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This quote has always resonated with me as I feel it highlights the importance of a resilient and inclusive approach to both teaching and learning.
Every experience, every observation, every interaction is a learning experience. We are all lifelong learners and at New Hartley First School we foster, promote and admire a love of learning. We encourage all of our children to ‘dream big’ and ‘aim high’.
We pride ourselves on our welcoming and nurturing ethos and would highly recommend that any prospective parents or carers come and visit.
We would love to meet you!
Mrs Dowdney
This week in Nursery we’ve been exploring minibeasts through our story Mad About Minibeasts! 🐞
We enjoyed a bug-themed tuff tray, learned about different minibeasts and their features, and even went on our own bug hunt outdoors.
We also welcomed three caterpillars to our class - we can’t wait to watch them grow and transform into butterflies! 🦋 ... See MoreSee Less
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Year 2 have had a brilliant week! In English, they have written fantastic persuasive speeches in the role of a suffragette.
In Art this half term, Year 2 will be using clay to make tiles and house designs. This week, we used playdough to start exploring the techniques used to shape, cut and model with a similar material. The children really enjoyed this lesson and had lots of fun experimenting with the tools on their tables! Super work Year 2! ... See MoreSee Less
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We have had a busy week in year 3. On Monday we made our seasonal tarts which were a great success and on Tuesday we had a visit from local artist Mim Robson who made flower mandala art with the children. ... See MoreSee Less
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Year 1 thoroughly enjoyed making fruit smoothies this week. The children demonstrated good hand hygiene and safe cutting skills. In English we have been learning about alphabetical order distinguishing between letter names and their sounds. In maths we have been learning about measures in lots of practical ways. We ended the week outdoors, learning about the difference between volume and capacity using different containers and lots of water! ... See MoreSee Less
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Y4 have had a super return to school. We enjoyed an interactive live lesson with Pobble 365 to celebrate Earth Day on 22nd April. We also enjoyed our STEM workshop with NERAP where we were challenged to make a lego vehicle. ... See MoreSee Less
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In DT this week, Year 2 enjoyed making chairs for Baby Bear. They had to explore the strongest 3-D shape to use to make the legs, and think about how to attach all of the different parts together. They worked in pairs and showed super resilience and determination. Well done Year 2! ... See MoreSee Less
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