Dear Parents and Carers, 

We are writing to update you about a situation involving a fire at a nearby residential property within the last hour. Please be assured that all children are safe and well. 

The school day is continuing as normal with some small adjustments. 

Collection Options 

If you would like to collect your child early, you are welcome to do so.  

Please note that Wymering Road is currently closed, so vehicle access is limited. We ask that you do not drive up to the school – please walk. Porchester Road is open for access if driving is essential. 

If possible, park safely nearby and walk to the gates next to the school entrance. Staff will be available to assist with collection. Please be mindful, your child may have not collected all their belongings.  

For Children Staying in School 

For those remaining at school, we have planned a range of supervised activities to keep children engaged and comfortable for the rest of the day. 

Normal dismissal will take place at the usual time, unless we advise otherwise. Please be mindful of the above road closure.  

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. If you have any questions, please contact the school office. 

Kind regards, 
Jack Jones 
Headteacher 

 

Behaviour for Learning

Learning for Life

It is so important that children understand how they learn and can access learning tools to help them succeed. Learning is for life so investing time in developing awareness of how we learn will support the children’s confidence now and in the future.

At New Horizons Primary School we advocate Guy Claxton’s Building Learning Power and his 4 learning dispositions of:  Resilience, Reciprocity, Reflectiveness and Resourcefulness.  Each of these dispositions are represented by a school learning hero.

All our children share a similar language for learning, this helps everyone to talk about and understand how we learn.   How well you learn is not a matter of how bright you are, it is a matter of experience, practise and building and retrieving memory pathways.  Learning to learn can be developed by everyone, there are no limits.  Our friendly learning heroes ensure that learners at New Horizons Primary School are successful, confident and aspirational.

New Horizon Primary's Learning Heroes

Tough Turtle

Meet Tough Turtle.  He is resilient and always tries his hardest in his learning. He perseveres and strives for accuracy.

Solver Snail

Meet Solver Snail.  She is resourceful and ready to learn in different ways.  She takes her time to think about predict and plan learning and makes links with what she already knows.  She imagines new possibilities and thinks creatively.

Reflective Ray

Meet Reflective Ray.  He is reflective and ready to revisit and edit his learning.  He knows what sort of learner he is and knows how he learns best.  Reflective Ray understands that feedback helps us to grow and that editing and refining is an important part of the learning process.

Collaborative Crab

Meet Collaborative Crab.  She is reciprocal and learns well in a team as well on her own.  She knows how to be flexible and to compromise and harmonise when working together.