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Newsletter Number 07   -   23 October 2026

Message From Mrs Dance

As we reach the end of a busy half-term, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on some of the things that have been happening across school and, as always, to thank you for your continued support.

This term, I have had the pleasure of visiting and monitoring classes across the school, with a particular focus on high-quality first teaching and our MATCH framework. It has been fantastic to see the children engaged in their learning and to see consistent approaches being embedded across our classrooms. I am incredibly proud of the hard work of both our children and staff and their continued commitment to making learning the very best it can be.

There has also been plenty to celebrate! Lots of Dojo points have been awarded, milkshakes have been enjoyed and many MIRROR value cards have been received by children across the school. It is always lovely to see our children being recognised for the positive choices they make, the effort they put into their learning and the way they demonstrate our school values.

Unfortunately, the Great British weather had other ideas for our planned time capsule burial! We have therefore had to postpone this for the time being. We are looking forward to completing the burial when conditions allow and marking this special moment properly after half-term.

Please can I remind everyone to park safely and considerately around the school at drop-off and collection times. We want to maintain positive relationships with our neighbours while, most importantly, ensuring that our children and families can arrive at and leave school safely. Thank you to everyone who continues to be mindful of this.

As we finish the half-term, I would like to thank our children, staff, parents and carers for everything they contribute to our school community. Your support and encouragement make such a difference.

I hope all of our families have a happy, restful and enjoyable half-term break, and we look forward to welcoming everyone back refreshed and ready for another busy half-term on Monday 2nd November.

Rachel Dance

(Head teacher)


Key Dates

Events during the week commencing 19 October 2026

  • 02/11/2026   First Day of Autumn 2 Half Term
  • 04/11/2026   Yr 4 First swimming lesson.
  • 05/11/2026   Yr 5 Ancient Egyptian Immersion Day

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

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's

Tierra

Agua

Fuego

Aire

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Sign of the week

This is the sign for wash

This is the sign for tissue

ask your child to sign with you

Quote of the Week

 

Kindness is the golden chain by which society is bound together.”

 

Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe


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Year R Applications 2027 Reminder

May we remind parents that applications for children to start school in September 2027, will open at midnight on Sunday 1 November 2026 via this link:

https://educationonlineportal.hants.gov.uk/EducationOnlinePortal/

Applications must be completed by midnight on Friday 15 January 2027.

We have been asked to share the following guidance about the admissions process:

  • Include three school preferences on the application to maximise the likelihood of receiving an offer at one of your preferred schools.
  • Ensure applications are submitted by the closing date of 15 January 2027.
  • Use the County Council’s school catchment area finder to identify the catchment school for your home address.
  • Read the school’s admission policies to understand how places are allocated and the criteria that apply where a school is oversubscribed.
  • Think about how your child will get to school. See travel to school to help plan your journey and find out if you are eligible for help with transport. You must name your catchment school(s) if you have one, as a preference if you wish to apply for travel assistance.

If you know of a family with a child who might need a school place for next year, please let them know the deadline. There is no process to automatically notify parents and every year some miss the deadline simply because they do not know that they need to apply now.

CHILDREN WITH DATES OF BIRTH BETWEEN 1 SEPTEMBER 2022 and 31 AUGUST 2023 MUST APPLY FOR SCHOOL PLACES.

Please ask if you are not sure.

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Diary Dates

Autumn Term 1 2026   15-19/02/2027  Half Term to Spring Term 2
23/10/2026 Last Day of Autumn 1   22/02/2027 Inset Day 3
26-30/10/2026  Half Term to Autumn 2   23/02/2027 School open to all children
04/11/2026 Year 4 Swimming lessons start - Every Wednesday unil 09/12/2026      
05/11/2026 Year 5 Ancient Egyptian Immersion Day      
11/11/2026 Remembrance Day - wear something red with your school uniform, or your uniform for brownies/ cubs etc - No donation   16/03/2027 Young Carers Awareness day - Local charity is Andover Young Carers if you would like to support them directly.
13/11/2026 Children in Need wear something spotty - Monetary donation   19/03/2027 Red Nose Day. wear red with Uniform - donate money
19/11/2026 Yr R 2027 Open Event 17:00 - 18:00   25/03/2027 Last Day of Term
      26/03 - 09/04/2027   Easter Holidays
16/11/2026 Odd-Socks Day - anti-bullying awareness, wear odd socks with uniform - no donation   Summer Term 1 2027
      12/04/2027 Inset Day 4
26/11/2026 School Nurses in school to administer Flu Vaccines   13/04/2027 First day of Summer term. School open to all children
      23/04/2027 World Book Day - dress as a book character.
10/12/2026 Christmas jumper day, wear Christmas jumper with normal uniform - Money donations to save the children   03/05/2027 Bank holiday - School closed
15/12/2026 KS1 and KS2 Christmas Servces at St Mary's Church. Pupils only.      
21/12/2026 - 01/01/2027 Christmas Holidays      
Spring Term 1 2027   31/05 - 04/06/2026  Half Term to Summer Term 2
04/01/2027 Inset Day 2   07/06/2027 Inset day 5
05/01/2027 First day of spring term. School open to all children.   08/06/2027 School open to all children
         
09/01/2027 Yr R 2027 Open Event 9:00 - 11:00   18/06/2027 Learning Disabilities Awareness day - local charity is Puple Oak if you would like to support them directly.
18/01/2027 Jr governors past and present - trip to Houses of Pariliament. Details to follow   16/07/2027 Diabetes awareness day, wear blue with uniform - no donations
         
         
29/01/2027 Dress Down Day - Money donated to Spotlight UK, our nominated charity for this school year.   22/07/2026 Last Day of Summer Term

Vigo Choir

The festive season is fast approaching, and with it comes a busy schedule of performances for the Vigo Choir. We are looking forward to sharing our Christmas music with the wider community and representing the school at a range of seasonal events. Details of all confirmed performances can be found below.

Date Event Location
Friday 20/11/2026 Christmas lights switch on High St, Andover
Friday 27/11/2026 Food Bank Fundraising Tesco
Tuesday 01/12/2026 Care home carols Rothsay Grange
Wednesday 02/12/2026 Care home carols Ashbourne Court
Friday 04/12/2026 Care home carols Warner Court
Friday 04/12/2026 Friends of Vigo Christmas Fayre Vigo Primary
Sunday 06/12/2026 Christmas Fayre carols Picket Twenty community centre
Monday 07/12/2026 Care home carols Willow Court
Tuesday 08/12/2026 Care home carols Lion Oak Court
Friday 11/12/2026 Christmas carols St Pauls Church, Smanell
Friday 11/12/2026 Carols around the tree High St, Andover
Thursday 17/12/2026 Care home carols Andover Nursing Home

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 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!


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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Owlet Awards

Penguin

Charlotte N

for

being independent in her writing during phonics and handwriting

Gene Kendrick P

for

being so motivated in learning his sounds in phonics

Seal

Rosalyn A

for

independent in literacy and writing

Alexander P

for

Showing resilience when coming into school

Whale

Rocco Q

for

working really hard at his letter formation during handwriting! Well done Rocco!

Aria N

for

being really motivated during her phonics lessons. Well done Aria!

Iceland

Teo K

for

some amazing work in maths when learning about greater than, less than and equal to. Well done, Teo!

Nova F

for

being a fantastic friend to others in Iceland class. You are an amazing role model Nova, well done!

Norway

Tamim I

for

showing great focus and motivation in your writing, creating a great missing poster for Dogger. Well done Tamim!

Otis P

for

showing great motivation and resilience in your writing this week. You have focussed hard on making sure that your letters sit on the line and you're using full stops in your sentences. Well done Otis!

Portugal

Edie W

for

always being so motivated and responsible in her learning in class. You are a superstar Edie!

Imogen L

for

showing a responsible attitude towards her learning in class. Good job Imogen.

Brazil

Lexi M

for

showing confidence to share your ideas in our new maths oracy 'talk tasks'.  Well done, Lexi.

Dalton B

for

always being motivated to complete your learning tasks and being a supportive friend when someone needs help. Well done, Dalton.

Chile

Crancy D

for

always being motivated for her learning but particularly in maths this week trying so hard to be more independent!

Amelia H

for

showing dedication and resilience during writing a letter of persuasion to the knight to come and save us from a terrifying dragon!

Peru

Natalie K

for

writing some fantastic persuasive sentences in your letter in English. Well done.

Hannah D

for

working hard in English with Mr Stott and showing some great writing.

Australia

Rosie W

for

being a resilient learner during maths this week.

Fiji

Ryan T

for

showing greater independence and resilience. Keep it up!

Zack H

for

showing motivation towards writing his story.

New Zealand

Kyra S

for

being really positive about school and your work over the past few weeks. Your open-minded approach has been great to see.

Alasdair N

for

outstanding progress in maths this week. You have shown a lot of motivation and resilience! well done!

Georgia

Alfie C

for

demonstrating all the MIRROR values in his approach to work. I have been so impressed with his effort. Well done Alfie.

Zavier K

for

showing resilience to create a lovely back stitch and overstitch - better than mine! Well done Zavier.

Japan

Daisy C

for

showing great responsibility, kindness and maturity both in her new role as a 'helping hand' and in willingly supporting others in class.

Nishrit P

for

consistently being motivated to achieve their very best by always giving 100% and embracing extra challenges as great opportunities to learn and grow in independence.

Nepal

Matthew K

for

demonstrating independence in knowing what location helps him learn best and working hard on his diary entry writing.

Caleb S

for

showing great responsibility towards any job or role he is given with a kind, friendly attitude.

Costa Rica

Emily T

for

demonstrating excellent motivation and always striving to do your very best. Well done!

Oliver S

for

showing fantastic independence in Year 5, taking responsibility for your learning and confidently tackling challenges with a positive attitude. Well done!

Jamaica

Billie W

for

always being responsible by helping out her peers and teachers around the classroom!

Albie H

for

demonstrating fantastic resilience and determination in Maths! Keep it up Albie!

USA

Henry M

for

always being a kind and supportive friend.

Lidia R

for

being motivated to try her best in all of her learning!

Kenya

Isobel N

for

fantastic perseverance in maths, never giving up even when she is finding it tricky.

Freya J

for

a fantastic information text on the Victorians in English

Madagascar

Zoe C

for

writing a lovely non-chronological report on the Victorian workhouse, showing motivation to edit and improve and make it a great piece of work.

Ebru N

for

showing resilience in her work on fractions in Maths this week.

South Africa

Harrison Y

for

your Maths work this week. You are becoming more independent and confident which is evident within your learning. Well done.

Amelia F

for

your exceptional Victorian information text in English. You have thought carefully about your sentence structures and vocabulary. Well done.

Milkshake Time

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

Harvey A, Jasper D, Cosima S, Aria Q, Alba J, Luke C, Oscar N, Reuben C, Myla-Rae W, Leo L, Vinny D, Ruby B, Mya H, Emmy C, Charlie D, Cyryl S, Kai C, Kade R, Freya Q, Keaton E, Mia C.


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