Heartsease Primary Academy Newsletter - 21st March 2025

Office update

Diarrhoea/Vomiting

Please be reminded that if you child has an episode of diarrhoea / vomiting they need to be at least 48 hours clear from the last episode before returning to school.

School Uniform

Please click the below link to view the school uniform page on our website.

We have noticed that some children have been coming into school not wearing the correct uniform.

Please note that children should be wearing black school shoes, black trainers are not permitted.

Uniform can be purchased via the MCAS app or alternatively please have a look on our pre loved / donated uniform rail outside the main school office.

With the weather hopefully improving we plan to have a table set up outside the main school office at the end of the school day on selected days for Parents/Carers to help themselves to clothing/uniform which has been donated. We will let you know via our Facebook page or via MCAS when this will be happening.

If you have any questions / queries regarding uniform please see a member of staff in the office who will be able to assist.

https://www.heartseaseprimary.co.uk/uniform

Friends AGM Meeting

We are planning to hold our annual AGM on Monday 24th March straight from school for up to 1hr. Our aim is to brainstorm ideas for a Summer Fete and any other fundraising activities/ideas.

All Parents/Carers are welcome to join us. Input and help are always welcome and greatly appreciated.

We are also looking for a keen person to step into the voluntary role of treasurer for the committee.

 If you are able to attend please enter via the main school office.

Look forward to seeing you there.

The Friends

Nursery Class Photo

As there was a problem with the nursery class photo we have rearranged for the photo to be taken again. This will take place at 9am on Friday 28^th March. If your child attends in the afternoon, or it is not one of their usual days to attend nursery, you may bring your child to the school reception at 9am to be part of the photograph.

Please let us know if your child cannot be in this photograph.

Lost Locket

If anyone has lost a locket containing a picture please see a member of staff in the office. This looks sentimental and we would like to try and return it to the owner.

A description of the locket will be required.

After School Activity Clubs - April-July 25

The Tag Rugby and Cheerleading club currently running will continue until we finish for the Easter Break. After we return from the Easter break these clubs will stop however the running club will still continue up until the Summer Holiday. If your child is enrolled on the running club there is no need to enroll them again however if a child misses 2 consecutive weeks we will contact the Parent/Carer to advise that the place has been removed and will be offered to a child on the waiting list.

After the Easter break new clubs will not be taking place after school but will take place during the lunchtime break.

Fortnightly class updates and achievements

Nursery

All the children have had a busy fun-filled couple of weeks. They enjoyed tasting pancakes to celebrate Shrove Tuesday and dressed up in pyjamas for World Book Day

The younger children read the book 'You Choose'. This led to them learning and talking about their families, or who they would choose to have in their family. They also learned what a friend is and talked about who their friends are. 

The next week the children learned what the characteristics of a non-fiction book are. They looked at the different parts of the book and compared it to a story book. This particular book was about the season of spring. The children looked at and talked about different signs of spring. They added blossom to tree templates using finger painting.

The older children have continued to learn about different sorts of weather. They read the book 'Rain' about a little boy and his Grandad's adventure in the rain, taking part in a carnival. We looked at maps to find Venice and saw pictures of the city and the boats - the gondalas. The book 'The Dot' encouraged the children to have a go at painting like the little girl, Vashti, in the story. They printed with circles, painted circles and dots, then inspired by some Damian Hirst artworks, used stickers to make their own works of art. 

The next week the children learned about the wind. They enjoyed listening to the story 'Rosie's Hat'. They saw pictures of the destructive nature of the wind, before having fun blowing a handheld windmill and blowing and popping bubbles. They also read 'Tidy' , a book about a badger who likes his forest to be neat and tidy but takes things a little too far and ends up concreting over the whole forest. In the end he realises his mistake and puts the forest back to how it was.

Ruby Class

Week commencing 10th March

This week, in English, Ruby class learnt the story map of Pretty Salma and wrote the story. In Maths, Key Stage 1 continued learning to read times on clocks. Reception continued working on number bonds and addition. In Geography, we learnt where Nairobi is and what it is like, looking at human and physical features. In art / design, we looked at images of African masks, then designed and made our own.

Week commencing 17th March

In English, we read and wrote about an information book about Egypt: Sailing Down the Nile. In Maths, Key Stage 1 continued to learn to read clocks. Reception thought about sorting into categories. In Science, we revisited habitats, learning about why plants and animals need each other. In Geography, we compared London and Nairobi. In computing, we began learning how to take good quality photos. We looked at the weather each day in Cairo. We sang Hello in Arabic - Marhaba = Welcome.

Attitudes to Learning Award

 Week commencing - Monday 10th March

Peter

For respect, because he always does what is expected of him.

Reception (Jasper / Jade Classes)

Attitudes to Learning Award

Week commencing - Monday 10th March

Jade Class

Alex

For consistent good attitudes to their learning, setting good examples to others. 

Jasper Class

Zara

For consistent good attitudes to their learning, setting good examples to others. 

Year 1 (Onyx/Opal Classes)



Attitudes to Learning Award

Week commencing - Monday 10th March

Onyx Class

Cody

For his achievement within writing, with a careful focus on sentence structure.

Opal Class

Halima

For kindness to her peers

Week commencing Monday 17th March

Onyx Class

Ronnie

For his fantastic English work and becoming a rainbow reader!

Opal Class

Shyla

For applying herself in every subject this week even when she found it challenging (not giving up)

Year 2 (Amber/Aqua Classes)

Year 2 have had a very busy two weeks, with great learning taking place!

In math, children were estimating and comparing the lengths or heights of a range of objects using simple measuring equipment. In reading we started a new book-The Rhythm of the Rain by Graham Baker-Smith. This is a book about the water cycle and weaves a story about a boy in his boat travelling from the source of a river to the sea. In writing we finished our stories set in Scotland. What fantastic stories! We started learning about the structure and elements needed to write a personal recount. The children have been busy coding, writing computer code, on their IPADs for solving different problems. In art the children started their next Block about Textile and Collage, preparing papers with different texture techniques using printing, paint, wax resist etc. Our trip to Gressenhall was a great success. The children had a fantastic time learning about farming and were a credit to the school.

Attitudes to Learning Award

Week commencing - Monday 10th March

Amber Class

Tyler

Tyler has been really engaged with his phonics and reading in recent weeks, making good progress.

Well done and keep it up!

Aqua Class

Ibrahim

Ibrahim gets the achievement award for using expanded noun phrases and a variety of sentence types to make his writing exciting. 

Week commencing - Monday 17th March

Amber Class

Dominykas / Jeremy

For their enthusiastic, engaged questioning on our school trip to Gressenhall.

Aqua Class

Leo

Leo gets the teamwork certificate for being thoroughly engaged in teamwork activities and Gressenhall which led to lots of fantastic learning.

Year 3 (Coral / Crystal Classes)

Year Three have been learning to write advanced instructions - these include adverbs and prepositions. A preposition tells us where something is. As us if we can use on at home. In DT, we are creating mechanisms using levers and fixed points to make a page of a moving book. There have been lots of creative designs and we are working on how to create the movement. In maths, we continue to learn about fractions. We remembers numerators and denominators from last year's learning and now we are comparing unit fractions and starting to understand non-unit fractions and equivalent fractions - how many equivalent fractions for a half can we tell you?

Attitudes to Learning Award

Week commencing - Monday 10th March

Coral Class

Jack

because he has worked so hard in all his subjects this week. He has endeavoured to focus on his learning and because of this he has been very successful in each lesson. He should be very proud of himself this week. Well done, Jack!

Crystal Class

Elouise

For her commitment to our team. She has settled int our classroom well, has made friends, always shows ready for learning and works really well with her partner when she is struggling. She is eager to help in class and is an excellent role model when it comes to keeping our classroom environment organised and tidy! Well done Elouise!

Week commencing - Monday 17th March

Coral Class

Ronnie

She has worked so hard on her writing this week. She used imperative verbs and prepositions in her advanced instruction writing and wrote the instructions independently. After writing, she then edited her own work to improve it too! Well done, Ronnie!

Crystal Class

Zachary

For increased effort in his work this week particularly in Maths!

Year 4 (Garnet/Topaz Classes)

Year 4 have had a fascinating few weeks in our second spring term!

In our writing we have been creating explanatory texts all about the in and outs of the digestive system. Year 4 have been packing their writing full of fantastic technical language to help describe some of the important processes in our body which allow us to turn food into energy. In reading we have been continuing the story of the refugee boy Ahmed in the Boy in the Back of the Classroom. We have all been thoroughly enjoying it! In History we have finally started a new unit, moving from the Anglo-Saxons to the Vikings! We have learnt all about were they are from and how they lived, and that they weren’t just the fearsome warriors that their reputation would have us believe.

Attitudes to Learning Award

Week commencing - Monday 10th March

Garnet Class

Kiril (Kiko)

This child is often one of the quickest to finish his maths and is always eager to use his time to help others around the class.

Topaz Class

Maisie

Maisie has shown brilliant, participation and independent work this week. She has great determination and will always try her best. I was particularly impressed with her extra spelling practice which she completed in her free time.

Week commencing - Monday 17th March

Garnet Class

Cora

For writing a fantastic explanatory text that was packed full of great technical language interesting facts!

Topaz Class

Estere

For showing excellent independent work this week. She has great determination and will always try her best. I was particularly impressed with her work on writing an explanatory text about digestion.

Year 5 (Emerald/Sapphire Classes)

Over the past two weeks, Year 5 has been busy exploring exciting topics! In English, we’ve started discussing biographies and the grammatical terms we need to write them (auxiliary verbs anyone...). In Maths, we’ve focused on fractions and decimals, building confidence in conversions, rounding and next week we will delve into percentages. Science has taken us to the wonders of the moon and the cycle of day and night. Through models and experiments, students have learned how Earth’s rotation creates these patterns and even begun studying lunar phases. It’s been a fortnight full of creativity, curiosity, and growth—an excellent start to our learning journey!

Attitudes to Learning Award

Week commencing - Monday 10th March

Emerald Class 

Sevasti

Sevasti is always an excellent role model in the classroom and around the school. She also put 100% effort into all your learning and are determined to be the best she can be!

Week commencing - Monday 17th March

Emerald Class 

Megan

All through the week she has shown excellent determination to achieve and has asked interesting and pertinent questions. Keep it up!

Sapphire Class

Whole Class

For their achievements, hard work and dedication.

Demonstrating a positive mindset, a "can-do" attitude and embodying all the four core values of kindness, teamwork, respect and achievement.

Year 6 (Diamond/Quartz Classes)

Week commencing 10th March

Year 6 have started a new class text in Reading called Skellig, which is about a mythical creature found in an abandoned shed. We have also started learning a new unit in Writing, Extended Third Person Narratives. The focus of the writing will be to plan and write up a fantasy tale, based on two characters aiming to reach a magical portal. We are finishing our unit, Light, in Science. The children have been carrying out a number of investigations in class, in order to understand how light travels and how filters put in front of a light source change how we see different objects. All of Year 6 have setup with Showbie, which is the online platform, which we are using to post any slides for the lessons, as well as weekly Spelling homework.

Week commencing 17th March

Year 6 are continuing their work in Writing on creating a fantasy narrative. In Maths, the children have been learning about angles and understanding how many degrees in a quarter, half and full turn. We have also been carrying out Maths Meetings in the afternoons to focus on measurements to support their learning as well. We have started a new unit in Science, Living Things and Their Habitats. We looked at the Scientist, Carl Linnaeus, who creating a system to classify living things.

Attitudes to Learning Award

Week commencing - Monday 10th March

Diamond Class

Isla

For her amazing achievement in writing this week. Her description of a setting is amazing with fantastic word choices. Well done!

Quartz Class

Kiril

Kirill has made significant contributions to the learning this week. He has been very proactive in his engagement in class across all lessons, often providing excellent answers and discussion points in all subjects. He has often given detailed explanations to demonstrate good knowledge of our current units of work.

Week commencing - Monday 17th March

Diamond Class

Jessica

For her amazing Teamwork, Respect, Achievement and Kindness this week.

Jessica always does her best in every lesson, can be relied upon to remember her responsibilities, works politely with all her peers and will support anyone who needs help. Well done!

Quartz Class

Mason

He has worked incredibly hard this week. He has been working to complete various class activities independently, especially in Spelling and Science. Mason has also shown more confidence in answering questions in class.

Commendation Awards

Bronze Award - Received 30 Commendations

Milan - Crystal Class

Kyren - Aqua Class

Roxana - Aqua Class

Arlo - Coral Class

Silver Award - Received 50 Commendations

Milan -  Crystal Class

Kindness Award

Josie-Jane

Topaz Class

For being kind and helpful - Well Done!

PE Star

Week commencing Monday 10th March

Samuel M, Abida, Oliver B, Findlay, Caleb, Ethan Y - All from Sapphire Class

They demonstrated excellent teamwork in PE, their critical thinking and strong teamwork during the OAA lesson this week was great! They collaborated well and approached the challenges with creative problem solving, resulting in an engaging and successful session. Keep up the excellent work!

Week commencing Monday 17th March

Laila - Diamond Class

For her excellence in dance in her after school club. 

KS1 cross Country event at Mile Cross Primary on Wednesday 12th March

The children competed against other schools in a cross country run. They were amazing! They showed such determination. We even had one of our year 2 girl Marney, who fell over, got back up, her trainer fell off and she carried on over the finish line with her trainer in her hand and she still managed to come 3rd place and bagged herself a bronze medal- now that's determination! 

We are super proud of you all.

 Well done!

Also, a special mention to Miss Johnson as most of these children are in her running club and she has been training them for events like these, if you are interested in running club, speak to Miss Johnson.

Additional Forthcoming events / Dates for the diary

Year 6 Prom - DATE CHANGE

Friday 18th July

6 - 8.30pm