https://youtu.be/Xp4QE6tSDgQHello Lyndhurst Family, 

I can’t quite believe that this is the penultimate week of the term, where has the time gone! I wanted to update you on some work you will see taking place in the playground, we have a leak in one of our plant rooms that has resulted in us having to do some emergency excavation. We had hoped that the work would be easier and completed in a day but it wasn’t to be, we are still identifying the extent of the work but the year five staircase, one of the new toilet cubicles and some classroom sinks are all out of action for the time being. We do still have sufficient toilets and handwashing locations to remain open and hygienic.

Here are this week’s notices:

Term Dates:
As the term draws to an end can I remind you all that we break up on Thursday 21^st December at 1:15pm. We return to school on Friday 5^th January for a full day of teaching.

Winter Concert:
Our Winter Concert takes place on Tuesday 19^th December at St Giles Church. We are aiming for a 6pm start so please ensure that your children are at the church by 5:45pm. Pupils should be dressed in their school PE kits (green tops and black bottoms).

Winter Parties:
Your child’s phase leader will be communicating with you via the WhatsApp groups about the Winter parties taking place on the 18^th December. Please remember that we are a nut-free school and that we have a number of pupils with severe food allergies.

Home School Agreement:
In January we will be asking all families to commit to our home school agreement, using ‘My Child a School’. This is a set of statements that each key stakeholder within our school agrees to fulfil (pupils, staff and families). Our staff team have been working on the home-school agreement over the last term. You can find a copy here, we would welcome and feedback before the end of term. We will be sharing this with pupils and families in January.  

The Forth Plinth Schools Award Art Competition:
Do you want to get creative and design a work of art inspired by the contemporary art commissions for Trafalgar Square’s Fourth Plinth, win some fantastic prizes and get your artwork shown in an in exhibition?
Design or make a model of a sculpture or drawing for the Fourth Plinth that expresses your views on life in London. Entries can be in all art forms including drawing, painting, sculpture, collage and digital designs.
Send your entries into Miss Robinson between 3^rd Jan 2024 and 2^nd of March for your chance to win and have your artwork presented at City Hall.
See the link for previous entries for inspiration Fourth Plinth Schools Awards 2023 gallery

Nursery Winter Performance:
 Our Nursery pupils will have their first winter performance on Thursday, 14^th December at 10:30. Please arrive at the school office for 10:20 promptly. A reminder that pupils should wear white or light-coloured clothing.

Lyndhurst Choir:
Our choir, led by Mr Valentine, have been really busy over the last few weeks performing in a number of locations. We received a lovely message from the residents at Wyndham and Comber Resident & Tenants Association who were so touched by the performance that they have donated £100 of books to the school. A massive thank you goes to both the music team and the musicians.

Easy Fundraising:
This is the perfect time to sign up to the Easy Fundraising site, either by app or website, you can earn money for the school while making your normal daily purchases from suppliers like eBay, Argos, John Lewis, Just Eat, M&S, Tesco, Etsy, Booking.com, Trainline, Currys and many more. Full details can be found here.

Festive Cards:
Kings Hospital are looking for some festive cards to distribute to staff and patients. We would love for you to make some cards and hand them in to the school office by Wednesday 20^th December.

Yr. 4 Recorders:
Ms Joy, our curriculum music teacher, has put together some links for year four to practice their recorders over the winter break. Remember practice is what leads to improvement.

• Visual Musical Minds YouTube channel - Visual Musical Minds - YouTube
• Recorder Warm Up - Recorder Warm-up #1: Preparing for "Hot Cross Buns" - YouTube
• Hot Cross Buns - VMM Recorder Song 1: Hot Cross Buns - YouTube

That’s it from us, have a lovely week.


Key Dates:
14^th Dec- Nursery Winter Performance 10:30am
Fri 15^th Dec- Coffee Morning (SEND)
Fri 15^th Dec- End of term report sent home
Mon 18^th Dec- Winter Parties
Tue 19^th Dec- Winter Concert 6pm at St Giles Church
Thur 21^st Dec- Last day of term (Early Closure 1:15pm)
Thur 4^th Jan -INSET Day
Fri 5^th Jan- First day of school