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16/05/24

Year 3 scientists have had a great day today in their forces and magnets workshop. pic.twitter.com/PeVzz6C2Bd

16/05/24

Thank you, Mark the science for spending the afternoon w year 4. We have learnt lots about teeth. pic.twitter.com/UBMsZJuoDu

16/05/24

Look at all these wonderful books linked to mental health week’s ’get moving’ focus. pic.twitter.com/Y5Hq5WdrjC

16/05/24

Team Shakespeare enjoying double extra play on double maths SaTs day. Also celebrating mental health through movement. #pshe pic.twitter.com/oSpKPrypQ0

15/05/24

Y5’s Dahl class visited the Guru Nanak Gurdwara in Luton today to have a hands on experience witnessing the beautiful religion of Sikhism. pic.twitter.com/cSpi6DBtq9

15/05/24

Y5’s Dahl class visited the Guru Nanak Gurdwara in Luton today to have a hands on experience witnessing the beautiful religion of Sikhism. pic.twitter.com/14N2LijcqK

15/05/24

Y5’s Dahl class visited the Guru Nanak Gurdwara in Luton today to have a hands on experience witnessing the beautiful religion of Sikhism. pic.twitter.com/MrRHk6PxuF

14/05/24

Ladybirds have been creating their own “first, then and now” maths stories using a tens frame. They used the counters to represent the marbles Monkey had put in the jar. It was great to hear them using the sentence stems to retell their number story. pic.twitter.com/kpuQjpN2dV

14/05/24

Team Dahl loving their Ancient Greek workshop with ! Their enthusiasm was contagious and they all tried so hard! (3)#History pic.twitter.com/EY661iypME

14/05/24

Team Dahl loving their Ancient Greek workshop with ! Their enthusiasm was contagious and they all tried so hard! (2)#History pic.twitter.com/jtEi8tNsDj

14/05/24

Team Dahl loving their Ancient Greek workshop with ! Their enthusiasm was contagious and they all tried so hard! (1)#History pic.twitter.com/ovLXInjGMT

14/05/24

SATs breakfast party number two followed by a competitive game of Scattegories! Bring on the reading paper! pic.twitter.com/jJ6vMdP7mJ

14/05/24

SATs breakfast party number two followed by a competitive game of Scattegories! Bring on the reading paper! pic.twitter.com/3bMZp3Db6i

13/05/24

In PE, Moomin created their own obstacle courses involving running, jumping, hopping and skipping pic.twitter.com/Uw5pP5x0yC

13/05/24

Year 3 scientists exploring which objects are magnetic and which are not. # pic.twitter.com/75yzO9cz8B

13/05/24

Moomin have enjoyed setting up an investigation to explore whether beans can grow without soil as part of our science unit pic.twitter.com/9bguQmvMox

13/05/24

Year six artists living their art afternoon - mixed media portraits. pic.twitter.com/MPPPE1iCpA

13/05/24

Year six artists living their art afternoon - mixed media portraits. pic.twitter.com/cN9NvVYhCH

13/05/24

More SATs breakfast party pics! pic.twitter.com/jcJcU1zrLR

13/05/24

More SATs breakfast party pics! pic.twitter.com/QeDjGLNkRI

13/05/24

More SATs breakfast party pics 🎉 pic.twitter.com/KMbFawbmKa

12/05/24

Last week Ladybirds visited St. Nicholas’ church as part of their learning about special places. They completed a trail around the church and learned about baptism, by performing a baptism on one of our dolls. pic.twitter.com/bc6uKp4YvV

10/05/24

Moomin class enjoyed their trip to Lydekker Park this morning, exploring what could be learnt from plants in our local environment pic.twitter.com/xXR5MEoabh

09/05/24

Year 4 having a lovely time at the oval enjoying our local environment and a huge game of capture the flag. pic.twitter.com/Fd2NSDHQz2

09/05/24

Year 4 comparing decimals using a place value grid . pic.twitter.com/DI4XegQlux

19th January 2024

Dear Parents

There has been a definite nip in the air this week but hopefully the temperature will increase as predicted.  Thankfully it looks like we have dodged the snow.

Highlight of the week

This week's highlight is a personal one.  On Wednesday afternoon myself, Mrs V, Mrs Ross and two parents took Milne class to Sir John Lawes to learn how to work with clay and use their art department.

This will be a regular Wednesday journey to support their art topic of 'Dragon's Eyes.'  It was so lovely to see the children getting to grips with the clay and facilities. I even received a hug from a previous Year 6 child who was in the next door textile class.  Sadly, we were so involved I forgot to take photos!  Watch this space however!  If there are any parents who have a secret skill with clay and who are DBS checked let me know as many hands make light work.

Reading Workshop

On Monday, Mrs Withers and Mrs Watson met with Reception and Year One parents to discuss how to support with reading and to go over our new reading process. We have been very lucky to have been given lots of support to enhance our teaching of reading and ensure all of our children are getting high quality consistent teaching. For those parents who were unable to attend, please click here to access the power point from the meeting. Any questions, please speak with your child's class teacher. 

Survey Results

Many thanks to those parents who completed our parent questionnaire back in November 2023. 

We have taken time to analyse the survey results carefully and build in your views when planning our School Development Plan. We have looked closely at the questionnaire and comments which were received (91 parent replies). Overall, there was a very positive response, with many respondents expressing support for the school through their answers and comments given in the comments box. The results will be discussed at our next Governor's meeting. 

  Parent replies
My child is happy at school 98%
My child feels safe at this school 99%
The school makes sure children are well behaved 99%
The school supports my child's wider development 98%

 

Parents' Evening

This event went live on Monday, 15th January 2024 at 5.00pm.  If you have yet to book your space please do so quickly as parents' evening at Harpenden Academy is always well supported so times run out quite quickly.

Holiday Dates

Holiday dates for next academic year will be appearing shortly on the school website.  We will alert you as to when they are live.

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Happy birthday this week to: Sebastian, Jessica and Olivia

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LOVE 2 LAUGH STAND UP COMEDY NIGHT & DISCO

Back once again this year, is our Stand-up Comedy Night  & Disco. By far the BEST social night at Harpenden Academy for staff, parents, carers, family & friends! 

Expect to laugh, enjoy some light nibbles, grab a drink (or more) from our bar & dance the night away! This year we welcome comedic headliners: Ian Stone & Ninia Benjamin, DJ services provided by Craig of Perfect Personalised Parties, a bar operated by our very own Platform Wines & raffle featuring prizes donated from HA business owners & within the local community (class reps will share more about the raffle). So...grab your partner and/or a group of friends & get ready for this epic night at HA! Tickets: https://www.foha.co.uk/fohashop/p/comedy

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