As another week draws to end, it’s time to reflect on the fantastic learning at Hoyland Common this week. I have been really impressed with the dedication and hard work that children have put into various assessment completed this week – it really does show our resilience and responsibility for…

A great start to the new half term. The week began with a firework safety talk from our community police officers. We have also had a visit from the fire service this week – who have worked with pupils in Foundation Stage, Y2 and Y4. This week also saw Y5/6…

http:// TASK: Pick up the nearest book, turn to a random page and find a simile or metaphor. Leave a comment with the title, author, page number and the simile or metaphor. E.g. The Twits by Roald Dahl, pg 15 “if you have good thoughts they will shine out of…

This morning, we heard a scream and loud crashing from the school hall. When we investigated we found something very strange. Now using the evidence we are trying to imagine what happened and who could have made the scream.       

Well we have come to the end of a long but fantastic first half term of the year. So much has already been packed in to the year and there is also so much more to come. The highlight of the final week of the half term has undoubtedly been…