Music in Year 5

11th May 2021N Johnson

Since returning to school, Year 5 have been enjoying more Music lessons. We use a programme called ‘Charanga’, which asks the children to complete a range of activities centred around ‘pitch, tempo, rhythm and pulse’. They have been using Glockenspiels and reading sheet music.

In Y5F, a musician has been coming into school to teach them how to use ‘GarageBand’ effectively -music software on the Ipads- to compose their own tracks.

(Y5J had this tuition in Autumn term and Y5B will be next!)

Keep up the great work Year 5!

 

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ST Rockers – TTRS Competition

22nd February 2021G Booth

Our school competed against other schools in South Tyneside at the start of February. For one week, we played on Times Tables Rock Stars trying to gain the most answers correct, both individually and as a school. We were extremely successful! Our school were the winners, scoring the highest most accurate answers, as well as 3 of our children being the top scorers in the competition. We are so proud of everyone who joined in and helped us with this achievement. Fantastic!

E-books to support reading at home

10th February 2021D Fawkes

There are a wealth of resources available online to continue to support all of our children with their reading during school closures. Please use the following links.

BorrowBox

This is an app which can be downloaded onto a phone or tablet and used if you have a library membership where you can access a wide range of ebooks and audiobooks. All you need to do is input yours or your child’s library card number and PIN. This takes minutes to set up.

 

Oxford Owl

https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/

Create your own free account and you can browse a wide range of their books in ebook and audiobook version. You can select books by your child’s age range. This is also a reading scheme we use in school.

Collins Big Cat e-books and worksheets

https://collins.co.uk/pages/big-cat-ebooks

This gives a parent login and then you can browse their available ebooks and there are related printable worksheets linked to most books. This is also a reading scheme we use in school.

Join the School Council

9th February 2021eclark

School Council members at Harton Primary School have an important job to do. They meet with teachers to discuss school events and share fantastic ideas. They are also involved in helping around the school.

 

We are looking for new School Council members for 2021 – 2022. You will need to be enthusiastic and happy to take part in virtual meetings (Google Meets).

 

For your chance to join (or to find out more), take a look at the School Council assignment within your Google Classroom.

Remote Learning – PSHE

27th January 2021S Robson

We have seen lots of fabulous examples of Health, Wellbeing and Relationships work across school, from our pupils engaged in remote learning and those pupils in school.

Some pupils in KS1 have been practising mindfulness by joining in with online story yoga, and also learning about what makes them special. Others have been learning about money, and having an awareness of saving money for something they need or would like.

In KS2, some classes have been thinking about what makes them happy, and their thoughts on this are all very unique. Researching issues facing cocoa farmers in Ghana and how organisations like Fairtrade are trying to improve working conditions and environment, has produced some interesting debate from some classes. Other pupils have created very informative posters based upon their awareness of basic first aid to do with nose bleeds.

Our Year 6 pupils have been looking at careers and potential jobs for the future, discussing  things that might lead them to choose a certain job or career.

Fantastic!

 

 

 

 

Year 5 Remote Learning – 6th January 2021

5th January 2021G Booth

Remote Learning for year 5 will start on Wednesday 6th January. Children will need to access their Google Classroom account with their school email and login. They then need to join the new ‘Year 5’ classroom. We will be going live on the ‘Year 5’ classroom at 10.15am. Please log on to the Google Meet video call prior to this time to ensure access to the live video. Work will be allocated, with instructions, on the ‘Year 5’ classroom from 9am. If you have any issues, please contact the Year 5 staff team email: [email protected]

Reader of the Month- December

18th December 2020P Mullea

Congratulations to our Readers of the Month for December.

Year 1- Connor Sloan, Lauren Calder and Molly Mews

Year 2- Alisha Dickinson, Eva Ames and Sophie Railton

Year 3- Elizabeth Emms, Abbey Nichols and Will Mcardle

Year 4- Joshua Wright, Georgie Lane and Faith Brown

Year 5- William Calcutt, Lilly-Rose Mitchell and Freya New

Year 6- Sydney Thompson, Jasmine Slater and Dylan Nichol

 

 

Keep up the hard work!

Whole school art project.

17th December 2020ajennings

The children at Harton Primary School have been celebrating their positive attributes as part of a whole school art project. They drew a self-portrait and thought carefully about a positive word to describe themselves, there were some brilliant ideas and fantastic drawings.

The children were able to recognise their best qualities and the things that they like about themselves, helping them to reach their full potential. We were so impressed with how much they celebrate their own achievements and it was so lovely to see how proud of themselves they are.