WANTED

Any parents with musical or dance talents who would be willing to come into school to support us during arts week, week beginning 3rd June 2013 please see FS staff. We look forward to hearing from you all!! We are also collecting resources i.e. wool, corks, bottle tops, lace and…

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Governors findings from the Parent Questionnaire

HCPS – Parent Questionnaire    The Governors would like to say a very big thank you to everyone for their responses and comments following this year’s Parent Questionnaire. Overall we are delighted to report that in excess of 95% of responses confirmed that the school is providing not only an…

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What an amazing assembly!

Today Hoyland Common Primary School pupils developed a description of what pupils who attend the school should act, look and behave like. Resilient, hardworking, independent, kind and caring, where just a few of the words that we came up with! Even more pleasing was the fact that every single pupil…

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Football Tournament

On Wednesday, Hoyland Common Primary hosted a local football competition. It was great to meet the pupils and teachers from Jump, Greenfields, West Meadows and Springwood. In a close fought competition Hoyland Common managed to reach the final and then dramatically win the event 2-1 with a late goal from…

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A musical extravaganza!

Today we were lucky enough to be visited ‘Folk Ensemble’, a local band made up of Barnsley music teachers and students. We listened to a range of old songs and sea shanties from all over the UK – and we even got to get involved!

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Train to teach