Thank you!

We would like to say a huge thank to you parents, governors and staff who attended the annual Spring clean morning last Saturday. The team of helpers achieved a huge amount and worked exceptionally hard to clean our classroom furniture, paint walls and spruce up shared areas. 

We can never say thank you enough for your support but hope that the bacon sandwiches were a clear token of our appreciation!

Whole School Parent/Guardian Drop Ins - Wednesday 26th March

We wish to invite all parents/guardians to our drop in session on Wednesday 26th March, from 3:25pm - 4:55pm. 

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Drop Ins Book Sale!

We are pleased to advise that we are reintroducing the small book sale during Parent Drop In sessions. Our wonderful book sale will be located in the library and has been organised internally by our staff, so we hope we have hand chosen books for children from all years to enjoy. Families will have the opportunity to purchase books at a very discounted rate of £3 per book. 

Please ensure you bring small change with you!

Y1 - Y6 Class, Choir and Leavers Photos -

Thursday 27th March

We are pleased to announce that class photographs will be taking place on Thursday 27th March during the school day.

As per the separate communications sent, Team FS will have their class photos on Tuesday 25th March. 

Important points to note for photo day:

Children must wear full school uniform. This includes ensuring your child is wearing black shoes or trainers, wearing their school jumper (no school hoodies) and long hair must be tied up. 

If your child has PE or is due to attend an after school sports club on this day, please send their PE kit into school with them in a named bag.

The Choir photograph will be taken at 9am - if your child attends this club, please ensure they arrive at school in good time.

Proofs will be sent home with the children as soon as we receive them and ordering and payment will once again be online.

Den, Breakfast Club and Dinner Debt

Please can we ask that parents/guardians ensure that payments for dinners, breakfast club and any Den bookings are paid for in advance. 

There should be no debts run up on your accounts, which should always be kept in credit.

Please can we ask that all accounts are bought up to date before Friday 28th March.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Important - Tupperware and Drinks Bottles

Please can we ask that all tupperware and bottles provided for children are plastic only, not glass. 

Please ensure all personal items, including uniform are clearly named. 

Bag2School

We are delighted to confirm that our recent Bag2School collection raised a very impressive £236.40! 

Thank you Team PATCH for organising yet another successful event. 

Arbor App - IMPORTANT

The Arbor Parent App allows you to update your child’s personal details from your mobile phone or tablet, ensuring that we always have your most up to date contact details. This is essential for the safeguarding of our children and we do require 100% sign up from parents of children in Year R to Year 6. 

Using the app, you can also check your child’s attendance and we hope in future to introduce increased functionality.

For details on how to use and set up the app please click HERE

PATCH Save the Dates

Please add the following reminders in to your diaries for upcoming PATCH events over Spring term. 

Any relevant letters for each event can be found under the 'PATCH' heading, further down the newsletter. 

- Special Person/Mothers Day Event - Friday 28th March

- Easter Bonnet Parade - Tuesday 22nd April

Should you have any questions, please email patchcontact@yahoo.com. 

We would like to remind parents/guardians of the term dates for the next couple of months. 

Friday 21st March - INSET day

Friday 4th April - Last day of Spring 2

Tuesday 22nd April - First day of Summer 1

Parents are strongly advised by the Government and Local Authority to avoid taking children out of school in term time because of the disruption it causes to their education.

Following the update to the Penalty Notice Framework, Miss Trim has kindly put together a helpful leaflet to outline the important changes and how the penalty notice system will work. The leaflet can be found here.

INSET Days 2025/25

We are pleased to publish our INSET days for 2025/26. As you know, we continue to work hard to improve attendance at Hordle CE Primary School and wish to remind families that, in line with guidance, term time holidays will not be authorised. 

However, we have been mindful to place INSET DAYS on Mondays and Fridays, allowing for three days weekends and we are also pleased to share that we have scheduled one for Friday 5th December, allowing families to arrange for any Christmas celebrations on this day.

INSET Day Dates 2025/26

• Wednesday 3rd September

• Monday 3rd November

• Friday 5th December

• Monday 5th January

• Friday 20th March

We trust that having these dates in advance will be useful in booking to make the most of family time together where possible.