Key Stage 1 have walked up to Tankersley Church ready to be part of the Christingle service held by Cannon Keith Hale. During the service we lit our Christingles and sang “Away In a Manger”

Thank you for such a great turn out at the KS2 Maths meeting, it was fantastic to see so many parents there to help support their children’s learning at home. Don’t forget all the resources are available on the website. Hope you all found it useful and it wasn’t too…

http://www.barnsley-chronicle.co.uk/mobile/news/article/7250/urchins-back-railway-in-tv-poll Follow this link to read the Barnsley Chronicle article about our Y1 trip to Elsecar railway. We think that the photo captures how well the children portrayed the role of young mining children. “The youngsters showed up in period dress at the steam railway, demonstrating their support for a…

As ever it has been a very busy week at Hoyland Common Primary School. Y1pupils had a great day at Elsecar Heritage Centre, dressed up as Victorian Children riding and finding out about the steam trains that are there. Keep an eye out for them on ITV on Monday on…

It has been another busy week at Hoyland Common Primary School, this week has been assessment week and I have been incredibly impressed with the effort of every child in relation to their assessments. I am really looking forward to seeing the progress they have made. Children in Year 6…

Today’s attendance is a fantastic 99% for the school! Well done every body!

Lest We Forget – three words renown across most countries to show our remembrance of those who have fought, and those who have died fighting for freedom. Today, Remembrance Sunday, Hoyland Common Primary presented a wreath  in the Hoyland Remembrance march. We were represented by some school council members however we were…

Welcome back and I hope you had an enjoyable half term. We have really hit the ground running at Hoyland Common this week and it has been a busy week as ever. The Fire Service have been in to speak about fire safety with years 2 and 4 and the…

Well it is the final day of what has been a very long half term but a very successful one. It has been great to see children engaged and enjoying such a wide range of learning opportunities and seeing some of the fantastic outcomes they have produced from mystery stories,…

Once again thank you to all the parents who attended our Year 2 SATS meetings. It was great to see so many of you. We hope the meetings were useful and answered your questions. If you couldn’t attend or if you have any more questions feel free to pop in…