to any Minet pupil from Reception to Year 6, from 3-5pm, everyday after-school, for just £5 a day.
  
  To find our more information and to book, please visit our 'After-School Provision' page by clicking here or calling our office.

• Specialist PE lessons

  Tue 11 Jan 2022

  This term we have started having music and PE lessons in KS1 which are delivered by specialists in their subject area. In PE children have started their PE lessons with a specialist PE coach. All the children in KS1 are working on ball skills and invasion games this half term. Take a look at the pictures of the Year 1 children in their first PE session with the specialist PE coach this half term where they were learning to move a ball between obstacles. 

  

• Florence Nightingale visits Year 2

  Mon 10 Jan 2022

  Florence Nightingale came to visit the Year 2 children regularly. They travelled back with Florence to Scutari hospital and role-played scenes from her life. The children also learned lots of interesting facts about hospitals and nurses. Take a look at the pictures!

  

• Latest learning on Year Group Pages

  Mon 10 Jan 2022

  You can take a look at what children are learning each week in class by going to view the Year Groups Pages which can be accessed by clicking the link below:

  https://www.minetinfants.org.uk/year-group-pages/ 

   

  The pages are uploaded weekly by the teachers with pictures and a description of all the learning that has been going on. Don't forget to have a look each week!

   

  You can also see what children will be learning about this half term on the Curriculum Overview page:

  https://www.minetinfants.org.uk/curriculum-overview/

• Parent/Carer Workshops

  Fri 07 Jan 2022 Mr Jaffer

  This term, we are launching online workshops for parents/carers.

   

  There will be a workshop each week and each workshop will have a different theme. The aim of these is to provide you with information about what we are doing in school, as well as some ideas to support your children at home.

   

  An overview of the five workshops on offer this half-term has been emailed to you all. They are all on Wednesdays at 1.45pm. As these will be virtual for the time being, there is a Microsoft Teams link besides each meeting.

   

  Our first workshop is about Read, Write, Inc., which is our new Phonics programme, which we started this week. There will be lots of information about how we will be teaching your children to read, how the reading book system will work, as well as support for home.

   

  We look forward to seeing lots of you there!

• Online courses for parents/ carers provided by Hillingdon Council

  Thu 06 Jan 2022

  Hillingdon Council have a new programme of 5 week online Family Learning courses including:

  • Help Your Child with Maths, Years 1-2
  • Help Your Child with English, Reception-Year 2
  • ESOL-Improve Your English (E1-E3)
  • Healthy Lifestyles with Healthy Minds

   

  These courses enable parents/ carers to support their children and start week commencing Monday 10^th January.

   

  An online briefing session is planned for next Thursday 6^th January at 2pm to discuss the 5 week online Family Learning courses (for parents/ carers).

   

  This is the link to book onto the briefing sessions: Booking form link