It has been another great week at Hoyland Common Primary School and this week we have seen some fantastic sporting efforts and achievements. With an improvement in the weather the Y6 Bike rides along the Trans-Pennine trail from Penistone to the Wetlands Centre in Manvers took place on Tuesday and…

Try out these online activities to further practice what we have been learning about fractions in maths. Finding Equivalent Fractions http://www.mathplayground.com/Triplets/Triplets.html Recognising a Decimal Equivalent. http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/decimals/DecimalModels.htm http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/fractions/FractionsToDecimals.htm Adding Fractions. http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/fractions/FruitShootFractionsAddition.htm

  http://www.mathplayground.com/Triplets/Triplets.html

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As ever it has been a very busy week at HCPS; preparations and rehearsals for the Y5/6 end of year performance of ‘Grease’ are well underway and you are definitely in for a treat, more information about tickets etc. will be with you shortly with performances during the week commencing…

It has been a crazy but fantastic week at Hoyland Common Primary School this week, as I am sure you are aware by now it is Arts week. Children have taken part in a wide range of activities under the umbrella of the arts, including dance, drama, singing, art and…

Today we visited Worsbrough Mill. The sun shone and we had a great time. The first part of the visit was spent hunting for mini beasts, we found lots of different kinds of insects. Can you remember how we identify insects? We spent the afternoon exploring the mill, it was…

Container painting? My first thoughts were containers for storing pencils, scissors maybe even plant pot holders. I was very wrong! We have been given the task of cheering up the metal storage container that Foundation Stage use to store their outdoor equipment. A bit bigger than the containers I was…