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Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.
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Year 6 Buddies enjoy some reading together
Mon 20 Jan 2025It was lovely to see our Year 6 children reading with their Reception buddies over the last two weeks. The Year 6 children will also be going out at lunchtimes to play games with their buddy - lots of fun to be had together over the Spring Term.
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SANTA DASH
Wed 11 Dec 2024On Wednesday 11th December 2024, we enjoyed our whole school Santa Dash. All children and staff joined on the playground at 2:00pm to run around the playground in their festive jumpers and hats. The Christmas music was playing and we had a very special visitor – SANTA.
This was a lovely event for the children and staff to get into the festive spirit and we hope the children enjoyed the event. There were a lot of smiles on faces and some red cheeks by the end of the run so it seems they did.
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Dance Displays
Tue 10 Dec 2024This week, we were delighted by four stunning dance performances from our talented Year 3 and Year 4 children. These performances showcased the dedication and teamwork the children have put into their learning this half term.
Here are some reflections from the students: "I was nervous at first, with butterflies in my stomach, but once I started dancing, it was so much fun!" "I didn’t think I’d remember all the motifs, but I did, and I felt so proud of myself!" "This was my first time performing in front of an audience, and it felt magical!"
A huge congratulations to all our dancers for captivating us with their performances this week!
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Rock Steady Concert
Tue 03 Dec 2024On Tuesday 3rd December 2024, we were very excited to host our Christmas Rock Steady Concert. The children performed wonderfully. They were so enthusiastic when performing and played so well as a band. It was great to see such an array of instruments being played including guitars, keyboard, drums and singing. Some of the children have not been playing for very long and performed with such confidence that we were all extremely impressed. Well done to all the children for their hard work to reach this point and thank you to all the family members that came to support.
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School Trip to the Art’s Theatre Sunday 1st December
Sun 01 Dec 2024On Sunday, I had the pleasure of taking 24 Year 5/6 Dance Club members to see Cinderella at the Arts Theatre in Cambridge. One of our talented dancers, Connie, had successfully auditioned to be part of the production. The moment she stepped onto the stage, our entire school erupted in cheers, supporting her through every scene. Her performance was flawless and full of confidence, and we couldn’t be prouder of her. Connie, we are all excited to see what you will achieve in the future!
To our delight, Cinders even gave a special shout-out to the HIBP dancers in the audience, calling us VIPs, which led to an enthusiastic cheer from everyone.
It was such a joy to spend the afternoon with such a polite and well-behaved group of children. This trip wouldn’t have been possible without the amazing parent helpers who joined us — you truly were my dream team. A huge thank you to all the parents who supported this exciting theatre outing!
Mrs Norman
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KS2 Brook Book Bonanza
Tue 26 Nov 2024On Tuesday 26th Nov, we hosted our second Brook, Book, Bonanza for our KS2 children and families.
The event was a great success and we hope the children enjoyed having a hot chocolate while sharing books with their friends and listening to some stories read by the teachers.
Thank you to all those people that came along to support the event and thank you to the teacher for getting their pyjamas on and helping promote reading for pleasure.
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Brook Book Bonanza Reading Event for EYFS and KS1
Wed 20 Nov 2024On Wednesday 20th November, we hosted the HIBPS Brook Book Bonanza event for EYFS and KS1 children and families. The event consisted of children (and some adults) dressed in their pyjamas enjoying a hot chocolate and, most importantly, enjoying books together. In addition, some of our lovely teachers read the children some stories.
It was a wonderful event and lovely to see books making people smile and interact.
Thank you to all the families who attended the event.
We are looking forward to hosting our second event on Tuesday 26th November for KS2 families. Please come along if you can.
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Cross Country Running Event at Wimpole Estate
Wed 20 Nov 2024On Wednesday 21st November 2024, a group of 49 children attended a cross-country running event at Wimpole Estate organised by the South Cambs School Sports Partnership.
The event consisted of eight races. There was a girls and a boys race for years 3 ,4, 5 and 6 and each race was 2km long with around 200 children running in each race.
The setting was beautiful and we had perfect conditions as it wasn’t too cold and the sun was shining.
Every single child that took part ran amazingly well and gave their everything. We were very proud of them as all of our children came well within the first half of runners and many of the children in the top 10.
Special mentions to Nicholas Walker (7th), Leah Haswell (7th), Dominic Martin (2nd), Eira Eagling (3rd), Lily Walton (7th), Bethan Clarke (8th), Anna Thompson (5th), Catherine Sampson (8th), Leo Martin (4th), Zac Morley (6th), Jemima Butcher (3rd), Suki Hathorn (5th).
Then a very special mention to Helena Eaves who managed to run half of the way with only one shoe and still managed to come 9th. When her shoe came off she did not even flinch and continued to the end with just a soggy sock. Well done Helena!
In additional to individual medals for the children who came in the top three, which were awarded on the day, there is a combined team award for the Year 5/6 races and for the Year 3/4 races. Every child’s finishing positions are added together and the school with the lowest number in Year 3/4 and Year 5/6 will be the winners.
I am so pleased to tell you that we WON the Year 5/6 team award (the runners up were Histon Park school) and we came RUNNERS UP in the Year 3/4 team award (the winners were Histon Park School). What a fantastic achievement. Well done to all the children for this brilliant, combined effort.
Thank you to all the children for being amazing and thank you to our parents/carers for helping transport the children to and from the event.
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Girl's Football Tournament
Wed 23 Oct 2024On Wednesday 23th October 2024, we joined 15 other teams from South Cambridgeshire for the 1st round of the National competition for Year 5/6 girls. We were in a league of 4 with Gamlingay, Elsworth and Monkfield. We started with a 0-0 draw against a strong Gamlingay team, the 2nd game against Elsworth saw a fantastic hat trick from Bethany and one from Jemima saw us win 4-0, we followed this up with a goal from Molly and an own goal against Monkfield meaning we topped our group on goal difference.
After lunch we joined the 3 other group winners Milton, Cottenham and Trumpington Park to compete for the 2 places in the next round. We started with a 0-0 draw against Trumpington and then conceded our 1st goals of the day losing 3-0 to a very strong Milton team meaning our last game against Cottenham would decide who joined Milton in the next round. The girls produced their best performance of the day winning 4-1 with 2 goals each from Molly and Jemima securing our place in the next round.
Well done to all the girls Bethany, Dorothy, Jessica, Camille, Jemima, Ellie W, Emilia, Alice, Molly and Brooke.
Also, a big thankyou to the parents for their help transporting and supporting.
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Author Visit - Rhian Tracey
Thu 17 Oct 2024On Thursday this week, the children had the pleasure of hosting novelist Rhian Tracey, author of I, Spy: A Bletchley Park Mystery. Rhian shared her inspiration for the novel and provided valuable historical context about Bletchley Park, enriching the students' comprehension of the various roles involved in World War II efforts.
Rhian ran a whole school assembly for children from Year 2 to Year 6 and then did workshops for the classes in Year 5 and 6.
In the workshops, the students were given the opportunity to ask her questions. Rhian offered several insightful writing tips, including the importance of engaging the five senses to enrich writing content, utilising images of the settings they are writing about, and the benefits of writing outdoors to stimulate sensory descriptions. She encouraged students to write in the locations they are describing to enhance their descriptive skills.
We are excited to incorporate this inspiration into our English work and look forward to sharing our Year 6 writing pieces with Rhian, who is also keen to see and share the work produced by our pupils. This opportunity for the children to share their completed work with an author will provide them with a purpose for their writing which is the central starting point of any piece of work.
The children thoroughly enjoyed the visit and took a lot from it to inspire them. It was an enjoyable day for children and adults alike.
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