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Newsletter Number 37   -   4 July 2025

Message From Mrs Dance

Dear parents and carers,

It was wonderful to see so many of you at the Armed Forces afternoon at Vigo Park last Saturday. Our amazing choir sang beautifully and coped really well in the searing heat. They were a fitting final act of the event. Congratulations to the choir and Mrs Weymouth, you are all FANTASTIC!

This week has been transition week. Our fabulous Year 6’s spent the day at their new secondary schools. They returned on Wednesday excited and ready for the next adventure. Our school transition day went really well. The children spent the day in their new environments with the adults in their year group. We will continue this transition process in different ways to support all of our children so that the transition in September is highly effective.

As you know, I am working with the Travel Planning department to ensure that the roads and pathways around our school site are safe for our children, yourselves and the wider community. I know that the use of bikes and scooters on the pathway directly adjacent to our school playground is a dangerous hazard. I have emailed my contact in the travel planning department as well as the Head teacher of Winton school again yesterday, to share our growing safety concerns and requesting, again, that we work together to resolve this issue. The next step is to galvanise the school community to share our concerns to the council and departments that have any power to make a change. On Monday I will be emailing out to the parent body, a Google Doc form requesting that you add your name and share any details of incidents that you have witnessed or been involved in. We have already spoken to Councillor Andersen, who has agreed to take the finalised document to the council. By working together, we will have more chance of persuading the local authority to make the necessary changes. As soon as I have any updates, I will communicate them to you all.

As a school, safeguarding is our number one priority, to that end, we have been made aware of a cartoon on You Tube called: 'Italian Brain Rot.’  Lots of our children appear to know what it is. We have investigated this cartoon and discovered the following:

‘While some content is harmless and humorous, there are concerns that the underlying themes and imagery can be rooted in racism and misogyny. Some creators have been accused of manipulating the original content to make it more appealing to children, while still retaining some of the harmful elements.’

To ensure your child’s safety please remain vigilant whilst they are online. To find out more about this cartoon please click in the following link: What Is Italian Brainrot? A Guide For Parents - The Table Read Magazine

Wishing you all a lovely 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.

 

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Sign of the week

This is the sign for sing.

 

This is the sign for dance.

ask your child to sign with you

Quote of the Week

 

 

“What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness?”

 

  

Jean-Jacques Rousseau


A Big Thank You!

Kai from Brazil Class and Nola from Seal Class's Dad has kindly donated some lockable fridges to store medical supplies.

Their Dad works for a company called Labcold, and he contacted Mr Baker to see if Vigo would be interested in some free medical fridges, then even organised delivery for us, and they arrived at school on Thursday. 


Year 6 Graduation, Performance and Leavers Assembly

Letters for the Yr 6 Graduation, Performance and Leavers Assembly were sent out on Tuesday 10 June by email. There are three Google Forms that must be completed if you wish to attend each of these events. Please check your emails for the letters if you have not yet completed all three Google Forms.


Diary Dates

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
13/06/2025 Yr 6 Disco 17:00-18:30
18/06/2025 Yr 4 Trip to Andover town centre
20/06/2025 Dress Down in purple or blue for Purple Oak - Monetary donation
25/06/2025 Sports Day
25/06/2025 Family Celebration Event after school
30/06/2025 Yr 2 Trip to Sea City
01/07/2025 Shuffle Up Day
02/07/2025 Reserve Sports Day
04/07/2025 Country Dancing Festival at John Hanson School
14/07/2025 Yr 6 Graduation at the Lights - Ticketed event
15/07/2025 Yr 6 Production at 1:45pm - Please complete the Google Form
16/07/2025 Yr 6 Trip to Paultons Park
17/07/2025 Yr 6 Production at 5:00pm - Please complete the Google form
21/07/2025 Yr 6 Leavers Assembly - Please complete the Google form
TBC July Donations for Food Bank
22/07/2025 Last Day of Summer Term
Inset Days 2025-2026
03 September 2025
24 October 2025
05 January 2026
13 April 2026
03 July 2026

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


Head Lice

We have been made aware of head lice in school. We would ask ALL parents to check hair and treat as necessary. It is recommended that all parents check their child’s hair at least weekly.

Lice and nits can be removed by wet combing. Wash hair with ordinary shampoo, apply lots of conditioner. Comb the whole head of hair with a fine-toothed lice detection comb, from the roots to the ends.

Wet comb on days 1, 5, 9 and 13 to catch any newly hatched head lice. Check again that everyone's hair is free of lice on day 17.


Please be aware the school is not responsible for undertaking any vetting checks for out-of-school, third-party activity providers.

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Owlets

The following children have received an Owlet Certificate this week. Well Done!

Penguin

Iris C

for

being brilliant, resilient and helpful on transition day. Well Done!

Amelia H

for

fantastic Maths this week - you were motivated to complete and create patterns. Well Done!

Seal

Enzo R

for

showing great independence and resilience during his 'Discovery Time' learning.

Ivy H

for

being such a superstar during transition day and being so kind and helpful to your peers.

Whale

Riana Y

for

showing great motivation and resilience in Phonics—Riana is trying so hard with her reading!

Myla-Rae W

for

consistently showing our MIRROR values through her respectful, responsible, and kind behaviour- well done, Myla-Rae!

Iceland

Rosalie B

for

always being such a great role model in Iceland.  Always giving 100% in her work - and being prepared to help others.  Well done Rosalie!

Ruby B

for

fantastic work in Maths this week. She worked very hard on understanding the value of each coin when working with Money. Well done!

Norway

Agatha E

for

doing a fantastic job in her writing always being open-minded to use any ideas and feedback to improve her writing skills and for always thinking out of the box and exploring very interesting ideas!

Portugal

Evadene P

for

being the most amazing role model to Portugal class and always showing enthusiasm for her learning. You are AMAZING!

Leo E

for

showing motivation and resilience in all his learning. His work has flourished this year and we are incredibly proud of you!

Brazil

Vaughn W

for

his exceptional knowledge about the Titanic and being able to showcase this on our school trip.

Chile

Louanne C

for

being openminded about going to year 3. Even though she was hesitant at first, she came back smiling on transition day.

Peru

Caoimhe C

for

always being motivated to give her best. Caoimhe is the kindest friend and is always making sure everyone else in her class is ok. Well done Caoimhe

Alfie C

for

always being responsible and a great role model to his friends in class.  Alfie is super reliable and is a joy to have in Peru.

Australia

Yavuz K

for

working hard in English to improve your writing and taking it to the next level.

Kira O

for

showing outstanding confidence and motivation to answer questions in lessons.

Fiji

Ava H

for

always showing fantastic resilience and trying her best even when things get tricky!

Holly V

for

having a fantastic attitude towards her learning. Well done Holly!

New Zealand

Lee M

for

showing a positive attitude to his learning and for persevering when faced with challenges in Maths.

Finley L

for

showing greater independence in his learning and for being a great story writer!

Georgia

Maci P

for

being an inspiration to your peers in Georgia class, and for having an awesome transition day! Well done!

Miles G

for

always being a positive role model, and for having an awesome transition day. Well done!

Japan

Maksim O

for

outstanding work in your recent Maths work both the work in your book and your assessments is at ahigh level. Well done!

Aviana F

for

outstanding progress in Maths this year which has been displayed by your outstanding recent Maths results. Well done!

Nepal

Evangeline H

for

her positive mindset and teamwork during Sports Day.

Rafael K

for

demonstrating great athletic skills and sportsmanship during sports day and in PE lessons.

Costa Rica

Princewill U

for

his attention to detail in writing.

Frederick H

for

his Boy at the Back of the Class writing from different view points.

Jamaica

TJ C

for

being enthusiastic and working incredibly hard in Guided Reading to create an interesting story plot.

USA

Erwin W

for

showing amazing resilience and independence on transition day

Oliver L

for

showing great determination in your Maths assessment

Kenya

Finley H

for

embracing the role of Toby Wonker Nosebleed in the play.

Lily C

for

her fantastic enthusiasm with her role in the play.

Madagascar

Ethan G

for

great acting and enthusiasm in the Year 6 play.

Bianca A

for

brilliant comedic acting in the Year 6 play.

South Africa

Georgia P

for

her infectious enthusiasm with the play and trying really hard in her work. I am very proud of you.

Zach R

for

embracing his character in the play and being a super role model for all of year 6. Well done Zach.

Milkshakes

Congratulations to the following children who have been chosen for a Milkshake.

Aathiran M, Leo S, Dominik M, Rex B, Monty H, Junior C, Lily R, Emmy C, Amelia W, Ethan H, Teddy C, Cody B, Amelia F, Hali G, Mason G, Katylee B, Jessica M, Aaron G, Hallie B, Ruben H.


Useful links

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

Letters to Parents>>

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