Spelling Bee Heat Winners
Congratulations to our Spelling Bee heat winners, their certificates will be presented in the upcoming achievement assembly. They will be attending the Spelling Bee finals at Richard Crosse next week - sending them lots of luck. Here’s hoping we keep the trophy
May Queen 2024
The Howard Primary School annual May Queen took place this week and it was lovely to see so many children and guests enjoying the celebrations. Each class completed a number of maypole dances as well as singing songs to keep the large crowd entertained. It was the year 6 children who stole the…
Year 3/4 Tennis Festival
Class 2 had lots of fun this week as they took part in the annual Tamworth Schools Tennis Festival at Spital Tennis Club. Children took part in a number of challenges to help develop the tennis skills. Well done to William who was the overall winner of competition held at the end of the event.…
May Walk
What a fantastic morning for our May walk, the children were fantastic. Thank you to all who joined us despite a few showers. The children’s may sticks were amazing, they all put so much effort in and another well done to the Year 6 boys for their bell ringing. It was a lovely addition to the…
Pizza making in cookery club
What a fantastic first session at cookery club. The children really enjoyed making their dough base from scratch and then prepping their toppings. The children were fantastic - we hope the pizzas were tasty!
Creative break times
Thanks to our lovely librarians we now have book boxes to take outside. Today the children enjoyed art, books and Lego at break time - there were some fantastic creations.
Fencing fun in after school club
The fencing was thoroughly enjoyed tonight. We practised skills and duelled with the swords and helmets. A great way to spend the afternoon.
Plant dissection in the outdoor classroom
We had a fantastic start to our new science topic this week.
We explored the different parts of a flowering plant by carefully dissecting tulips and making observational drawings. We then labelled our diagrams using scientific language.
Forest School May
The children have been very busy again in Forest School this half term. They have particularly enjoyed the team building games like creeping coyote, hungry birds and what am I. Crafting activities such as Mandala making, nature mobiles and fairy wands have helped develop that connection with…
Fieldwork in the local area
Today we delivered our geography surveys to the local area. We are hoping to collect some data about amenities in the village. We enjoyed our walk and spoke to lots of residents about what they may like.
Reception visit Stickman
What a wonderful day we have had at Arboretum! Our Reception children were so excited to see Stickman this morning. We were so lucky that the rain stopped before we visited him and his friends. Here are a selection of photos of our fabulous day. Well done Reception! You were all superstars and I…
We are Stickman ready!
Our last two science lessons of this half term are all about ‘Stickman’. The children have made their own stick people and dressed them in some wonderful outfits.
Today we have immersed ourselves in the story, all ready for our exciting trip tomorrow. Well done Reception!