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      <title>Alderwood School News</title>
      <description>News from the Alderwood School website</description>
      <link>https://www.alderwood.hants.sch.uk</link>
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      <copyright>Copyright: (C) Alderwood School 2026</copyright>
      <lastBuildDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 15:45:20 GMT</lastBuildDate>
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        <title>Great British Summer Savings - Department of Education</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Great British Summer Savings]]></description>
        <link>https://www.alderwood.hants.sch.uk/News/Great-British-Summer-Savings-Department-of-Educati</link>
        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>YEAR 6</title>
        <description><![CDATA[A huge well done to our Year 6 pupils for their outstanding performance on Tuesday afternoon and evening&amp;amp;mdash;it truly was a showstopper! Their talent, confidence and enthusiasm shone through, making it a memorable occasion for everyone who attended. A heartfelt thank you also goes to the entire Year 6 team for their dedication, hard work and fantastic teamwork in bringing the production together. It was a wonderful way for the children to end their primary school journey and they are certainly leaving on a high. This has been an amazing year group, and it has been a privilege to watch them grow, develop and flourish over their seven years in the primary phase. We are incredibly proud of all they have achieved. We wish each and every one of them the very best as they begin their next adventure at secondary school. Good luck, Year 6&amp;amp;mdash;you will be greatly missed, but we know you have bright futures ahead of you!]]></description>
        <link>https://www.alderwood.hants.sch.uk/News/YEAR-6</link>
        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>RESULTS</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Early Years&amp;amp;mdash;67% of children met a Good Level of Development (GLD) in 12 assessment areas. 78% of children reached the reading early learning goal, 69% in writing and 77% in maths. Well done to all the children and the staff as a great deal of progress has been recognised this year.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.alderwood.hants.sch.uk/News/RESULTS</link>
        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>PRIMARY STAFFING</title>
        <description><![CDATA[As you will have read in the Transition Day information, we are saying goodbye to a number of valued members of staff this year. Mrs Babbage and Miss Watts have been part of Alderwood for many years. Sadly, they have decided that the daily commute is no longer sustainable, and moving to schools closer to their homes and families is the right next step for them. Both have been exceptional teachers and highly valued members of our infant team, making a lasting impact on the children and colleagues they have worked alongside. We thank them sincerely for their dedication and wish them every success in the future.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.alderwood.hants.sch.uk/News/PRIMARY-STAFFING</link>
        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>SPORTS DAY</title>
        <description><![CDATA[We would also like to say a huge well done to all the pupils who took part in our recent sports day at Alderwood Senior Site. It was wonderful to see so many children compete. It was also lovely to hear children congratulate each other after events and show great sportsmanship. We would like to thank all the parents who supported this occasion and to the staff who organised children very swiftly in order to be finished as soon as possible and avoid the rising temperatures! Thanks to Mr Davies and Mr Tappin for all their efforts in bringing this day together.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.alderwood.hants.sch.uk/News/SPORTS-DAY</link>
        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Senior School Production - The Lion King</title>
        <description><![CDATA[We are excited to announce that our Senior school production of The Lion King will run on Tuesday 14th July and Thursday 16th July. Tickets are available on Scopay for &amp;amp;pound;7, with a small number available to purchase on the door (cash only). The performance starts at 6pm and is an hour long with no interval.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.alderwood.hants.sch.uk/News/Senior-School-Production-The-Lion-King</link>
        <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Fundraising</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Thank you to all the families that donated to the JustGiving page or gave a cash donation on Friday 20th March, so far we have raised &amp;amp;pound;417 in total for Comic Relief/Red Nose day.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.alderwood.hants.sch.uk/News/Fundraising</link>
        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Parking</title>
        <description><![CDATA[While we understand it can be difficult parking around the school, we ask that you please show respect to our neighbours by NOT parking in front of their driveways. Most of our neighbours are trying to drop off their own children or get to work just like you so please ensure they have access to their homes at all time.If a dispute arises, we ask that you model for your child our school&#39;s core values and speak with kindness and respect. Thank you for your continued co-operation.If you do see an unattended car parked incorrectly around our local streets, then please use the link below to report the car. https://www.hants.gov.uk/transport/parking/parkingcontravention.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.alderwood.hants.sch.uk/News/Parking</link>
        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>National Testing Week</title>
        <description><![CDATA[National Testing weekWe wish all of our year 6 children the best of luck for their exams in a few weeks, their timetable is as follows: Monday 11th May&amp;amp;mdash;English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling testTuesday 12th May&amp;amp;mdash;English Reading testWednesday 13th May&amp;amp;mdash;Maths Arithmetic Paper 1 and Maths Reasoning Paper 2 testsThursday 14th May &amp;amp;mdash;Maths Reasoning Paper 3 test]]></description>
        <link>https://www.alderwood.hants.sch.uk/News/National-Testing-Week</link>
        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Summer Fair</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Our annual summer fair will be held at the senior site on Friday 12th June after school. There will be a MUFTI Day organised before the event, this will be communicated with you soon.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.alderwood.hants.sch.uk/News/Summer-Fair</link>
        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>BBC Children in Need</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Thanks to the generosity of our school community Alderwood primary raised &amp;amp;pound;1,610.20 towards this year&#39;s children in Need fundraising campaign. This is a fantastic total! Online donations totalled &amp;amp;pound;652 and cash donations raised &amp;amp;pound;958.20]]></description>
        <link>https://www.alderwood.hants.sch.uk/News/BBC-Children-in-Need</link>
        <pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Paperchain - Primary sites</title>
        <description><![CDATA[We are going ahead with our paperchain fundraiser again this year. Your child should have brought home information and an envelope containing 10 paperchains that can be bought for &amp;amp;pound;1 each. Please make sure that you write your child&#39;s name and class on the back of each paperchain you wish to purchase and return it to school. Once they are back in school we will link them all together to create a giant chain. On a chosen date someone will cut the paper chain in 4 places and whoever&#39;s paper chain is cut wins a prize. There will be 4 winners at each site.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.alderwood.hants.sch.uk/News/Paperchain-Primary-sites</link>
        <pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Poppy Appeal</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Thank you to the staff and pupils for your generous contributions to the recent Poppy Appeal. Your support will make a meaningful difference, helping provide lifelong assistance to serving and ex-serving military personnel and their families. The junior site raised &amp;amp;pound;255.99 and the infant site raised &amp;amp;pound;113.89. This makes the overall total &amp;amp;pound;369.88]]></description>
        <link>https://www.alderwood.hants.sch.uk/News/Poppy-Appeal</link>
        <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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