Whole School STEM Building Project

1st December 2022Cathryn Henderson

Over the last two days, every child from Reception to Year 6 has taken part in a STEM project.in collaboration with the KAPLA workshop team. They have learned how to work as a team and shown resilience and engagement with the process in order to complete their final build.

We have built ski villages, giraffes, houses, crocodiles, boats and so much more! The wooden bricks needed to be carefully placed to make different shapes that would stand tall. There was no glue, no fixing mechanisms, just pure determination and a methodical, systematic approach.

We are so proud of what we managed to achieve together! A massive thank you to all of those parents and adults that helped our children enjoy an amazing learning experience.

School Council Bake Sale

29th November 2022Cathryn Henderson

The school council decided that they would like to buy some resources for our chilckens and ducks.

In assembley they launched the idea of a bake sale to the whole school. Each member of the student council explained why they loved our animals so much and how important they were to everyone in school.

The children made 300 cakes and dedicated some of their lunch break to sell them to the rest of the school.

Everyone loved their cake and Wow!!! we raised £75.93. The next decision is what to buy!!

Remembrance Day

14th November 2022Cathryn Henderson

Representing Hedworthfield Primary some of our school councillors, attended the Remembrance Day Ceremony at Monkton Cenotaph.

Members of the student council presented a wreath, on behalf of the school and displayed some art work, that the chilkdren had produced to show their respect.

Hedworthfield Student Council 2022-2023

27th September 2022Cathryn Henderson

The children have taken part in class elections. They wrote a manifesto and presented their ideas to their classmates. We discussed the UK voting system and British values before attending our very own Polling Station to vote.

The successful candidates were announced by our special guests Cllr G Kilgour and Cllr J Potts.

Well done everyone!

 

Year 5 off to a great start !

23rd September 2021Cathryn Henderson

Year 5 have made an excellent start to the term across all curriculum subjects, including their new topic ‘Earth and Space’. We have dived into our new class text: ‘A Firework Maker’s Daughter’ by Philip Pullman, focusing on fluency when reading aloud and learning about the context of Indonesia and the experiences of rice farmers and sulphur miners.

In Mathematics, we are practising recalling our multiplication and division facts at speed in the first 5 minutes of every lesson and we are building on our prior learning about place value using base 10 equipment and part-whole models. In English, we are studying narrative texts, beginning with ‘Kensuke’s Kingdom’ by Michael Morpurgo and revising our basic skills in grammar.
We are very excited to begin this week studying Earth and Space in Science and have considered how scientists have gathered evidence about the spherical shape of the Earth over time. On Monday, we will all be logging on to the UK Space Conference 2021 for a special film event: Spaceship Earth!
As part of this year’s school council elections, lots of children planned and delivered their own speeches, expressing the importance of our school values and demonstrating excellent leadership skills. Our two worthy winners were appointed by democratic vote and the process reminded us of the importance of standing up for our beliefs and listening carefully to the voices of others. Well done on a super start to the term Year 5!

Kindness in the Community

18th June 2021Cathryn Henderson

Today our School Councillors acted as Ambassors of our school when they visited Calf Close Home to present some gifts and well wishes to the residents.

 

 

Understanding Fractions

20th May 2021Cathryn Henderson

Year 5 using concrete representations of bar models to support converting between improper fractions and mixed numbers. We knew that we had to look at the denominator to help us understand how many parts were in each whole.

Year 5 Investigations

20th May 2021Cathryn Henderson

Year 5 investigating different representations of fractions to strengthen their understanding.

Year 5 Guided Reading Group

20th May 2021Cathryn Henderson

Year 5 guided reading group enjoying classic texts and practising reading with fluency and expression. We know to check for meaning as we are reading out loud and self correct if we need to.