In Science this week our investigation centred around identifying the best material to make curtains. We used our lux metres to measure how much light each material allowed through and then used the results to inform our decisions. We then evaluated how we would tweak our investigation next time.

On the 3rd October the PTFA had their AGM at school. It was really well attended by current members, new parents, Mr Wynn and Chair of Governors Helen Robertson.

Please find attached the minutes and the AGM presentation. 

Any questions about joining the PTFA or about our events please come…

Class 2 are busy starting their final projects in DT.  Today they drew their design onto their canvas and started to paint. We can’t wait to see their designs come to life!

We have worked hard on our scientific enquiry skills this afternoon investigating factors that affect our shadows. We created our own results table, recorded results and formed conclusions from these.

Years 3 and 4 have been busy editing their independent writing today. We used our purple pens to correct errors in our work after spotting our errors using our funky glasses.

Class 3 travelled to Shropshire this week to visit Boscobel House and The Royal Oak.  Having been defeated by Oliver Cromwell at the Battle of Worcester, Charles II escaped to Boscobel in fear of his life. He hid in The Royal Oak tree for 14 hours in the pouring rain!  We had a wonderful day of…

Match Funding

Did you know that many companies offer their employees Matched Fund Schemes, whereby employers match money raised by a given charity. 

For an introduction to what Matched Funding is, please have a look at the  national PTA website for more details- http://www.pta.co.uk/…

What a fantastic few days we have had creating bread loaves for our Harvest celebrations.

We worked in our house teams to design and create the loaves to take to church. 
We can’t wait for you to see them.

Support Our Fundraising While You Shop

Help the PTA raise free funds when you shop online!

The Howard School PTA have teamed up with Easyfundraising. We currently have 87 supporters and have raised £3043.56! 

Every time you make a purchase from a variety of companies through…

We had lots of fun this afternoon in the outdoor theatre retelling the story of Osiris in our history lesson.

Year one and two have been learning about biomes. They have spent two weeks exploring three biomes (rainforest, desert and tundra) and the animals that can live there. This week they wrote about how their animal was adapted to its habitat. Great learning everyone!

In science, Reception have been looking at people who help us. This week they have looked at the brave job of a firefighter. They learnt that firefighters have to be fit and created some exercises that firefighters might do to help them stay fit and healthy.