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Newsletter - Summer 2

In today's end-of-year Celebration Assembly, a range of awards were given out to children for outstanding progress and achievement across the curriculum.

This year's winners were:

• Writer of the Year - Simran (Cameroon)
• Reader of the Year - Miles (Portugal)
• Mathematician of the Year - Harkirat (Indonesia)
• Scientist of the Year - Jarell (Tanzania)
• Most Creative Award  - Niranjana (Austria)
• Outstanding Achievement in School Sport Award - Kiara (India)
• Historian of the Year - Fateh (Senegal)
• Geographer of the Year - Khalifa (South Africa)

The Staff Award for Going Above and Beyond was also presented to Mrs Pumar for the outstanding and invaluable contribution she makes to the whole school.  

Well done and congratulations to all the winners.

In today's end-of-year Celebration Assembly, children who have achieved 100% attendance for the whole of the school year received a gold certificate and a book voucher for Waterstones. Well done to those children for trying so hard to come into school everyday. There was also an award for the child with the most improved attendance. 

In class, children also received silver and bronze certificates. Silver certificates were given to children who had 100% for the whole of the summer term and bronze certificates were given to children who had 100% for this half term.

In the assembly, we also had a raffle and everyone's name who received a certificate was in the raffle. Winners were chosen from each year group. 

And remember after the summer holidays, come to school everyday for your chance to receive one of these special attendance certificates. 

Well done to all our wonderful Nursery children for their fantastic effort and enthusiasm during Sports Day today! You all ran, jumped, and played with such big smiles and showed great teamwork and determination. We are so proud of each and every one of you for trying your best and having lots of fun. A big thank you as well to the parents and carers who came to cheer everyone on, it made the day extra special!

Year 2 had an amazing time today at their Graduation Ceremony. Today we reflected on how much the children have learnt at our school from Nursery to Year 2. They have become readers, writers, mathematicians, geographers, scientists, historians, sports people and made friendships and memories that they will cherish forever. They sang special songs, recited a poem that underpins our school values and celebrated the successful journey of each and every child throughout their time at Minet Infant and Nursery School. Thank you to parents and carers who came and supported their child today. All of the teachers and staff from Minet Infants will miss the children dearly and wish every child success in the next steps of their education.

This exciting programme is available to school-aged children from Reception to Year 11 who are eligible for benefits-related free school meals in Hillingdon.

Through our fully funded programme, children and young people can: 

• Enjoy healthy meals every day 
• Take part in fun, creative, and physical activities 
• Learn about food, cooking, and nutrition 
• Develop new skills and make new friends 

This summer's activities include: 

• Sports sessions 
• Drama and creative arts programmes 
• Multi-activity camps 
• STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths) workshops 
• SEND-friendly activity camps 
• ...and much more! 

Full details of our programmes, including how to book and provider contact information, can be found on our website www.hillingdon.gov.uk/haf-programme.  

How to book: 

• Parents/Guardians can browse the list of available activities and choose the one that suits their children's interests. 
• They book directly with the provider using the booking links or contact numbers listed for each activity on our website. 
• When booking their HAF funded places, they will need to provide their child's unique Hillingdon HAF reference number, which has been sent directly to parents/guardians or can be accessed by contacting the HAF team. 
• During the Summer each child can book up to four weeks of activities with any of our listed providers. 

We are delighted to announce that Minet Infant and Nursery School has received an accreditation for the Platinum OPAL play award. We all know how much fun and learning goes on during our playtimes and this is a wonderful recognition for everyone’s hard work and parental support and donations. OPAL play means our children encounter a wonderful playtime every single day. Our school grounds are amazing, the children are so much happier playing in our most wonderful, naturally rich play environment.

Our huge thanks to our OPAL play team who have allowed this vision to become a reality for all of our children.