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 3: ScienceIn one of our recent science lessons, we constructed a model of the human arm to look at the three different joints in it. We made the ball and socket joint found in the shoulder using a table tennis ball, lollipop stick and … Read More
Year 3: Volcano Eruptions3EM had great fun working in teams to build models of Mount Vesuvius. To support their writing in literacy where they have been describing the eruption of Vesuvius and the destruction of Pompeii, each group’s volcano was ‘eru… Read More
Year 4: Cheerleading FestivalThis week, twelve of our Year 4 pupils attended a Cheerleading Festival at Harrow Lodge. They were taught different jumps, lifts and tumbles along with some traditional cheerleading moves and were challenged to put this toget… Read More
Year 5: Sewing ClubThis week we started our first sewing club at Hacton. In the first session we learnt some basic skills such as how to thread a needle and tie a knot. We also learnt some simple stitches such as the running stitch, whip stitch… Read More
Year 6: NetballOur netball team played in the quarter finals of the Havering league this week. We didn't progress further but played some superb netball, getting better and better in each match. Well done, Team Hacton!… Read More
