The Buzz

Dear Parents/Carers

I had the absolute pleasure of accompanying the HJS & HISN choir to the Rose Theatre this week to watch them perform in the Richmond Singing Festival. Mrs Branch and Miss Mullins have done an exceptional job in preparing the children for this event, putting them through their paces during practise and I can honestly say it was the best choir performance I have ever seen. The children sang beautifully and were so loud that their lovely voices filled the auditorium. A huge well done and I am sure that many parents will agree they were fantastic! I'd also like to say a thank you to the parent volunteers that attended - the coach trip was not so pleasant due to traffic issues!

Next week, we will sadly say goodbye to Mrs Al-Hasso, who has been a valued member of the HJS teaching team for a number of years. She has taught every child in the school, and I know that the children love her interactive and inspiring French lessons - we will certainly miss the catchy French jingles and songs! Mrs Al-Hasso has accepted a job at another school where she will have the opportunity to work in both key stage 3 as well as key stage 2. They are very lucky to have her and we wish her all the best for the future.

In addition we will also say goodbye to Miss Smith. Miss Smith will be leaving at the end of the Spring Term to take up a position in a school much nearer home and her new role has an SEND focus which she is very much interested in. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Miss Smith for all her work with 3S and HPP. Mr Robert Petts will be taking the class for the summer term and I would like to welcome him to HJS.

Also, remember the clock change this weekend!

Jon James

Each month the school will focus on a different principle. This month's is:

3E - Esme Clement

3M - Matteo Trifu

3S - Tiffany Yanakieva

3T - Matia Espejo-Caboz

4P - Pearl Godliman

4B - Rosa Moss

4W - Leon Seferi

4S - Kourosh Forouzan

5H - Matthew Ormerod

5B - Romain Crampton

5N - Natalia Melynk

5R - Lexie Hall

6L - Brooke Price

6G - Issy Dracott

6C - Emmanuel Patrick

6GK - Florence Mason

The school council behaviour award is given to one child in each year group by a member of the school council for their outstanding behaviour and positive attitude towards learning. Last week's winners are:

Year 3 - Kody Alderson

Year 4 - Gracie Painter-Barlett

Year 5 - Ethan Nguyen

Year 6 - Lily-Mae Jordison

3M-Amelia Gourley

3E-Safa Popalzi

3S-Maia Suett Stannett

3T-Aida Clarke

4P-Daniel Shaalan Matar

4B-Rafferty Paxton-Harris

4S-Ethan Nimbalkar

4W-Sabrina Chawla

5R-Ali Taylor

5N-Emi Chan

5H-Tomi Oludemi

5B-Yannick Malundama

6G-Sana Alarabic

6L-Sahar Subhani

6C-Lauren Richardson

6GK-Amelia-Grace Dean

The class with the best attendance last week is 3E & 5N

The class with the least numbers of lates last week is 5R

Please ensure over the half term you replenish items in your child's pencil case. Inkpot continues to run every Tuesday and Friday lunch times should your child wish to purchase their own stationery. See below for a full list of items your child will need on a daily basis.

Please see attached a sheet of all upcoming dates for the summer term.

We continue to have a large amount of lost property in school despite making it more accessible to parents every day. Over the half term, please ensure all items are clearly named.

The office has had two pairs of glasses unclaimed for some time now. If these belong to your child please can you retrieve these from the front desk.

There has been an improvement in the number of items being brought in late by parents - thank you for making sure your child has everything they need each day.

Please can you ensure your child comes to school with everything they need for the day (water bottle, lunch box, after school clubwear). The office are happy to pass on any item received into the office before 10am in the morning but after this time they will not be taken to the classroom and your child will need to collect them from the office which may be at the end of the day.

On Monday, the HJS boys and girls football teams travelled to St James Catholic Primary School. It was an intense affair with both schools battling until the very end. The boys went 2-0 down at half time but brought it back in the second half. With St James scoring in the last kick of the game, it finished 4-2 to St James.

The girls found themselves up against a strong St James side. Despite this, they competed fantastically well throughout the game and worked hard as a team. The game ended 4-0 to St James.

A special mention to Romain for making his first appearance for HJS - hopefully the first of many!

HJS orchestra had the opportunity to visit Halliford School and work with their Music Director, A Level teacher and two students in their recording studio. We rehearsed with them and then created recordings of 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang' and 'Oom Pah Pah'. The orchestra represented the school brilliantly well and the recordings sounded fantastic- we can't wait to receive the final product! The staff at Halliford were hugely impressed with the quality of performance from such a young orchestra. A huge well done to all children involved and thank you for your hard work.

Email: office.hjs@hpp.school
Website: hpp.school
Location: Hampton Junior School, Percy Road, Hampton, UK
Phone: 020 8979 2545
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