Harrison Headlines
Harrison Headlines - Wednesday 25th June 2025
As we race through the summer term, I thought I'd send you some information regarding some significant dates - please check the school calendar on the website for the complete calendar including the academic calendar 2025/2026 with inset days.
Sports Days
On the day of your child's sports day, please can we ask they come into school wearing their PE kit. A named cap, sun cream and water bottle are also be essential. The dates and times can be found on our school website.
Summer Concert - 2.30pm, Thursday 17th July
We would like to invite all parents and carers to join us for our annual 'Summer Celebration' on Thursday 17th July 2024, at 2.30pm on the field. Parents and carers of all children are welcome!
Our Summer Concert is an opportunity for us to strengthen our community's connections, celebrate what's great about our school, acknowledge both the children's achievements and everyone's shared commitment to our common goal - Lifelong learners, open minds. The event will last approximately 40 minutes.
Year 6 Production - we are looking forward to this year's extravaganza - 'School O'Vision'. The year 6 cast have performed to the whole school this week before parents join us Wednesday and Thursday.
Year 5 Enterprise Fayre - Friday 11th July 2025 straight after school on the field and large playground - everyone is invited.
Class lists for September are currently being compiled by teachers. These lists are carefully constructed by teachers and the leadership team - we will make sure that children are in class with children that they work well with in the classroom learning environment. This does mean that children may not always be with their closest (and sometimes distracting) friends.
Transition to new classes - children in years R, 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 - children will visit their new teachers on the afternoon of Monday 14th and morning of Thursday 17th July.
Open Classrooms - we would like to invite parents to visit their children's new classrooms after school on Tuesday 15th or Wednesday 16th July. Please do come and see where your children will be in September.
Thank you for your continued support- we look forward to working with you and to welcoming you into school; please see the calendar on the school website for whole school events and dates for your child’s year group.
Harrison Headlines - Friday 4th April 2025
Here we are at the end of the Spring term, already.
We have been pleased to see so many parents and carers at this week’s Parent/Teacher consultations. Please do get in touch to make an appointment after the Easter holidays if you have not managed to do so yet - we really do want to see everyone.
‘Classroom Monitor’ (Y1-6) target sheets for reading, writing and maths have been sent home with children – please contact your child’s class teacher if you did not receive these. If you have a question about helping your child with their home learning, e.g. phonics, spelling, reading or maths please contact your child's class teacher– our partnership with you is strengthened by us working honestly together.
Thank you for supporting your children at so many events this term – class assemblies, Y1 Show, Y4 and Y5 Listen to Me, Rainforest Exhibition and Science Fair. The children love to share their learning with you. The recent Y4 residentials to Beaulieu and Y6 Kew Gardens visit were much enjoyed by our children, staff and parents who accompanied them.
School Streets - volunteer sign up - we need you all, please.
New Sensory Garden - we are planning to create a new sensory garden. If you have expertise that we can draw upon or can volunteer to help with the digging and planting I would love to hear from you. Our School Council and Sarah Northcott, Harrison' Wellbeing Lead are beginning to design a quiet, peaceful garden at the back of the school field, next to our pond. Thank you to Lee Derbyshire for bring HMS Collingwood navy cadets to our aid; they made light work of clearing the area!
Governor news – Our new Chair of Governors is Stuart Lyle, following David Moorman's departure in January 2025. The governors and I are indebted to David Moorman for his commitment and contribution to our school over the past eight years.
The work of the governing body was recognised by Ofsted in December 2023: 'at all levels of the school, leadership is very strong. All staff want to achieve their very best for the pupils. The governors share this ambition and work diligently to fulfil it.'
During the summer term I anticipate that several of our longstanding governors will come to the end of their tenure, hence our recent governor recruitment campaign. I am delighted to announce that the following parents will join our governing body before September 2025:
Stafford Lloyd
Danny Glavin
Kathy Childs
Simon Taylor
Robert Richards
I would still like to hear from parents who are interested in becoming a governor. Please email adminoffice@harrison.hants.sch.uk if you are interested in finding out more.
An enormous thank you to the PTA for organising yesterdays Easter Egg Hunt; another Harrison annual favourite. Thank you also to our willing year 6 volunteers who helped to make the event such fun. We look forward to finding out who has won the Easter Egg raffle - thank you to Fareham Rotary for their generous, large donation.
Year R National Offer Day – Wednesday 16th April 2025 - parents who applied on time will be notified of the outcome of their Year R applications for September 2025. Please look out for an update on the school website following this.
Reading for pleasure, as you know, is very important. We hope, in the Easter holidays, you can visit our local library in Fareham or make use of Sora for ebooks, audio books and magazines.
We would also be grateful if you could help your child search for any overdue school library books they may have. Please be aware that any lost or damaged books must be replaced or paid for.
Diary Dates - please see the school website for important dates for your children. HPS School Calendar
And finally, I would like to wish everyone in our community a very Happy Easter, and to families who have celebrated the end of Ramadan this week, ‘Eid al Fitr’. I hope that you all have some special family time planned over the coming weeks.
The summer term starts on Tuesday 22nd April 2025 Monday 21st April 2025 is Easter Monday. Hopefully we will see some warmer weather and sunshine soon.
Wishing you all happy and safe school holidays.
Mrs Gmitrowicz
