Hampton Dene Primary School
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Ladybirds (Reception)
Welcome to Ladybird Class...
Mrs Davies - Class Teacher
Mrs Willmott, Miss Price, Miss Castledine - Learning Support Assistants
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Perrygrove Railway - 23.06.2026
We had a brilliant day at Perrygrove Railway!
After dropping our bags off, we headed straight to the ‘Twilight Village’ where we had lots of fun playing in the indoor buildings. We then headed for our first trip on the train. We loved seeing the steam train arrive and took a short ride to ‘Rockwood’ Station. After getting off, we headed through the woodlands searching for teddies hidden in the trees. We then reached ‘Foxy Hollow’ where we enjoyed listening to the story ‘Mr Chuffity and the Hay Trains’ whilst having a snack. We loved playing in the tunnel maze and in the park after; even some of the adults made it into the tunnels! We headed back through the woodlands, returning to base for lunch. After lunch, we went back in to the woodlands and had lots of fun playing in the treetop houses; the slides were certainly a favourite! We then went back to the train for a circular loop before heading back to school on the bus.
Queenswood - 19/03/2026
Ladybirds had a lovely trip to Queenswood in the Spring sunshine and had lots of fun searching through the woodland area! We followed the Gruffalo trail spotting several familiar faces on the way and enjoyed taking part in mini games such as hide and seek, follow my echo etc at each stop. We took it in turns to look out from the view point and listened to our story back in the Yurt. After lunch, we explored the Forest School area, searching for minibeasts and making animal homes. We also had a quick play in the playground before heading back to the bus.
World Book Day 2026
We started off the day by having a key stage assembly all about World Book Day delivered by Mrs Davies. We talked about our interests and how we can use these to dive into reading. We created a story together called ‘The Castle in the Clouds’ by choosing a King, Princess, Magic Potion, Paintbrush and a Crown. We finished by Mrs Davies reading one of her favourite stories, ‘How Big is a Million?’ After assembly, we split off into groups and took part in the story hunt around school, listening to the clues and spotting the props left at each location. There were extra challenges for various stories too. In the classroom, we used watercolours to make book covers, re-told stories using objects in the puppet theatre, painted new characters, designed book vouchers, created character masks and used story prompts to make a new story. We then enjoyed choosing a book from ‘The Book Swap’ organised by the PTFA.
What a busy but very fun day!
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Milk Scheme
If you would like your child to continue having Milk once they turn 5, you will need to follow the following steps:
- Go to www.coolmilk.com at least 10 days before your child's 5th birthday or pick up a form from school.
- Pay Cool Milk online, over the phone, at a local PayPoint or by cheque in instalments to suit you. If registering online you can pay straight away, if using a registration form you will need to wait to receive a payment request.
- Just pay by 5pm on a Tuesday for your child’s milk to start the following week.
If your child is currently over the age of 5 and entitled to statutory free school meals, there is no need to register. Simply speak to the school office for further information.
“How do I find out more?”
Visit www.coolmilk.com or contact Cool Milk directly on 0844 854 2913.