Hythe's Zany Zebra 'Dream Catcher' is finished!

100 schools have been decorating zebra's as part of the Marwell Zoo education programme Marwell's Zany Zebras - educating children about vital conservation work around the world. For 10 weeks over the summer they will be galloping through Southampton.

This is an article written by Rosie Mitchell aged 10
Finally Dream Catcher if finished. Our famous Zebra has been decorated until it can be decorated no more, jazzed up until it can be jazzed up no more. A couple of months ago a competition was launched to design the Zebra that we should send to Marwell Zoo. The winner was Madlen Ingram, with Dream Catcher Musical Note design, painted on the body was a quote "Let no one steal your dreams" from a poem by Paul Cookson (& now the school song). The musical notes on the body are made up of fingerprints of pupils in the school.

A special thanks to Mrs Pidgley, Simon Hodges, Stephanie Baker and the Art Club for working tirelessly to get Dream Catcher ready..

Look out for Dream Catcher in Southampton this summer.

 

Zebra - Not Yet Zany!

So our Marwell Zebra sculpture has arrived at the school – he/she is hanging out on the balcony above the library at the moment.   Decoration will begin soon & it will be taken away by Marwell at the end of May.

 

The HPS Zebra will become part of this summer’s Zany Zebra Trail in Southampton before returning to the school permanently in the autumn.

Welly Racks for after Forest School lessons

With all the school now having regular Forest School lessons, the Friends of HPS have provided enough welly racks for each phase to dry off their welliingtons after their lessons. 

 

Unfortunately there isn’t enough space in the school for each phase to have their own set of racks, so they have to be shared.  Therefore, please can you ask your children to take their wellies home at the end of the school day so that the next phase can use them the following day.

 

We’d also like to advise the children to hang their wellies upside down on the ‘prongs’ rather than hanging them in bags off the racks – the rain just gets into the bags & will make those wellingtons soggy!

Hythe Primary Rugby Teams now fully kitted out!

The Friends of Hythe Primary School have purchased two sets of rugby kit (tops, shorts & socks) for the Year 5/6 and 3/4  teams.  Now they can look like a team as well as playing like one.

Special Thanks for helping make this year's Fireworks such a success.

Hythe Primary would like to give special thanks the following people for their help in making this year’s fireworks such a big success.

 

Alistair Parker and Jerry Still for lending us much appreciated lighting and to Bertwell Electrical for their donation of two site lights to the Friends to use at outdoor events.

 

Thanks also to Marcus Kendall and the boys from the Parks and Recreation Department of the Hythe & Dibden Parish Council for their help on site; and Toys Ahoy and Ebeneezers for selling tickets.

 

 

St John's Christmas Tree Festival

Here’s the Hythe Primary tree up & looking lovely at the St John’s Christmas Tree Festival.  Visit it & lots of other trees (and bid on any you would like to own) until 6^th December.

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