Spelling bee 2016
As part of our busy ‘book week’ this week, every class took part in a spelling bee. They had a series of words to learn linked to their class book. […]
Monthly Archives: October 2016
Spooky Goings on in Y5A!
Inspired by our class book, Room 13, Y5A have been exploring character’s feelings and actions, using our own strangely appearing door as an inspiration. Are you impressed by our expressions […]
A special visitor in school today.
Today, the whole school sharpened their pencils and practised their drawing skills, throughout the day. Simon Murray, illustrator of the Mokee Joe books and author of ‘Icky Do Dah’ visited […]
Y6G Invertebrate Hunt
This week in Science, Y6G have been classifying invertebrates. To help us, we decided to head out to the pond and find some real invertebrates! We found all three types […]
Fantastic fox art – Y3T
Based on our class book – Fantastic Mr Fox – Y3T have been busy using many different tools and skills in art to understand some key elements in the story […]
Amazing Art in Y4K
We are lucky enough to have the help of the very talented Mrs Taylor in our art sessions. Today the children have been putting the finishing touches to their pastel […]
Talk for Writing in Y3S
In Y3S we have used talk for writing to help us remember parts of a non-chronological report about foxes. We worked as a team to create actions! Take a look […]
Harvest Festival 2016
On Friday 14th October 2016 we held our Harvest Festival Assembly to celebrate and give thanks for this special time of year. We are so very grateful and amazed at […]
SUMMS in Y5S
On Friday to complete our SUMMS for the week in numeracy, the children had to apply their learning of properties of numbers to identify what number they had stuck onto […]
Building Lighthouses
We have been busy constructing lighthouses in Year 6 using a range of different materials. Next, we need to program a light to flash at the top so that ships […]
Art in Y3S
Today in Y3S we have been privileged to celebrate our wonderful art work. We have used pastel and charcoal to create these masterpieces! Take a look!
Celebrating home learning in Y3T
This week Miss Towell has been amazed by the efforts of the home learning in Y3T. Every single person in the class handed in their home learning and the quality […]
Chance to Shine Cricket
Today the children have been bowled over with another wonderful day of sport – this time with cricket!! Each class had the chance to develop their batting, fielding, and catching […]
CREST Awards: Nest Building
The children in science club are working towards obtaining a CREST award. Their first challenge has been a nest building challenge. They had to investigate how birds build their nests, […]
Poetry Week
In Y4W we have been thinking about nature to inspire our poetry writing in ICT.
Football in Y4G
In PE this term we are learning how to play football. We are using our teamwork skills to pass and receive the ball.
Newsletter 30 September 2016
School Dinners – New Agora System. Herringthorpe has introduced a new secure online payment service. Northumberland Residential. The Year 6 children had an amazing week at Northumberland. The children were […]
Olympic circuit with James Kirton
Wow! What an exciting, inspiring and motivational morning we had today at HJS! 2008 Beijing Olympic swimmer, James Kirton came in to school with his excellent team to work with […]