Today our Rocksteady bands performed a concert to their parents and the rest of the school. Their skills on the instruments were impressive and it was fantastic to listen to the songs they performed. It is great to see such passion and musical talent in school and wonderful to see this being shared with the rest of the school!

 

This week in Year 5, the children took part in an exciting Tinkercad workshop in which they designed their very own moon bases!

They learned about the challenges of living on the moon, such as limited resources and harsh conditions, and used their creativity to tackle these problems. Their imaginative creations were truly amazing and wonderfully showcased their problem-solving skills and creativity! The children also explored how 3D design can be used in the real world, for example, in architecture and engineering, which sparked inspiration for future careers.

 

On Thursday, Mr Cannon took the school
choir to Risby Green Retirement Housing.
They entertained the residents with some
wonderful Christmas songs. Both residents
and children thoroughly enjoyed the festive
spirit.

On the 12th November, all the children and staff came to school in their craziest odd socks! Odd Socks Day is designed to be fun but it is also an opportunity to encourage people to express themselves and celebrate their individuality and what makes them unique! The children engaged in different activities throughout the day which enabled them to recognise and value their own character strengths but also see how these characteristics make us the special individuals that we are! It was a great day which also helped us exemplify our trust’s value of ‘happiness for all’!

On Wednesday 9th October, Year 6 were thrilled to be invited to the Bomber Command Centre to take part in a STEM Activity Day led by the RAF Youth STEM team. During the day, we took part in lots of different activities including: designing, building and programming LEGO robots, building model RAF planes and testing their durability during flight and completing a STEM treasure hunt around the Bomber Command grounds. It was a superb day and the RAF team were delighted with the behaviour demonstrated by all the children, even commenting that, ‘The children were extremely well behaved, easily at the top of my list of everyone I’ve EVER taught STEM to!’. A great day all round!

This week, our year 6’s wowed the whole school, families and carers with their performance of “Alibaba and the Bongo Bandits”. They worked incredibly hard for weeks, and really pulled off each and every performance. Hartsholme is extremely proud!

Yesterday, on the 29th June, Hartsholme Academy had an amazing day celebrating, team work, athletics and sportsmanship during our annual Sport Day.
We had such great weather and the company of so many family and friends. The children thoroughly enjoyed it and we couldn’t happier with how the day went. Go Hartsholme!

This week, Hartsholme Academy pupils visited Lincoln Castle for their “Crime and Punishment” history topic. Lincoln Castle was built in 1066, almost 1000 years ago,  by William the conqueror and it has witnessed some of the most dramatic events in England’s history; from battles, to prison escapes, there is so much to learn about history inside its walls. The children got to learn about the prison, the most common punishments at the time and even about the life of some of the people that stayed there. It was a very dynamic and hands on learning experience!

As part of PSHE, some children at Hartsholme Academy have taken part in “wellbeing” sessions where they have been able to explore themes around building resilience, empathy and kindness; Learning a variety of coping skills, reflecting on how other people support their wellbeing, and how they can support theirs and thinking about other people’s needs and experiences.
They also drew their own “web of connections”: important people in our lives that can help us and those who we can also help.
In Geography, Year 5 have been learning about Northings and Eastings, and drew their own grids using chalk to plot and locate objects using a 6 figure grid reference system.