HWA Blog - 15.11.24
What a week!
We have been featured in many social media posts regarding our sponsored walk and we have had another company sponsor us this week too.
The grand total so far for our new bus is £9,350 and we are still receiving sponsorships and donations.
We have received notice that we have been successful in receiving a £1,000 grant from The Ernest Cook Trust, to support the delivery of Outdoor Learning, in particular our transport funds for a new bus. AMAZING!
Monday morning saw Mrs Lerigo and her reception class lead the whole school assembly on Armistice Day and they were amazing! They explained what Remembrance was and why we have Remembrance Day on the 11th November each year. They then shared why we have a two minute silence and why we wear poppies…
The Reception children were fantastic and did Mrs Lerigo, the team and myself proud.
On Tuesday, the whole school took part in Anti-bullying week with children, young people and staff who came to school in Odd Socks to symbolise 'Acceptance', promote the theme of ‘Choose Respect’ and celebrate what makes us all unique. Students have been talking about this topic in class and completing resources, as we also had our super learning day we were able to link this to inter-faith and target religious bullying. As a school, our anti-bullying ambassadors are also working towards their inclusion badge with the Diana Award.
Anti Bullying Day
On Wednesday, Mr Ottaway, Miss Sutcliffe and Mrs Syeda took a group of our primary students to Manchester City, this was part of the annual primary school football at the Etihad Campus. This gives young students a unique opportunity to play on professional pitches and experience the thrill of the game in a premier setting.
The event, organised by City in the Community, saw enthusiastic teams of boys and girls from local schools coming together to enjoy a day filled with fun, sportsmanship, and teamwork. Here is Mr Ottaway’s commentary from the day…
There were moments of impressive passing, surprising goals, and even some dramatic saves from our goalkeepers, drawing cheers from teammates and teachers. Throughout the day, the focus was on participation and enjoyment, with all students being encouraged to try their best and support one another.
Each match was closely contested, and every student had a chance to shine, whether scoring goals, defending their team’s half, or showcasing teamwork.
The event concluded with a friendly awards ceremony where everyone received a participation certificate and a signed program. Overall, the primary school football day at Manchester City was a fantastic experience for our young students. They left not only with new skills but also with unforgettable memories of playing in the same venue as some of their football heroes.
Well done, everyone!
Mr Ottaway
On Thursday, we celebrated ‘Inter Faith Week’ within our Super Learning Morning. The focus of the morning was to discuss different religions, highlighting the importance of diversity and how to overcome discrimination. Each class engaged in small activities to promote different religions and to discuss experiences, opinions and beliefs. We had a successful morning with lots of learning and opportunities to share ideas.
Super Learning Day
Let’s see what some of the classes have been doing starting with Mr Corrigan’s class…
Maths
"Our maths focus this half term is addition and subtraction. This week we have been using number squares to count one more, one less, ten more, ten less."
English
"Our Talk for Writing model text this half term is The Water Princess. We have used our art skills as a hook to introduce the book, and actions to retell the story."
Phonics
"Our story this half term is The Poor Goose. This week we have been learning to ‘Hold a sentence’ in our heads before writing it."
Science
"Our science topic this half term is states of matter. This week we have been grouping solids, liquids and gases."
Design and Technology
"Our focus this half term is mechanisms. We have begun exploring this topic by creating moving models that use sliders."
Geography
"The question we have been asking ourselves this half term is... who lives in Antarctica? To help us answer this we have started by exploring climate zones."
ICT
"Our topic this half term is programming. This week we have been following instructions and creating algorithms using ScratchJr app."
PSHRE
"Our focus this half term is well-being and feelings. Through learning about the importance of Remembrance Day, we have been trying to imagine how others feel in different situations."
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Now to Mrs Bennett’s outdoor education sessions…
"Following a lovely half-term Mrs Bennett’s primary classes settled back into outdoor education routines and followed instructions within the community. They visited local parks and followed stop and go, left and right instructions. They enjoyed walking along different terrain and through beautifully coloured autumn leaves and hearing the crunch with every step they took.
Year 9 classes also visited local parks and discussed bonfire night safety before exploring the local community.
This week primary classes visited Stamford Park and practiced good road safety whilst walking along the pavement, they stopped at every road junction to make sure it was safe to cross and when they reached the top of the hill they used the pedestrian crossing to cross the road. They waited for the red man to turn green and crossed the road safely. They continued their walk through the dingle where the paths were covered in beautiful coloured autumn leaves.
Year 9 classes and Miss Gittin’s class visited Eastlands Asda and walked around the store independently and took turns to explore items they were interested in to purchase with a £3.00 budget to develop money skills, communication, turn-taking and budgeting. Well done, everyone."
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Now to Mr Gold’s lessons…
"This half term the year 7’s topic is the particle model. They have been learning how particles are arranged in solids, liquids and gases and investigating what happens when they change from one stat to another. They have enjoyed using their laboratory skills to investigate boiling and freezing points.
Year 8 have been learning about genes. This has included human reproduction and how variation occurs. They have been able to identify different types of variation and learned how to present data in the appropriate way.
This half term year 9 have been doing some work towards the Entry level certificate in science. They have been learning about how heat energy can be transferred, this has included having to plan, carry out, record and present data as well as drawing a conclusion and evaluating the experiment.
The year 10’s have started their GCSE course and have been doing a physics unit about energy. They have learned about energy stores and transfers and how to calculate how much energy is stored in moving objects.
The year 11’s have continued to work hard on the last year of their GCSE course. They have just completed a physics unit on forces and motion and have also been working hard to prepare for their mock exams which started this week."
PGD - 15.11.24
Now to our amazing SUPER STARs and HWA We are Inspiring STARs...
Mrs Lerigo’s STAR of the week is Isla for her improved behaviour and acceptance of change. Well done Isla.
Mrs Lerigo’s HWA We are Inspiring STAR is Ariella for inspiring her friends and helping them with their maths work. Just amazing Ariella, you will make the most amazing teacher one day.
Mrs Sutcliffe’s STAR of the week is Teddy for working hard with his reading and writing this week!
Miss Sutcliffe’s HWA We are Inspiring STAR is Louie for inspiring us all with his wonderful singing!
Miss Oakley’s STAR of the week is Eliora for coping well with change to her timetable and being resilient.
Miss Oakley’s HWA We are Inspiring STAR is Zachary for having a great imagination and always coming up with new games to play outside with his friends.
Miss Bailey’s STAR of the week is Silva for some fantastic communication and brilliant waiting for her turn during activities!
Miss Bailey’s HWA We are Inspiring STAR is Maja for always being willing to get involved and have a go!
Mrs Quinn’s STAR of the week is Cody for engaging in some messy play activities this week with adult encouragement.
Mrs Quinn’s HWA We are Inspiring STAR is Riley for good concertation with a winding activity using red wool to create a ‘poppy’ linked to Armistice Day.
Miss Pietraszewska’s STAR of the week is Diana for being active in lessons and earning marbles for the class! Well done!
Miss Pietraszewska’s HWA We are Inspiring STAR is Roma for using verbal communication and TD Snap to express her feelings. Well done Roma!
Mr Corrigan’s STAR of the week is Simisola for excellent engagement in Science this week.
Mr Corrigan’s HWA We are Inspiring star is Mysha for some wonderful independent work on Super learning day.
Mr Corrigan’s WOW moments go to Faiha, Lewis and Mysha. Swell done!
Miss Hulme’s STAR of the week is Isaam for being able to retell our English story without prompts.
Miss Hulme’s HWA We are Inspiring STAR is Shane for always putting 100% effort into his work.
Mrs Davies’ STAR of the week is Maleek for having a really settled week and engaging in activities set.
Mrs Davies’ HWA We are Inspiring STAR is Arissa for stepping out of her comfort zone and engaging in non preferred activities.
Miss Tootill’s STAR of the week is Cole for working hard with his spellings
Miss Tootill’s HWA We are Inspiring STAR is Brooke for inspiring others and always having a positive attitude.
Miss Gittins’ STAR of the week is Freya for advocating for herself politely towards friends.
Miss Gittins’ HWA We are Inspiring STAR is Lewis for working hard in maths.
Miss Matthew’s STAR of the week is Xander for excellent behaviour on the football trip.
Miss Matthew’s HWA We are Inspiring STAR is Blaire for always being a fantastic role model to her peers.
STARS of the Week (15.11.24)
The scientists of the week is Abu-Bakr from Mrs Sutcliffe’s class. Well done!
As we finish this busy week off, I have to congratulate our KS4 students this week as they started their Mock GCSEs. This week they have sat: English Language, Maths paper 1, Biology paper 1 and their Spanish speaking GCSEs. They have embraced their mock GCSEs and we are extremely proud of them. Get some rest this weekend in preparation for a full week next week – keep working hard.
I hope you have a lovely weekend.
Mrs Millard
