Last half term, Year 2 enjoyed learning all about the continents and oceans. We learned songs to help us remember the names, we identified where the hot and cold areas of the world are and we were able to find them on maps and globes. We particularly enjoyed going outside and using chalk to draw world maps on the school yard. 
On Tuesday, the children took part in Odd Socks Day. Here are some of our amazing odd socks to show that it is good to be different and unique. The children all designed their own ‘Odd Socks’. Here are some of the winners of the competition.
A fantastic job by all. Well done Harton!
We have all been learning about the importance of Remembrance day and why we celebrate it. We created beautiful artwork that was displayed in the hall for everybody to see. Today in our special assembly, Year 6 shared some amazing stories about local heroes from South Shields. After the assembly, we held a minute silence to honour and respect the memory of all the men, women and animals who helped fight for our country.
To book an appointment for your child, click on the name of their teacher. At the bottom of the window, click ‘Jump to the next available date‘ and choose either the 11th or 25th of November and select the available time you would like to see the teacher and fill in the fields displayed.
The school are unable to book appointments. Please only contact the school to cancel appointments that are made by mistake or if you are unable to attend.
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Links to booking system:
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| Miss Hamilton | Miss Smith |
| Reception | |||
| Mrs Moore | Miss Patterson | Mrs Wilkinson | |
| Year 1 | |||
| Mrs Twigg | Mrs Beattie | Miss Mullea | |
| Year 2 | |||
| Mrs Adams | Mrs Jones | Mrs Langley | |
| Year 3 | |||
| Miss Maffin | Mrs Hawkins | Mrs Powell | |
| Year 4 | |||
| Mrs Clark | Mrs Wright | Mrs Davis | |
| Year 5 | |||
| Mrs Trotter | Miss Errington | Miss Booth | Mr Steadman |
| Year 6 | |||
| Mrs Fawkes | Mr Dawson | Mr Thompson | |
Year 2 have loved doing gymnastics this half term in PE with Tom. We have been learning different moves, such as a teddy bear roll, pencil jump and a forward roll. We have then used these steps to create a gymnastics sequence.
Thank you to everyone who attended our book fair recently.
It was wonderful to see the children so enthused about new books.
Thanks to the fantastic turnout, we have raised £370.08 to buy more books for school to support the children and their love of reading.
We look forward to hosting another book fair in April.
Congratulations to all of our pupils who were chosen as the Reader of the month for September. What a fantatsic way to start a new year! These children have impressed their teachers with amazing efforts in class, returning reading books regularly and challenging themselves.
Special shout outs go to:
Penny R- Year 1, for her amazing reading and enthusiasm in choosing books in the reading area of class.
Thomas P- Year 3, for scoring 100% in his AR quiz indepedently.
Hunter T- Year 4, for returning his reading book every day!
We hope the children continue to set such a wonderful example to others with their achievements in reading! Enjour your new books.
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.
We look forward to seeing lots of you there.
In Year 2, we are learning about what humans needs to stay alive and how food can be sorted into different groups. This week we used our knowledge of the different food types
and what we need to eat stay healthy in order to plan our own balanced meal.
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.
Autumn 1
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.
