Newsletter 30 18th th May 2018 Y3/4 Summer Games Year 3 and 4 enjoyed a friendly session of summer games at Horbury Academy. Unlike the usual inter school tournaments, this event was organised so that children could play in mixed teams with children from other schools which is a good way to encourage getting to work alongside new teammates and encouraged children of all sporting abilities to take part. Code Club Over the last term, Year 5 have been developing their Computer Coding skills under the guidance of one of our parents; Mrs Beardsmore. Their latest challenge has been to combine lots of techniques in a national Code Club competition. Well done everyone for your designs and especially to Joy whose design made it onto the Code Club website. Thank you Mrs Beadsmore for all your time and support! Road safety Next week, we have a number of road safety awareness sessions being led by the Council Road Safety team. Foundation and Class 1 will be exploring how to travel safely in a car with Teddy Takes a Tumble, Class 2 will also be looking at In Car Safety and Pedestrian Safety, whilst Class 3 will be discussing cycle safety (this is not a practical cycling proficiency session) and Year 6 will be thinking about how to keep safe when travelling to their High Schools more independently. Happy Birthday! We celebrate all our children s birthdays at lunchtime with a birthday candle in a bun and a chorus of Happy Birthday. Today we celebrated Mrs Lintott s big birthday in the same style! Thank you Mrs Lintott for everything you do in the kitchen and dining room and enjoy your special day. Sports days Sports days will be as follows: Foundation: To be confirmed Key Stage 1 (Class 1): Wednesday 13 th June, 2.00pm Key Stage 2 (Class 2 and 3): Thursday 14 th June, 1.30pm Community News Confirmation The parish church is holding a confirmation service on Sunday 22nd July at 10am at St Peter s. Confirmation completes what began at baptism (Christening) and makes us a fully-fledged member of the church. It is also the point at which many Christians begin to receive Holy Communion. If you are interested in exploring confirmation for yourself or your child (children from Year 5 upwards are welcome and there is no upper age limit!), please call 01924 576745 or e-mail Fr Christopher on fr.christopher.johnson@gmail.com. Preparation sessions will be held from Friday 8th June. Middlestown Gala Saturday 19 th May 12-4pm at Denby Grange Cricket Field, Overton Tennis Saturday 19th May is the Great British Tennis Weekend at Slazenger Sports Club. Free lessons for kids with Wakefield School of Tennis! Register at http://www.horburytennis.co.uk 1
Class News Foundation Stage Lower Nursery This week we took our learning outside whilst the sun was shining. The children made dens, built sand castles and used a variety of mark making equipment to write their names. Evie chose to use chalks and was very proud of her mark making, saying it was going to be her name. Reception/Upper Nursery This week we finished our book the Dinosaur sleepover. The children received a letter from the dinosaur who, after his exciting party, decided to take a holiday. The children wrote back to the dinosaur telling him what they have been up to so far this half term and included a photo of their learning. The excitement of dinosaurs led the children to come up with the idea of creating their very own outdoor Jurassic Park. To prepare for this, the children have been working independently to create their own dinosaur models which will rule the outdoor landscape next week! The children have also taken on the task of becoming archaeologists and have been digging up dinosaur bones in the foundation classroom, discussing and sharing their findings with their friends. Watch out for a Jurassic Park coming soon to a playground near you! Mr Allerton, Mrs Lovell, Mrs Stearne, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Gaimster Class 1 We have really enjoyed our art lessons with Mrs. Holden this half term. Our learning has been linked to our Great Fire of London topic and we have developed skills in order to produce a piece of work. We began by completing a colour wheel to learn about colour mixing before looking at warm and cold colours and which would be more suitable for representing fire. We also created wax resist pictures and looked at shape, line and pattern in order to create a silhouette of a 17 th Century house. It has been so much fun, thankyou Mrs. Holden! Miss Schofield, Mrs Ross Class 2 Another busy week this week! The children have been finishing their insect based DT project. Over this half term, the children have designed and planned the making of various bugs and creepy crawlies. They have put in lots of effort and shown great perseverance when bringing their creatures to life and this is clear when looking at them. Not only were they tasked with the creation of the models, they also had to evaluate them and use them to inspire three different types of poems: Haikus, Kennings and Limericks! Miss Aspinall, Miss Riley, Mrs Brammer 2
Class 3 Our Year 6 children certainly did themselves proud this week when faced with their SATs tests. Each and every one of them had a positive, growth mind-set attitude, showed support for one another and enjoyed the challenge! Now they can breathe a sigh of relief that they are all finished. A huge well done to all of the children. You have all worked so hard! Year 5 spent a fun morning in Forest Schools on Wednesday with Mr Hammond. They worked hard as a team to create the longest possible water run without losing any water and had to problem solve when it collapsed. The children thoroughly enjoyed their morning, as did Mr Hammond! Mrs Findlay, Mrs Callaghan Save the Sports Days: Year 1 and 2 Wednesday 13 th June, 2.00pm Year 3-6 Thursday 14 th June, 1.30pm Parents meetings for the upcoming residential visits will take place on the following: Monday 21 st May Boggle Hole, 6.15pm Thursday 24 th May Whitby, 6.15pm Our popular Summer Fair and talent night will be taking place on Friday 6 th July. The Parents and Friends Association (PFA) will be meeting soon to plan this event. Our meetings are informal and open to all parents to come along to so if you would like to contribute ideas or help with some of the organisational jobs, please look out for details of the next meeting. Important s for your Diary Mon 21 st May-Fri 25 th May Road Safety awareness week Monday 21 st May Year 3/4 Boggle Hole Parents Meeting, 6.15pm Wednesday 23 rd May Year 5/6 First Aid Session Thursday 24 th May Year 5/6 Whitby Parents Meeting, 6.15pm Wednesday 6 th June KS2 visit to Countryside Day, Yorkshire Showground Email sent 11 th May Thursday 7 th June Y6 Puberty Talk-School Nursing Service Wednesday 13 th June Year 1 and 2 Sports Day, 2.00pm Thursday 14 th June Key Stage 2 Sports Day, 1.30pm Sun 1 st - Mon 2 nd July Year 3 and 4 Residential Thursday 5 th July Year 1/2 Yorkshire Wildlife Park Visit Friday 6 th July Summer Fair Mon 9 th Wed 11 th July Year 5 and 6 Residential Thursday 12 th July Y5 Taster Day, Horbury Academy Thursday 12 th July Y6 Leavers Service, Wakefield Cathedral (this is for all Church Schools not our school led service) Thursday 19 th July, evening Summer Production, Ossett Town Hall Mon 23 July Tue 24 July Inset Day. Holiday Club available Wed 25 July Fri 17 Aug, Weekdays Holiday Club 3
Achievement Awards this week Foundation Class 1 Jackson Having a super week and being a star when staying all day for the first time Jack Aoife having superb manners and being ready to learn Mason Louis trying his best to make the right choices Showing great effort, determination and perseverance Putting 100% effort into all areas of learning Class 2A Freya Ted Class 2R Working hard in English and writing super poems this week India applying himself in maths and helping others with their learning Matthew Writing a super play script for a TV news report Creating a fantastic model book and using it to inspire writing Class 3 Imogen Year 6 Being such a kind and helpful member of class 4
Horbury Academy Primary School Festival s Summer 2018 Year Group June 15 th 12.30 Year 5/6 Mini Olympics- Thornes Park June 21 st Year 3/4 Athletics June 28 th Year 6 Kwik Cricket July 5th Year 5 Rounders Please email the office if your child would like to take part in any of the tournaments Friday 16 th February Monday 26 th February Thursday 29 th March Monday 16 th April Monday 7 th May Friday 25 th May Monday 4 th June Friday 20 th July Term s 2017 2018 School closes for Easter May Day Bank Holiday School closes for Summer. Please note 2 Inset Days have been allocated. Tuesday 4 th September Friday 26 th October Monday 5 th November Friday 21 st December Monday 7 th January Friday 15 th February Monday 25 th February Friday 5 th April Tuesday 23 rd April Monday 6 th May Friday 24 th May Monday 3 rd June Tuesday 23 rd July Term s 2018 2019 School closes for Christmas holiday School closed for half term School closed for Easter holiday School closed for May Day Bank Holiday School closes for Summer Holidays 4 Inset days to be allocated 5