Rotherham School Games Aqua Festival
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Last week, 12 children from Y3 & 4 took part in the Rotherham School Games Aqua Festival at Maltby Leisure Centre. The festival combines competitive swimming races for advanced swimmers, with other races designed for less confident swimmers but who have a desire to compete and develop confidence. The children did amazingly well and supported […]
Don Valley Festival Art Competition Success
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Harper (Y3KW) takes 1st place in the under 8s category at the Don Valley festival Art Competition! The Don Valley Festival is a vibrant community event that extends its reach far beyond Doncaster. The festival places a strong emphasis on young talent and creativity. Aiming to empower and celebrate the artistic abilities of the local […]
National Spelling Competition
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On Wednesday 13th and Thursday 14th of March, children at Aston Hall took part in the national spelling competition finals run by Emile.Β Over the two days, Aston Hall pupils worked hard to contribute towards the competition and two children received their own certificate of achievement for their incredible efforts throughout the competition. Well done to […]
Light Investigations π‘π
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In Science, Y3 have started learning about Light. They have investigated how we see and what darkness is. Children tried to identify which objects were in the boxes with varying amounts of light coming in, and they also went into a completely dark space to see if their eyes adjusted to the darkness. π‘π¦π―οΈ
Number Lines in Maths
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In Maths, Y3PB have been working on how to find the duration of events using a number line. The class loved being able to record, mark and edit their work on the tables!
Year 5 Bikeability π²
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Wow! All Y5 children have taken part in Bikeability cycle training, and they have all achieved the level 1 or level 2 award. π² π₯ They have shown great perseverance, enthusiasm, and a deep understanding of road safety. We are all really proud of them! πππ»
KS1 Visit the Deep
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The KS1 classes had a wonderful time visiting The Deep this week. They saw lots of sea life including fish, sea turtles, jelly fish, penguins, shrimps and even sharks! π¦π§π The children also enjoyed an engaging and interactive workshop where they learnt about how to protect our marine life from plastic pollution.
Money Matters Learning
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Yesterday in class we had our Money Matters lesson. π·π This terms focus was looking at what influences how we spend our money. We discussed how packaging, adverts, the price and whether it looks exciting can all influence whether we want to buy a toy. We then looked at how we make choices with our […]
South Yorkshire Sports Hall Athletics Finals
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Last week, 20 of our Y5 & 6 children represented Rotherham at the South Yorkshire Sports Hall Athletics finals. After we finished 2nd out of 30 schools at the Rotherham finals, the children went to EIS Sheffield where they went up against the best schools from Sheffield, Doncaster and Barnsley.Β The children did amazingly well […]
Comic Relief / Red Nose Day 2024
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Thank you to everyone who contributed to our Comic Relief / Red Nose Day fundraiser on Friday last week. We raised a fantastic Β£300 which will be donated directly to Comic Relief. ππ΄