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Welcome Dear Parents and Carers, It has been an excellent 1/2 term with all the children working very hard in school. I am pleased that over this half term our atrium gallery is beginning to take shape with a showcase of art projects from across the year groups. Mr Wellard has been working with the students to create a "to scale" solar system in the middle of the library area, and the children are adding the different facts that we want everyone to learn. Year 6 mock SATS went really well, each day starting with breakfast, relaxation and then assessments. Please look out for parents evening for year 6 soon after the Easter Break. We as a staff have also spent our time reviewing our behaviour policy so that it celebrates and rewards children for doing well in school and to find a way to be more restorative. This is something we will be refining on the training day and I will share with you in full after the Easter break. The friends of the school had yet another successful round of discos and there are plans a foot to try and host summer fete etc but more parental support is required. There will be a meeting that I would like you to attend to support the friends coming up after Easter so please look out for this as the funds they raise have really enhanced the curriculum provision this year already. Thank you for your continued support. Mr N Campbell
Welcome Dear Parents and Carers, It has been another busy week and the children continue to work hard. This week we celebrated World Book Day, it was lovely to see so many children dressed up as their favourite book character, there were some amazing costumes! Next week the children start their termly check in tests, these will enable our teachers to see what they need to work on with the children. Thank you for your continued support. Mr N Campbell
Welcome Dear Parents and Carers, We are now drawing to a close for the 1/2 term and it has been a busy and exciting one. Our focus this half term has been on developing confident writers. We are teaching writing through the CUSP curriculum and the areas that we have developed over this term has been to use the model text as a template to help structure the children's writing. This is working well and all classrooms have the model text displayed and annotated so that your children understand what a good piece of writing looks like. As well as this we have been working with the Norwich writing Project led by the inspiration trust to ensure that our assessment of writing is robust and standardised across the school. This has been an exciting project for staff, particularly in year 3 & 4, who have had intensive training. So what does this mean for you and your child? This will mean that your children will be writing quality pieces in a variety of genres that will not only help them in their learning in their current year group, but more importantly give them the skills which can then be built upon in the coming years so that they are confident writers. Already the difference that this has made has been evident this term, children sharing their writing with me and talking through what grammar and punctuation is required in their writing. Well done for a very productive term, and I look forward to another productive four and a half weeks from the 26th February. Enjoy your half term and well deserved rest. Thank you for your continued support. Mr N Campbell
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Heartsease Primary Academy,
Rider Haggard Road,
Norwich NR7 9UE.
Telephone: 01603 307 820
