What an amazing turn turnout we had for our Year 1 Eid Performance! Thank you to all the parents and careers who attended the assembly. It was lovely being able to have you back in school for in person assemblies. The Year 1 children performed wonderfully and did an amazing job. Well done everyone!

Changes to school opening times from September 2022

Dear parents/carers,

                  After consulting with parents/ carers, the new opening times for Reception and Key Stage One have been finalised for September 2022. The new school opening times will be 8.40am to 3.10pm with an 8.30am soft start. Please note this will begin in September when children will return from the Summer holidays on Monday 5^th September 2022. All children will be expected to be in class by 8.40am each morning and children arriving after this time will be recorded as ‘late.’ Gates will open each morning at 8.30am and children will be able to come into class from 8.30am each morning as part of soft start. In the meantime, the school opening hours will remain 9.00am – 3.00pm with an 8.40am soft start.

The new opening hours have been agreed by the governing body and will ensure the school is in line with new government opening hours requirements. 

Please feel free to contact the school if you have any questions. 

Term dates for 2022-2023 can be found by clicking the link below. 

Please note inset days are subject to change. 

https://primarysite-prod-sorted.s3.amazonaws.com/minet-nursery-and-infant-school/UploadedDocument/f9fb5cf6-ad13-48db-adc9-fd2c7ebcd839/term-dates-22-23.pdf 

The Year 2 children really enjoyed a writing workshop on Wednesday 27th April that was held at Yeading Infant School. The author Alan Durant delivered three sessions based on creative writing. The children used different physical resources to create stories based on characters and settings. They workshopped different ideas and worked really well together. They really enjoyed meeting and working with the author.

Please find below a list of key dates for parents/ carers for the Summer term.

Please note dates may be subject to change and other events may be added. Further information about each event will be sent out to parent/ carers closer to the time.

Please contact the school if you have any questions.

Today the Year 1 girls participated in a football taster session with a coach from QPR football club. They were introduced to the skills needed to play a football match. The children developed an understanding of the importance of controlling the ball with their feet. They learnt how to dribble, pass and stop the ball. A fun filled afternoon!

What did the children say about their session?

Maavisha from Lavender: '"We rolled the ball with our sole."

Aasiyah from Lavender: "We played rock, paper, scissors with our body as a warm up."

During the Spring term, Minet Infant and Nursery School took part in the Hillingdon Personal Best Challenges. There were different challenges for children to complete each week such as:

- Squat jumps

- Hop scotch

- Step In Step Out

- Wall Ball 

Children had to complete each challenge as many times as possible within 60 seconds. 

Each week school's in Hillingdon competed for first place which was awarded to the school with the largest number of participating children and Minet secured first place many times.

We also secured first place for the highest participation level over the whole term. Here is the overall leader board:

1st - Minet 

2nd - Pinkwell Primary 

3rd - Ryefield Primary

Well done to the all the children who took part!

Take a look at some of the pictures and our first place certificate for being the overall winner. 

And don't forget to visit our PE page on the school website:

https://www.minetinfants.org.uk/pe/ 

The Holiday and Food Programme (HAF) is running this Easter at a Young Peoples Centre near you! 

If you are on free school meals, why not join us for a range of activities this Easter? You will also be provided with a meal each day and it's all free.

Monday 4th to Thursday 7^th April 2022: 

• Easter Fun - Multi -Activity programme (10:00-14:00) for Children in school years 1-6 at South Ruislip Young Peoples Centre, Victoria Road, South Ruislip HA4 OJE  
• Musical Theatre Wicked (10:00-14:00) for young people in school years 7-11 at Harlington Young Peoples Centre, Hayes UB3 1PB 
• Smart Phone Photography (11:00-15:00) for young people in school years 7-11 at Fountain's Mill Young Peoples Centre, 81 High Street, Uxbridge UB8 1JR  

Monday 11th April to Thursday 14^th April 2022: 

• Musical Theatre Lion King (10:00-14:00) for Children in school years 1-6 at South Ruislip Young Peoples Centre, Victoria Road, South Ruislip HA4 0JE 
• The World of Magic (11:00-15:00) for young people in school years 7-11 at Fountain's Mill Young Peoples Centre, 81 High Street, Uxbridge UB8 1JR  
• Urban Arts (11:00-15:00) for young people in school years 7-11 at Harlington Young Peoples Centre, Hayes UB3 1PB 

To book your place on this Easter activities, please click on the link, this will provide you with all the information for each activity. Click on the link to book Information for parents - Hillingdon Council