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No. 18 Dated 24 January 2025

Message From Mrs Dance

Dear Parents and Carers,

I hope that this third newsletter of the spring term finds you all well.

You will have noticed that the format of our newsletter has changed recently. We are very fortunate to have many different languages spoken in our diverse community. To that end, we have decided to use our new website to ensure that our weekly newsletters can be accessed by all of our families. Mrs. Scahill and Mrs. Smith (members of the office team) have spent a long time developing the new newsletter and learning how to use our website to facilitate improved communication with our community. I do hope that you find the change a positive one.

Thank you to all of our families who completed the parent survey. The governors, senior leadership team and I, are now in the process of analysing the results and using your views and opinions to develop actions that will improve our school even further. Once we have completed this step, I will share the outcomes with you all.

Our junior governors have been very busy working on a project for the school. They have written a letter to you all to explain what they are doing. You can find their letter in this newsletter.

Wishing you all a lovey weekend.

Mrs. Dance

Headteacher  

Attendance this week

Please think carefully before keeping your child away from school. 

As parents and carers you have a responsibility to inform the school before 9.00am every day if your child will not be in school, this can be done via the Arbor app, by emailing the attendance email address: attendance@vigo.hants.sch.uk or by calling the school and selecting option 1.

More about attendance at Vigo >>

Lateness

We have recently noticed a significant rise in lateness.

Please ensure your child is at school at 8:35am ready for the school day. You may be invited into school for a meeting with our Attendance Support Worker if lateness is persistent. Unfortunately, due to updated government guidelines, non-attendance of this meeting could result in a penalty notice or referral to the Legal Intervention Team.

 

Dojo Points

Malala Yousafzai:

 5744

Rosa Parks: 

4784

Anne Frank:  

5022

Nick Vujicic:  

6458


Letter From Vigo Junior Governors

Dear parent and carers,

The Junior Governors, with Mrs Dance's permission, have decided to change the house team names for Vigo.

We have found Malala, Nick, Rosa and Anne Frank are the same colours as our emotions charts (which can be confusing) and not many of the children know much about them.

Instead, we have held a vote and have chosen something more child friendly and exciting for the children to engage in- the elements. To celebrate our schools' Spanish origins and because KS2 are now learning Spanish as their modern foreign language we have added a twist of them being spoken in Spanish.

So, our new houses will be Tiera (Earth), Aire (Air), Agua (Water) and Fuego (Fire). 

Pronounced- 

Tierra: tyeh-rrah

Aire: ah-ee-reh

Agua: ah-gwah

Fuego: fweh-goh

The Junior Governors and the office will be exploring ways to roll out these new houses in the coming months so we will keep you updated with any news.

From 

The Junior Governors

Request from Year R

Can you help?Milk Jug Igloo | Teach Us Something

Year R are still in need of milk bottles to create their igloo. Please pass on any 4 pint milk bottles to any of the Year R team. These need to be thoroughly cleaned and dried before use. If they could be un-stickered and with lids on that would be even better.

Thank you! Keep a look-out for our Grand Design being built over the coming weeks.


Sign of the week

There are two signs this week

   

This is the sign for  less

This is the sign for more

ask your child to sign with you

Quote of the Week

 

 

“Do things for people. Not because of who they are or what they do in return, but because of who you are.”  

 

 

Harold S Kushner


Forest School, Art and PE Timetable

Please remember that trainers should only be worn on PE days. (Both Class PE and Mr Holmes PE)

Dress Down Clothing

Please can parents and carers be mindful that the clothing worn on dress down days should be appropriate for the learning environment.

Head Lice

We have been made aware of headlice in multiple year groups in school. It is recommended that all parents across the whole school check their child’s hair at least weekly.

We would ask ALL parents to check hair and treat as necessary. It’s frustrating when parents clear their child’s hair only for them to catch them again!


Diary Dates

Spring Term 1 2025
06/01/2025 Inset Day 3
07/01/2025 School open to all students
07/02/2025 Dress Down Day for Spotlight UK - Monetary donations
1302/2025 Yr 4 Trip to The Living Rainforest
   
   
17-21/02/2025  Half Term to Spring Term 2
24/02/2025 Inset Day 4
25/02/2025 School open for all students
28/02/2025 Yr 2 Trip to Winchester Science Centre
03/03/2025 Yr 6 Hoodie Order Form Closing Date
06/03/2025 World Book Day
19/03/2025 Parents Evening - In school
20/03/2025 Parents Evening - Virtual
21/03/2025 Dress Down for Red Rose Day - Monetary donation
07 - 21/04/2025   Easter Holidays
Summer Term 1 2025
21/04/2025 Bank Holiday
22/04/2025 School open for all students
   
24/04/2025 Year 5 Trip to Hampton Court - Details to follow
25/04/2025 Leukaemia UK Easter Bake - Dress Down day and bring/buy cakes
09/05/2025 Hospice awareness week - Dress Down Day - Monetary donations for Countess of Brecknock
26 - 30/05/2025   Half Term to Summer Term 2
02/06/2025 Inset Day 5
03/06/2025 School open to all students
13/06/2025 Wear Blue for diabetes awareness - No Donation
20/06/2025 Dress Down in Purple or blue for Purple Oak - Monetary donation
20/06/2025 Family Celebration Event
25/06/2025 Sports Day
01/07/2025 Shuffle Up Day
02/07/2025 Reserve Sports Day
04/07/2025 Country Dancing Festival at John Hanson School
   
16/07/2025 Yr 6 Trip to Paultons Park - Details to follow
TBC July Donations for Food Bank
22/07/2025 Last Day of Summer Term

Please click on the link below to visit our school website's calendar. You can sync this calendar with your own electronic calendar to stay up to date with key events.

School Website Calendar


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Message from Chapel Arts

Chapel Arts Studios are starting an exciting new kids club for students ages 5-8. This class will be every Wednesday from 4-5pm and is themed around play, encouraging young people to get a bit messy and experimental with new materials! The sessions will be taught by a local artist.

For more information and the booking form please follow this link:

Chapel Arts Club link>>

Message from Hamphire CAMHS

Low Mood/Depression

Understanding and Supporting your child. 

 2024-2025 Online Workshops  

The workshop aims to upskill parents and carers to understand low mood and depression, the signs and symptoms of this in young people, and provide some simple skills and strategies for you to take away and use to support your young person who may be struggling with their mood.

Date

Time

Zoom link

Friday

24/01/2025

11:30am-

1pm

https://eu01web.zoom.us/j/68735612073?pwd=EsRtTOlsmewqyhbptblxb3vxTtCheG.1

Wednesday 05/03/2025

1pm-

2:30pm

https://eu01web.zoom.us/j/65483889716?pwd=PshZWoFlmblfb81akVT5Su1hTe4goY.1

The workshop will be mostly informative, with some optional opportunities for discussion, input, and questions via the digital chat function. You will not need to have your video-camera or microphone on for the workshop. 


Owlets

Penguin

Olivia C

for

Resilience in her Maths learning

Oscar N

for

Motivation in Phonics and Maths

Seal

Sophie P

for

being increasingly independent and more confident with classroom routines.

Enzo R

for

showing great skills in being responsible for our classroom resources and always tidying them away carefully.

Whale

Samuel B

for

always being so independent in your play! You have such excellent ideas and you always work hard to follow them through.

Owen E

for

playing brilliantly with his friends, working as a team to develop a game.

Iceland

Rosalie B

for

always participating in class and doing some fantastic writing this week. She has included the vocabulary learnt in her writing and is able to explain what the words mean!

Hollie L

for

listening to feedback and using it to improve her writing. She has worked extremely hard in including the key vocabulary she learnt in her writing and has worked very hard on her letter formations!

Norway

Olivia B

for

showing independence and resilience in her learning, specially was sorting her story in English and doing fantastic counting in Maths. Also, for always being super polite. Excellent work Olivia!

Lunora N

for

working very hard in her handwriting, taking enough time to carefully form her letters and for contently following our Vigo Hi-5

Portugal

Raina O

for

having a really positive attitude and listening in lessons and motivation in her work.

Alex P

for

helping his friends during his learning time.

Brazil

Savannah B

for

showing her resilience in PE. We are proud of you Savannah.

Alana W

for

always being motivated in her learning and being a positive role model to her peers. Keep it up Alana!

Chile

Evie P

for

her brilliant scientific exploration skills in testing which materials would be best to build a house.

Hope P

for

consistently putting her best effort into every single lesson and being a reflective learner.

Peru

Alvin G

for

trying really hard in his Phonics lessons and showing excellent motivation. Well done Alvin!

Maxine G

for

always being a great role model to her peers with exemplary behaviour, always following the Vigo Hi5 and our MIRROR values.

Australia

Dominik K

for

working exceptionally hard in English and completing some amazing writing.

Odey W

for

being a role model and showing the Vigo High 5 brilliantly. Well done!

Fiji

Maja B

for

showing great resilience in Maths on her multiplication.

Emily T

for

independently writing a fantastic story about Mary Anning.

New Zealand

Jaxon C

for

sharing his ideas in class discussions and being a supportive friend.

Evie M

for

developing a more positive attitude to her learning and for striving to improve her writing

Georgia

Niamh B

for

an outstanding attitude towards all areas of your learning, and for being a positive role model in Georgia class. Well done!

Maci P

for

being a positive role model in Georgia class, and for working extremely hard especially in Maths. Well done!

Japan

Issac O

for

amazing progress in your reading since coming back from the Christmas break! You should be so proud. Well done!

Maksim O

for

making huge progress in your English learning. Keep going. Well done!

Nepal

Freya J

for

always showing a responsible, caring and thoughtful attitude towards others

Finley M

for

writing a great video commentary about an orangutan.

Costa Rica

Elijah B

for

persevering in Maths this week

Jayme M

for

working hard in Maths this week

Jamaica

Katylee B

for

being motivated to work hard to improve her letter formation!

Logan L

for

a superb acrostic poem and being driven to succeed in his Reading and Writing!

USA

Jack C

for

showing lots of our MIRROR values on your first week at Vigo

Isabella K

for

being open-minded and trying new methods in Maths this week

Kenya

Daisy B

for

a fantastic piece of writing and consistent hard work in all lessons

Madagascar

Kallum C

for

absolutely AMAZING reading. Well done Kallum!

Sophie M

for

lovely use of language to create mood and atmosphere in her writing.

South Africa

Cian T

for

showing resilience whilst writing independently a narrative about storming the beaches of Normandy during D-Day.

Sienna Y

for

showing resilience in her work in class.

Milkshake Time

Congratulations to the following children who have been selected for Milkshake time:

Archie S, Aubrey S, Lottie J, Darcy S, Evadene P, Noah L, Aya W, Eli W, Theo C, Ava H, Adalind P, William M, Lena K, Sanaya A, Sydney F, Harley G, Trinity A, Emily S, Daisy N, Michael B.


Useful links

Please follow this link to find useful recent letters that have been sent home.

Letters to Parents>>

Please follow this link to our School Facebook page.

Vigo Primary School>>

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