Issue 1 • October 2022
...................... A message from Mr Copeland .................... It has been a busy and exciting first half term in school and I have been delighted to get to know all of the pupils through their PE lessons, assemblies and my regular visits to their classrooms. The school is always full of energy and excitement and I am proud of everything the pupils and staff have achieved. Throughout the first half term we have started to underpin the values and importance of the CARE Code in our school environment. This has also been the theme of the assembly programme in which children’s stories have been linked to the CARE Code. Examples of these books are: PeeWee the Lonely Kiwi, a book about care, kindness and friendship; Blue and Bertie, a book about acceptance and how it’s good to be different, The Slightly Annoying Elephant, a book about a visitor who lacked respect for people and property and How to Catch a Star, a book about effort and
resilience. In our final assembly of the half term, I was delighted to hand out CARE Code Certificates to pupils who are always displaying these important values in school. Throughout the first half term we have continued to develop the links between Hymers Hessle Mount and Hymers College which is benefiting pupils on both sites. Our Reception pupils enjoyed a visit from the Year 12 Design and Technology students who came to observe how the children play in an educational setting and they discussed the toys they liked in school. The Sixth Form students will now go away to design and create educational toys based on their research. They will then bring them back for the Reception pupils to play with.
Mrs Fong (Director of Music) is coming over to Hymers Hessle Mount every Tuesday for class music lessons with Reception and Year 1 and is also providing a Singing Club for Year 1 and Year 2 pupils after school. The Year 2 pupils are enjoying their weekly trips down to Hymers for swimming, Junior School playtime and music lessons. We will continue to build upon these links in order to provide key learning opportunities across both schools alongside creating a seamless transition between the sites.
Finally, I would like to thank you for the kind donations that were sent to Hull Churches Home from Hospital Service following our Harvest Festival. I received a letter from the charity thanking the school community for their support and explaining that the donations were already making their way to families in need.