Welcome to our Year 4 Virtual Transfer Day! You should now have received an email containing lots of activities and information. Start the day by watching our ‘Welcome to Year 5’ video to hear from your new teachers. Enjoy the day everyone! Questions for Mr Stephenson Lots of you sent Mr Stephenson questions about HMS which he has answered in
Our Virtual Transfer Day will take place on Monday 6 July 2020. All of the resources including video links will be sent to you on Monday morning. If you are busy on Monday, you can access the activities at a time suitable for you. As well as exciting activities for you to enjoy at home, we will send you links
The Big Bang UK Young Scientists and Engineers Fair has moved online for 2020. ‘Big Bang Digital 2020 – science, engineering & Covid-19’ will be on Tuesday 14 July 2020, a free online event for young people aged 11+. Big Bang Digital celebrates the amazing work of scientists and engineers in a pandemic, with online sessions to give pupils a
Our pupils in school have been writing special poems with a positive, uplifting message. These poems will be written inside decorated cards and delivered to isolated and vulnerable members of our community who would really benefit from a joyful message. Below is a poem from Edie in Year 6 which will be sent to one of our nominated community members:
As part of our transition arrangements, we would like to invite Year 4 pupils who will be moving to HMS to attend a day of virtual transfer activities on Monday 6 July 2020. All of the information is on the flyer below. If you do not have online access and would prefer a paper pack, please let us know.
If your child is currently in Year 6 they will have access to Reading Plus. Reading Plus have kindly made their fantastic resources available to all our Year 6 pupils over this period; they can practise their reading skills online and complete progress tests and quizzes. If you’re struggling to log on, please see the ‘Guidance for Home Use’ document
From today, pupils in school will be writing special poems with a positive, uplifting message; these poems will be written inside decorated cards. Our aim is to deliver our messages of positivity to isolated and vulnerable members of our community who would really benefit from a joyful message. We would like you to nominate members of the local community for
Music Partnership North have provided schools with some music resources for pupils, particularly in celebration of Make Music Day on Sunday 21 June 2020. Music Partnership North also have Jazz & Blues videos/playalongs and supporting resources on their website: https://www.musicpartnershipnorthnewcastle.co.uk/website/local_heroes_jazz_and_blues_week/491093
Tomorrow (Thursday 18 June 2020), the Duchess of Cambridge will lead an online assembly for the Oak National Academy during which she will speak about the importance of mental well-being among children. The theme of the Duchess’ assembly is ‘spread a little kindness’. The assembly will be live on the Oak National Academy website at 11am on Thursday 18 June
While you have time at home, think about trying as many new cultural activities online as you can. Lots of online services have enabled free access – take advantage of this unexpected opportunity. We have put together a ‘Cultural Passport’ that lists some of these online services and allows you to put a ‘stamp’ on the ones you’ve tried, as