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.
This week we had a special visitor transport us back to what life was like in the Stone Age times. We learned how to light a fire using flint and a fire steel, just like they would have thousands of years ago. Back then, the hunter gathers had to source their own food, we handled lots of different tools and thought about how they would have been used. After that we made ancient bannock bread and cooked it over our open fire. It was delicious!
A hunter gather had to move around as the seasons changed to ensure they had food to eat, so our final task was to work in teams to create our own nomadic shelter. We had so much fun!
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 History, we have been learning about the Stone Age.
So far we have found out when the Stone Age occurred on a timeline of different civilisations, learnt about hunter-gatherers and found out about some Stone Age settlements.
This week we looked at some Stone Age cave art and then created our own using charcoal.
We are really enjoying learning French in Year 3! We have already learned how to say hello (Bonjour!) and goodbye (Au revoir!)
In our latest lesson, we practised saying “Comment t’appelles tu?” (What are you called?) and “Je m’appelle ____.” (I am called ____.)
Everybody enjoyed joining in with our rap – here are some children demonstrating!
We imagined that we had been transported back in time to the Stone Age, we had to think like hunter-gathers in order to survive! We explored our school grounds to look out for any assets that might help us.
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.
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.
Year 3 were so excited to start their team project today. We had to build a model that shows how technology helps us share what we love to do. After brainstorming our ideas, we worked together to get building and coding! We used core skills like inclusion, innovation and fun to work together as a team!
