As part of our World Book Day Celebrations Year 1 and Year 5 enjoyed being reading buddys!.
Wow, what a fantastic morning we had at French Cafe!
Thank you so much to all the parents, carers and chikldren who attended throughout the morning.
It was amazing to have everyone together and hear so many children and adults ordering their food in French!
At Hedworthfield we are always promoting positive friendships and know that everyone in our school community is important and special. In order to celebrate all of the wonderful work we do everyday we were invited to attend the annual Friends Against Bullying (Fab) Awards. This event was organised by the Young People’s Parliament and celebrated the work of a small selection of schools in South Tyneside. Our school was awarded a main award in recognition of our ongoing work to encourage positive relationships. It filled us with pride to watch some of our fabulous Year 5 children stand up on stage and present to an unknown audience. They did an AMAZING job showcasing our wonderful work. As part of our presentation we shared all the inspiring work that was completed in anti-bullying week and shared a poem:
What is a Friend?
A person who will listen and not condemn,
Someone on whom you can depend.
Someone on whom you can depend.
They will not flee when bad times are here.
Instead, they will be there to lend an ear.
Instead, they will be there to lend an ear.
They will think of ways to make you smile
So you can be happy for a while.
So you can be happy for a while.
When times are good and happy thereafter,
They will be there to share the laughter.
They will be there to share the laughter.
Do not forget your friends at all,
For they pick you up when you fall.
For they pick you up when you fall.
Do not expect to just take and hold.
Give friendship back; it is pure gold.
Give friendship back; it is pure gold.
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.
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 ÂŁ75.93. The next decision is what to buy!!
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.
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!
Today our student council planted an apple tree in our Forest School. So we can always remember The Queen’s Platium Jubilee we also placed a commerative plaque next to the tree.
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!
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.
