Year 5 took part in a fascinating and immersive day, where WW1 was brought to life. The children got to experience the tiresome (and sometimes rain soaked) activity of digging a trench and had the chance to experience what a gas attack on No Man's Land may have looked like. We also discovered that we have some expert grenade (tennis ball) throwers!
Our afternoon was spent being amazed by all the artefacts that Mr Weaver, from the 10th Essex Living History Group, brought in to show us.
Year 5: ScienceIn Year 5, the children have been learning about forces. This week's lesson was about air resistance and making their own predictions. The children worked in groups to create a helicopter, watched it fall from a height, predi… Read More
Awesome Attendance Winners (w/c 30th September)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 rew… Read More
Language Ambassadors: French Cafe TripWow! What an exciting morning our Language Ambassadors had! To launch their new role, Miss Vlasic arranged a special visit to a beautiful French cafe in Hornchurch where the children had the opportunity to practise their Fren… Read More
Achievements of the Week (w/c 30th September)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… Read More
E for Effort Winners (w/c 30th September)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.Well done - we are very pr… Read More
