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World Book Day

Wed 12 Mar 2025

Last Friday we celebrated World Book Day at Minet Infant & Nursery. It was a day filled with books and stories and wonderful costumes, with children dressing as their favourite character from a story.

Parents/carers for all children were invited in to share a story with their child at drop off, after which there was a day jam-packed with activities.

Nursery children were treated to stories from a range of different adults through the school, whilst Reception children went on a fascinating animal story hunt thanks to Freshwater Theatre. Year 1 and Year 2 were visited by Ruth Quayle, a famous author, who ran an engaging workshop for them and stayed behind to sign books. Year 1 and Year 2 also had a story carousel, where they heard four different stories and completed four different activities linked to these.

All in all, it was a wonderful day that encouraged reading for pleasure across the school!

Road Safety Workshops

Wed 12 Mar 2025

This morning, the children in Reception had the opportunity to learn about Road Safety with the Hillingdon Stars team! The children listened carefully and joined in to make sure they understood how to cross the road safely, at traffic lights or a zebra crossing. They even learnt a fun song to help them remember the four important safety steps: Stop, Look, Listen, and Hold Hands.

Silly Science Workshops

Tue 11 Mar 2025

What a brilliant day we had as part of Science Week. The school was visited by an energetic professor who delivered a science tour through workshops. Children learnt about elements and pressure as well as experiencing some explosions!

Old Vinyl Factory Festival

Mon 10 Mar 2025

This event will take place on a Saturday 15 March 11:30 am - 5 pm on Record Walk in the Old Vinyl Factory in Hayes. This event is designed as a family-friendly day music festival, and celebration of the space's heritage as a 'factory-city' that sat at the centre of the music industry for decades. The event's inclusions will appeal to all levels of music fans - from the casual observer to the connoisseur - with a range of professional musical performances and genres covered alongside opportunities to browse and purchase Vinyls and CDs from one of West London's specialist market providers. There will a series of food vendors, the majority of which are Hayes based businesses.

Ticket link: The Old Vinyl Factory Festival Tickets, Sat, Mar 15, 2025 at 11:30 AM | Eventbrite

Make Believe Talent Show

Fri 28 Feb 2025

On Friday morning, we hosted a talent show that was organised by the Make Believe Group. A range of children from Year 1 and Year 2 were brave enough to sing and dance in front of an audience and the two judges.

We were so proud of every single child who stood up to perform and Patricia, from the Make Believe Group, said she was incredibly impressed by the quality of singing and dancing. In fact, she gave every participant a certificate and a sticker.

However, there could only be three winners, who won a one-, two-, or three-month scholarship with the Make Believe Group.

A special congratulations to the following children:

1st – Lottie

2nd – Shanerly

3rd – Logan

Knife and Fork workshop

Thu 27 Feb 2025

Reception attended a Knife and Fork workshop this week, where the children learnt the correct way to hold and use cutlery. They thoroughly enjoyed the experience and gained a better understanding of the importance of table manners. Please continue to practise these skills at home with your children to help reinforce their learning.

Fundraising for Home-Start Hillingdon

Thu 20 Feb 2025

Attendance Winners

Fri 14 Feb 2025

Well done to our attendance winners for Spring 1. Children who achieved 100% attendance this half term received a bronze certificate and a 100% badge or pencil. Their names were also entered into the attendance raffle and a name drawn from each year group to win the raffle prize. And well done to the winner of the Most Improved Attendance prize.