Heybrook Primary and Nursery

Heybrook Primary and Nursery School

News

News 26th May

Online FSM application form
The Local Authority are replacing the paper Free Schools Meals form in favour of our online application. The online form is more accurate and enables us to process claims much faster. We would encourage all parents to start using the online form from now on, as we will no longer accept the paper form from 1st September. www.rochdale.gov.uk/benefits-money/free-school-meals

Important Dates

Friday 26th May - break up for half term

Monday 5th June- School opens

Thursday 6th July – Blue Planet Ruby and Peach

Tuesday 4th July – Year 6 High School Transition Day

Friday 7th July – Blue Planet Pink and Coral                                                                

Friday 21st July – Break for Summer

 

Attendance

Well done to Scarlet and Gold who achieved 100% this week.

 

Nursery Places

We still have places available in our nursery for September. If you are interested please contact the nursery on 01706 645435 or nursery@heybrook.org . Completed application forms can be taken into nursery along with your child’s birth certificate and proof of address.

 

Learning news

Reception

This week in phonics we have been continuing our phase 4 cvcc words. In the first week back after half term we will be continuing with phase 4 phonics and learning new tricky words.

This week in Maths we have been focusing on at first, then and now. In the first week back, we will be focussing on subtraction, using the key word 'takeaway' 

In Literacy this week we enjoyed our new book 'The Gigantic Turnip', and especially enjoyed acting it out. In the first week back, we will be starting our new unit focussing on traditional tales. We will be starting with 'The Three Little Pigs', and we will be sequencing the story. 

This week we have used our flower designs to create tissue paper flowers, and we have also enjoyed watching our butterflies grow and develop, while learning about the life cycle. Our key question for next term is 'What is your favourite traditional tale and why?'. In the first week back, we will be enjoying lots of traditional tales and focussing on constructing our own houses for the three little pigs! 

 

Year 2

This week Year 2 have completed their KS1 SATs assessments and everyone has worked really hard, well done year 2!

In English, the children have completed their narrative retelling the story of Lila and the secret of Rain. In Maths, the children have been recapping a range of work including reading scales and using number bonds to solve calculations.

Next half term, we will be introducing our new Geography topic of India and Rivers. In English, we will be studying our new book, Pattan’s Pumpkin – a traditional tale from India. In Maths, we will be investigating mass, capacity and length.

 

Year 3

This week we have been looking at angles and writing our information text about rocks. After half term we will be starting our new Roman's topic, please have a look at our newsletter to see the half term homework. 

 

Year 4

Year 4 have been working really hard to create their narratives for their published piece. They have used some excellent examples of expanded noun phrases, fronted adverbials and apostrophes for possession. The children have also created some fantastic geometric patterns in their Art lessons using a variety of techniques such as printing. After half term, the children will be learning all about the many nations that make up the Caribbean in their Geography lessons. Alongside this, they will also be reading some poetry created by people who are from the Caribbean. We hope the children have a wonderful break and get a chance to enjoy the sunshine!

 

Year 5

Now:

Maths - Exploring and counting through negative numbers.

English - Finishing reading the ending of Floodland + finishing alternate endings.

Geography - Assessing our knowledge of climate change.

No science

Art - Planning and sketching a piece of installation art around climate change.

Next:

Maths - Comparing and ordering negative numbers.

English - Starting our new book - The Night Bus Hero.

Science - Revisiting what causes day and night.

Geography - Identifying significant places and environments around the world (continents and oceans).

 

 

Year 6

This week, Year 6 have been studying different poems about slavery and planning their own poems, which they will write after half term. They have continued to apply their maths skills to different reasoning problems and, in DT, they have learnt how to do a running stitch, an edging stitch and a cross stitch, which they will use when making their freedom squares. In History, they learnt about the British Empire and the impact it had on the natives living in the areas that were colonised.

After half term, Year 6 will continue their learning about slavery, specifically looking at the Transatlantic Slave Trade. They will draft and write up their poems about slavery and begin sewing their freedom quilts. They will also finish their learning about evolution.

 

 

Star of the week

Amber: Aman K, Orange- Ameera, Aqua- Aayan R, Turquoise- Mishaal A, Cobalt- Farhaan A for consistent kindness and effort in everything he does.

 

Reader of the week

Amber: Maya S, Orange- Yasmin, Aqua- Khadiza, Turquoise- Muhammad K, Cobalt- Numan

 

Cobalt Hall of Fame Inductees; Samia and Amina for brilliant Floodland memory drawings. They are the only pupils to have won this achievement three times!!

 

 

 

News 19th May

Important Dates

Friday 26th May - break up for half term

Monday 5th June- School opens

Thursday 6th July – Blue Planet Ruby and Peach

Tuesday 4th July – Year 6 High School Transition Day

Friday 7th July – Blue Planet Pink and Coral                                                                

Friday 21st July – Break for Summer

 

The coffee mornings for asylum seeker, refugee and newly arrived families in the UK is always the Wednesday before the end of each half term from 9:30 to 11:30am at Deeplish Community Centre. There is one next Wednesday. At the coffee morning there are translators, Ed psychologists, LEA advisors for EAL (Erica and Emily), and lots of activities including craft activities. 

 

Learning News

Nursery

This week the children have been reading the fabulous story ’The very hungry caterpillar' written by our amazing author Eric Carle. The children have been retelling the story through actions and concentrating on the beginning, middle and the end of the story.  The children have been designing their own fruit kebab in preparation to make and taste them next week.

Next week, we will be continuing to read 'The very hungry caterpillar.' The children will be making their fruit kebabs using their own design plan and then evaluating whether they like or dislike their kebab.  We will be observing the changes to our ten hungry caterpillars and learning all about the life cycle of a butterfly.

 

Reception

This week in phonics we have been continuing our phase 4 cvcc words and learning the tricky words: one, out, today and all. Next week we are continuing phase 4 phonics. 

This week in Maths we have been focusing on even and odd numbers, next week we will be focusing on our new unit of work looking at first, then and now.

In Literacy this week we have been recounting our exciting trip to the farm! Next week, we will be starting our new book 'The Gigantic Turnip', and exploring lots of new vocabulary.

This week we went on our very exciting Farm trip and also enjoyed our Eid Party on Friday. Next week, we will be making a map of the farm we visited, and in art, we will be using our flower designs to create tissue paper flowers 

 

Year 1

Now;

We have been sequencing events in a story and describing turns and position in Maths.

Next:

We will be retelling a story and learning about the monarchy.

 

Year 2

This week in Year 2,

We have drawn Story Mountains for our Lil and the secret of the rain story.

Some of us have done some word problems in maths.

We have learnt about physical features in Kenya and Rochdale.

Next week:

We will be doing a retell of our Lila and the secret of the rain story.

In maths, we will be working on Length and measure.

We will be doing a text about snails in guided reading.

 

Year 3

Year 3 have had another fantastic week. We have been working hard to understand durations of time in Maths. In English, we wrote a fantastic setting description for the eruption of a volcano – they were very impressive and look beautiful in our English books. In Geography, we answered our Key Question – ‘How does a volcano change the lives of people living near it?’ Be sure to ask us what our answer is!

 

Next week, we have a very exciting week! In Science, we will be creating three different types of fossil using clay – our teachers hope it isn’t too messy! In English, we are using ALL we know about rocks to write a non-fiction piece on sedimentary rocks. Again, please do ask us about this as we love sharing our ideas!

 

Year 4

For English this week, we are carrying on with planning an alternative perspective based on our book ‘The Golden Horsemen of Baghdad’. Next week, we will be writing our published piece.

 In maths, we are recapping time. Next week, we will be converting time from minutes to hours.

 In art, we are creating our own Islamic geometric pattern.

 In R.E we are looking at Judaism and looking to answer our key question ‘What is the best way for Jewish people to show commitment to God?’

 In history, we investigated the developments and inventions that occurred during the golden age of Baghdad.

 

Year 5

Now:

Maths - Exploring efficient strategies to sequence and calculate decimals.

English - Finishing drafting our alternative ending to Floodland..

Science - Exploring the digestive system and baby milestones.

Geography - Understanding the causes and effects of erosion, and how we can stop it.

Art - Planning a piece of installation art around climate change.

Next:

Maths - Multiply and divide by 10, 100 and 1000 using decimals.

Science - Exploring the digestive system and baby milestones.

Geography - Assessing our knowledge of climate change.

Art - Creating a piece of installation art around climate change based on our plan.

 

Year 6

This week, Year 6 have started their new core text, Oh Freedom, which will link to our learning about slavery over the rest of the year. In History, we looked at different sources and noted what we could learn from them and posed questions about the images we looked at. We have been consolidating our learning in Maths and have continued to develop our rounders skills.

Next week, the children will read more of Oh Freedom and begin to make inferences to form an impression of the main characters. We will also make links about slavery through different time periods and learn about the Underground Railroad before designing our own freedom quilt square, which we will create after half term.

 

 

Star of the week

Crimson- Nafisa, Orange – Rayhansh, Amber-Dawud,  Yellow – Anayah, Aqua - Hafisa

 

Reader of the week

Crimson – Aryan, Orange – Adil, Amber- Aimen, Yellow- Sulayman, Aqua- Zaynab

 

News 12th May 2023

Online FSM application form
We are replacing our paper Free Schools Meals form in favour of our online application. The online form is more accurate and enables us to process claims much faster. We would encourage all parents to start using the online form from now on, as we will no longer accept the paper form from 1st September. www.rochdale.gov.uk/benefits-money/free-school-meals

 

Attendance

We have five classes that have 100% attendance this week; 

Gold, Jade, Aqua, Lavender and Purple.

 

Important Dates

Monday 15th May- Y4 Islamic Civilisation workshop Turquoise

Tuesday 16th May- Reception Trip to Smithills Farm

Wednesday 17th May- Y4 Islamic Civilisation workshop Aqua

Thursday 18th May- Y4 Islamic Civilisation workshop Blue

Friday 19th May- Eid Celebrations - please wear party clothes

Friday 26th May - break up for half term

Monday 5th June- School opens

 

Learning News

Nursery 

This week the children have been reading 'Oliver's Vegetables' by Vivian French.  We have created some amazing observational paintings of Oliver's vegetables. We have received a special delivery of ten hungry caterpillars which the children will observe overtime, learning all about the life cycle of a butterfly.

Next week we will be reading 'The Hungry Caterpillar' by Eric Carle our 'amazing' author.  The children will be designing, making a fruit kebab and tasting the delicious fruit from the story.

On Friday 19th May, we will be having an 'Eid' party and enjoying a scrumptious ice cream or ice lolly.

 

Reception

This week in phonics we have been continuing our phase 4 cvcc words and learning the tricky words: says, there, when and what. In phonics next week, we are continuing with our phase 4 words, and learning the tricky words: one, out, today and all.

This week in Maths we have been focusing on sharing and grouping and we started to investigate even and odd. Next week, we will continue to focus on even and odd numbers 

In Literacy this week we have been writing sentences to describe the animals in our book What the Ladybird heard. Next week, we will be writing sentences to recount our exciting trip to the farm! 

This week we have learnt all about planting and we have even planted our own beans. We have had an exciting delivery in class this week of caterpillars! We are so excited to watch them grow. Next week, we have our very exciting Farm trip on Tuesday, and we will start to look at the life cycle of a butterfly. In art, we will be designing our own tissue paper flowers and then we will be making them.

 

Year 1

This week: English- We have been retelling the beginning of "Katie in London".  We have tried to use interesting vocabulary and exclamation marks.

Maths- We have been recognising a half of shapes and quantities.

Science- We have looked at how the clothing that we wear is influenced by seasonal changes.

Next week: Maths- We will learn positional language and about turns.

Computing- We will continue to learn about how to keep safe when using the internet.

Art and design- We will learn how to weave with strips of paper.

 

Year 2

This week:

In Maths, some of us have done some work on statistics and exploring pictograms and block diagrams.

In English, we have sequencing and summarizing the events of our story, Lila and the secret of the rain.

In Geography, we have looked at weather patterns in Kenya and the UK.

In RE we have been identifying the key feature found inside and outside of mosques.

Next week:

In our spellings, we will be learning spellings with contractions (e.g. can’t).

In Geography, we will identify similarities and differences between Kenya and the UK.

In English, we will be writing sentences about our story and using conjunctions to expand simple sentences.

In Art we will be exploring textures using printing.

In Maths we will be continuing to look at statistics.

 

Year 3

This week in year 3 we have been written our published pieces which was a descriptive piece about a volcano- the children has some really creative ideas, next week we will be working on gathering ideas for a non-fiction pieces of writing about Sedimentary rocks.

In maths we have been learning to tell the time to the minute, next week we will be developing our skills; converting between analogue and digital and solving problems. 

 

Year 4

This week Year 4 have been continuing to solve problems involving money in their maths lessons. They have been comparing different amounts and finding ways to subtract money using number lines. In History they have been looking at the importance of the Silk Road and why trade flourished in the city of Baghdad.

Next week the children will be continuing creating thier alternative narrative in their English lessons. They are writing their story from the perspective of a minor character and are creating some great description and dialogue. They will also continue to create their own geometric patterns inspired by Islamic art.

 

Year 5

Now:

Maths - Adding and subtracting decimals.

English - planning/writing our alternative ending to Floodland using a story mountain.

Science - Looking at the effects of ageing in our own family members/family trees.

Geography - Drawing a plan view map with geographical features.

Art - Creating a second piece of installation art using everyday objects

 

Next:

Maths - Exploring efficient strategies to sequence and calculate decimals.

English - planning/writing our alternative ending to Floodland using a story mountain.

Science - Exploring the digestive system.

Geography - Understanding the causes and effects of erosion, and how we can stop it.

Art - Planning a piece of installation art around climate change.

 

Year 6

Year 6 have completed their SATs this week and we are all very proud of each and every one of them. Everyone has worked so hard and tried their best - well done!

Next week, Year 6 will be starting a new text centred on their next History topic about slavery and we will be looking at sources.

 

Star of the week

Crimson: Sufiyan,

Orange: Khadija, Amber: Qanit,

Aqua: Ismael, Turquoise: Ahmad,

 

Reader of the week

Crimson: Yad,

Orange: Abeera, Amber: Aman,

Aqua: Farhan, Turquoise: Diego,

 

News 5th May

Attendance

Well done to Green and Turquoise class who both have 100 % attendance this week.

 

Important Dates:

Monday 8th May- Bank holiday- school closed.

Tuesday 9th May- Friday 12th May- Year 6 SATS Week

Monday 15th May- Y4 Islamic Civilisation workshop Turquoise

Tuesday 16th May- Reception Trip to Smithills Farm

Wednesday 17th May- Y4 Islamic Civilisation workshop Aqua

Thursday 18th May- Y4 Islamic Civilisation workshop Blue

Friday 19th May- Eid Celebrations - please wear party clothes

Friday 26th May - break up for half term

Monday 5th June- School opens

 

Learning News

 

Nursery

This week the children have been excited to see our duckling eggs finally hatch into five unique little ducklings.  The children have named them Florence, Lucky, Tigger, Bolt and Wonder.  They are now safely rehomed at a farm in Warrington and they are going to keep us updated with their progress.

We have been planting our own broad beans after reading 'My Bean Diary' by Rhonda Jenkins.  We have been learning all about what a plant needs to grow healthy and strong.

Next week, the children will be reading 'Oliver's Vegetables' by Vivian French.  The children will be exploring different vegetables, printing using the vegetables and exploring the different textures and patterns.

We also have the special arrival of ten hungry caterpillars.  The children will be learning and observing the life cycle of a butterfly

 

Reception

This week in phonics we have been continuing our phase 4 cvcc words and the tricky words, were, here and little. Next week, we will be continuing phase 4 cvcc words and learning the tricky words: says, there, when and what.

This week in Maths we have been focusing on doubling and sharing. Next week, we will continue to look at sharing and grouping different numbers. We will also start to investigate even and odd.

In Literacy this week we have started our new book 'What the Ladybird Heard' by Julia Donaldson, we have been labelling different farm animals. Next week, we will continue with this book, and we will be writing sentences to describe the animals.

We have said goodbye to our chicks this week, and we had a lovely afternoon on Friday celebrating the Kings coronation. Next week, we will be continuing to learn about the different life cycles of animals, and in art we will be learning new techniques to join two things together

 

Year 1

This week;

Maths - sharing and grouping 

English - writing a character description

Art - Threading, weaving and making a plait.

Science - seasonal changes (differences in spring)

Geography - learning about towns, cities and villages 

Next week;

Maths - Fractions - finding and recognising half and quarters 

English - Publish piece writing a retell

Art - learn to weave 

Geography - learn about landmarks in London 

 

Year 2

This week:

We have started to learn about length and height.

We have located Kenya on a map.

We have read our story, Lila and the secret of the rain.

Next week:

In English, we will be sequencing events from our story.

In maths, we will look at mass, volume and capacity.

In Geography, we will discuss weather patterns.

 

Year 3

We have had a wonderful week in year 3 drafting our setting descriptions of a volcano erupting and learning how to find change in Maths. It might help your child to work out the change at your next food shop. Next week we will all be using our best handwriting to write our published piece and in Maths we will be learning how to tell time to the minute in both analogue and digital form. 

 

Year 4

This week:

English – Pronouns. Features of WAGOLL

Maths – Money – converting £ to pence and pence to £.

History – Primary and secondary sources of information.

RE- Why charity is important in Judaism?

Next week:

English – Drafting and writing a published piece.

History – the Silk Road.

RE – How Jewish people pray.

Maths – Time – days, months, years.

 

Year 5

This week:

Maths - Translating coordinates on a grid and drawing shapes using lines of symmetry. 

English - Parenthesis and speech work based around Zoe's journey as she tries to escape the horrors of Eel Island.

Science - Looking at the effects of ageing and the changes that the human body goes through over time.

Geography - Drawing and labelling rivers.

Art - Painting our installation art boxes using stencils.

Next week:

Maths - Adding and subtracting decimals.

English - Planning and drafting an alternative ending for 'Floodland' 

Science - Looking at the effects of ageing in our own family members/family trees.

Geography - Drawing a plan view map with geographical features.

Art - Creating a second piece of installation art using everyday objects

 

Year 6

English - We have been revising various aspects of grammar and completing lots of reading practice questions.

Maths - We have been revising various areas of maths and focussing on applying our skills to different reasoning problems.

History - We have completed our History assessment for our unit around the British Monarchy.

 

Next week Year 6 will be completing their SATs. They have all worked really hard and we are all very proud of them already! We wish them all the very best.

 

 

Stars of the week

Crimson- Zrnish,

Orange- Alina, Amber- Kinza,

Yellow- Anayah, Buttercup – Raya,

Blue- Mishall, Aqua- Farhan, Turquoise- Maria,

Indigo- Ibrahim, Cobalt - Zak for always asking the best questions in his learning, Azure- Helen

 

Readers of the week

Crimson- Emaan Q,

Orange- Hareem, Amber – Rayyan,

Yellow – Deen, Marigold- Jibran

Blue- Aminah, Aqua- Bill, Turquoise- Azan,

Indigo- Sufiya, Azure- Laila, Cobalt- Sumayya A,

 

Cobalt Hall of Fame Inductees: 

Hassan - for working carefully through his reflection work in Maths.

Juwairiyah - for a fantastic diagram of River Exe and its parts.

 

 

Newsletter 28th April 

We hope everyone had a lovely Eid. We will be celebrating in school on Friday 19th May and the school council and Mr Hussain are busy planning a lovely day. We have been discussing celebrations, particularly Ramadan in assembly so it was lovely to hear how so many of our families celebrated. 

Strike Days

The NEU has announced one more strike as part of their industrial action. It is on Tuesday 2nd May. It will affect the following classes:

Silver and Gold- OPEN

Coral and Pink- CLOSED, Ruby and Peach- OPEN

Crimson- CLOSED , Red- CLOSED, Scarlet- CLOSED

Amber- CLOSED, Saffron- CLOSED. Orange- CLOSED

Marigold- OPEN, Buttercup- CLOSED, Yellow- CLOSED

Green- CLOSED, Emerald- CLOSED, Jade- OPEN

Aqua- OPEN, Turquoise- OPEN, Blue- OPEN

Azure- OPEN, Cobalt- OPEN, Indigo- OPEN

Lavender- OPEN, Purple- OPEN, Violet- OPEN

If you are key workers, please speak to myself or Mr Doyle at school.

Important Dates:

Monday 1st May - Bank Holiday- school closed

Tuesday 2nd May -Strike day- school closed for some (please see information above)

Friday 5th May- Coronation Garden Party- all children at school will be provided with a FREE celebration lunch which we can all eat together. 

Monday 8th May- Bank holiday- school closed.

Tuesday 9th May- Friday 12th May- Year 6 SATS Week

Monday 15th May- Y4 Islamic Civilisation workshop Turquoise

Tuesday 16th May- Reception Trip to Smithills Farm

Wednesday 17th May- Y4 Islamic Civilisation workshop Aqua

Thursday 18th May- Y4 Islamic Civilisation workshop Blue

Friday 19th May- Eid Celebrations - please wear party clothes

Friday 26th May - break up for half term

Monday 5th June- School opens

 

Attendance

There have been some classes where there has been a big improvement in attendance and we know parents, you have really helped encourage your child to come in so they aren't missing their learning. Thank you for working together with us. It is a shorter half term with several bank holidays so we have lots of learning to fit in- don't miss it!

 

Learning

Nursery

This week the children have been reading the fabulous story of ’Jack and the beanstalk'   The children have been retelling the story through actions, concentrating on the beginning, middle and the end of the story.  The children have created their own story maps using their own illustrations.  They are amazing!   

We have also had a special delivery of five duckling eggs.  The children have loved watching them hatch in the incubator, exploring their brooder and having lots of cuddles with them. 

Next week, we will be reading a non-fiction book called 'The Bean Diary.'  The children will be planting their own broad beans, discussing what they need to grow healthy and having a competition to see who can grow the tallest beanstalk. 

 

Reception

This week in phonics we have been continuing our phase 4 cvcc words and the tricky words, some, come and love. Next week, we will be continuing phase 4 cvcc words and learning the tricky words: were, here, little. 

 This week in Maths we have been focusing on doubling. Next week, we will continue to investigate doubling through dominoes and also begin to understand sharing and learning new mathematical vocabulary, including equal.

 In Literacy this week we have continued to read Errol's Garden, we have designed our own garden, labelled it and wrote a sentence about it. Next week, we are starting our new book 'What the Ladybird Heard' by Julia Donaldson. We will be discussing and labelling the characters from the story.

We have had the arrival of chicks this week in reception, and we have been learning all about the life cycle of a chick. Next week, we will be learning about the King's coronation and on Friday, we will be having a special celebratory coronation lunch. 

 

Year 1

This week the children have been on a trip to Eureka. In maths counting in doubles and making Array.

Next week they will looking at understanding the vocab from their new book.

 

Year 2

This week:

We have been writing about our trip to the library. Finishing our work on time. Mixing primary colours to make secondary colours

 Next week:

We will be looking more at our new book, Lila and the secret of the rain. We will find out where Kenya is on a map.

We will begin to look at measurements in maths.

 

Year 3

This week Year 3 have been learning all about money and making different amounts.

Next week we will be continuing to learn about Sikhism, which is the religion we are learning about this half term. 

 

Year 4

This week in Science looking at vibrations, in Maths rounding decimals, in English direct speech and plural possessive apostrophes and in RE looking at Judaism looking at how important is their relationship to God.

This week they have been swimming.

Next week in Science looking at pitch, in Maths money as decimals, in English planning and drafting a published piece, a narrative account from different perspective, in History the Silk Road and in RE charity and environment in Judaism.

There is no swimming this week.

 

Year 5

This week in Maths angles and 3D shapes, in English adverbs/ simile work around Floodland, in Science they have an Earth and Space assessment, and in Geography UK compass work.

Next week in Maths positioning and direction, in English more sentence work around later chapters of Floodland, in Science ageing and drawing future versions of ourselves and in Geography climate change.

 

Year 6

This week:

English - We have been revising various aspects of grammar and completing lots of reading practice questions in preparation for SATs.

Maths - We have been looking at reflection and converting fractions, decimals and percentages.

History - We have learnt about the coronation, linked to our unit around the British Monarchy.

Next week:

English - We will be continuing to develop our comprehension and grammar skills. 

Maths - Each class is focusing on areas linked to our gaps in learning. We will be revising and expanding our existing knowledge.

History - We will be completing our History assessment around the British Monarchy and looking ahead to the upcoming coronation of King Charles.

 

Stars and Readers of the week well done to the children who received the awards this week. 

Hall of Fame Inductee for Cobalt: Anaya for best handwriting and Kadija B for most improved handwriting. 

 

 News 20th April

School will be closed tomorrow Friday 21st April and reopen Monday 24th April.

We would like to wish all our families that are celebrating Eid Mubarak. Have a lovely day with your family and friends.

School Dinners

Unfortunately we will be putting up the cost of school dinners from £2.45 a day to £2.60 affective from Monday 24th April. This is due to the costs being put up by our supplier and this has been subsidised by the local authority. 

Appointments in school time

Please can appointments for your child be made out of school time if possible. If you are unable to could you please bring in a letter or text message showing the details of the appointment.

Important Dates

Friday 21st April – school close

Monday 24th April – school reopen

Thursday 27Th April – Year 1 trip to Eureka

Friday the 5th May we will celebrating the Kings Coronation Children will all be given a free school meal.

Learning News

Reception

This week. 

Reception are learning all about growing and the farm this half term.  Our question is What is growing on the Farm? Children have been bringing in their homework which was to decorate their own container to plant seeds in. Some pots already have seeds growing!

In Literacy we have been reading our new text, Errol's Garden and have been finding out about the main character and writing questions to ask him. 

In Maths we have been focusing on numbers to 20 and beyond and looking at pattern in the number system up to 20.

The children are enjoying our garden centre role play areas and have been selling items in the shop to excited customers.  They have been caring for the beautiful tulips and daffodils in the garden. 

Next week. 

Reception will continue to learn about growing and will be planting sunflower, runner beans and nasturtium seeds.  We are very excited to have our chicks arriving this week and we will be learning to look after them and find out what they need to stay healthy. 

In Literacy we are continuing to read Errol's Garden and to labels the different parts of a plant and to write about them. We will also be describing our fluffy chicks. 

In Maths - we will be focusing on doubling numbers and the double dice game.

In the garden we will be planting more spring flowers and in art we are practising our cutting and threading skills ready to create beautiful flowers. 

Year 1

This week in English are writing descriptive sentences. In Math’s counting in 10’s and 5’s and in Geography learning the four counties in the UK.

Year 2

This week reviews of our trip to the Rochdale library. In Math’s telling the time to the nearest half hour. Geography locate and name capital cities of the UK.

Next week introduce our new text Lila and the secret of rain. In Math’s looking at time to the nearest 15 minutes. In PE fielding and sorting games.

Year 3

This week Year 3 have begun their new topic on rocks and volcanos. We have been watching some videos of eruptions to see where rocks come from. Next week we will be starting our new maths topic on money, looking at making amounts and giving change. 

Year 4

This week in Math’s decimals, in English looking at predictions of our new book The Golden Horseman of Baghdad, in Art geometrical patterns. There is no swimming this week.

Next week in Math’s continuing with decimals, in English grammar lessons and looking at dialogue.

Swimming returns so children will need to bring in their swimming kits.

Year 6

In year 6 we have been finishing our learning about the British monarchy and learning about Edward VIII's abdication. We have also been finishing our draft for our Beowulf narrative, which includes dialogue to advance action and convey characters. Revising reading techniques in preparation for SATs. In Maths we have been consolidating our understanding of converting measurements linked to converting units, shape and time and using our knowledge to answer various word problems. Year 6 have started playing rounders’ this week and we learnt about Charles Darwin in Science as we begin our evolution topic.

Next week: English - We will be finishing Beowulf, using the text to develop our comprehension skills and exploring the author's grammatical choices, doing lots of grammar revision and practice reading questions. Maths - Each class is focusing on areas linked to our gaps in learning. We will be revising and expanding our existing knowledge. History - We will be learning and reflecting on the upcoming coronation of our most recent monarch - King Charles.

Friday 31st March

Learning

Nursery

This week the children have been reading the story 'The Little Red Hen.'   The children have been retelling the story through actions, concentrating on the beginning, middle and the end of the story.  We have been discussing the importance of helping and looking after each other. The children have enjoyed exploring the grains of wheat, flour and designing and making their own delicious bread.

First week back after the Easter holidays, we will be reading 'Jack and the Beanstalk.' The children will arrive to find that someone has visited our Nursery in the holidays and a giant beanstalk has grown.  The children will be orally retelling the story using actions and puppets.  We will be planting our own broad beans, discussing what they need to grow healthy.

 

Reception

This week we have focussed on the sounds ow, oi, ear and air. In Literacy, we have read We're Going on an Egg Hunt and acted it out. In maths, we have been recapping measures. We have learnt all about Easter and done lots of exciting activities, including making cards and playdough chicks.

Week 1 of the Summer term, we are starting phase 4 phonics. In Literacy, we are starting our new book Errol's garden. In maths, we are focussing on numbers up to 20.  Our new key question is 'What is growing on the farm?' 

 

Year 1

This week the children are looking at Protest art, descriptive sentences in English and in Maths capacity and volume.

After the Easter holidays we are looking at landmarks in London, seasonal changes and in Maths counting in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s.

 

Year 2

This week in English we are writing a newspaper article about Snail and the Whale. In maths looking at fractions and in Art using maps that we have drawn.

After the Easter holidays we are looking at time – half past, o’clock, quarter past and quarter to. Planting cress seeds and in our geography unit we will be studying Kenya.

 

Year 3

This week: We are writing a newspaper report and working with fractions. 

After Easter: We are starting our new topic on rocks and volcanoes. 

 

Year 4

This week in English we are writing a poem based on a rivers journey. In maths decimals and dividing by 100, in science the water cycle, in design and technology we are making our own doodler. Our PE session will be playing Tennis.  We will get to visit the green point shop. 

This week Year 4 have been completing their Design Technology task of creating a Doodler. They have really enjoyed creating a circuit to power their motor to move their design across a piece of paper. After the Easter break, the children will be learning all about Early Islamic Civilisation in their English, Reading, History and Art lessons. We hope the children have a restful break and ask them to remember to complete their spellings homework, read regularly and fill in their reading records and complete tasks on Times Tables Rockstars. 

 

Year 5

This week:

Maths: classifying angles and measuring them.

English: finishing our news report published piece of the events that took place during Shackleton's expedition to Antarctica.

Science: Understanding other planets movement around the Sun & the distance of planets relative to the sun.

Art: Finishing off our space-inspired art pieces by drawing on top of our printed backgrounds.

Next term:

Maths: Working out the size of angles using properties and rules.

English: Introducing our new text, Floodland, by retrieving and inferring about the front cover.

Science: Understanding phases of the moon using oreos!

Geography: Using an atlas to find specific places in the UK.

 

Year 6

This week:

Maths - we have been learning about ratio and proportion

English - we have been writing descriptive narrative with dialogue to advance the action

History - we have been looking at how the British monarchy has changed over time

Next week:

Maths - each class will be focusing on gaps in learning with a focus on reasoning

English - we will be continuing to write a narrative based around our work on Beowulf

Art - we will be looking at creating our own self-portraits using mixed media

 

Some of the Year Six children will be asked to come in during the second week of the break for focused revision sessions. Letters sent home today. 

Star of the week

Red: Safa, Crimson: Anabia for such amazing effort in her phonics spelling,

Orange: Karen, Amber: Emaan, Saffron: Aayat

Blue: Harris, Aqua: Rayan

Cobalt: Juwairiyah - for brilliant explanations and being a great friend. Turquoise: Lincoln

Purple: Natasha,

Reader of the week

Red: Elliyeen, Crimson: Abdul for trying so hard in his reading sessions.

Orange: Nafesa, Amber: Morium, Saffron: Aamanah

Blue: Muhammad H, Aqua: Ali, Turquoise: Mishaal,

Cobalt: Azhar,

Purple: Aminah M,

 

Hall of Fame Inductee: Tayyiba - for drawing a colourful solar system independently.

 

Attendance winners this week:

Aqua again! Think that is 100% for three weeks in a row. Well done - amazing

 

Group

% Attend

Silver

89.6

Gold

72.9

Pink

92.5

Ruby

92.7

Peach

76.5

Coral

89.3

Red

91.7

Scarlet

90.0

Crimson

97.1

Orange

92.5

Saffron

99.1

Amber

90.4

Yellow

98.2

Buttercup

96.1

Marigold

94.5

Green

91.7

Emerald

99.5

Jade

98.3

Blue

99.1

Aqua

100.0

Turquoise

94.6

Indigo

92.9

Cobalt

98.3

Azure

98.3

Violet

97.9

Purple

99.2

Lavender

98.3

Totals

95.3

 

 After school clubs

After school clubs  

Year group 

Activity  

Monday 

 

Yr3/4/5/6  

Reception   

Band  

Athletics 

Tuesday 

Yr3/4   

Yr1/2   

Girls  football 

Tennis  

Wednesday 

Yr 5/6  

Yr3/4/5/6    

Football  

Rounders   

Thursday 

Y3/4/5/6  

Yr1/2    

Yr 5/6      

Choir  

Gardening  

Cricket 

Friday  

 

Yr3/4/5/6 

Yr1/2   

 

Dance 

Tri golf  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Friday 24th March 

 

Please note that there will be no afterschool clubs Monday 27th – Friday 31st March.

School will be closed on Friday 21st April to allow families to celebrate EID.

A huge “Thank You” to everyone who has been involved in raising money for the Earthquake appeal. A month after the devastation and people in these countries are still in desperate need of assistance. All the Year 6 pupils and the School Councillors have shown huge empathy and have worked really hard to organise events. After cake sales, craft sales, penalty shoot-outs and sponsored walks/runs, Heybrook Primary School can proudly announce that we have raised a fantastic £5,160.12! 

This money has been donated to the charity: Islamic Relief. 

Thank you to all our parents for your generosity, we know that this money will go a long way towards helping the Turkish and Syrian people to rebuild their lives and homes.

 

Learning news

Reception

This week: In phonics we have been focussing on ar, or and ur sounds. In maths we have been looking at repeating patterns and continuing to learn about number bonds to 5 and 10.  In literacy we have continued our book Dear Dinosaur and we have written our very own letters to T.Rex!  We have started to create our own clay dinosaurs that we have designed.

Next week: In phonics we are looking at the sounds ow, oi and ear. In literacy we are focussing on the book 'We're going on an egg hunt' and are learning all about Easter! We are going to write some fantastic sentences using our phonics knowledge. In maths we are focussing on 3D shapes and capacity. We will be painting our clay dinosaurs, creating our own Easter eggs and Easter cards! 

 

Year 1

This week in Science the children have been dissecting plants to spot the different parts.

Next week in Maths the children will be looking at mass – heavier and lighter and comparing mass. In English they will be writing a persuasive letter using exclamation marks, question marks and conjunctions.

 

Year 2

This week

English we have been exploring newspaper style writing. Introducing fractions in Maths. Geography we have been identifying human and physical features. In PE we have learnt how to move a ball using a racket.

Next week the children will be writing a newspaper article based on the book The Snail and the Whale. In Maths we will be continuing with fractions and in RE we will be understanding why Christians celebrate Easter.

 

Year 3

This week: Year 3 are well underway writing a newspaper report based on our core text ‘Arthur and the Golden Rope’. They will be reporting on the moment a monstrous wolf attacked their town! In History, they have been investigating their key question ‘The Violent Vikings: what else where they good at?’. The children found out that the Vikings were brilliant explorers, fantastic shipbuilders and great fighters!

Next week: For the final week of the half term, the children will be answering their key question for this half term. The children have learnt so much about Vikings in History, English, Computing and Design and Technology, please ask your child to tell you some interesting facts!

 

Year 4

In English this week, we have been looking at features of a poem. Next week, for our published piece, we will be writing a poem based on a river’s journey. In Maths this week, we have been looking at tenths as fractions and decimals. Next week, we will be looking at hundredths as fractions and decimals. In DT, we deconstructed a doodler and looked at the different components used. Next week, we will be designing our own doodler. In Geography, we answered our key question ‘where is better to settle: A forest or a river?’. Next week, we will be going on our river walk to investigate the features of a river and observe a woodland area.

 

Year 5

Have been exploring retrofuturistic art this week. They have been making printing plates using a variety of different textures, which will then be used to create our space images next week. 

Maths: Statistics - reading two way tables, drawing line graphs and learning the 24 hour clock system. English: Crafting a newspaper report of the tragic events of the Endurance, chronicling how they set sail, what happened after encountering pack ice and how they were all rescued. Science - understanding the science behind night and day, including the rotation and orbit of Earth. History: Drama news interview about how Shackleton's crew felt when Shackleton left to get help from South Georgia. Marking Ramadan making pledges and Ramadan lanterns.

Next week:

Maths: Introducing angles, degrees and how to work them out. English: Redrafting and completing our newspaper. Science - Movement of the planets and their orbit around the Solar System. History: Assessing understanding of Shackleton's Journey on the Endurance

 

Year 6 

This week we have been looking at ratio and proportion in Maths. In English, we have been focusing on writing a dialogue between characters that aims to advance the story and give the characters a personality. In History, we have been learning about the reformation of the Church of England in the Tudor times. 

Next week, in maths we are going to be looking at measurement and applying this to real-life problems. In English, we will continue to write a dialogue and look at a character description that builds tension and suspense. In History, we will be comparing different monarchs of the British Monarchy and how their reign has impacted British society today. 

 

 

Star of the week

Red: Ruqaiyah P. Crimson: Emaan Q, for trying new things. Scarlet: Hina.

Orange: Alina. Amber: Inaya A. Saffron: Afroze.

Yellow: Eduard. Buttercup: Zakariya. Marigold: Cole.

Green: Nabila. Jade: Olivija. Emerald: Excel.

Blue: Ayaan. Aqua: Afsana H. Turquoise: Darius.

Indigo: Sami I for having a more positive attitude towards all aspects of his learning. Cobalt: Zeeshan. Azure: Aleeza.

Purple: Sehrish. Lavender: Musa

 

 

Reader of the week

Red; Alayna M. Crimson: Musa I for trying very hard in his phonics. Scarlet: Alayna.

Orange: Muhammad. Amber: Dawud U. Saffron: Hassan.

Yellow: Jasim. Buttercup: Rania. Marigold: Ihsan.

Green: Huzaifa. Jade: Nafisa. Emerald: Zayann

Blue: Debora. Aqua: Nabeel A. Turquoise: Maryam

Indigo: Ayaan M for trying harder with his reading at home and using those skills in his guided reading lessons. Azure: Tahseen. Cobalt: Juwairiyah

Purple: Hassan I. Lavender: Anas.

 

Cobalt’s Hall of Fame Inductee is Farhan Khan.

 

Attendance

Attendance winners this week are Pink & Aqua Classes with 100%. Well done! Aqua Class will keep the trophy and get extra golden time.

Group

% Attend

Silver

91.7

Gold

85.4

Pink

100.0

Ruby

96.8

Peach

88.4

Coral

97.6

Red

92.6

Scarlet

92.0

Crimson

95.2

Orange

99.0

Saffron

96.8

Amber

93.3

Yellow

94.0

Buttercup

92.0

Marigold

98.6

Green

97.2

Emerald

94.9

Jade

95.5

Blue

98.7

Aqua

100.0

Turquoise

97.3

Indigo

99.2

Cobalt

97.5

Azure

95.0

Violet

95.0

Purple

98.3

Lavender

99.2

Totals

96.2

 

Important Dates

Friday 31st March – SCHOOL BREAKS UP FOR EASTER

Monday 17th April – SCHOOL REOPENS

Friday 21st April – SCHOOL CLOSED FOR EID

Thursday 27th April – Eureka year 1 trip

 

 

Friday 17th March 

Year 4 Music performance, all year 4 parents are invited to a music performance on Tuesday 21st March at 2:45pm.

We have 4 pairs of glasses in reception if you child is missing theirs please come and collect.

 

Learning

Nursery

This week the children have been reading the story 'Little Red Riding Hood.'   The children have been designing and making their own unique baskets for Little Red Riding Hood using junk modelling and a variety of textured materials.  The children have enjoyed making delicious treats for Little Red Riding Hood to take to her Grandmother.  They look fabulous!

 Next Week the children will be orally retelling the story using actions and creating their own story map of Little Red Riding Hood story.  Focusing on sequencing the story of events.  Looking at the main characters, the beginning, middle, problem and end of the story.

Reception

This week we have been focusing on 3D shapes in Maths. We have started our new book 'Dear Dinosaur, and we have been continuing to learn about all the different dinosaurs, including making pasta skeletons. In phonics we have been focusing on 'oo' and 'ar'

Next week, we will be learning the sounds 'ar' 'or' and 'ur'. In Literacy we are continuing to read 'Dear Dinosaur' and are writing our own letter to T Rex! In Maths we are looking at repeating patterns and combinations to 10. In Art, we are starting to make dinosaur sculptures. 

Year 1

This week;

English: reading the book Secret Sky Garden and using the conjunction because and the prefix un.

Science: planting sunflowers, learning parts of a plant and learning about trees deciduous and evergreen, along with significant figures such as David Attenborough.

Maths: Length and height.

Next week:

Maths: Mass and volume, measurements.

English : persuasive writing features.

Science: structure of a plant.

 Year 2

This week:

The children have been planting bulbs in science, learning about human and physical features in geography. They have been looking at 10 times tables in maths.

Next week:

The children are planting seeds in science, investigating newspapers and our art work will be related to maps.

Year 3

This week:

 Year 3 have begun exploring the features of a newspaper report in English. We have been busy reading the opening of our core text: ‘Arthur and the Golden Rope’. The children have loved hearing about Arthur’s adventures so far. In Maths, we have started our unit on mass, using scales to measure the weight of different objects.

This half term we are creating an electronic poster in Design and Technology. The children have begun planning what their poster is going to look like and what key facts about the Vikings are going to feature!

Next week:

The children are going to begin planning and composing their newspaper report based on the adventures of Arthur in our core text! In reading and History, the children are going to be learning more about the violent Vikings and what they were good at!

 In Design and Technology, the children in Year 3 are going to begin making their electrical poster which is very exciting!

 Year 4

This week :

We have written a persuasive piece of writing for their published piece in English. We are trying to convince villagers to bring in beavers to prevent flooding.

In Maths we have been finishing our fractions topic, where we have been adding and subtracting fractions.

In science, we conducted and experiment in which we looked at the melting points of different materials (ice, wax, chocolate)

Next week:

English – we will be looking at poetry – using the journey of a river from source to sea

Maths – Starting work on decimals

DT – We will be designing our own doodlers

Year 5

This week: Creating print plates for printmaking, exploring the life of Shackleton through comic strips and understanding why the Earth is round in Science.

Next week: Using the print plates to create spacy backgrounds, writing up newspaper reports on Shackleton's expedition & understanding the science behind day and night.

Year 6

Learning this week:

  • English - we have been writing a descriptive journey about Beowulf and his journey to Denmark.
  • Maths - We have started looking at substitution in algebra and how to solve one and two step equations. 
  • History - We have looked at the similarities and differences of different dynasties of the monarchy. 

Next Week: 

  • English - we will be writing a dialogue about the next chapter of the Beowulf story
  • Maths - we will continue looking at algebra and how to find pairs of numbers. 
  • History - We will be looking at the reformation of the Church of England under Henry VIII reign.

Cobalt Hall of Fame: Amina - fantastic recreation of space imagery in different styles.

 

Stars of the week

Red: Malaika, Crimson: Usman, Scarlet: Rehan,

Orange; Nuh, Amber: Aariya, Saffron: Madinah

Buttercup: Ishra, Yellow: Yahya, Marigold: Ihsan H

Jade: Ayaan H, Green: Malaika, Emerald: Ayat A

Aqua: Khadiza, Blue: Yashfeen, Turquoise: Aleena,

Cobalt: Feroza and Sumayya A for leading the science share for Year 5. Azure: Amayah, Indigo; Zaynab

Lavender: Ismail, Purple Aminah M,

 

Readers of the week

Red: Musa M, Crimson: Minahil, Scarlet: Iman,

Orange; Haadi, Amber: Kinza, Saffron: Abbas

Yellow: Fabiha, Marigold: Yaseen, Buttercup: Adyan

Jade: Maya, Green: Yaseen, Emerald: Hassam

Aqua:  Seher, Blue: Abdullah M, Turquoise: Darius,  

Cobalt: Zeeshan, Azure: Mariyah, Indigo: Maryam

Lavender: Sahida, Purple: Areeba K

 

Friday 10th March

10th March, 2023

Dear Parents & Carers,

National Teacher Strike Action

Teachers who are members of the National Education Union (NEU) will be taking national strike action on Wednesday 15th and Thursday 16th March. This means that a number of our classes will be closed on this day. The following shows which classes are affected:

Nursery
Silver & Gold - open both days
Ruby & Peach - open both days
Coral & Pink - open both days

Reception
Crimson - CLOSED BOTH DAYS
Red - CLOSED BOTH DAYS
Scarlet - open Wednesday / CLOSED THURSDAY

Year 1
Amber - CLOSED BOTH DAYS
Orange - CLOSED BOTH DAYS
Saffron - CLOSED BOTH DAYS

Year 2
Buttercup - CLOSED BOTH DAYS
Marigold - open both days
Yellow - CLOSED BOTH DAYS

Year 3
Emerald - CLOSED BOTH DAYS
Green - CLOSED BOTH DAYS
Jade - CLOSED BOTH DAYS

Year 4
Aqua - open both days
Blue - open both days
Turquoise - CLOSED BOTH DAYS

Year 5
Azure - open both days
Cobalt - open both days
Indigo - open both days

Year 6
Lavender - open both days
Purple - CLOSED Wednesday / open Thursday
Violet - CLOSED Wednesday /open Thursday

If parents are unable to send siblings from open classes into school on the day of the strike please inform the office as usual.

If you think you may qualify as a key worker and your child’s class is closed, please contact the school office by 11:30am on Tuesday 14th March.

I am sorry for any disruption that this causes and realise that many classes have been affected several times. This is the last day planned of the current strike action. All of our teachers care deeply for your children and their education and do not take this decision lightly. You may have read lots about the strike in the press but ultimately the teachers are striking because of the chronic underfunding and recruitment crisis in schools which they can see is having a detrimental impact. If you want more information about the reasons for the strike, some of the teachers who are striking will be outside school on the day so will be happy to talk to you.

On the school website, there are links for home learning so that child can complete work if they are not in school.

All children who are eligible for free school meals will take home a grab bag the day before for their lunch on the strike days.

I hope that talks between the union and the government are successful and that further action can be avoided.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me.

Kind regards,

Toni Moore

Headteacher

  

Friday 10th March

Dear Parent / Carer,

Unfortunately, due to the very poor weather and dangerous road conditions we have made the decision to close the school today. The safety of our pupils and staff is of paramount importance and whilst the school site is not safe and staff who travel from further afield are unable to get in, it is is the only decision that can be made.

Each teacher will set work for their class to complete, this will be placed on the school's website by 9:30am.

Kind regards and thank you for your understanding,

Heybrook Primary & Nursery School

 

School closed – snow (Friday 10th March 2023)

 Please see below for the learning we would like your child to complete while school is closed:

 

All children

  • Please encourage your child to read their reading books and make comments in their reading record
  • Please continue to practise your child’s spellings for the week

 

Nursery

 

Reception

 

Year 1

 

Year 2

 

Year 3

 

Year 4

 

Year 5

 

Year 6

 

Extra Year 6 maths:

 

Miss Bather's group

 

Friday 3rd March 

Earthquake Appeal

Thank you so much to everyone for supporting the School Council's Earthquake appeal; you have been so generous. Just at the end of the bake sale and with some sponsorship money, we have raised over £2000 and that amount is rising each day. The children feel very passionate about helping and we will make sure the learn about how the money has been used.

World Book Day

As part of our World Book Day celebrations the school was visited by a storyteller, Alec Williams. He told the children some stories from memory and some stories the children could learn actions to help them to remember. The children had a great time and it was lovely to have such a fantastic visitor in school. 

 

Heybrook science share 17th March 2023

British science week is taking place from the 10th of March to the 19th of March. To celebrate British Science Week this year, Heybrook are holding their own science share where children from each year group will have a chance to showcase a science experiment that they have done so far in the year. Parents and guardians are invited in from 2:30pm-3:05pm, so please come along and have a look at some of our fantastic science!

 

Important Dates

Wednesday 15th and Thursday 16th March -Potential strike days- letter to follow

Thursday 16th March- Year 5 Artic Workshop

Friday 17th March- Science Share- parents are invited in from 2:30pm. Letter to follow

Tuesday 21st March- Year 4 Music performance PM

Friday 31st March- SCHOOL BREAKS UP FOR EASTER

Attendance 

Congratulations to Aqua who are this weeks winners with 99.5%

 

Group

% Attend

Silver

89.6

Gold

85.4

Pink

96.6

Ruby

92.7

Peach

90.3

Coral

86.2

Red

97.3

Scarlet

82.9

Crimson

98.7

Orange

97.4

Saffron

98.7

Amber

95.1

Yellow

88.8

Buttercup

98.8

Marigold

93.1

Green

91.0

Emerald

95.7

Jade

98.8

Blue

98.2

Aqua

99.5

Turquoise

93.8

Indigo

95.0

Cobalt

91.7

Azure

97.5

Violet

95.0

Purple

99.2

Lavender

96.3

 

Learning News

NURSERY

This week the children have been reading the story 'The Gingerbread Man' written by Saviour Pirotta.  We have been creating our own unique Gingerbread people using a variety of textured materials.  They look fabulous!

The children have enjoyed exploring the natural ginger using their senses of sight, touch and smell.

Next Week the children will be celebrating and learning all about 'Holi' the festival of colour and will be making their own delicious Gingerbread People.  

Reception

This week we have been looking at Dinosaurs including looking at the book Dinosaur who lost his roar. They had an Alec Williams the author visit. 

Next week we are continuing looking at the Dinosaur who lost his roar and sentence writing. In Maths we have been comparing numbers within 10 and the numbers that make 10. 

Year 1

This week they planted a flower seed, made 3D sculptures in art. In Maths they identifying numbers on a number line up to 50. In RE they looked at Palm Sunday. 

Next week they are writing instructions on how to plant a seed. In art they are shaping paper to make 3D structures. In Maths they are comparing lengths and heights. 

Year 2

This week in English they are introducing The Snail and the Whale book and exploring new appropriate adjectives. In Maths they are exploring division using different techniques. We have introduced our new topic question 'If I was an explorer, where would I go?'

Next week we will be planning a travel journey written by the snail focusing on conjunctions. In Maths we are looking at the link between multiply and division. In topic we will research the lives of famous explorers like Amelia Earhart and Ibn Battuta. 

Year 3

This week they started looking at Vikings and made Viking Long boats which they then sailed on the brook. In Maths continued fraction work which included putting them in order. 

Next week is assessment week so children need to be in everyday.  The children will be starting a new book called Arthur and the golden rope. 

Year 4

This week they different illustrations, a sponsored walk, in Maths they did fractions, identifying environmental regions on a whole map. The have been enjoying their swimming lessons and are making progress. In English they have been using the book Song of the river to do persuasive writing. In Science they have been doing states of matter. 

Next week they will doing a science experiment molding chocolate. It is assessment week so children need to be in everyday. They will be identifying similarities and differences between cities, towns and villages. 

Year 5

This week have in Maths been looking at perimeters of shapes. In English they have been doing memorable speech and a book called Shackelton  journey to Antarctica. In art they have looked at futuristic art and space. In Science they did an experiment creating new materials by mixing vinegar and carbon soda. 

Next week is assessment so the children need to be in everyday. 

Year 6

This week in English they have done the book Beowulf a Danish Warrior. In Maths they did statistical analysis such as line graphs. In topic they have looked at the Monarchy past and present. 

Next week they will be doing descriptive writing in English about the journey that Beowulf will embark on. In Maths they will look at pie charts and statistical analysis. In topic they will be looking at line of heritage and how it differs. 

 

Star of the Week

Red: Musa K, Scarlet: Almah, Crimson: George,

Orange: Abeera, Saffron: Kamil, Amber: 

Yellow: Zainab, Buttercup: Aryan, Marigold: Zeeshan,

Green: Shumi, Jade: Izabella, Emerald: Malaika,

Blue: Yashfa, Turquoise: Raheem, Aqua: Hassan,

Indigo: Aisha S, Azure: Tahseen, Cobalt: Azhar,

Violet:    , Purple: Shaharyar ,Lavender: Sahida. 

 

Reader of the Week

Red: Eshaal, Scarlet: Umaiza, Crimson: Arish,

Orange: Azaan, Saffron: Zaneera, Amber: 

Yellow: Umair, Buttercup: Yousha, Marigold: Hamza,

Green: Qaasim,  Jade: Amna, Emerald: Zayann,

Blue: Ayaan, Turquoise: Maryam, Aqua: Alisa,

Indigo: Ayaan M, Azure: Dia, Cobalt: Umaiza,

Violet:      Purple: Sufiyan, Lavender: Zaheer.

Hall of Fame Inductee : Farhaan A for some brilliant sentence work with modal verbs and conjunctions as part of his motivational speech. 

 

 

Friday 17th February 

It is half term next week school reopens on Monday 27th February.

Week commencing: Monday 27th February 2023

The pupils at Heybrook Primary School will be involved in various activities to help raise money for the victims of the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria on the 6th of February 2023.

Please support this worthy cause by sponsoring your child to walk/ run THREE laps around the school playing field. Pupils have been given a Sponsor sheet.

Other activities will involve biscuits and cake sales, craft sales, a non- uniform day and a penalty shoot-out. 

On Monday 27th February at home time, our first charity event will be the selling of cakes and biscuits in the hut on the school playground.

 

Important Dates- 

27th February- World book day author visit 

28th February- Strike day- letters have been sent home.

2nd March- World Book Day- Children can wear a costume 

13th March- British Science Week- watch this space! 

 

Choir Club

We are excited to offer our KS2 pupils the opportunity to take part in choir club after school on Thursdays (3.30pm – 4.15pm). As part of this club, children will work towards performing all the songs they have learned in front of an audience. Just recently, the choir joined over 8,000 other children to sing at the Manchester Arena as part of the Young Voices Choir 2023. This is a fantastic way not only to build your child’s skills and enjoyment of music, but also their confidence too!

 

Attendance

We expect all children to have 96%+ attendance this is so that children are able to access most of their education. Please try and bring your child to school every day. Remember they can still come in if they have a cough or a cold.

Well done to Lavender and Emerald classes who this week have 100% attendance.

 

Class

% Attend

Emerald

100

Lavender

100

Violet

99.2

Purple

99.2

Turquoise

99.1

Indigo

98.3

Aqua

98.1

Silver

97.9

Cobalt

95.8

Azure

95.4

Crimson

95.2

Buttercup

94.6

Green

94

Totals

93

Amber

92

Gold

91.7

Red

91.5

Jade

91.5

Orange

91.3

Saffron

91.3

Ruby

91.1

Marigold

90.3

Yellow

89.2

Scarlet

86.1

Coral

84.5

Peach

84.2

Pink

81.7

Blue

81.5

 

Friday 10th February 

Safer internet 

This week we have been learning about being safe online.  

Children at school use a range of different apps, many that you might not be familiar with. At school, we say to the children it's really important to keep talking to adults about what you do online. That way if something happens, they will feel comfortable sharing it with you.  

We talked about all the great things about being online- having fun playing games, learning new things and keeping in touch with friends and family. We also talked about some of the risks- seeing things that aren't true, seeing things that upset you, receiving messages that are unkind or from strangers or being online too much. This weekend would be a great opportunity to talk to your children about their favourite apps and what they like doing. More information can be found here: Homepage - UK Safer Internet Centre 

 We have had many children represent the school in different competitions. The girls and boys football teams won their IPLCN tournament after amazing performances. Children across the school also took part in hockey competitions. This is a big achievement because the teams had never played together before. We are always so proud of anyone who represents Heybrook- they do wonderful things.  

 

Important Dates- 

27th February- World book day author visit 

28th February- Possible strike day- I will keep you informed 

2nd March- World Book Day- Children can wear a costume 

13th March- British Science Week- watch this space! 

 

Please make sure you pick up your child promptly- reception, year 1 and year 2- 3:15pm and years 3-6 at 3:30pm. We understand that things happen sometimes and if you ring us, we can let children know that parents might be a little late. However, a growing number of children are being picked up late regularly. This can be upsetting for children and means staff can't go to their meetings after school on time. Please make sure children are picked up on time.  

 

Attendance and punctuality 

As we get closer to half term, we are getting ready to give out green points and prizes to children with attendance above 96% which is our target and for children whose attendance has really improved. We know lots of you are really trying to make sure your child is here as often as they can so they don't miss their learning and we really appreciate it. As a reminder, all term time holiday is unauthorized and if 5 days or over, you will receive a fine. Where children have been off school for several days, one of the staff will do a home visit to check everything is ok and see if we can support with anything.  

Attendance

Attendance has been great this week – Emerald Class won the attendance award with 100%! The winning class now gets an extra 15 minutes of golden time each week. Please try and bring your child to school every day. Remember they can still come in if they have a cough or a cold.

 

Class

%

Attendance

Emerald

100

Orange

99.5

Green

98.6

Azure

98.3

Cobalt

97.5

Jade

97.3

Marigold

97.2

Buttercup

96.4

Blue

95.3

Saffron

94.7

Turquoise

94.4

Aqua

94

Violet

93.8

Lavender

93.8

Purple

92.9

Indigo

91.3

Yellow

90.7

Amber

88.8

 

Please be aware that no holidays in term time will be authorised. You will receive a penalty notice for each parent and also risk losing your child’s place at the school. We know that when a child’s attendance drops below 90% it has an enormous impact on their learning and progress. At Heybrook, very few children with attendance below 90% achieve the highest standards. If you are travelling abroad please go during the holidays or think about if you child could stay with another family member rather than miss their learning.

 Thank you. Every day counts!

 

 Learning News

 

 NURSERY

The children in nursery have been reading Jack Frost by Kazuno Kohara. They made some amazing creations. Fabulous learning boys and girls!

 

RECEPTION

This week Reception have had some special visitors, to help us with our new topic on Superheroes and people who help us. The Police visited on Tuesday and the Fire Service visited on Wednesday. They told us all about what they do to help keep us safe and their role in the local community. We had lots of fun exploring in the Police car and van and trying on the different uniforms. In phonics we have been learning the diagraphs 'ear' and 'air' and practicing words that contain these diagraphs such as hear, fear, chair, hair. In maths we have been exploring the different ways of making 6, 7 and 8. 

Next week don't miss- we are continuing to look at our new book 'A Superhero Like You' by Dr Ranj. Which looks at superheroes that help us every day such as doctors, carers and vets. We will be writing sentences to describe what these people do to help us. In maths we are going to be continuing to explore the different ways of making 6, 7 and 8. Focusing on adding two groups together. In phonics we are learning the new sound 'er' and recapping the diagraphs 'ai' and 'ee'. We will be reading these sounds in words such as rain, pain, sheep, bigger. 

 

 YEAR 1

This week we have written sentences using exclamation marks. In Maths, we have been looking at numbers from 20-50 and completing missing number problems. 

Next week don't miss- we are going to learn how to use the conjunctions ‘and’ and ‘because’ when we retell our story of The Man on the Moon. In PE we will be learning to move with control.

 

YEAR 2

This week…We have been working on understanding how different coins can make the same amount in maths and writing a report on the great fire of London. We also made an safety poster in computing as it is Safer Internet Week.

Next week don't miss-we are working on multiplying and dividing in maths, finish our writing on the great fire of London and in our last gymnastics lessons put our rolls, balances and jumps together as a performance.

 

YEAR 3

This week we have been looking at fractions specifically unit fractions and non-unit fractions. In English we have been creating our own alternative endings to our class text. We have been working towards writing an alternate ending for the story ‘The Village that Vanished’. In Maths, we started our unit on Fractions!

Next week don't miss- we will continue learning about fractions and move on to ordering them. We will complete our African purses in DT and our Ebooks in Computing. We will be answering our key question: ‘Are all countries in Africa the same?’. We have been working hard all half term in Geography to learn about answering this! In English, we will be writing out alternate ending of ‘The Village that Vanished’ for our Published Piece, our teachers will be looking out for beautiful handwriting!

 

YEAR 4

This week we have been swimming for the first time lots of fun can’t wait to carry on.

Next week don't miss- is the end of all our topics thinking about everything we have learnt and our time to show off what we have learnt.

 

YEAR 5

This week we have been working on direct and indirect speech in our English lesson as part of our editing and uplevelling lessons. This is to help improve and up level our writing in preparation for our published piece. 

Next week don't miss- we will be finishing off our Ancient Greek vases by adding black geometric patterns. This will be done using thinner brushes in comparison to the larger brushes we used to paint the base.

 

YEAR 6

This week we have been working on calculating angles in Maths. In English, we have been focusing on using the passive and active voice. Our History lessons have looked at bias in sources.

Next week don't miss-it is assessment week in Year Six. We will use this to celebrate how well the children are doing whilst identifying areas that they need more support in. We will be finishing off some Art, focusing on symbolism and using the Chiaroscuro technique to 'make our voices heard'.

 

 

 

Friday 3rd February

 Another fantastic week at Heybrook! We have had lots of exciting things happen this week including our school choir going to Young Voices. Officially, Heybrook have performed at the AO arena! Our choir sang in front of thousands of people- we are so proud of them!

Also the girls and boys football teams both won their respective IPLCN tournaments against local primary schools. There were so marvelous performances by both teams with some close matches and some storming victories. We are really proud of them as well. 

Important Dates

Tuesday 7th February - year 3/4 Hockey Tournament- children who are taking part have been informed

Friday 17th February- school breaks up for half term

Monday 27th February - school opens 

Thursday 2nd March- World Book Day- details to be confirmed

 

Learning News

Remember if your child misses days off school, they are missing big chunks of their learning and the rest of the class will have moved on to the next bit of learning. This means it can be really difficult for your child to keep up. In Early Years, everyday children learn new sounds and if they miss a few days, they will not know these sounds which can stop them from reading fluently. 

 

 Nursery -  this week we have been learning about Jack Frost. We have read the story, painted Jack Frost and learnt about Artic Habitats.  We have learnt the letters M and S and al about the number 4.

Reception- we have continued to play in our space stations and painting planets. We have learnt the sounds ow, oi and ear. In Maths we have been making the numbers 6,7 and 8.

Year 1- In maths we have been learning about doubles and in phonics we have been learning a_e such as make, cake and shake.  In Science we have been comparing properties.

Year 2- We have written our published piece about the Great Fire of London and continued to to learn facts about it. In Maths, we have learnt about using money- making different combinations of amounts and giving change.

Year 3- We are writing about our book "The Village that Vanished" set in Africa. In Geography we have learnt about the different human geography features in the continent and in Maths we have learnt about perimeter.

Year 4-  we have been working on the characters in our story about Egypt. In Maths, we have learnt about equivalent lengths.

Year 5-  we are writing our published piece about the Ancient Greeks and we are painting our Greek vases. In Maths we are learning about equivalent fractions and decimals.

Year 6- we are continuing to write about Suffragettes focusing on some grammatical features. We have learnt how to calculate area and perimeter about different shapes and all about Emily Wilding Davison.

Attendance

All holidays in term time will not be authorised. You will be fined or will risk loosing your child's place at school. When children miss chunks of school, we know it has a massive impact on their learning and we know that very few children with attendance less than 90%  go on to achieve the highest standards. If you have to go abroad for family reasons, please make sure your child can stay with someone rather than missing their learning.

Birthday Treats

We know you might want to share treats on a child's birthday or a special occasion. Unfortunately, children can not give out sweets and chocolates in school. We have lots of children now with allergies and we can not give out food, even if it is for them to take home. We make a big fuss when it is a child's birthday and it can be lovely if they wear a special badge but please don't bring anything in from home. 

Speech and Language

If you would like more support with your child's speech development, there are drop ins across the borough

 

 

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