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Newsletter - June 2022

On 05.07.22, we held our annual transition day, in which all the children meet their new teachers and teaching assistants.

We also hold induction meetings for our new Nursery and Reception families.

This year, we had such a great turn out to our talk. The children also got to see their environments and Reception had a food-tasting session.

The slides from our meeting can be found here:

• https://www.minetinfants.org.uk/nursery/
• https://www.minetinfants.org.uk/reception/

As part of our topic, 'Who was King Henry VIII?' our Year 1 pupils visited Hampton Court Palace. What a wonderful experience it was for them!

Our Year 2 children have been developing their pedestrian crossing and road safety skills through discussion and practise.

Children practised holding hands and walking safely along a pavement, keeping a safe distance away from the kerb. We discussed the correct steps to take before deciding to cross a road safely using the green cross code procedure as a helpful tool to refer back to.  

Whilst walking, children were encouraged to point out potential hazards and also appropriate crossing places like zebra crossings. We discussed when it may be necessary to cross where obstructions (such as parked cars) can stop you from seeing the road clearly. For crossing between parked cars, children were taught how to check the parked cars were not about to move off. It was then demonstrated to them how to position themselves so that their feet were inline with the car wheels for a good view of the road but not too far out into the road, then using the green cross procedure to safely cross the road.

After much discussion and learning children were able to identify safe places to cross and were able to independently cross roads safely.

What a fabulous Nursery Sports Day!

We were absolutely delighted to see so many parents/carers come to watch and support their child in sports day after what seemed like years and years of no parents on school events. All nursery children and parents/carers tried their best and displayed great sportsmanship.

Well done everyone and thanks for your feedback below;

“I was so impressed with how organised the event was, thank you”

“It was nice to see my daughter do the activities and she had fun”

Hillingdon Council is happy to announce the return of our Playday Event at Hillingdon Athletics' Track on the 3^rd August from 10:00-2:00.  This is a free event and this year we will be offering a range of activities including soft play, a Bouncy Castle, arts and crafts, story times, a puppet show for the under 5s, an Inflatable slide, BMX and football shootout for children from 5 to 10 years.

We hope that you will be able to join us for the day. You are welcome to bring a picnic or food and refreshments will be available to purchase as well. Please note there is very limited parking at the leisure centre.

Playday flyer 2022 (PDF) [583KB]

Make sure your child is up to date with their vaccinations

Vaccinations provide protection against serious illnesses.  Recent news reported the virus which causes polio has been detected in London and there have been confirmed cases of measles in a neighbouring borough.  It is important to make sure your child is up to date with their vaccinations.  Check your child's red book or contact your GP if you don't think your child has had all their vaccinations.  You can find out more about which vaccines are given to children here: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaccinations/nhs-vaccinations-and-when-to-have-them/