Newsletters

Please keep up to date with all the news happening in school at the moment and click a headline to read more.

• Week beginning 3rd May

  Fri 30 Apr 2021

  The children in Year 1 had great fun on Tuesday this week, dressing up and participating in a history workshop on The Great Fire of London.  They enjoyed hearing stories from the past and enacting scenes from days gone by. There are photos on our Gallery on our school website (About Us/Gallery 2019/21) if you would like to take a look.
  In school we have signed up to take part in in a national stamp design competition to honour the heroes of the coronavirus pandemic.  The children will be designing a stamp to recognise the heroes who have continued to work tirelessly to keep the country moving throughout the pandemic and have a chance of winning prizes for themselves and for the school. The winning stamp will be approved by Her Majesty the Queen prior to being printed and issued.  Attached to this bulletin is a letter (via email), from the Royal Mail which provides further details of the competition.

  We have been asked by a number of parents about when extracurricular activities will recommence at The Hayes. While government guidelines have indicated that this may be possible from the end of June onwards, many of the clubs that we run at school involve mixing the children from different bubbles. In efforts to avoid multiple bubble closures if a positive case is identified, we have made the decision to hold off on these clubs until September 2022, when we will review the situation in light of guidance at that time. We can confirm however, that Jamie’s Gymnastics will not be returning to The Hayes. In their place, we look forward to welcoming Flexi Flics who will be running our in-school gymnastics club. More details to follow ASAP.

  We are currently offering instrumental tuition on a number of instruments and currently have space for children to learn clarinet, trombone, trumpet, cello, violin, guitar and drums. If you are interested please email admin@thehayesprimary.croydon.sch.uk who will send home further information and registration forms for your completion.

  You may have noticed that one of the walls at the front of the school has been taken down as it was showing signs of wear and tear.  Please do not to allow your children to walk along these walls at the beginning and end of the school day for their own safety and for the sake of preserving the walls. Thank you.

  Please can we also remind you that if your child has a snack at break time, this can only be a piece of fruit, thank you.

  Monday 3^rd of May is a Bank Holiday and as such school will be closed. We hope you enjoy the longer weekend. We will also be closed to children on Thursday 6^th May as this INSET day was planned to coincide with the fact that the Hayes is being used as a Polling Station.

  Advance notice: children break up for half term on Friday 28^th May at normal time. They return to school for the second half of the summer term on 7^th June and finish for the summer holidays on Friday 23^rd July at 1:30. We have uploaded school term and holiday dates for the next academic year (2021-22) onto our website, this can be seen here or on the News and Dates page/Term Dates.

  Thank you for your ongoing support, and please have a safe and relaxing, long weekend.
  The Hayes Team

   

   

   

  

• Week beginning 26th April

  Thu 29 Apr 2021

  Welcome back to the summer term. We are delighted to see the children back in school after the Easter break and hope you are all feeling well rested. Welcome also to any of our new families who have just found out that they will be joining us in September. We will be in touch shortly and very much look forward to meeting you all, along with your children.

  This week we welcomed our new caterers, Chartwells. We have been really impressed with the quality of food that the children are being offered and have already noticed the number of children opting for a school dinner increasing. If you would like to see some of the food being provided, check out the school twitter feed. Also, if your child has a food allergy and you have not already returned the allergy form, please can you do this as a matter of urgency. Thank you.

  We also welcomed the Metropolitan Police into school this week to talk to the children in Year 5 and 6 about the age of criminal responsibility, anti-social behaviours and the safe use of public transport. The police brought in a car for the children to look at and many of them enjoyed activating the sirens!

  Whilst talking about appropriate behaviours, it is with much disappointment that recently we have had to deal with a very small minority of children in KS2 who have considered it appropriate to use racially discriminatory language towards their peers. The school take this matter very seriously and have zero tolerance for racially abusive language. We are an inclusive school and promote equality at all times. The diversity within our school and our community should be celebrated and we feel very strongly that no child should be subject to racist language.  We work closely with the Anne Frank society to educate our children on issues relating to prejudice and discrimination and are in the process of organising additional workshops for the children in KS2 on identity to supplement our curriculum and remind them that, while we all have unique qualities that make us special, we all also have a shared identity as members of The Hayes community.
  Additionally, following the recent periods of school closure, we will be revisiting with our pupils the values that underlie our work as a UNICEF Rights Respecting school. In this community the expectation is very clear: respect for all is non-negotiable.

  Next week, our Year 1 children have a great fire of London workshop to participate in on Tuesday. As per the letter sent out to Year 1 parents, the children are invited to dress up. If you have not already made your contribution to this workshop, please do so on parent pay before Tuesday. Thank you. Next week, swimming lessons will take place for the even numbered classes, so please ensure kits are in on the appropriate days.

  Finally, a reminder for your diaries. May 3rd is a Bank Holiday and school will be closed. May the 6th is an INSET day because our school is being used as a Polling Station (this is non-negotiable) and school will be closed to children.

  Thank you for your ongoing support and have a lovely and safe weekend. ​