Hunsley Primary Newsletter – 19 January 2026

I hope that you and your children have had a lovely week and that the weekend has brought rest and family time. January 2026 is already well-underway!

This week, we have been focused on our visit from the English Hub, working with the team as we implement our new phonics scheme, Little Wandle. The feedback from children, teachers and families has been brilliant, and we were very impressed by the children’s progress when our colleague from the English Hub came to visit. Well done, everyone! It is fantastic to see the children enjoying their reading and progressing so well.

You might recall we took part in the Cut Your Carbon challenge again last term. The Eco-Team and Mrs Mutter wanted to share the achievements here: an increase in active travel, meat-free meals and sustainable food, and recycling activity – and a decrease in heating costs! Well done, everyone. We are so proud of the children and families who took part and made a difference. Keep it up!

The House Team Development Day on Tuesday last week saw the children focus on charitable thinking and action. They worked in House Teams (Aquila, Volans and Lacerta) to research and plan a charitable or fundraising act they would like to take part in in House Team Development Week, 13-17 July 2026! On Friday, in assembly, we all shared the plans: cake sales, litter picks, toy donations, stalls, time spent supporting the community – we can’t wait (especially for the cakes).

Year 6 and Reception took part in workshops last week on healthier living, including handwashing sessions and Healthy Lifestyle tips. Thank you to the Integrated School Nursing Team for delivering this to the children. If you have any questions about health or wellbeing in school, please get in touch. We also share below some of the ways we work to keep the children healthy in school and supported with their self-care.

I wish you all a super week ahead and look forward to seeing you at the Open Classroom on Thursday 22 January – please do drop by with your child, so they can share their classroom with you and show you their books, and you can also chat with their teacher.

Yours sincerely

Lucy Hudson

Headteacher

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