General Letters and Communication

10.7.26

Please could you ensure that all Library books are returned to school as soon as possible and by Tuesday 14th July at the latest.  No further books will be issued this academic year.

8.7.26

Years R to 5,

All children in Years R - 5 will bring home their school report today.

If your child is not in school this afternoon, the report will be kept at the school office, and can be collected once you child is back at school.

If you need another copy of the report, i.e. because both parents do not reside at the same address, please email admin.office@wicor.hants.sch.uk, and we will ensure that you receive a copy. Please confirm in the email if you would like a hard copy of the report, or an electronic copy emailed to you.

If you have any queries regarding reports, or would like to arrange a meeting to discuss it's content, please email the class teacher directly.

3.07.26

We will be sending out the children's annual reports next week as we do not have all year groups in school today.

Thank you for your patience.

Regards

Mark Wildman

26.6.26 This information has been sent out to families in receipt of free school meals:

More than 190 HAF schemes will be running across Hampshire this summer, each offering a variety of fun activities and tasty meals for children and young people who receive benefit-related free school meals (FSM).

For summer 2026 onwards, we have introduced a new central booking system, which will make it easier for families to find and book HAF activities. This includes built‑in eligibility checking, so parents/carers no longer need to use the previously issued HAF codes when making bookings. 

Families can visit the Hampshire HAF booking page to find local schemes and register their interest. Once registered, parents/carers will be sent an automatic email reminder to complete their booking when summer bookings open at 9am on Monday 22 June 2026. 

 
Funded by the Department for Education, the HAF programme enables local authorities to offer healthy food and enriching activities for free to children who receive benefit-related FSM during term time. Local authorities also have discretion to use a percentage of their funding to provide free or subsidised HAF places for children who are not in receipt of benefits-related FSM but who the local authority believe could benefit from HAF provision. 

HAF FAQs are available on the connect4communities website: Hampshire Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) frequently asked questions | Health and social care | Hampshire County Council

The HAF team can be contacted with any queries by emailing connect4communities@hants.gov.uk, with the subject line FAO HAF. 

26.06.26

Dear Families

We would like to remind all parents and carers that if your child is absent from school for any reason, the school must be notified by 8:30am.

This is in line with our safeguarding procedures, as it is essential that we are able to account for all pupils. We are currently spending an increasing amount of time chasing the whereabouts of pupils, and timely notification from parents and carers helps us to avoid this. This is particularly important for those pupils who walk to school independently.

You can report your child’s absence by:

• Calling the school on 01329 237412, or

• Emailing admin.office@wicor.hants.sch.uk

Thank you for your cooperation.

24.6.26

Dear families,

A couple of parents have queried whether we will be closing or finishing early due to the heatwave we are currently experiencing. In short, the answer is no. Guidance from Hampshire County Council and the Department of Education state ‘Schools are not normally expected to close in hot weather, but they should take sensible steps to keep children safe and comfortable’.

That brings us on to, what are we doing to keep the children safe and comfortable:

• We are blessed with wonderful grounds with plenty of mature trees providing thick cover so children have been able to play in the shaded areas at breaks and lunch times in addition to the gazebos and marquee that staff have put up to create further shade. The temperature is much cooler and there is a cool breeze under the trees so this is being utilized as much as possible

• Vigorous activities have been paused, so PE has been adapted to avoid running and exerting themselves

• To keep classrooms cooler, windows and doors throughout the entire school are opened by 6am each day to improve airflow and blinds closed to stop heat coming into the room

• We have reduced lighting where possible and use of class laptops in the classroom to avoid additional heat sources instead thinking creatively and doing computing in the grounds in the shade

• Adapting learning so it can take place outdoors in a shady area e.g. music in the orchard and maths on clipboards in the woods

• Making use of the cooler north facing hall for lessons

• Encouraging children to drink more water than usual and making sure water bottles are replenished regularly

• Monitoring children with medical conditions more closely. Those with asthma have inhalers on their tables

• Active8 Minds who run our lunchtime provision have run quieter games e.g. archery, in the shade, and have helped supervise children in wooded areas

• Teachers have water sprayers to help keep children cool which the children are loving!

• Classrooms have fans in their rooms

• Activities for grounds days were shortened and adapted as appropriate with children making use of the shade

As parents, you can help keep your child cool and safe by:

• Dressing your child/ren in loose light coloured cotton clothing and wear sunhats with wide brims. School PE uniform (black/green shorts and white t-shirt) can be worn for the remainder of the week. Please note football t-shirts or dark colour t-shirts are not appropriate PE kit nor are they conducive to cooling due to their fabric and colour

• Ensure your child/ren has suncream applied (at least SPF30 and UVA rating of 4 or more stars) and is able to bring the bottle into school to reapply

• Ensuring all long hair is tied back so the back of neck remains cool

• Making sure children have a water bottle and hat in school

Staff have information about heat stroke and know the symptoms to look for. However, if we are in doubt over any child’s welfare, we will contact you immediately.

These steps have been in place since Monday but we are monitoring the weather and communication from the local authority and Department for Education closely and should there be any change in the expectation to attend school, we will email parents with details.

Kind regards,

Mark Wildman

Headteacher