Starting tomorrow, on the 7th December, there will now be a Junior Parkrun held at Locke Park every Sunday. This is a free 2km fun run for children aged 4-14. All you need do is register at-  http://www.parkrun.org.uk/register/   then print of a barcode and turn up at the cafe…

It has been another fantastic week at Hoyland Common Primary School. The start of the week saw a theatre company visit KS2 pupils and they did a fantastic performance of all things Christmassy. On Wednesday the pupils in Y1 and Y2 thoroughly enjoyed their visit to the Pantomime at Birdwell…

All of year5/6 have today been taking part in the WW1 Junior Chef Workshop, a part of the prize won by Poppy Robinson for her WW1 remembrance poster design. All of the pupils have been getting hands on with their ingredients and made their very own war cake. Learning lots…

Today years 1 & 2 went to see Dick Whittington at the Academy Theatre. Everyone had a brilliant time, the actors told jokes, squirted us with water and dressed up in really silly costumes. What did you enjoy most? Was the Dick Whittington story in the pantomime the same as…

Once again it has been a busy week at HCPS, practice for the Nativity and KS1 Christmas Performances are well underway and coming together nicely. Y3/4 Pupils have been designing the packaging for the products they are selling at the Christmas fair next week and Y5/6 pupils have also finished…

After finding out that our school might be losing the MUGA’s and field to a small business development being proposed by the local council. Class 10 are eager to gather some more information so that they can try and persuade the planning chairman involved to not go through with the…

Today Canon Hale came into school to conduct our Christingle service. He was impressed that we knew so much about the different parts of the Christingle! He said prayers with us and then we lit our Christingles and sang Christmas songs. What did you enjoy most? What kind thing did…

This week we have made our own Christingle. We found out about the meaning of all the parts of the Christingle.

Today we have been making our Christingles ready for Wednesday when Canon Hale from Tankersley church is coming to school to do our Christingle service. We found out all about the meaning of the different parts of the Christingle. Can you remember what each part represented?

Good luck to those taking part in the second of the South Yorkshire Indoor Series this Sunday.  Please remember your competition number and pins. http://www.sycaa.co.uk/uploads/87/6b/876b5ea5070e11781e3aca0d1be958de/eventoutlineF2.pdf Find a timetable of events on the above link.