As a reward for reading three times every week this term, our Year 3 children had an extra Christmas treat today - a hot chocolate and a biscuit.
We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a happy, safe and healthy New Year.
Since the start of December, Hacton has been visited by some mischievous elves. The elves have wrapped our Christmas trees in toilet paper, have swung from the doorways, taped the Mr. Men characters to the whiteboard and have even fed the dinosaurs sweets!
Today, all three of the Year 1 teachers were wrapped up as presents by the troublesome elves! Thankfully, the children were on hand to save the day!
Our Year 2 children have been looking carefully at the book 'Winter Sleep' by Sean Taylor and Alex Morss.
Now more than ever because of the ever-changing technological world that we live in, it is essential that we equip our children with the knowledge and skills to ensure that they know how to use the internet safely.
Year 2 have been studying maps this half term. They have shown a good understanding of maps and symbols and can give and follow directional instructions. For our final lesson, the children went on a walk around the school grounds in search of some map symbols. They had to identify these symbols, place them in the correct location on the map and create a key.
Thank you to everyone who contributed to The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal. As a school, we raised £818.00.
This week at Forest School the children were all given the opportunity to light a fire using a flint and steel. We talked about the elements a fire needs - fuel, oxygen and heat. We also learnt about how to extinguish a fire safely.
The children finished their magic wands and talking sticks and enjoyed further improving their den building and tree climbing skills. We're all very excited for the campfire next week!
In order to reward our pupils who have gone above and beyond in their learning each week and put in extra effort, each class teacher chooses one pupil to receive the E for Effort cup and certificate.
Here are this week's winners. Well done - we are very proud of you all!
Congratulations to our Times Table winners this week! These pupils have hopped aboard the Times Table train to continue their journey to becoming a Times Table Champion. They have worked exceptionally hard to learn and master their multiplication and division facts.
Congratulations to our Reading and Poetry Superst★rs this week! To achieve this award, all of these children have either read poems or books by their year group authors (Bronze is 5, Silver is 10 and Gold is 15). A big well done to this week's winners who have demonstrated great commitment and dedication to reading.
Our Achievements of the Week winners should be very proud of their success!
Following on from reading 'Dear Santa', our Nursery children were inspired to write their own letter to Santa sharing what they would like for Christmas this year. They then wrapped up warm and walked their letter to the postbox where they stretched up high to post it themselves!
This week, the children in our P-HIC have been writing a set of instructions to make a snowman dreamcatcher. To test out the accuracy of their instructions, the children used their fine motor skills to actually make them! Luckily, everyone's instructions were clear and precise and everyone made a snowman dreamcatcher successfully!
At Hacton, we have introduced a celebration of our attendance. Each week, as part of our assembly, we will announce who the Awesome Attendance winners are. They will get to have our Attendance cup for the week and will be rewarded with a treat in recognition of their fabulous attendance.
See below for last week’s figures:
Now more than ever because of the ever-changing technological world that we live in, it is essential that we equip our children with the knowledge and skills to ensure that they know how to use the internet safely.
This half term, Year 6 have been learning about different types of shelters. From bus shelters to bombing shelters, from tents to umbrellas - the children's understanding that a shelter is a means of protection against weather and danger has certainly developed.
Firstly, the children began by investigating the supporting structures around which shelters are made. Next, they investigated which materials would provide the most effective and waterproof protection. Finally, the children spent an afternoon building shelters based upon designs which they had researched.
Trial and error played a large part but they all got there in the end!
Congratulations to our Times Table winners this week! These pupils have hopped aboard the Times Table train to continue their journey to becoming a Times Table Champion. They have worked exceptionally hard to learn and master their multiplication and division facts.
Congratulations to our Reading and Poetry Superst★rs this week! To achieve this award, all of these children have either read poems or books by their year group authors (Bronze is 5, Silver is 10 and Gold is 15). A big well done to this week's winners who have demonstrated great commitment and dedication to reading.
Our Achievements of the Week winners should be very proud of their success!
Christmas songs and the sound of excited children have filled the corridor this week as Christmas officially begins at Hacton! Not only have our Christmas trees gone up, but the first of our Christmas activities have started with the children being invited to make a Christingle at lunchtime.
The children thoroughly enjoyed making their Christingle and know what it represents to Christians.
We hope the children enjoy lighting the candle at home to celebrate the start of Advent.
