Review Of The Week
What a very different week it has been at Falconer's Hill Infant School!
With the arrival of the heatwave, our classrooms have been transformed into holiday destinations. Year 2 have been jetting off to "Costa Del Year 2", whilst Year 1 have enjoyed their travels to "Sunny France". Across Key Stage 1, the children have been busy making passports, designing and writing about their luggage, and most importantly, enjoying plenty of water play while relaxing "poolside"!
In EYFS, the children have also been embracing the warmer weather with some relaxing foot spas. It has been a particularly exciting week with the arrival of our long-awaited caterpillars. The children have watched with fascination as they have now begun forming their cocoons. There has been lots of discussion, prediction, and excitement, with many children confidently explaining that they will return on Monday as "beautiful butterflies" with "colourful" and "symmetrical wings". We cannot wait to see what happens next!
I would like to say a huge thank you to all of our children, families, and staff for their patience, flexibility, and support during the exceptionally high temperatures this week. As always, the wellbeing and safety of our children remain our highest priority. We have worked hard to ensure that these hot days have been filled with special memories, fun experiences, and plenty of opportunities to stay cool.
Looking ahead, we are excited for our children to take part in their Transition Days on Thursday 2nd and Friday 3rd July. As outlined in our previous letter, these will be full days spent in their new year groups and will provide an opportunity for children to meet their new teacher, practise routines through games and activities, and become familiar with their new classroom environment.
As part of these transition days, all children will be exploring the story "You Belong Here." Our focus will be on helping every child to recognise that they belong here with us at FHIS and ensuring they feel confident, valued, and excited as they prepare for the next stage of their learning journey.
A reminder for our Year 2 families: Please continue to bring your child to the usual Year 2 doors on both transition days. Year 2 staff will be on hand to welcome the children and will walk them across to meet their new teachers at the start of the day. Please ensure that all children attend school in their usual school uniform on both days.
We are certainly hoping for a cooler week next week!
Finally, a reminder that our Summer Fayre has been rescheduled due to the extreme heat and will now take place on Wednesday 1st July from 3:00pm–4:00pm. We look forward to welcoming you then.
Thank you, as always, for your continued support and have a wonderful weekend.
Miss Giles
Head of School
