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Review of the Week 

It has been another creative and themed week at Falconer’s Hill Infant School, with lots of exciting learning taking place across the school!

In EYFS, the children have been learning all about Bonfire Night, exploring the sights, sounds and celebrations associated with 5th November. Across the school, children have enjoyed celebrating Bonfire Night through our special Bonfire SMART Day on Thursday.

The day was filled with exciting activities, including creating colourful fireworks, learning how to stay safe around fireworks, dressing up and enjoying a delicious Bonfire Night-inspired lunch. A special thank you to our wonderful Dolce team for helping to make lunchtime part of the celebrations!

It has been lovely to see the children engaging so enthusiastically in their learning, bringing their creativity to life and developing their understanding of how to stay safe.

Looking ahead

In the coming weeks, we will be welcoming parents and carers into school for our Parent Consultations. These provide a valuable opportunity to meet with your child's class teacher, discuss their learning and celebrate the progress they are making. Appointments can be booked through Arbor, and we look forward to seeing you – we will let you know when these are live to book.

As always, thank you for your continued support and for being such an important part of our FHIS community. We hope you have a lovely weekend!

Warm wishes,

Miss Giles
Head of School

Attendance Communication

We kindly ask all parents and carers to contact the school as early as possible if your child is going to be absent.
You can notify us via: 

• Telephone: 01327 702878 – Office hours are 8am-4pm but leaving a voicemail is an option
• Email: admin@fhis.inmat.org.uk
• Seesaw message: Ideally to Mrs Griffiths or Mrs Orme.

If your child has a medical appointment, please inform the school office in advance.
Where possible, please provide appointment letters, cards, or confirmation messages so we can update our records accurately.

Early communication helps us keep our attendance records accurate and supports the wellbeing of all our students.

Thank you for your support and cooperation.

Poppies

Next Monday and Tuesday the school council will be bringing Poppies around for the children to buy. If your child wishes to buy one, please send money in a named envelope.

Thank you for your continued support

🌟 Year 2 Transition to Falconer's Hill Academy 🌟

As our Year 2 children begin to think about their exciting move to Year 3, Falconer's Hill Academy is inviting families to attend one of the upcoming open morning sessions.

📅 Open Morning Dates

🍂 Tuesday 1st December
🕘 9:00am or 🕐 1:00pm

Please let us know if you plan to attend and which session you would like to join.

For those attending the 9:00am session:

✅ Bring your child to school as normal so they can be registered first.
✅ Let your child's class teacher know at drop-off that you will be attending.
✅ Once your child has gone into class, please wait in the school office foyer where a member of staff will bring your child round to you once registration has taken place.

🎸 Rock Out with iRock at Falconer's Hill Infant School! 🎸

Did you know that iRock School of Music visits Falconer's Hill Infant School every Tuesday afternoon, giving children the exciting opportunity to learn and perform as part of a real rock and pop band? 

iRock lessons are designed to build confidence, teamwork and musical skills in a fun and engaging way. No previous musical experience is needed, and instruments are provided!

If your child loves music, enjoys singing, or would like to learn an instrument, this could be a fantastic opportunity for them.

👉 For more information and to enrol your child, please visit:

🌐 iRock School - Enrol Now

Let your child discover the joy of music, make new friends and become part of a band! 🎸🥁🎹🎤

Free School Meals & Pupil Premium – The rules have changed!

🌟 DON’T MISS OUT! 🌟

From September 2026, the rules around Free School Meals (FSM) have changed. This means that your family may now be eligible even if you weren’t eligible last year.

Being eligible for FSM and/or Pupil Premium may also mean you can access additional support from school, including:

🍎 Free School Meals
🎟️ Half-price school trips
🥣 Reduced-price breakfast club places
👕 Support towards school uniform
📚 Additional support through Pupil Premium funding, where applicable

Not sure if you qualify? Don’t worry — we can check for you!

All you need is -

✅ Your National Insurance number
✅ Your date of birth

Please speak to a member of the office team if you would like us to check whether your family may now be entitled to this support.

There is no need to worry if you weren't eligible before — the criteria has changed, so it is worth checking again.

🔎 Find out more about the Government’s Free School Meals guidance:
GOV.UK – Free School Meals guidance

Don’t miss out — come and check with us next week! ❤️

Apply for free school meals - GOV.UK

Check if your child can get free school meals and find out how to apply on your local authority’s website.

School Office Foyer

If you are in the school office foyer, we kindly ask that you do not let other visitors in.

We appreciate the politeness, but this is an important part of keeping everyone safe and maintaining privacy within our school.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Useful Links

FHIS Parent Resources Padlet