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• Friday 17 March 2023 Global Recycling Day 18th March 2023 Our Eco Warriors have been working really hard within school to learn about the impact we can make by recycling alongside how this could potentially impact on energy consumption. We shared some top tips in our Global Recycling Assembly on how we can do more to recycle. Please complete our Eco Warriors survey; for each survey completed, your child's name will be entered into our prize draw which will be drawn on Friday 31st March. https://forms.gle/Dv41LBqSp5BmpPSw8
• Friday 17 March 2023 School Meal Cost Increase CATERed have carried out an assessment of their increasing costs and they are having to increase their school meal charges. From Monday 17th April 2023, the cost of a school lunch will increase to £2.60. Please see the attached letter for more details. (Please note: the new summer term menu is now on our website.)
• Friday 17 March 2023 Service Family Support SUPPORT FOR SERVICE FAMILIES WITH SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN: In recognition of the issues that some Service families can face when trying to access wraparound childcare and its potential negative impact on retention, the Secretary of State for Defence has launched The Wraparound Childcare (WAC) scheme. The launch comes after a series of successful pilots, where the scheme supported Service families by funding wraparound childcare during term time for eligible Service children aged 4 to 11 years old (up to capped rates). From Autumn 2022, eligible Service personnel (Tri-Service) can apply for up to 20 hours per week, term time only (39 weeks per year) of wraparound childcare funding for 4 to 11 year old children attending before and after school clubs in the UK. For more Information: Childcare for service children - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) To Apply: Discover My Benefits | Find out what you’re entitled to (mod.gov.uk)
• Friday 17 March 2023 Year 2 SATs Meeting with Parents On Tuesday 18th April 2023, the Year 2 teachers invite you to a quick meeting at 2:30pm to outline what the Year 2 children will be doing for their SATs tests throughout May. We hope to see you allin the SSA if your child is currently in Year 2.
• Friday 17 March 2023 Red Nose Day 2023 A big thank you from all of us for taking part in this year’s Red Nose Day. We will confirm what we have raised in next week's newsletter. We hope you enjoyed the fantastic bake sale at the end of the day, those cakes looked amazing! A special thank you to Miss Walker, Miss Sprague and Miss Gregory for arranging this year’s event and for staff members who helped out on the day and for supplying the yummy cakes!
• Friday 17 March 2023 Fit and Fed 2023 Plymouth City Council has received funding from the Department for Education to coordinate a city-wide holiday activity and food programme during the 2023 Easter, summer and Christmas holidays to primarily support families with children who receive benefit related free school meals. Due to this funding, Plymouth Argyle will be at High View School from Monday 3rd April until Thursday 6th April 2023. For more information, please see the attached letter or alternatively book your child’s place by clicking on the link below. https://officialsoccerschools.co.uk/argyle /catalogsearch/result/q=high+view
• Friday 17 March 2023 Nut Allergies NUT ALLERGIES IN SCHOOL:
• Friday 17 March 2023 Our Efford THURSDAY 13th APRIL 2023 11.00AM-3.00PM
• Friday 10 March 2023 Year 3/4 Natural Disasters Assembly Last week, the Year 3/4 team performed their Natural Disasters assembly to a packed audience of parents and carers. We were able to navigate through a few unnatural disasters during the assembly and the children performed like professionals. The feedback from everyone who attended has been incredibly positive. Thank you so much for your continued support. Well done children, you were all incredible, as always!
• Friday 10 March 2023 Belle and Olivia meet Luke P Belle and Olivia B got to meet Luke Pollard MP and talk about local issues with him at Brownies last week, they had a fab time and wanted to share it with the school!
• Friday 10 March 2023 Congratulations to Theo! Theo H represented Groovement Project at the Street House Championships in Taunton last weekend and came 1st in all his categories which included solo, duo and crew.
• Friday 10 March 2023 Let's Talk Teenagers Plymouth City Council have been given the amazing opportunity to host "Let's Talk Teenagers". Let's Talk Teenagers Plymouth is an opportunity for parents, carers or guardians of a teenager(s) to hear about the challenges young people are facing today, and the tools you can use to support your children and community. These are FREE support sessions held across three Twilight Sessions online. Please find enclosed a flyer for more information.
• Friday 10 March 2023 We will miss you Mrs Hobbs After many years of commitment to the children and families of the High View School community, it is time to say goodbye to Mrs Hobbs, as she spreads her wings and takes on an exciting new role, as she has successfully obtained a job in Dubai at an international school. I am sure you will all agree that our loss is their gain and we know just how much the children and colleagues at her new school will benefit from her passionate devotion to her role. However, we are pleased to inform you that Mrs Hobbs will not be leaving until shortly before the end of the summer term, so we will continue to benefit from all that she brings across our school until then!
• Friday 10 March 2023 Happy Retirement Mrs Crocker! After 30 years of dedication and devotion to both Highfield and High View schools, Mrs Crocker has made the decision to join Mr Crocker in retirement, so that they can spend more quality time together and with their family. Everyone at High View would like to take this opportunity to say a MASSIVE thank you to all that Mrs Crocker has brought to the lives of so many children and colleagues that she has worked alongside. And, although we will really miss her, we wish her the very best of luck in retirement!
• Thursday 9 March 2023 Fun with Numbers
• Friday 24 February 2023 Breakfast Club Just a reminder that it is very important that all parents book their child onto the register for Breakfast Club through Arbor. We have noticed that some children are continuing to attend Breakfast Club and are not on the register. If you are experiencing problems with the Arbor booking system, please make contact with the school’s admin team. Also, please note that Breakfast Club starts at 7.45am, so please ensure your child arrives before 8.15am. Also, if your child is currently in Nursery and you require breakfast club facilities, please liaise with our Nursery Manager in the first instance. We are currently up to our permitted ratios for Nursery children to attend breakfast club.
• Friday 24 February 2023 Eat Them to Defeat Them! What a flying start we have had this week! Next time you see pasta, search out the vegetables, pick them out, and then defeat them in the only way possible - eat them, eat them, eat them and then let out your victory cry “Feel my power!” Next week's main meal replacement on Tuesday is “Dig for Victory”, and please find enclosed a flyer for “Dig-Down Pie” to try out at home too.
• Friday 24 February 2023 World Book Day 2023 Every year, we love to celebrate World Book Day at High View. Therefore, it’s with great pleasure and anticipation that we are inviting your children to join us in these celebrations again this year on Thursday 2nd March 2023. On this special day, there will be a range of fantastic book related activities for the children to get involved with and we would love your child to dress up as their favourite book character for the day (or to wear some suitable and warm pyjamas as part of a bedtime story theme). Please don't feel you have to buy a special costume; you can use one from a previous year or get creative and make one at home! As well as dressing up for the day, your child will receive a £1 World Book Day token, to either buy one of the special World Book Day books or put it towards the cost of a different book of their own choice. More details about how to use the World Book Day Tokens will be sent home with your child on World Book Day.
• Friday 24 February 2023 Big Walk and Wheel to School As we have done in previous years, High View is going to be taking part in the Big Walk and Wheel between 20th - 31st March. This event is the UK's largest walking, wheeling, scooting and cycling challenge. The aim is to inspire and focus on making active journeys to school, improve air quality in our local neighbourhood and discover how these changes benefit the world. Teachers will be logging the number of active journeys made to school each day in their class between the dates of the challenge. And as a further incentive, the more active journeys we make, the more entries into each daily prize drawn by the organisers, Sustrans. More information to follow in the coming weeks.
• Friday 13 January 2023 World Book Day 2023 “Save the Date” for World Book Day on Thursday 2nd March 2023. All children are invited to dress up as their favourite character. We are giving you notice to start thinking about the book character your child would like to dress up as.
• Friday 13 January 2023 Ofsted Parent View We continue to highly value our ongoing relationships and open communication with you as parents and carers to the children within our school. And, as part of this, each year we ask for you to complete the online “OFSTED Parent View” for us. This year, this is especially important for us, as, since joining the Learning Academies Trust (LAT), our school’s unique identification number (URN) has changed, and we therefore only have a very small number of parent views submitted. So, please can we ask that you follow the link below to submit your views: https://parentview.ofsted.gov.uk/
• Friday 13 January 2023 Material required MATERIAL NEEDED FOR COSTUMES AND BUNTING: We are asking for your help in donations. If you, your friends, family or neighbours have any unwanted bedding sheets, pillow cases, duvet covers, light to medium weight cotton curtains, we very much look forward to your generous donation. This goes towards making costumes for our children and bunting used around our school for events.
• Thursday 5 January 2023 Kinship Carers
• Friday 9 December 2022 Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship High View School is a vibrant, friendly, widely diverse, and inclusive school. We are currently looking for two enthusiastic, motivated, and committed Teaching Assistant apprentices to join our team. They will need to have a passion for supporting young children’s learning. This vacancy is being managedby Plymouth Argyle Community Trust, and more information about this exciting opportunity can be found here:https://www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk/apprenticeship/1000085873
• Friday 9 December 2022 HiPALS
• Friday 9 December 2022 Barnado's Courses
• Saturday 26 November 2022 Parent Survey The Annual Childcare Parents Survey
• Sunday 11 September 2022 Queen Elizabeth II Funeral The official date of the State Funeral for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is the 19th of September 2022. This day will be a bank holiday. Therefore, like all schools, High View School will be closed on this day as a mark of respect.
• Thursday 8 September 2022 HRH Queen Elizabeth II 1926 - 1922 On behalf of the whole High View School community, we would like to extend our sincere condolences following the death of Her Majesty the Queen. Our thoughts and best wishes go out to the RoyalFamily at this difficult and sad time for them. In school today, your children will have had an opportunity to discuss this matter at an appropriate level within their classes, and we also had a briefwhole school assembly this afternoon to come together and celebrate her life and influence. As we now enter a period of national mourning together, you may wish to further support your children incommemorating the life of Her Majesty by reading and reflecting on ‘Queen Elizabeth: A Platinum Jubilee Celebration’, the commemorative book that all children received last summer. In addition to this, if your child is particularly upset , then Minded is a source of information that you mightwant to access to support them in successfully managing death and loss:https://www.mindedforfamilies.org.u
• Wednesday 7 September 2022 Applying for secondary school places If your child was born between 1 September 2011 and 31 August 2012 and are in Year 6, they are now eligible to apply for a secondary school place between Monday 5th September 2022 and Monday 31st October 2022. All the information you will need about secondary school admissions in 2023 is on our website www.plymouth.gov.uk/secondaryadmissions.
• Tuesday 6 September 2022 Arbor
• Monday 5 September 2022 Nut Allergies A gentle, but timely reminder to all parents, children and staff: please be aware that we have children with severe nut allergies. If you have a nut-based cereal for breakfast, please wash hands before coming into school. Please do not include nut-based produce in your child’s lunch boxes. Thank you so much for helping us to safeguard your children.
• Monday 5 September 2022 School Timings Please can we make parents aware of our gate opening and closing times:Morning Sessions7.30am Gates Open(Breakfast Club only)8.55am Gates ClosedAfternoon Sessions3.10pm Gates Open3.30pm Gates ClosedAfterschool Clubs4.10pm Gates Open4.30pm Gates ClosedPlease also see below “Timings of Our School Day” for further important information.
• Monday 5 September 2022 Welcome Back It was lovely to welcome everyone back to school on Wednesday morning and I hope that everyone had an amazing summer break, especially as we had some fantastic weather for once! I would also like to say a special welcome to all of our new children and parents too....welcome to High View School! Aswe start the academic year together, I would just like to remind everyone that we continue to have an “open door policy” and if you ever need to talk to us then please approach us on the playground in the mornings (before the start of the school day at 8:45am please) or just make an appointment to meetwith a particular teacher through the school reception. As previously communicated, there will always be an additional member of staff available on each entrance gate every morning too, who will be able to take any important messages that you might need to share, so please do use this option if necessary.
• Friday 1 July 2022 We joined the LAT! We are very pleased to announce that today we have officially joined the Learning Academies Trust!‘Believe you can. Together we will.’#community#team
• Friday 4 March 2022 Year 3/4 investigate artist Paul Klee 3/4JH really enjoyed a creative afternoon investigating the art of Paul Klee. In the next few weeks, We'll be creating our own art in the style of his work. We can't wait to show you what we produce.
• Tuesday 1 February 2022 Emotional Logic Session
• Friday 19 November 2021 Academisation Update Further to previous information on this matter, the public consultation period for this has now ended, and I am pleased to let you all know that Hannah Woodhouse (who is the Regional Schools Commissioner for the South West) has approved High View’s application to convert to an academy, and further pursue joining the Learning Academies Trust. I would also like to take this opportunity to clarify that this doesn't mean we have yet converted to become part of an academy: instead, it means that we can now undertake the further statutory and legal work that needs to be completed around this prospect, and the aim is to complete conversion to the Learning Academies Trust at some point before the end of this Academic Year. Please be completely reassured that I will keep you all fully informed on progress towards this outcome as appropriate. Mr Trayte
• Friday 5 November 2021 Remembrance Day 2021 Each year the nation expresses its support for the Royal British Legion’s Charity work through the Poppy Appeal, showing the need to help all generations of the Armed Forces and their families – today and for the rest of their lives. We sent home a leaflet on Wednesday asking parents to tick which Poppy Appeal merchandise their child would like ranging from erasers, sharpeners, pencils, reflectors and the usual metal badges and pin on poppies. We are currently awaiting for more supplies as we have had such an overwhelming response from all children. We will keep you updated.
• Friday 22 October 2021 Learning Academies Trust Academisation Consultation Further to previous correspondence on this matter, please can we make you aware that, as well as contacting the Chair of Governors should you have any views you would like to share, you are also able to communicate any thoughts that you would like considered on this proposal at the Regional Schools Commissioner’s Advisory Board Meeting, which will take place in November. This is another platform for stakeholders to submit their views on the proposal, and, although the Advisory Board will consider all views and emails at the meeting, they won’t provide individual responses. The email address for submitting any such views is RSCSW.HTB@education.gov.uk, and questions must be submitted no less than 5 working days before the meeting (i.e. by the 10th November). Information about the Advisory Board representations process will also be captured in the Advisory Board's meeting agenda when published, which will be made available here.
• Friday 22 October 2021 Children in Need 2021 Friday 19th November 2021 is Children in Need Day and we have lots of exciting things happening. We are looking forward to the children dressing up for feel good Friday (more information to follow). We are asking for a £1.00 donation please. Don’t forget your pennies to cover our Pudsey Bear.
• Friday 22 October 2021 Be safe during Halloween We have spoken to all of the children about keeping safe and reminded them that people may not want to be visited for trick or treat this year, especially the elderly who are vulnerable, but also that receiving 'gifts' from strangers is a risk, as items could be contaminated. It does not mean that they can't still have fun though and we really hope you will find imaginative ways to celebrate this year. Whatever you choose to do with your children during Halloween, I hope you have fun and all stay safe.
• Friday 22 October 2021 Thank You I would like to say a personal thank you to everyone for such a fantastic half term. High View continues to go from strength to strength and the ongoing support and collaboration of the staff, it’s pupils, parents and wider community are all highly appreciated. Although COVID-19 has continued to impact on us all, I am extremely grateful of how supportive you have been in ensuring that we are doing everything possible to minimize any impacts. As you are aware, the Government’s message is very much that we need to continue to be cautious as we move through the autumn and winter together. I am confident that you will continue to work with us to achieve this, when we return after the half term break. In the meantime, have a fabulous week and I will see you all on Monday 1st November 2021.Mr Trayte
• Friday 15 October 2021 Congratulations to our House Captains Well done to all the Year 6 children who put themselves forward for nomination as a house captain. This year the following children have been voted in:-
• Friday 15 October 2021 Academy Consultation Just a reminder of the deadline in respect of seeking the views of our parents, carers and the wider community around the possibility of going over to an Academy Trust. Our Chair of Governors welcomes your views which needs to be submitted by Friday 5th November 2021.
• Friday 15 October 2021 Household Support Grant The Government has created a Household Support Grant (similar to the local COVID Support Grant and the Winter Grant Scheme last year). The scheme is to support free school meal children, other vulnerable households and individuals, and nursery pupil premium children. The grant covers many things and preventing children going hungry is just one element. The Household Support Grant Scheme will enable us to provide meals to children during the holiday period. Plymouth City Council would like to give eligible families a voucher to the value of £15.00 per child, to provide support with food. Plymouth City Council will allocate eVoucher codes to the school based on the numbers held at the time on the Free School Meal register and pupil premium children in Nursery. They will be emailing the eVoucher codes next week ready to distribute for half term.
• Friday 8 October 2021 Making Clean Energy! Local charity, Plymouth Energy Community (PEC), are pleased to be working with Plymouth City Council to turn part of Chelson Meadow landfill into a community-owned solar farm. This exciting opportunity could generate enough renewable energy to power 3,860 homes each year and provide around £3.5 million for local projects over the next 30 years! This way, local people can own it, benefit from it and help our city reach net-zero carbon emissions. Please visit PEC’s website for more information about their existing community-owned solar projects, their free support and advice services for local residents and businesses, and frequently asked questions about this proposal for Chelson Meadow: https://plymouthenergycommunity.com/ our-work/chelson-meadow. You are invited to join PEC online on 11th October to ask any questions that you may have - sign up here https://plymouthenergycommunity.com/ our-work/chelson-meadow You can also fill out their short survey to give your views.
• Friday 8 October 2021 Harvest Assembly We would like to take this opportunity to thank all parents and carers for your generous contributions towards our Harvest Festival. We were pleased to have welcomed Stuart Dann to join us once again where he helped us all to understand the values of saying “thank you” at this special time of year. Andrew from Plymouth Foodbank sent a special message to thank everyone for their generosity and explained how this will help families who find themselves in difficulties with food supply. They made over 5,000 food packages to support families across Plymouth last year. This message tied in perfectly with one of our school values of being “kind”; thank you everyone.
• Friday 8 October 2021 Parental Supervision of Climbing Frame Please can we remind parents to supervise your children when they are on the climbing frames afterschool because at this time of the day there will be no staff present to do so.
• Friday 8 October 2021 Visit from Olympian David King On Wednesday 13th October 2021, Plymouth born Olympic 110m hurdles semi-finalist David King will be visiting our school, talking to our children in assemblies and then working with Year 5/6 in workshops. We look forward to hearing about his experiences and learning from his successes.
• Friday 8 October 2021 Academy Consultation Just a reminder we sent a letter home via email last week in respect of The Learning Academies Trust. We are now seeking the views of our parents, carers and the wider community around this possibility. Due to the current COVID19 restrictions, we will not be holding in-person meetings, but you are welcome to submit your thoughts to the Chair of Governors by Friday 5th November 2021.
• Friday 1 October 2021 Do you like art? Crazy Glue is an arts group for families of High View School to take part in. Sessions run on Thursdays in a COVID19 safe small group, once a month and start from 2.00pm (parents time with the artist) before your child(ren) join in after school. Sessions run until 4.30pm. In the sessions you will have the chance to spend time together and explore different types of art and work alongside lots of different artists. You do not need to be an expert in art and can come and just have a go, there is no pressure and the group will all be learning together. Snacks and drinks are provided. Alongside sessions in school there will also be some opportunities to go and see art projects and galleries in the city all for free. If you are interested and would like to get involved, please advise your child’s class teacher and we will send out the relevant information.
• Friday 1 October 2021 Parent Phone Calls Due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation, we are going to continue to hold our parents’ meetings by telephone this year rather than face to face. The following dates are when each of the teams are holding their parent phone calls. Please expect a text message with a link to follow, in order to book your appointment.
• Friday 1 October 2021 Childcare Survey Plymouth City Council are carrying out a survey for parents/carers to share their views about accessing childcare in Plymouth. They would like to hear from parents with children aged 0-14 years (18 with SEND) who access different types of childcare provision. With the use of this survey, they will identify any barriers to childcare and work with both providers and parents to try to resolve these. Please click on the following link to start the survey: (this link is available until 18th October 2021) https://plymouthconsult.objective.co.uk/public/cyp/pare nts_childcare_survey
• Friday 1 October 2021 Academy Consultation We sent a letter home via email on Thursday in respect of The Learning Academies Trust. We are now seeking the views of our parents, carers and the wider community around this possibility. Due to the current COVID-19 restrictions, we will not be holding in person meetings, but you are welcome to submit your thoughts to the Chair of Governors by Friday 5th November 2021.
• Friday 1 October 2021 Year 1/2 Visit Smeaton's Tower and Plymouth Sound Boat Trip Last week, all of the Year 1/2 classes enjoyed a fantastic day on Plymouth Hoe as part of their current theme, Plymouth and Lighthouses. The children had so much fun climbing Smeaton's Tower and sailing around Plymouth Sound. They learnt about the history of Smeaton's Tower and the other lighthouses that have stood on Eddystone Rocks. They also found out about the importance of Plymouth's harbour and the dockyard. The children behaved so well and were a credit to the school, well done everyone! Please see our school website for lots of photos through the following link: https://bit.ly/3EZ4j7r
• Friday 24 September 2021 Parent Governor Vacancy We currently have one vacancy for a parent governor. Being a governor can be enjoyable, stimulating and rewarding. I would welcome parents with some knowledge of Education, Finance, Health & Safety or Technology. However, please don’t be put off by thinking that you have to have specialist expertise as there is training and support available to help you throughout the four years term of office. Remember you will be joining a long established governing body and will be supported by fellow governors with many years of combined experience. If you are interested in becoming a parent governor, please email the Clerk of Governors, Mrs Pat Fern, at pat.fern@highviewprimaryschool.org.uk for more information. Deadline for enquiries is 30th September 2021 for our clerk to prepare the ballot.
• Friday 24 September 2021 Class Photographs Our school photographers will be in school next week on Monday 27th September to take class photographs. Each class will be entering the drama studio throughout the day and Tempest will be abiding by COVID-19 regulations under our risk assessment.
• Friday 24 September 2021 Covid-19 Plymouth still remains an Enhanced Recovery Area due to our case rates being above the SW and England Average. Please remember the following:-
• Friday 17 September 2021 Bike to School Week It would be fantastic to see our children cycling to school during Bike to School week at the end of September 2021. We took part in The Big Cycle challenge before the Summer holidays, but unfortunately, due to COVID-19 restrictions, we were not able to store bikes on the school site. Due to the lifting of bubbles, we are now able to provide bike shelter on the KS1 playground. Bike to School week aims to encourage children to be more active and feel energised, help the environment by replacing a car journey and improve local air quality and congestion. We hope your child can take part.
• Friday 17 September 2021 School Gates Please can we make parents aware of our gate opening and closing times:-
• Tuesday 7 September 2021 COVID-19 Please do not send your child in to school if they are displaying symptoms of COVID-19, but can you call the school as early as possible on the day, so that we can advise you of the procedures to follow. Please be assured that whenever a child is ill in school, we will always clean and disinfect the area, regardless of whether they have displayed symptoms of Covid or not. As winter comes, incidents of coughs, colds and sore throats usually increase anyway, but hopefully, with our Covidsafe practice of increased ventilation, additional handwashing and surface cleaning, along with our “Catch it Bin it, Kill it” routines, even they will reduce. In the unlikely case of a child or staff member having a positive test result, parents of those children who have been in close contact will be informed by NHS Test and Trace directly. Families will be supported whilst they are self-isolating, this includes remote learning, food parcels (if they are entitled) and teacher support. Please
• Tuesday 7 September 2021 School Crossing Patrol Please note that the School Crossing Patrol position has not yet been filled and the local authority are in the process of recruiting. With this in mind, please ensure that you and your children are being extra vigilant when crossing the road.
• Tuesday 7 September 2021 Administering Medicine As it is a new academic year, we need updated consent forms to be completed please. We can send these out electronically via your email if requested and they need to be completed online and submitted back when you bring in the medicine.
• Tuesday 7 September 2021 Nut Allergies NUT ALLERGY REMINDER A gentle, but timely reminder to all parents, children and staff – please be aware that we have children with severe nut allergies. If you have a nut-based cereal for breakfast, please wash hands before coming into school. Please do not include nut-based produce in your child’s lunch boxes. Thank you so much for helping us to safeguard your children.
• Tuesday 7 September 2021 Welcome Back We are really looking forward to seeing everyone after the Summer Holidays. It is great to be back.
• Saturday 24 July 2021 Positive COVID Case in 3/4JH 24th July 2021 Further to the correspondence we sent out to all parents on Monday 19th July 2021, clarifying the changes to how “close contacts” of confirmed positive Covid-19 cases would be identified, I am contacting you now to confirm that today (24th July) we have been informed by a parent of a positive case in 3/4JH (please note: the affected child was last in school on Monday 19th July 2021). As explained in this previous correspondence, schools are no longer responsible for working with the DfE or NHS Track and Trace to identify or contact close contacts, and anyone needing to self-isolate will now be identified and contacted directly by NHS Track and Trace.
• Friday 23 July 2021 Year 6 Hopes and Aspirations A huge well done to our current year six who smashed it despite being in the midst of a COVID pandemic. These are their hopes and aspirations for the future. Fly high Year 6... We believe in you all.
• Monday 19 July 2021 Virtual Tour of FS2 If you are new to FS2 this September, please enjoy our virtual tour.  We look forward to meeting you all soon. :)
• Monday 19 July 2021 Acute Respiratory Infections
• Monday 19 July 2021 Positive COVID Case
• Tuesday 13 July 2021 COVID Financial Support We have been informed that the Department of Work and Pensions have extended the COVID grant support for vulnerable families to continue through the summer holiday.  Parents who are entitled to Free School Meals, Early Years Pupil Premium and classed as vulnerable will receive a £90 voucher code from Hawk Select per child.  These should be issued by
• Tuesday 13 July 2021 Summer Learning Programme Get ready for summer learning…
• Tuesday 13 July 2021 Congratulations! Congratulations to Belle B for receiving her Silver Postgraduate Award for successfully attending 465 hours at Children University and her Gold Postgraduate Award for attending 500 hours.
• Tuesday 13 July 2021 Fit and Fed Does your child receive benefit-related free school meals?
• Tuesday 13 July 2021 Year 6 Waterfight Sadly the 5/6 team have had to cancel the Year 6 Leavers BBQ and Games night on Friday 16th July between 5.00pm-7.00pm.  We apologise for any inconvenience.  The BBQ will now take place on the last day of term during the children’s lunchtime followed by a water fight in the afternoon.
• Tuesday 13 July 2021 What is life like in a Service Family? The Participation Team of Plymouth City Council have been working with children and youngpeople of service personnel and veterans to support them in making their voices heard, as the children have expressed that they do not always feel professionals understand their specific needs as children of Service families. The young people involved developed a script based on their personal experiences, and then worked with an animator to bring their ideas to life. The end result is a film to be used to raise awareness for professionals working with children and young people, to help explain the impact and what these young people thought could be put in place to better support them
• Tuesday 13 July 2021 Extended Days Further to our text message this week, extended days have now finished.  Please collect your child at their normal collection point:-
• Tuesday 13 July 2021 MAST Support  If you feel you struggle with your child’s behaviour, activities or any other issues, please contact Sue Haswell our Parent Support Advisor for advice on Wednesday afternoons from 1.30pm.  She will also be able to direct you to other agencies if needed.
• Monday 17 May 2021 DELT Plymouth Schools Half Marathon Challenge A big shout out to all our Marathon Runners for their fantastic commitment and resilience. Well done to Lance and Leo who ran their 13 miles visiting lots of different locations.  Please bring in your completed forms and hand to Mrs Lawrence. @PlymouthSSP 
• Friday 30 April 2021 High View Market Place 30th April Our Market Place is open today, please help yourselves. 
• Wednesday 31 March 2021 Big Pedal After Easter, High View are taking part in The Big Pedal 2021, the UK's largest inter school active travel competition. Make an extra effort to travel to school by either walking, cycling or scooting and you could help us win some great prizes! See more at www.bigpedal.org.uk #BigPedal
• Wednesday 24 March 2021 High View Market Place 24th March High View Marketplace open this morning. All parents and carers, just help yourselves!
• Friday 12 March 2021 Red Nose Day 2021 Children can come in full mufti by wearing something red or a superhero costume, for a voluntary donation of £1.00.
• Friday 12 March 2021 World Book Day Don't forget today we are celebrating World Book Day. We hope you have a fantastic day and enjoy all the activities we have in store for you!  
• Wednesday 10 March 2021 High View Market Place 10th March High View Market place this morning: fresh bread, fruit, veg and lots of goodies. Parents, if you need a little help, please bring a bag and help yourselves. #strongertogether
• Friday 5 March 2021 5th March 2021 Achievement Awards Poppy J FS2DB For – coming to school with a great attitude and always using her imagination.
• Wednesday 3 March 2021 'Eggciting Delivery!' We had an ‘eggciting’ delivery today. Our nursery children are very excited and hoping some eggs may hatch tomorrow!
• Tuesday 2 March 2021 Covid-19 Lateral Flow Testing NOTE: Children of primary school age ARE NOT being tested. The tests are for the ADULTS in the family. If you have secondary age pupils, their school will deal with them directly. If your workplace tests you already, use them instead. If you receive a positive result, you must contact the school.
• Friday 26 February 2021 MAST and Parent Support Sally Chugg from the MAST team and Mrs Haswell, our PSA are offering phone support on alternative Wednesday afternoons from 1.30pm.
• Friday 26 February 2021 26th February Achievement Awards
• Thursday 25 February 2021 Dance Challenges
• Thursday 25 February 2021 Joy Spreading Dinosaur The year 5/6s were greeted this morning by a Joy Spreading Dinosaur. Thank you Mr Winters for bringing smiles to the faces of our children (and staff)! #JoySpreadingDinosaur #SmilesAllRound
• Wednesday 24 February 2021 High View Market Place We have another High View Market Place on Wednesday. Please come along and help yourselves. :)
• Tuesday 23 February 2021 DELT Plymouth Schools Half Marathon Challenge Well done to those children who’ve signed up to the Plymouth Half Marathon challenge. If you haven’t signed up yet, there is still time as it finishes on the 7th March so register now https://www.highviewschool.org.uk/Delt-Plymouth-Schools-Half-Marathon-Challenge/
• Monday 22 February 2021 Devon Virtual Games Skipping Challenge
• Monday 22 February 2021 Don't miss out! Who – This event is for all those who work with, support or care for a child or young adult with a disability or additional need. What - Kidz to Adultz Venue to Virtual – a FREE, online event. An action packed week of exhibitors: companies, voluntary and support organisations who will be showcasing their products, equipment and outlining details of their services at various times during the week-long event.
• Sunday 21 February 2021 Art Attack! This week's 'Family Challenge' We hope you had a lovely half term.  This week's task is for you to show off your artistic skills by painting, drawing, sticking, sculpting, sketching anything you can think of. In fact, anything arty goes!  Don't forget to share your art with us. 
• Monday 15 February 2021 High View's Virtual Library We are excited to confirm our new High View Virtual Library is now up running. These are links to the library both under our Curriculum section and our Remote Learning section. We have created three areas so far: PHSE and SMSC which contain books to support the children’s Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural (SMSC) development and Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE), a Julia Donaldson collection and a Kes Gray/Jim Field collection.  All you have to do is click on the book cover and it will take you to the book. We hope you enjoy our library. :)
• Monday 15 February 2021 Welcome to our new website We hope that you find it easy to use and full of the information you require, whether you are a current or prospective parent or a member of the wider community.
• Friday 12 February 2021 12th February Friday Achievement Awards • Vinnie P FS2DB For – his excellent reading with Epic Readers and his enthusiasm with learning about animals and nature.
• Wednesday 10 February 2021 High View Market Place High View Market Place open again all this week. Fresh produce added today. Please bring a bag and help yourselves parents/carers. Thank you @plymouthfb
• Friday 5 February 2021 We Expressed Ourselves! We hope you have enjoyed the activities this week and that all of us will continue to look after our own and your children's mental health beyond this. Have a look at some of the activities that have taken place on our Instagram or Twitter pages. We have thoroughly enjoyed seeing so many of our children engaging in the week. See below for a sneaky peak! Thank you to Mrs. Brewer, who coordinated our special week, alongside Mrs. Hugill, Mrs Young and Mrs Pascoe.
• Friday 5 February 2021 5th February Friday Achievement Awards • Megan D FS2DB For – always taking an active role in our Zoom calls. It’s so lovely to see you.
• Tuesday 2 February 2021 Captain Sir Tom Moore Captain Sir Tom Moore, you gave us positivity, you gave us kindness, you gave us smiles and joy and pride in all generations, you brought us together & raised millions for the #NHS. Rest In Peace.
• Monday 1 February 2021 Children's Mental Health Week 2021 Find out what we got up to!
• Friday 6 November 2020 Remembrance Day 2020
• Friday 6 November 2020 William Morris with Year 3/4 Year 3/4 loved finding flowers and leaves from around the school grounds to inspire their William Morris art. Then having found out more about the life and work of this Victorian artist, year 3/4 released their inner artist into their sketch books. We think you will agree, we definitely have some budding artists!
• Friday 30 October 2020 Harry Potter Yoga FS2 are getting into the spirit of Halloween with some Harry Potter yoga!
• Friday 9 October 2020 Hello Yellow Today (9th October)  we celebrated Hello Yellow Day. We all wore yellow Mufti and learnt a lot about our mental health. We talked about how we can stay happy and who we can talk to if we are sad or worried. 
• Wednesday 7 October 2020 The Great Fire Year 1/2 were transported back to September 1666 to a bakers shop in Pudding Lane. The children decided to investigate what had happened, finding burnt bread, a message and lots more.
• Monday 7 September 2020 Geography Quality Mark 2020 🌈We are so proud to have been awarded the Geography Quality Mark Gold for the second time. 🌍 Well done Mrs. Ingram for collating all the evidence and also Mrs. Hobbs for all your support. 👏👏
• Tuesday 31 March 2020 Staying Positive

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