News

• Newsletter - Summer 1

  Fri 26 May 2023

  Click here to access the Summer 1 newsletter.

• Year 2 OPAL Playday

  Fri 19 May 2023

  It was the year 2 parents/carers OPAL playday today and both children and adults had the opportunity to visit different zones and participate in a range of fun activities.  

   

  How you can help the school to improve play for the children!

  We ask every parent to bring in 1 item for play to the school to help build our collection of loose parts for the OPAL Primary Programme.

   

  Here are some examples of loose parts that parents/carers could bring in:

  • Large cardboard boxes
  • Old car or bike tyres (washed)
  • Large empty spools (used for wire, chain, rope, etc)
  • Large buckets and containers

  • Wood scraps
  • Old kitchen utensils, baskets, pots, and pans
  • Tarps
  • Fabric scraps (the bigger the better!)
  • Milk crates
  • Crutches
  • Nets
  • Old wagons, and buggies

  • Thick rope
  • Plastic pipes, tubes, or hoses

   

  Thank you, parents/carers, for attending the playday and for your support.

  

• Year 1 Visit to Botwell Library

  Fri 19 May 2023

  Year 1 visited Botwell Green Library this week. The children enjoyed learning about how a library works and all the different activities that they offer. Please do complete the membership forms, that children have brought home, if you do not have a membership card.

  

• Coronation Picnic and Crowns

  Fri 12 May 2023

  To mark the Coronation of King Charles III we had our own special celebrations. Today the children came dressed in red, white and blue and made food to eat.   In the afternoon after a special coronation lesson which explained what a coronation is and what the main features of the coronation are, the children had a coronation picnic in class with their parents. 

  

• Year 1 Parents/carer OPAL Playday

  Fri 12 May 2023

  A huge thank you to all the Year 1 parent/carers that came into school today for OPAL Playday. The children and parent/carers thoroughly enjoyed their playtime and it was wonderful to see all the children engrossed in play.  OPAL has been a brilliant project for Minet Infants school and the children have regularly commented on how much fun playtime is, but we have also seen them develop their social skills, co-operation skills and imagination – two of key learning skills.

  

• Fostering in Hillingdon

  Tue 09 May 2023

  Interested in Fostering for Hillingdon Council?

   

  If you're interested in becoming a foster carer - or know someone who is - Foster Care Fortnight, from 15th to 28th May, is the perfect chance to find out more about it.

   

  Foster Care Fortnight is a national campaign which raises awareness and understanding about fostering and the positive influence it can have on young people's lives. The campaign hopes to build support for fostering, challenge stigma surrounding children in foster care and encourage more people to come forward to foster. 

   

  Hillingdon council's fostering team is looking for people who can provide different types of fostering and is encouraging people to consider fostering or raise awareness among family and friends. You can foster short-term or offer a child respite on weekends or during school breaks.

   

  People from all backgrounds can foster, the minimum age is 25, and a spare bedroom is needed for any child fostered over the age of 2. We support and guide you in the fostering role and you receive a generous allowance, among other benefits. 

   

  Want to find out more?

  We are holding 2 information sessions at the Civic Centre on:

  • 9th May 2023, from 2-3pm and
  • 16th May 2023, from 5-6 pm

   

  There is no need to book, just come to the Civic Centre Main Reception (High Street, Uxbridge) and you will be shown to the meeting room.  We will present a short program and a foster carer will be in attendance who can answer any questions you may have.

   

  We are also holding 'drop-in' sessions just outside Waitrose in Ruislip on:

  • Friday 19th May and
  • Friday 26th May from 9am to 5pm. Stop by and talk to our team members on the day.

   

  If you think you could foster, please call the Fostering team on 0800 783 1298,  Email  fosteringrecruitment@hillingdon.gov.uk or visit  www.hillingdon.gov.uk/fostering

   

  Fostering 2021 6pp A5 Leaflet Final (PDF) [3MB]

   

• Reception OPAL Playday

  Fri 05 May 2023 Mr Ismail

  Today, we had our Reception OPAL playday session; where parents were invited to stay to experience their children’s current play time and to talk to staff about plans for the playground.  The playday were well attended and it was wonderful to be able to welcome parents into the playgrounds.  Lots of ideas and feedback were received as well as many requests for more playday sessions – Thank you for those parents/carers that have donated loose parts but we still need the following to make playtime even better for the children. 

   

  How can you help......... 

  As we work towards making our playtimes more exciting, no matter what the weather, we will need some equipment to help us to do this. 

  Donations of any of the following would be greatly received:	Donations of wet weather clothing that no longer fits your children:
  .Crates / wooden pallets • Decking boards • Cable drums / reels • Large cardboard boxes • Pans/ bowls/ spoons/ plates (plastic or metal).	.wellies • waterproof trousers • raincoats

   

  

• Year 1 Eid Performance

  Thu 04 May 2023

  Well done to our Year 1 pupils who performed so well to their parents / carers. Well done for learning your lines, singing wonderfully and sharing your fantastic art work!

  

• Nursery Farm Visit

  Tue 02 May 2023

  As part of our term's theme which is ‘Down on the Farm,’ we had a mobile farm ‘Ark Farm’ come to the nursery to visit us. We got to meet real life animals that you would find on a farm. We met young sheep and learnt they are called lambs. There was a donkey, and rabbits and a lovely friendly dog. We met a pig who was brown with black spots. We also learnt that the goats have horns and that they can feel with them so we had to be gentle if we touched them. It was an amazing experience for all the children and we all thoroughly enjoyed it.

  

• MyHealth Asthma Workshops

  Tue 02 May 2023

  MyHealth Asthma Workshops 

   

  MyHealth are running FREE Asthma workshops for parents/ carers who have children with Asthma. These sessions are run by the Hillingdon Hospital asthma nurses giving you the chance to learn from health professionals and to ask them questions directly. Some of the content included in these sessions is: 

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

   

  The workshops are run online using ZOOM and you can register your FREE place HERE.  Current session dates are: 

   

  • Monday 15th May  
  • Monday 6th June 
  • Monday 3rd July 

   

  All sessions are from 4 - 5 pm. 

   

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

   

  Paediatric Asthma Poster (PDF) [259KB]