Hatfield Woodhouse Primary School

Well done to the children who took part in the competition. We finished 3rd in this year’s competition!

Fancy winning a £10 gift voucher? Why don’t you enter our ‘Green Fingers Competition’?

As the Gardeners of HWPS, we are working hard to look after and improve the outdoor areas of school, not only to improve the school environment but also so we can make greater use of the outdoor space to help us with our learning.

We are seeking the help and expertise of members of the school and local community. We wish to send out a letter to local businesses and community groups to ask them if they could support our projects by providing help and advice or materials.

We invite you to write a letter to inform members of the school and local community what we aim to do and asking for any support or advice. The person who pens the winning letter, chosen by the Gardeners, will win a £10.00 gift voucher and their letter will be sent out to the community.

All entries need to be handed to the Gardeners by Thursday 23rd February and the winner will be announced in the celebration assembly on Friday ^24th February.

So what are you waiting for, get those green fingers writing!

Year 6 Gardeners.

This term is going to be packed full of exciting new topics and activities for year4. Below is a brief outline of some of the major topics and events that are to come.

Literacy: We will continue to follow the Primary Framework, learning about;

Stories from other cultures, Information, explanation texts and poetry.

Numeracy: We will continue to follow the Primary Framework in maths, building on our learning from the Autumn Term

The children will be tested each week on their 2,3,4,5 and 10 times tables and house points awarded for the fastest times. Please could you support your child by testing them on their allocated number. 

Humanities: Chembakolli and India. Looking at the similarities and differences between village and city life in India. Celebrating the culture, sampling the food and learning authentic indian dancing. 

R.E: This term we learn a lot about the religions of India with the focus of Sikhism.

P.E / Games: Winter Olympics / Tag Rugby

Please can you make sure that you have the correct kits for Indoor P.E on Tuesday and Outdoor kit on Thursday – (Please refer to the school Prospectus if you are unsure, tracksuits are not suitable for indoor use)

(A Winter Olympic Games and Rugby tournament will take place at the end of the term)

 Science: Helping plants grown, Rocks and soils

ICT: Databases, image manipulation 

Thank you for your continued support for reading at home, a record number of children took part in the Autumn Term Read Around Reward. Our assessments support our belief that children who read regularly to parents at home, often make better progress in all subjects.

In year 4 we have also recognised that reading has a great impact on the quality of children’s writing too. Big Talk homework shall continue to be issued on a Wednesday and the children have now been issued with planning books in literacy to be able to structure and plan their writing before completing written pieces.

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For our design and technology project the children will be researching, designing and creating their own photo frames.

For homework this week i have asked the children to research and collects images of 3 of their favourite frames and write sentences explaining why they like those frames.
They can cut pictures out of magazines, print photographs and images found on the internet or draw them free hand. This is the research part of the project and will need to be completed by Monday 9th January as this is when we shall start designing our own frames to create and build.

I have also asked the children to bring in materials to use to build their frames e.g. cereal boxes, cartons, card, decorations etc.

Their photo frames need to be free standing and have a facility to be able to change the photograph either through a slot or a door. They will also be judged on their appearance also with a Design and Technology award for the best and most innovative, creative and unique frame.

Could the children please have their research homework completed for Monday and bring materials in for Wednesday please as this is when we shall make a start on constructing the frames.

Many thanks

Miss Richards