1 year, 155 days ago
Posted on April 23, 2023 by Julie Hutson

Hawkstone’s first week back

Hawkstone’s value champion this half term- Toby

Well done for your fantastic attitude out of the classroom, where you have been such a team player at lunch time. A great role model for Hawkstone. Toby also represented the school at a sporting event where he displayed a positive attitude.

I’ve never know such a busy week and this week was one of them. We have learnt so much from Monday to Friday.

In pe, we have worked on our athletics skills where we worked well as a team, supported each other and followed instructions.

We started our new book in English unit and have been debating the for and against plastic pollution. We took turns to debate with evidence and our own opinions to back up our statements.

Following on from this went outside and litter picked the rubbish after lunch time.

Our history unit is coming to an end but before it does, we have taken on the role of Alfred the Great writing out own speeches and looked at Viking artefacts.

In art, we are learning about plinths and went for a look around school to see what different plinths we have.

below is the Hawkstone newsletter and curriculum map for this half term.
Hawkstone’s curriculum map summer (F)Hawkstone-Newsletter- summer 1 (1)

1 year, 160 days ago
Posted on April 18, 2023 by Annette Platt

Hawkstone’s Summer Term 1 – Curriculum letter and Overview

Hi Parents

Click the link below to view this term’s letter and curriculum overview for Summer TermHawkstone’s curriculum map summer (F)

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1 year, 182 days ago
Posted on March 27, 2023 by Julie Hutson

Our week in Hawkstone class

As we come to the end of our mindful stretching unit, this week children have focused on balance through mindful movements.

Our English unit is about the mountain god erupting and this week we wrote a letter to a relative from the perspective of a islander leaving their home due to destruction. The focus was feelings, thoughts and dialogue with advanced verbs.

In our RIC sessions, one focus was the use of a thesaurus to help improve our vocabulary. We used these to find more advanced verbs to include in our writing.

The star of the week this week was Benji for his effort and increased confident in swimming, for being able to move from one side to the other independently.

We also won the attendance award for the week.

1 year, 192 days ago
Posted on March 17, 2023 by Julie Hutson

Our week in Hawkstone

Our star of the week this is was an Anabel, she has worked extremely hard in History creating a fact file for the Anglo-Saxons. This was presented to a very high standard.

For our DT unit, this week we have been looking at nets of shapes. We took our boxes apart and discussed the shapes that made up the net. Following from this, homework has been set to create your net design.

In PE, we have been focusing on our mental health and our unit this half term is mindful stretching. We use our own mats and learn different meditation positions.

In maths, we have been looking at division, we have used part part whole and a place value grid with counters to help us.

Hope you all have a lovely weekend.

1 year, 199 days ago
Posted on March 10, 2023 by Julie Hutson

Snow day

Good morning, as you can see by the weather we have another snow day.

Below are a number of activities if you need to keep busy:

AR tests can be accessed at home if you complete your book.
Visit the school mental health virtual classroom where you can access games, crafts, and a range of activities: https://www.holytrinitycepa.co.uk/schoolnews/mental-health-and-well-being-at-holy-trinity/
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Snowflake comprehension Snowflake comprehension
TTRS – sound check, individual times tables, Gig

Photography Competition

Can you take a cool picture in the snow? Think about:

Footprints
shapes and patterns
snowmen
snow angels

Have a lovely weekend and see you Monday.

1 year, 204 days ago
Posted on March 5, 2023 by Annette Platt

Spring 2 Curriculum Overview and letter for Hawkstone Class

Hawkstone-Newsletter- spring 2 (1)

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1 year, 205 days ago
Posted on March 4, 2023 by Julie Hutson

Spring is on its way in Hawkstone

Our star of the week this week is Sienna. The last week she has taken on many leadership roles. When asked to lead a group in RE she was supportive of others, listened to all ideas and delegated the work. Well done.

We have been using computers to research about tribes in and near the Grand Canyon. We learnt all about how they create trade for tourists and what clothes, food and homes they have.

In English, we have been editing out English narrative to up level our work and improve our sentences.

For our new RE unit, we discussed Holy Week- we started the unit by brainstorming what we know and putting the holy days in order, we then added key vocabulary and discussed the final hours of Jesus’ life.

World book day was celebrated by dressing up as our favourite book character. Well done to all.

1 year, 218 days ago
Posted on February 19, 2023 by Julie Hutson

End of the half term in Hawkstone class

We have had a busy few weeks, our subjects have been coming to an end for this half term and we have produced lots of creative pieces of work to be very proud of.

Our star of the week was Josh with his fantastic attitude to maths, learning about factors, factor pairs and common factors – his knowledge of times tables has helped with the multiplication unit.

Our Christian values champion was Miguel – he has preserved with his handwriting since September and we can finally say he is achieving all of his next steps and he is extremely proud of the standard of writing he produces. Well done.

In Pe, we have now completed our gymnastics and football unit. We finished with a mini football tournament.

For our computing unit, we have been editing photos using an app called Befunky. In the final lessons, we learnt how to crop, cut and combine images. We have also been exploring our virtual classroom.

We have now written our own myth stories based on the class text, Arthur and the golden rope. To help us plan our own, we created a story map from the story and retold the story with images and key words.

We have also been improving our vocabulary by using a dictionary to understand words. In our RIC session, we have been looking at the work class, the word in content, synonyms and antonyms linked to a word.

We were fortunate enough to be given a birds next to explore (linked to our Art unit) we analysed the way it was made and the features.

1 year, 233 days ago
Posted on February 4, 2023 by Julie Hutson

Mental Health and Well-Being at Holy Trinity

Well-being and Mental Health is always a priority and at Holy Trinity and we are proud to be supporting Children’s Mental Health Week February https://www.childrensmentalhealthweek.org.uk/

‘Let’s Connect’ is about making connections with others in healthy, rewarding and meaningful ways. This can be online, in a team or choir or shared dance, in the community, through acts of kindness, etc. Let’s Connect is about making meaningful connections. Human beings thrive in communities, and this connection is vital for our well-being. When we have healthy connections – to family, friends, and others – this can support our mental health and our sense of well-being. And when our need for rewarding social connections is not met, we can sometimes feel isolated and lonely – which can have a negative impact on our mental health. In the week commencing 6th February, we will be exploring these ideas with the children and the whole school community.

As well as supporting Mental Health Week, we have created our very own virtual classroom full of resources, support for parents and children, helpful hints and games.

How to use the interactive classroom:

Click on any images in the bookcase to access (left) books (right) games and activities

Click on the ‘proud to support’ which will take you straight to the Children’s mental health support page.

Click on ‘need help‘ for support pages such as charities and support with school

Click on ‘activities and strategies‘ for games and activities for children

Click on the ‘grown-ups poster‘ for support for adults and our very own concerns and questions box where we will get back to you.

Many people struggle with their mental health at times and there is no shame in admitting these struggles. The sooner support is available, the better. At Holy Trinity we support students to have good mental health through our curriculum and support services. Supporting children and parents is key and through the virtual classroom, we feel support is available. We have a Mental Health and Wellbeing team at Holy Trinity who are available for both adults and children.

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1 year, 234 days ago
Posted on February 3, 2023 by Julie Hutson

Our happy place – Hawkstone class

Star of the week Teya

For her fantastic attitude to learning, not only does she show determination in everything she does but helps others. She shows perseverance in all areas of the curriculum and asks fantastic questions to challenge her learning.

In RE, for our Islam unit, we have been looking at the different artefacts associated to prayer. We then explained how they help Muslims focus their prayer to Allah.

In geography, we have been looking at the inner part of the Grand Canyon and what type of biome this is. We also looked at the climate, floral and animals which live here. We then made our own biome in a box and presented this to the class. We have also had a fantastic selection of home in, creating biomes in mine craft.

In computing, we have been using a new app called ‘Befunky’. This has enabled us to crop an image, change the colour setting and combine a set of images.