News

• Parent/ carer workshops for Spring 2

  Tue 22 Feb 2022

  This half-term, we will be continuing with our hugely successful online workshops for parents/carers. 

   

  There will be a workshop almost 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. 

   

  Please see below for an overview of the five workshops on offer this half-term, which are all on Wednesdays at 1.45pm. As these will be virtual for the time being - Team links to access each workshop have been emailed to parents/ carers.  

   

  Our first workshop is about the books your child will receive home this week in their bookbags, how they link to RWI – our new Phonics programme – and how you can support your child at home with their reading. 

   

  We look forward to seeing lots of you there! 

   

  Wednesday	Course	For which parents/carers?	Provider	Time
  23.02.22	Books in Bookbags	All	Mr Jaffer	1.45pm
  02.03.22	Maths	EYFS	Mr Ismail	1.45pm
  09.03.22	SEND	Parents/carers of children with SEND	Mrs Dolan	1.45pm
  16.03.22	Storytelling	All	Mr Jaffer	1.45pm
  TBC	Independence & Play	All	Clinic Nursery Nurse	1.45pm

• Online Safety Workshop

  Mon 21 Feb 2022

  Online Safety workshop

   

  The children really enjoyed an interactive workshop about online safety. They enjoyed creating passwords that were accepted or not accepted by the puppet and thinking about what information should be shared and shouldn't be shared to strangers. The puppet played different characters and the children recognised when the puppet was being a bit suspicious.

  

• MyHealth Asthma & Eczema Workshops

  Mon 21 Feb 2022

  MyHealth Asthma & Eczema Workshops 

   

  MyHealth are running Asthma workshops for parents/ carers who have children with Asthma, run by the Hillingdon hospital Asthma team.  During these sessions, you will have a chance to spend time asking questions and learning from the asthma team in a group setting learning about topics such as: 

  • Asthma attacks  
  • Asthma triggers  
  • Inhaler techniques  
  • Asthma action plans  

   

  The workshop is run online via ZOOM from 4pm - 5pm.  You can register your FREE place by clicking this link https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/myhealth-asthma-workshop-for-parents-children-tickets-191548726397  

   

  You can also contact the MyHealth team on tel: 01895 543 437 or email: nhsnwlccg.myhealth@nhs.net for further information. 

• Zumba classes for female parents/ carers

  Sun 13 Feb 2022
  

• Building a new future!

  Sat 12 Feb 2022

  After many years in the planning, the first phase of the building works have began. The first phase is focusing on getting temporary accommodation ready which we will move into when the second phase of the works commence which will be the refurbishment of the infant school. To mark this, children and staff from both the infant and junior schools took part in a ground breaking ceremony with the builders. Visit our website for regular updates about the progress of the works. 

  

• Taekwondo Session

  Thu 10 Feb 2022

  The children really enjoyed their taekwondo taster session. They learnt that Tae means foot/ to kick, Kwon means fist/ to hit and Do means life. The trainer explained that each session starts and ends with a bow.  They also learnt that Taekwondo was about keeping fit and not for hurting  others.

  

• Personal Best Challenges

  Fri 04 Feb 2022

  Each week at lunchtimes children are being encouraged to take part in the Hillingdon Personal Best Challenges. There is a new challenge for children to take part in week with the challenges so far being Hop Scotch and Around the World. For the Around the World challenge, children had to see how many times they could pass a ball around their waist in 60 seconds. 

   

  The school is competing against others in the borough to see which school has the highest number of children participating in each challenge. So far for both the Hop Scotch and Around the World challenges, Minet Infants has secured 2nd place. 

   

  Next week's challenge is Step In Step Out where children have to step in and step out of a circle as many times as they can in 60 seconds. Let's see if we can get 1st place for the highest number of children taking part!

  

• Animal Handling Experience in Year 1

  Thu 03 Feb 2022

  This term we have been learning about different animal groups and their diets. What an exciting day we’ve had in Year 1 when  Animals UK came to visit, armed with some amazing animals. So wonderful to see the children (and staff) overcome their fears!