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Please be aware that there is a new puffin crossing on Prince Edward Road.
The bikeability instructors have asked us to pass on the following information:
Not all crossings make the beeping noise as this is for blind people (who also have a tactile cone under the box to help them.)
Crossings next to houses or when there are 2 crossings close together do not always beep as this can be misleading. This does not effect the safety of the crossing.
Safe travels everyone!
Well done to all of our Year 6s who have done themselves and the school so proud this week. They have worked incredibly hard during their SATs this week and were so excited to receive their Leavers’ hoodies this morning.
Well done to our latest batch of Half Millionaires and Word Millionaires! More fantastic achievements and they really show our children’s love of reading.
Congratulations to Erin and Mia in Year 6 who are our latest Word Millionaires.
Mia is really enjoying reading the Wizard of Once series by Cressida Cowell. Mia says they’re very good books, they’re not too simple and she says they challenge her as a reader which she enjoys.
Erin is a huge fan of David Walliams’ books and she picked Robodog as her Millionaire prize. Erin says they’re not too difficult to read, she can read them so quickly because she enjoys them so much and she says they’re very funny.
Today we celebrated the coronation of King Charles. Across the school the children have been finding out about King Charles and the history of coronations. We came to school dressed in red, white and blue then had our own coronation party!
The Harton Primary Puzzlers visited Harrogate Convention Centre on 22nd April for the 2022-23 First Lego League UK and Ireland national tournament. The theme this year was Superpowered and was centered around finding efficient ways to generate, store and transport energy. The Puzzlers took their Skipatron 5000 working prototype along, and had queues of children and adults waiting to have a turn! They were interviewed by TV presenter, Maddie Moate, who even had a turn and came second on the leaderboard after Mrs Ratcliffe!
During the robot game, the team scored their highest score of 245! Commentators noted how efficient the team were throughout the game. Maizie was even invited to join the commentators to discuss the team’s strategy for completing the missions.
Out of the 69 teams from across the UK and Ireland, The Puzzlers emerged as the top ranked team from the North East of England, securing an overall position of 15th place, based on: their innovation idea and presentation; display of core values throughout the day; and their score in the robot competition. They were also in second place for a special judge’s award as well as being in the top 20 for their innovation project and core values.
We are all so proud of Jacob, Ella, Seamus, Mia, Darcie, Maizie, Max and Ellis for being absolute superstars throughout the day. They were a true testament to Harton Primary School.
This week in Reception, we have been learning about the coronation of King Charles III. We took part in activities covering many areas of the curriculum.
In History, we learned facts about King Charles and found out what a coronation was. We watched the coronation of the King’s mother, Queen Elizabeth II.
In Literacy, we wrote facts about King Charles.
In Geography, we learned about the commonwealth and looked at the commonwealth countries on a map.
In Art and DT, we made decorations for our classroom and designed flags to represent all of the commonwealth countries. We even had a go at drawing King Charles!
In ICT, we used Google Earth to look at Great Britain and the commonwealth countries. We were very excited to see our school!
This week in History Club, we found out about the Anglo-Saxons. We talked about the local monastic sites Jarrow and Monkwearmouth. We were surprised to discover that the earliest coloured glass in Britain was discovered here and dates back to the 7th century.
We then found out about the amazing site of Sutton Hoo and made our own Anglo-Saxon helmets.
Please see link below for a short leaflet which the government have produced with information for parents about the SATS tests for pupils in Year 2 and Year 6:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Urk4-3m_2ggHi5Ky-70NbnLpGRD9aWHx/view?usp=share_link
Year 5 have been learning about angles and how to measure angles using a protractor.
Amelie’s tip is “If the angle is an acute angle then it must be less than 90 degrees.”
Alfie’s tip is “The point of the angle should be at the cross of the protractor and a zero should be on the line.”
Ebony said, “When you’re measuring your angle, make sure you are precise and accurate by checking it.”
Please see letter below for information about classes affected by industrial action on Thursday 27th April and Tuesday 2nd May.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZPUofwqlp-ZicagUnzot4Iy70oWg4lC-/view?usp=share_link
