SATS Week

It has been an incredibly busy week at Hoyland Common Primary School this week, Children in Y6 and Y2 have been completing the End of Key stage SATs tests. I can honestly say I have never seen a year group apply themselves so well as the Year 6 pupils have…

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Well done to our Y6!

So proud of all our Y6 pupils. You’ve stayed positive and given it your all. Making the most of this opportunity to show what you’re capable of. Just remember you are all so much more than a test result… Enjoy the rest of your fun year. You’ve earned it!  …

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Day 2 of SATs.

Somehow the year 6 managed to come in to school in an even more positive attitude than yesterday. It seemed that they were hungrier too as we got through a lot more toast. But once again it must have done its job as I’ve never seen our school’s pupils enter…

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Amazing Animals!

We had a visit from some unusual nocturnal creatures today – Tallulah the tarantula, Rochelle the hissing cockroach, Bobby the tree frog, Shaun the corn snake and Milo the hedgehog. They were really interesting and we found out how they adapted to being awake at night.

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Nocturnal Animals

What an amazing day we’ve had!  Zoo lab came to visit and they brought lots of unusual nocturnal animals. We got to touch a Corn Snake, a tarantula, an Australian Tree Frog and a Madagascan Hedgehog.   What amazing facts can you remember?  Which was your favourite animal? Why?

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The run up to SATS….

It has been another fantastic week at Hoyland Common Primary School, children in Y2 have started their SATs and it has been wonderful to see how hard they have worked and how confident and proud they are of their efforts. It has been the final week of teaching and boosters…

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Freddie Fit, Fencing and Fun

It has been another busy week at Hoyland Common Primary School and learning continues to be more and more fun. Year 1 and 2 Pupils have enjoyed their ‘being healthy and fit’ sessions with Freddie Fit whilst KS2 have continued their preparations for the ‘Even coal shimmers’ project choreographing dance…

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