Just a reminder that our Scholastic Book Fair begins tomorrow afternoon. Parents and children are invited to come into school and into the Studio (via the fire exit door) to look at the books and make any purchases during the following times:
Nursery & Reception – Friday 4th October– 3.15pm – 3.45pm or Monday 7th October – 8.30am – 8:50am
Year 1 – Monday 7th October – 3.15pm – 3.45pm
Year 2 – Tuesday 8th October – 8.30am – 8:50am
Year 3 – Tuesday 8th October – 3.15pm – 3.45pm
Year 4 – Wednesday 9th October – 8.30am – 8:50am
Year 5 & Year 6 – Wednesday 9th October – 3.15pm – 3.45pm
Please also remember that our Book Fair is cashless.
At Harton Primary we believe it is vital for all our children to have the opportunity to engage with a wide range of music, through listening, composing, singing, playing and exploring music through cultures and periods of time.
We encourage the children to learn about different artists, who create and perform great pieces of music or art and discuss their similarities or differences.
Each term we listen to music that enhances the children’s knowledge about a particular artist. Music is played during assemblies and the children are taught about the artist specifically in music and art lessons.
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Francis Albert Sinatra (Frank Sinatra) was born on 12th December 1915. He was an American singer and film actor. Sinatra found huge success as a solo artist from the early to mid-1940s after being signed by Columbia Records in 1943. He released his first album, ‘The Voice of Frank Sinatra’ in 1946. His professional career had stalled by the early 1950s, but it was reborn in 1953 after he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the film From Here to Eternity.
By 1961, Sinatra had created his own record label, (Reprise Records) and was singing all over the world. He was a founding member of the ’Rat Pack’ and spent lots of time with famous celebrities (other famous actors in the Rat Pack included Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Junior).
With sales of his music dwindling and after appearing in several poorly received films, Sinatra retired for the first time in 1971. Two years later, however, he came out of retirement and in 1973 recorded several very successful albums.
Sinatra is one of the best known artists of all time, selling over 50,000,000 records!
Frank Sinatra died on 14th May 1998 as one of the world’s most famous singers.
The sharing of nudes, semi-nudes and other explicit material is a prominent issue in today’s digital landscape: both their distribution and their misuse. In fact, the National Crime Agency has issued an alert to hundreds of thousands of education professionals after a study found that 26,718 cases of “sextortion” had been reported in 2023 – more than doubling from the year before.
It’s vital for parents and educators to be aware of how they can safeguard children from exposure to, or involvement in, sharing intimate images – especially given that the sharing of such material featuring under-18s is a serious criminal offence. This week’s guide offers expert insight into the risks of sharing intimate images online, as well as tips on implementing measures to shield children from encountering inappropriate digital content of a sexual nature.
The sharing of intimate images online can be a dangerous avenue through which abusers seek to exploit children and young people, forcibly exposing them to explicit material, coercing them into sharing self-generated intimate images, and extorting them with the threat of sharing such images more widely. From reputational impact to potential blackmail or emotional distress, and even legal consequences, exposure to this harmful behaviour can have a severe impact.
It’s important to remember that the creation and distribution of explicit material featuring under-18s – even by the child themselves – is illegal under UK law. Our guide looks at the serious concerns associated with this behaviour, and lets parents and educators know how best to address these issues and protect young people.
Today the children were challenged to think about building a place where hobbies and interests are performed and shared with others. The children worked well in teams to create innovative designs which were also accessible to all.
Congratualtions to all the readers of the month for June. This month the children have been chosen for setting a good example to others with their reading. This includes returning home readers regularly, making super progress, challenging themselves to read more tricky texts and having a super attitude in school.
A special shoutout to:
Louis in Year 1 for his amazing progress with reading- moving up book levels very quickly and learning new sounds.
Orson in Year 2 who has made an outstanding 2 years of progress on Accelerated reading.
Grace, Riley and Isla in Year 5 for their excellent STAR reader test results.
This week Year 1 have been working hard, we have designed and made our lighthouse structures.
We thought very carefully about the materials we could use, the different methods to decorate the main structure, such as paper using crayons, pens and pencils, a collage of different materials.
We have also thought about challenges we might face.
We were all very impressed, we think they went really well!
Year 1 were excited to continue our STEAM week! We talked about museums and what exhibits we might see. The children then worked together to build their own display for a museum.
We then moved on to building our own stage and creating a play. The children showed great communication and teamwork skills .
The children were so excited to start our STEAM week. We talked about this year’s theme of the Arts and how we can showcase our hobbies. The children enjoyed building a stage and were challenged to think about how to make a music concert enjoyable. They did a fantastic job and worked so well in teams.
