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What a busy and inspiring week for Year 1 pupils. Testament, who was an amazing beat boxer, kicked off our Aspirations Week (looking to our future goals and jobs). Since then we have made vision boards, visited the Stories Yellow…

This week as it is Aspiration week, Reception children have been learning about people who help us and thinking about what job they might like to do when they are older. We have also been creating vision boards and thinking…

Thank goodness that the ice and snow cleared to get back to Active Playgrounds! The joy was clear to see.

Last week was such an unusual weather week and when we re-opened it was just lovely to see everyone. THANK YOU for your support and your commitment – I know it was challenging when the school was closed and also…

We would like to welcome all our children back to 2 Year nursery, and a special Heaton welcome to all our new children who have started this week. We had a very cold start to the half term, and it…

We would like to welcome all our children back to 3 Year nursery, and a special Heaton welcome to all our new children who have started this week. We had a very cold start to the half term, and it…

This week in Reception children have started a new element as part of their morning routine. Children arrive at school and enter classrooms at 08:25. After putting away their belongings they access their group and complete their morning task until…

In contrast to the chilly weather Year 1 pupils started our new story called Handa’s Surprise which is set in a hot part of the Africa continent. Children have been excited by the different animals in the story. And even…

We welcomed our excited Year 2 children back after the holiday and the snowdays! They quickly got involved in learning how to make arrays in Maths which is a fundamental skill used to understand how multiplication works. In English, they…

This week, Year 3 children enjoyed the launch of the Stone Age topic which has sparked their curiosity to find out more!  In literacy, they have been learning a portal story where the main character goes through a portal and…

Year 4 have begun to look at Dragonory, their new unit of learning based upon a fabulous story. Pupils have been sketching dragons in art, thinking about the different features. Look at this beautiful artwork which was created as part…

This week Year 5 have begun to learn about their new topic, the Early Islamic Civilisation. They have created timelines showing key events in history and looked at maps to show the location of the spread of early Islam. Pupils…

What a fantastic week Year 6 have had! Year 6 have begun their new learning about World War 2. Pupils have retrieved their knowledge about WW1 and considered the causes of another war. Pupils have learnt about the Battle of…

Will your child be crowned the year group winner in our Great Family Fact Sheet Quiz? The family fact sheets from this term can be found here : Year 1 Autumn 2 Year 1 Autumn 1 Year 2…

The beautiful christmas tree in our school hall looked better than ever before as it was proudly displaying decorations from our family homes. Whether hand-made or pre-made, the decorations represented our truly lovely school community – each and every one…

Every audience member felt lighter and happier after watching the wonderful performance in Year 1 and 2 this week – a performance sharing the festivals happening at this special time – Diwali, Hannukah and Christmas – all with light in…

This week 2 year nursery have been feeling extremely festive. They have been learning lots of Christmas songs and nursery rhymes such as ‘Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star’. This week children have been making star salt dough decorations to take home…

This week 3 year nursery have had a very busy week with lots of festive activities. They started the week off by welcoming families into Nursery for their Winter Sparkle event. We were so proud of all the children for…

This week in Reception children have been very busy, they loved performing for families on Monday during our Reception Sparkle event. Children performed winter and Christmas songs and then spent the afternoon engaging in different activities. Some of these included…

 What a wonderful week it has been! During our Performance of Light, every child went up onto our stage and performed in front of hundreds of pupils and parents. They demonstrated superb acting and singing skills making themselves and us…

This week Year 2 children were very excited to present their Performance of Light. They showcased their best drama skills and performance voices in front of their families, and they made everyone incredibly proud. In Maths the children were introduced…

This week Year 3 created Menorahs whilst learning about the Jewish festival called Hannukah.  In literacy pupils have written an amazing newspaper report based on a mystery metal monster causing havoc! In geography children have been learning about climate zones.…

Year 4 have really enjoyed their final week this half term, they have returned to their classroom communities following Big Teaching during swimming and have completed their character flaw narratives beautifully. Year 4 have enjoyed a woodland session as a…

Year 5 have really enjoyed their unit about the Anglo Saxons and the Vikings; this week they have finished their unit by writing a non-chronological report and completing their final monster sketches. Year 5 are very much looking forward to…

Year 6 have really enjoyed their World War 1 unit this half term. This week pupils have created iMovie clips using the drama footage from our woodland sessions last week. Pupils have cut scenes, altered colour, added captions and voice…

Year 6 have enjoyed completing their Christmas Day Truce scenes in art, focusing on sketching in proportion and using water colour paints; their final pieces will be coming home next week and I’m certain families will treasure them! Pine and…

Year 5 have really enjoyed learning about migration to write their non-chronological reports. They have thought carefully about the toolkit features and about presenting their work for an audience. Year 5 are continuing to sketch features of their monsters in…

The majority of Year 4 have this week completed their swimming lessons, achieving the National Curriculum objectives – well done! We do have a few pupils swimming next week in catch-up sessions. Year 4 have enjoyed their lantern walks in…

Year 3 have had a fantastic week, listening to character views about the destruction caused by Iron Man and then writing this information into speech.  In Maths, pupils have been using rulers to measure lines in both millimetres and centimetres,…

This week provided many practical learning opportunities for Year 2 students. They have been developing their skills in measurement to measure lines and objects around them. They were tasked with calculating the length of a mystery line when it was longer…

Year 1s have enjoyed starting to look at writing a biography about a character, called Jane, from a story book about human growth. In Maths we have continued to use cubes and 10s frames to help with addition and subtraction…

In Reception children have been focusing on building their gross motor skills. An exciting way to do this is through riding bikes. The children have learned about riding safely and know that they always need to wear a helmet to…

This week 3 year nursery have used their knowledge about colour and have learnt how to create a repeating pattern based on colour. Children have further developed their knowledge of repeating patterns and have used natural materials, actions and sounds…

This week 2-year nursery have been learning about the story ‘Dear Santa’ by Rod Campbell.  Children have engaged in a range of activities to build up their confidence with using and exploring different textures, applying different creative skills and using…

This week 2-year nursery have continued to focus on the Story ‘My Presents’ by Rod Campbell.  2 Year nursery have been extremely creative this week, learning how to print using paints and join media together using PVA glue. Next week…

This week 3 year have been creating their own story map of Brown Bear, Brown Bear what do you see? The children have really enjoyed learning how to sequence the animals on their own story map. Three-year nursery have also…

This week Reception children have had a big focus on practising key skills in the construction area. They have used various resources such as Duplo, Lego and wooden blocks to create different structures. The children have built houses, clock towers,…

Year 3 have been working hard to add and subtract three-digit numbers using the column method. Many have drawn place value charts alongside the column method to help develop their understanding of regrouping. In literacy, pupils have written a defeating…

This week Y2 children enjoyed an exciting science experiment where they observed the teacher burning different materials. They thought carefully about which materials would be the best or worst to build houses with. Pupils loved the practical maths lessons where they…

Year 4 are continuing to enjoy swimming lessons; a number of pupils have already met the National Curriculum expectations – wow! Year 4 are continuing to write their character flaw narratives, thinking about including speech when their main character meets…

Year 5 have really enjoyed sketching their monsters in art, learning different techniques for sketching different features. In maths we are learning about area and perimeter of 2d shapes, and using the information given to calculate missing sides. Year 5…

Year 6 have been writing amazing meeting tales using two characters who meet in the trenches during WW1. Teachers have used drama techniques to support pupils with their writing. Poplar class also enjoyed a day in the trenches in our…

This week 3 year  have been focusing on the colour green. They have been exploring different dry textures in their sensory tray. They have also been learning how to combine different medias such as paint, card, paper and stickers to…

This week in Reception children have been practising their writing skills by applying their phonics knowledge in different ways. Children have been taught the pure sounds for each letter of the alphabet, and they have learned how to practise forming…

What a busy three days Y1 have had! The highlight was certainly our time in the woodland firstly making the character Stickman and then playing with them and retelling the story we have been working on in class. In addition …

 Year 2 children were very excited to share their learning with their parents during GLEE. They were able to show their skills in Reading and the importance of love for reading. During Maths the children worked in partners to reinforce…

This week Year 3 pupils were excited to be accompanied by their parents in class.  Parents attended a reading GLEE and learned how accelerated reader can be used to improve reading ages, fluency and comprehension.  In topic this week pupils…

Year 4 are continuing to learn about people who created change, thinking about the Bristol bus boycott and those who stood up for what they believed in to bring about change. In art Year 4 are continuing to sketch facial…

Year 5 are writing overcoming a monster stories in English, inspired by Beowulf. They are sketching monsters in their art lessons to support their writing and will be practicing different features this week and next week. Year 5 have been…

Year 6 started the week with a special assembly announcing the winners of our poster competition. Our Year 6 leadership group have been assigned classes who they will support during some assemblies; they will be helping all pupils to have…

Commando Steffan helped motivate year 5 to apply to be “Junior Joes” and run Let’s Play sessions on the playground. Children learnt how to work as a team and communicate well to set and complete missions. Children now have the…

This week 2-year nursery children explored the colder weather. They were very happy to see the snow! They put on their wellies, hats and coats and had such fun making snowmen, footprints and snowballs. They then warmed up inside with…

It was lovely to welcome Parents in for 3 Year Nursery’s first GLEE session of the year. The focus of the session was communication and interaction.  We also welcomed ‘The incredible years team’ who attended to provide parents and carers…

This week in Reception children have been practising their fine motor skills in the playdough area. They have been rolling, pinching, flattening with their hands, indenting, piercing and pushing the playdough to create different things. This week they focused on…

Children in Year 1 loved playing in the snow with their friends this week and it linked brilliantly with our new story about Stickman. Stickman is used by different people for different jobs throughout the year he is lost.  One…

This week Year 2 pupils have enjoyed learning more facts about the Great Fire of London. They used tissue paper and overlapping to make flames for their book art. The students made Tudor houses and watched these burn in the…

Year 3 pupils have enjoyed learning how to write sections of their Iron Man stories using features from the characterisation toolkit.  In Maths, children have worked hard to add three-digit numbers together using place value counters and are beginning to…

Year 4 are learning about electricity in their science lessons. Pupils have been building working circuits with a switch and drawing accurate circuit diagrams. Larch class also enjoyed building their willow lanterns, next week Lime class will build their lanterns…

Year 5 have enjoyed another Tech We Can session this week, using iPads to learn more about technology and programming. Some Year 5 pupils enjoyed a workshop about healthy relationships with the Tender charity, thinking about how to resolve disagreements.…

Year 6 have been writing their newspaper articles about the assassination of Franz Ferdinand this week. They have thought carefully about a catchy headline, included key facts about the events and added quotes using direct and reported speech. In art…

On Friday we took some of our Beckfoot Heaton children to the cinema, as a reward for their amazing 100% attendance during our attendance challenge. The children loved watching the movie, Wish, whilst enjoying their popcorn! Attending school everyday is…

This week 2-year nursery have continued to learn about celebrations. 2-year nursery are focusing on the Story ‘My Presents’ by Rod Campbell.  The children are focusing on naming different objects in the story and talking about celebrations they have taken…

This week 3-year nursery have been learning about the festival of Diwali. They have done this through songs, stories, and a special snack time.  The children have even made their own diva lamps.  They have explored clay and how to…

This week in Reception children have been learning about the settings that are in the story- We’re Going on a Bear Hunt. Children have been learning to retell the story through a story map. In provision they have been looking…

Year 1 pupils have had a busy and enjoyable week. They have enjoyed learning our new story in English based around ‘Stickman by Julia Donaldson’; they have started to think about the timeline of their life and used earphone headsets…

This week pupils demonstrated problem solving skills in Maths by solving double-digit word problems using partitioning and bar models. In English, they generated vocabulary to describe flames and fire to support their understanding of our fire monster story. They also…

This week Year 3 pupils have worked hard to use their number bond knowledge to add and subtract multiples of tens from a three-digit number.  They have worked together as a group, then class, to make an Iron Man sculpture…

Year 4 have continued to enjoy swimming this week, we are so proud of the progress they are making! In Art Year 4 are learning to sketch facial features and have focused on eyes this week. Year 4 have also…

Year 5 enjoyed an Anglo Saxons woodland day this week; they made talisman using a hot marker to create their name, they learnt archery skills and sketched beasts. They have begun to learn about the Anglo Saxons in class too,…

Year 6 are enjoying completing STEM projects in their Great Opportunities sessions. This week they have built planes and thought about the aerodynamics of each. Along with our whole school, Year 6 thought about Remembrance Day on Monday; as they…

This week 2 year nursery have been learning about the festival of Diwali. They have done this through songs, stories, and a special snack time.  The children have even made their own diva lamps.  They have explored clay and how…

This week 3 year have started their new topic on Colour, they are focusing on the story Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? By Bill Martin Jr and Eric Carle.  This week the children have been familiarising themselves…

This week Elm class have welcomed Ms Bapty as their class teacher. They have been focusing on lots of turn taking, following instructions, and listening skills. They have done this through rhyme time, baking, sorting, passing games and woodland time.…

This week Reception have been practising acting out familiar experiences in the classroom home corners. Children have been using their imagination and experiences of familiar events to recreate storylines. They have shown a great interest in familiar resources that they…

All Y1 pupils have demonstrated great re-commitment to our Heaton values and Heaton routines at the start of our new half term. This re-commitment has helped pupils focus on creating numbers to 20 by thinking of ‘ten and a bit…

Year 2 pupils have made a great start to this half term by showing strong re-commitment to our Heaton values and Heaton routines. They have enjoyed the start of the Great Fire of London topic by becoming bakers and baking…

Year 3 pupils have enjoyed the launch to the Iron Man topic. They have looked closely at the features of Iron Man, after starting their class novel – Iron Man and have created images using pastels and chalk.  They have…

Year 4 have had a really exciting week; Year 4 have begun their swimming lessons which they have all really enjoyed! We are so pleased with the attitude of all pupils, and their enthusiasm for learning something new. Year 4…

Year 5 have begun learning about the Anglo Saxons, they are very excited about a woodland day next week where they will practice archery and make talisman. Year 5 have begun to enjoy taekwondo and orienteering lessons as part of…

Year 6 have worked so hard this week; they have taken their first practice SATs papers and have shown super commitment and resilience. These papers will help teachers to know how we can support pupils in our teaching. Year 6…

Mrs Mawson and Miss Mir had the absolute pleasure of interviewing the children who have applied to be pupil leaders. Even opening their letter to invite them to the interview was a very important task! Every single one of them…

Congratulations to all these winners of the book token – well done for doing a great job with your reading! The visit to the Vending Machine was magical, each choosing a book to keep forever.

Year 3 pupils have worked hard this week to draw a woodland scene using all the art skills they have learnt this half term.  In Maths, pupils have learnt how to represent and interpret data in pictograms, tally charts and…

Your children in Year 1 have worked hard on their phonics, which many of you saw during your visits as part of the GLEE event, and are making progress.  Therefore many will be bringing a new colour reading book home…

This week 2 Year nursery have further explored the season of Autumn. They have been on a beautiful autumn walk looking at all the leaves on the ground. The children noticed the leaves were different colours- yellow, orange, and brown.…

This week 3 Year nursery have been looking at the changes in the environment now that Autumn has fully arrived. They have looked at the changes in the nursery garden and have enjoyed lots of outdoor learning activities this week.…

This week as it is our final week of Autumn 1 half term, Reception children wanted to end on a high note! They have worked hard this week to make some rockets using bottles and have been doing experiments and…

Year 2 pupils have finished this half term very strong. They worked tirelessly on their Phonics reading and fluency. The children were also very focused on their handwriting skills. They know it is crucial to understand what they are writing…

Year 4 welcomed an author and illustrator, the fantastic Emily Parkin, into school this week. They learnt about how the artist had chosen the medium to use to create such eye-catching images telling the story of Saltaire. Year 4, along…

Year 5 have finished reading The Firework Maker’s Daughter, they have completed a quiz and have really enjoyed the story. Year 5 have completed their final Hurricane art pieces and invented amazing warning tales to finish their natural disasters topic.…

Year 6 have finished reading Room 13 this week, they loved reading about how the main character Fliss defeated Dracula. They have also explored whether Dracula is real, researching about a historical and fictional character. Some Year 6 pupils enjoyed…

This week 2 Year nursery have further explored the season of Autumn. They have been on a beautiful autumn walk looking at all the leaves on the ground. The children noticed the leaves were different colours- yellow, orange, and brown.…

This week 2 Year nursery have been enjoying their outdoor area this week. They have been focusing on making large movements with their bodies such as, climbing, balancing, running, and jumping. Providing a range of activities to encourage children to…

This week 3 Year Nursery have been practicing their fine motor skills. They have done this various ways through dough disco lessons, using whole punches in the creative area, using tweezers to pick up small objects and using different mark…

This week Reception children have been talking about seasonal changes as it is now Autumn. They have visited our beautiful woodlands to see if they can notice what has happened to the leaves on the trees. The children have also…

Tuesday saw all Year 1 children visit our beautiful woodland again to identify different types of trees and consider if they were deciduous or ever green trees. Their mission was to help the Gruffalo to find the correct type of…

Year 2 pupils have been using their mental maths facts to solve addition and subtraction calculations.  This week, children investigated which materials were the best to use as a sail for a pirate ship. Pupils have started their Art lessons, inspired by portraits…

Year 3 have worked extremely hard this week. They have understood the concept of rounding and can now round 3 digit numbers to the nearest 10.  In Science, children have been exploring how seeds disperse in a variety of different…

Year 4 have been working extremely hard in their maths lessons, they have been using place value counters to support their addition and subtraction and have been practicing their times tables daily. Year 4 have continued to use substitution to…

Year 5 are continuing to enjoy their Natural Disasters topic. This week Year 5 have completed a quiz using their Family Fact Sheets – they remembered so many facts! Year 5 enjoyed an assembly along with our whole school recognizing…