Here are some of the recent events which have taken place at Hampton Infant School and Nursery

Bounce Beyond

This term we have opened with a Bounce Beyond trampoline workshop for all the classes, this is always popular with children and teachers alike.

 

Community Visitors

We have had interesting visits from the RNLI and our local Community Police Officers who came to deliver an assembly and tell us all about the work they do in the community. 

 

Christmas at HISN

Throughout the month of December the children had lots of opportunities to get into the Christmas spirit. They enjoyed a Christmas Shopping day with visits from Santa's elves, the Christmas parties (with a special guest), a festive lunch and the class shows as well as the staff Christmas panto which is always popular!

 

MAG & DUG Weeks

Children in Nursery & Reception have really enjoyed their MAG and DUG weeks where they have had Mums, Aunties, Grannies, Dads, Uncles and Grandads coming into their classrooms and joining them in their learning.

 

Explorer Dome - Science Workshop

We have had the Explorer Dome in school this week which is always a great experience. You will see pictures in The Buzz of the giant igloo dome which has interactive science topics projected onto the inside to give the classes an immersive learning experience.

 

Author Visit - Paul Garaghty

To celebrate World Book week we had a very entertaining visit from children's author Paul Geraghty who has been a regular visitor to HISN over the years and has gifted us some amazing artwork. Lots of laughter was heard coming from the hall for each of the year groups sessions.

 

Singing Hands

This week for EYFS enrichment, we have had a Singing Hands workshop in Nursery and Reception. They taught the children Makaton signs, sang some songs and read a story while signing along. The children had fun joining in and came away knowing even more Makaton actions.

 

A VIP Visitor

We feel very lucky to have had a visit from Sir Mo Farah for a whole school assembly and a class workshop. Sir Mo really inspired our children and encouraged them to listen to their teachers and work hard so they can achieve their dreams. He spoke about how it felt to be Knighted by the queen, told us the breakfast he eats to prepare for a big race and was endearingly honest about his biggest failure which inspired him to achieve his biggest success, which was winning gold medals at the London Olympics.

As always, the children at HISN made us feel incredibly proud; they engaged really well, spoke with confidence and behaved impeccably.

 

Ofsted Inspection

 

We were so pleased to welcome Ofsted to school as we have been waiting a while and we had so much to share with the team; they looked into every aspect of school life. The positive behaviour of the children was noted by the Ofsted Inspectors as during the inspection they were the best they could be and we were very proud of them.We very much look forward to sharing the result as soon as we are able.

 

World Book Day

For this World Book day we we lucky to be visited by two children's authors. They listened to ‘Alice’s wish and a magic fish’ by Lesley Rathbone who is an HPP parent, and participated in an interesting workshop with Karen Inglis.

Sponsored Circus Skills Event

As we settle into the start of a new year all the children experienced a sponsored Circus Skills workshop which was great fun for all and a positive team experience. We are very grateful to Lazer Lions for offering these workshops for free and to all the fmailies who raised sponsorship money for the school.

Arts Week

It was lovely to see all the colourful artwork displays in the school hall and reception area for Arts Week and the children really enjoyed sharing their projects.

The Easter Bunny Bounce

The Easter Bunny has been busy today at HISN visiting each class and joining the children in a sponsored bounce in the playground to raise money for HISNA. The children have had fun and the bunny is off for a well-earned rest!

Lazer Lions Visit

Over March and April all Infant School classes will have the opportunity to experience a fun lazer session. The children who have taken part so far have really enjoyed it and it has been a great physical activity for everyone.

West End Dance Workshops

This week all classes are being given the opportunity to attend and experience an interactive West End dance workshop based around a text. Nursery, Reception and Y1 explored ‘How to Catch a Star’ and Y2 explored ‘The Enormous Crocodile’.