This week in nursery we have continued to learn about Arctic animals. The children have been drawing their favourite Arctic animals from the story and using the props to retell the story. In the investigation area the children discovered the penguins were frozen in ice! They talked about how we could get them out and learnt lots of new words such as ‘frozen’ and ‘melted’. We have also been focusing on getting dressed for winter walks putting coats, hats, gloves and scarves on and trying to do this ourselves to support our independence. We cant wait for next week when we will start our new story all about Christmas!

In Geography, we looked at where our food comes from to understand how many products we both import and export. We discovered that a lot of our vegetables and fruits are from warmer climates. Next week, we will use our Chromebooks to calculate how many food miles these products travelled to get to our plates.

Dear Parents/Carers,

On Friday 10^th December we are taking part in Save the Children’s Christmas Jumper Day.

Children will be able to come to school wearing a winter themed jumper. This could be one bought in the shops, or made at home. Children could add some tinsel to a jumper they already have. Some children have even made a spotty t-shirt before.

If children want to take part in Christmas Jumper Day, then please use our Just Giving Page. https://christmas.savethechildren.org.uk/fundraising/cjd210018881

You can donate as little or as much as you like on there. Alternatively, you can send £2 to school Friday 10^th December. All money raised will go to Save the Children, making sure every child, no matter where they’re born, has essentials like food and water, healthcare, education, protection and shelter.

This week in nursery we have continued our learning on Arctic animals. The children have been looking at books about different Arctic animals and talking about where they live. We have also continued to read 'Lost and Found' and have enjoyed talking about our favourite parts of the story. In maths we have been learning about pattern and identifying different patterns around us. We are looking forward to starting our new story next week all about polar bears!

This week we have been busy in Maths learning about shapes, circles and triangles in particular. We have learnt that they have properties which identify them, like how many sides and vertices they have. We have also been on a shape hunt outside to find circles and triangles in the environment. This is a fun activity to try at home or in the supermarket too. We have been continuing our learning around the story ‘Supertato’ in literacy, writing list of qualities we would like in our very own superhero sidekicks. We have enjoyed a P4C lesson where we posed the question ‘Do you have to have powers to be a hero?’ We got some very interesting answers like “No because a policeman keeps everyone safe”. This week we also hosted our reading and phonics parent workshop, thank you to everyone who attended and we hope you enjoyed it. 

This week, Y4 have loved getting started on our textiles unit. We learnt the basics like threading a needle, tying a knot in our thread and doing a running stitch. We had to be really determined as it was tricky at first. We are thrilled with our first attempts and can't wait to learn some decorative techniques next week. 

Dear Parents/Carers

We will be having Christmas lunch in school on Wednesday 15th  December. The menu will be:-

 Roast Turkey served with , Sage and Onion Stuffing , Cranberry Sauce and Gravy or

Quorn Roast Joint,

Roast Potatoes, Glazed Carrots & Garden Pea Medley,

and for Dessert Chocolate fudge Cake & Cream

Dear Parent(s),

As part of our sport offer at school, we will be taking part in a football tournament against Oasis Don Valley on Monday 6^th December 2021.

This will be a 7-a-side football tournament with teams from High Hazels playing against teams Oasis Don Valley.

It will take place at Oasis Academy’s AstroTurf pitch.

The child will be going on Monday 6^th December 2021. We shall leave school after the register and walk to the tournament. We will return by lunchtime so your child will not need a packed lunch.

As there will be some waiting between games, please ensure that your child wears warm clothing as they will be outside from 9:30-11:30.

There is no cost for this trip.

If you don’t want your child to take part, please return this form or get in touch with Mr.Sexton or Mrs. Morris.

In Year 3 this week, children have been writing an information text all about their favourite dinosaurs - Tyrannosaurus Rex, Triceratops, Diplodocus, and the Velociraptor. They collated their ideas about the animal's habitat, diet and appearance and created a collection of dinosaur information texts to form a class book. Well done, Year 3!

Dear Parents/Carers

I am writing to inform you that we have had to make changes in our swimming arrangements for Year 4.

As such, Year 4 swimming sessions will cease as of next week and their remaining 8 sessions will be reinstated in the summer term.

If you have any questions, then please do not hesitate to contact the school.

Many thanks.

Mrs A Maqsood-Shah

Principal