Home Farm Primary School

Underwater Dancing!

On Wednesday afternoon class 2 went to Philip Morant to rehearse and then present their “underwater dance” . They were the youngest class of children attending and Mrs Hughes had catered for the hour break by taking activities for them to complete and snacks to eat.

I have received many reports from parents and staff from other schools complimenting the children on their behaviour and performance.

This is very pleasing to hear as we all know that the children at Home Farm are outstanding in their behaviour in and around school and it is very pleasing to hear that other people judge them  maintaining this high standard of behaviour out of school.

Home Farm Writer In the Top 3%

On Thursday 8th March, Joe in Year 5 received an email to tell him that his short story, 'Soldier', had made it through to the next round of the Chris Evans' Breakfast Show competition, '500 Words'.

From 74,000 stories, Joe's story will be sent to the National Literacy Trust alongside 1999 others for the second stage of the judging process.

This is a massive achievement for Joe and we all wish him luck in the next round!

Here's a small excerpt from 'Soldier' (we will publish the full story after the competition has been fully judged):

Swimming

School swimming starts on Tuesday 1st May.  If you  have not already done so, please return the permission slip on the letter dated 30th March, and the separate information sheet regarding water confidence and competence.

Voluntary contributions should be made by +Pay on Parentmail (our preferred method) or by a cheque made payable to Home Farm Primary School.

If you need another copy of the swimming letter, please download it from the website here

Websites Galore for KS2

Looking for more websites to keep you occupied on a rainy day? Try our new selection of fun links for KS2 children.

There are six school clubs running this term.

If your child is interested and you haven't yet signed them up please get in touch with the school office as there still may be places available for some of them.

Our Sponsored Child in Uganda

Over the past few years Home Farm school children and staff have sponsored a child in a school in Uganda through the  ” Love Uganda” website. The initial connection was made and has been maintained through The Kingsland Church.

Most years Alan and Beryl Whent visit Home Farm to share with the children in assembly the academic progress of our sponsored child, who live and work in the same village as the school is situated, visit Home Farm to share with the children in assembly the academic progress of our sponsored child and the development of the school.

The  Home Farm school council organises annual fund raising specifically to support the sponsored child.

This year we were delighted to learn that Ronnie, our first sponsored child had been collected from the school in Uganda and taken to Kampala to be brought up by his mother. We were then asked to sponsor Moses, a 14 year old who has had a very difficult life. We, of course, agreed to this and will be raising funds this year to support him in school.

This is Moses!

Safe Surfing - Info for Children

You probably know much more about the internet than many parents! You know your way around and how to find things....but it still makes good sense to be careful when you're online.

Alongside all the wonderful sites you might visit, there are dangers to be aware of and knowing how to stay safe is important. If you follow some simple internet safety rules, you'l be able stay safe and still have fun!

Non-pupil day

We can now confirm that our planned

non-pupil day on 1st June will go ahead

and the school will be closed to pupils that day.  After 1 June, the final non-pupil day for 2011-12 is Monday 23rd July.