Christmas Sing Song 19th Dec 2024
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Ancient Greek workshop for year 6 13th Dec 2024
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On Friday 13th December, Adam from Historic Workshops came into school to work alongside Year 6 children and delivered a workshop on ancient Greece. This supplemented the unit that Year 6 have studied this term. The workshop included a range of activities, including battle formations, ancient Greek writing, city states, and more. The children found the workshop extremely exciting and informative and it was a fantastic way to bring their learning to life.

Reading Superstars 9th Dec 2024
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Well done to all of these pupils, who have been reading at home regularly. They were all given a book for their efforts!

Stone Age workshop for year 3 6th Dec 2024
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Year 3 enjoyed a Stone Age workshop where they were able to take part in a variety of stone age activities. During the day they found out about the various tribes that lived in different periods in the Stone Age, made Stone Age Tools, created their own cave paintings and learnt about archery.

Jack And The Beanstalk pantomime 6th Dec 2024
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Christmas Fayre 4th Dec 2024
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Nursery Snowman workshop 3rd Dec 2024
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On Tuesday 3rd December, the Nursery parents attended the Snowman workshop. The parents were able to find out about the topic for this half term and the children were given a snowman project to complete at home. All children performed the ‘Snowflake song’, ‘Twinkle Twinkle little star’ and ‘We wish you a Merry Christmas’ beautifully. The Nursery children and parents enjoyed refreshments in the conservatory.

Christmas Doors 1st Dec 2024
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To kickstart the festive season, every class decorated their door for Christmas!

Fencing Tournament 1st Dec 2024
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Shaw Hill Primary School Fencing Team competed in a team competition at RGS Worcester on Sunday 1st December. Competing in the under 10s category, it was the team’s first tournament experience, their first time using electronic scoring equipment and their first competition against fencers from other schools and clubs.

Anti-Bullying week sharing assembly 29th Nov 2024
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Nursery CBSO workshop 8th Nov 2024
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On Friday 8th November the Nursery children took part in a musical adventure as Helen (who played the cello) and Bryony (who played the violin) told a beautiful tale by Oliver Jeffers called ‘The Way Back Home'. The children listened to the story which was told through different voices, songs, rhythms, beats and actions. The children thoroughly enjoyed this workshop.

Poppy Appeal 4th Nov 2024
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To help raise money for the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal, the Junior Leadership Team sold poppies during playtimes in the run up to Remembrance Day.

Black History Month Celebration assembly 25th Oct 2024
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On Friday 25th October, the whole school came together for an assembly to find out what each year group did for Black History Month. Some pupils were brave enough to explain what they did in front of the whole school!

Harvest Collection 23rd Oct 2024
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Thank you to everyone who donated food items to our Harvest Collection. These were gratefully received by Birmingham City Mission and will be distributed to those in need.

Reading Superstars! 21st Oct 2024
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These Reading Superstars have been rewarded for all of their reading at home. Each child received a book for their hard work. Well done!

Merit Assembly: Behaviour 14th Oct 2024
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Well done to all of these pupils who have been awarded a merit for their excellent behaviour around school!

Nursery Toy Day 30th Sep 2024
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On Monday 30th September all the Nursery children brought in one of their favourite toys from home to show all of their friends. All of the children talked about how their toy looked, what colour it was and why it was their favourite toy. They all enjoyed sharing their toys with their friends.

Macmillan Coffee Afternoon 27th Sep 2024
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Little Dots Play Village 25th Sep 2024
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Year 5 Meet The Teacher Meeting 22nd Sep 2024
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Year 2 Meet The Teacher Meeting 20th Sep 2024
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Reception Reading Meeting 20th Sep 2024
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Year 3 Meet The Teacher Meeting 17th Sep 2024
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Merit Assembly: Numeracy 16th Sep 2024
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Well done to all of these pupils who have been awarded a merit for their excellent work in maths lessons!

Year 4 Meet The Teacher Meeting 13th Sep 2024
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Oliver Twist Theatre Production 12th Sep 2024
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Key stage 2 were delighted to be able to watch a theatre production of Oliver Twist in the Hall. Year 6 pupils were then invited to take part in a workshop, following the production.

Year 6 Meet The Teacher Meeting 12th Sep 2024
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Merit Assembly: Behaviour 9th Sep 2024
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Well done to all of these pupils who have been awarded a merit for their excellent behaviour in school!

Attendance Awards Assembly 18th Jul 2024
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To end the year, we celebrated the excellent attendance achieved by the pupils for their attendance across the year. Two prizes were awarded to two lucky winners, whose names were drawn in a raffle!

End Of Year Awards Assembly 17th Jul 2024
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To mark the end of another successful year, we awarded children from across the school for their behaviour and attitudes towards school. We also celebrated the achievements of pupils in year 2 and year 6 for their attainment in their SATs tests.

Music concert 15th Jul 2024
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The pupils in Key Stage 2 enjoyed a music concert on Monday afternoon, with music from the pupils who have attended music clubs all year. Children from years 3, 4 and 5 performed pieces on the keyboards, guitars and then finished with 3 songs by the rock band. It was enjoyed by everyone!

Sports Day Awards Assembly 15th Jul 2024
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Following a great Sports Day, we were excited to find out the winners in each event! Pupils who won 1st place, 2nd place and 3rd place, received medals and a trophy was awarded to the house with the most points! Well done to Barnfield!

World War II workshop for year 6 13th Jun 2024
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On Thursday 13th June, Year 6 enjoyed participating in a fantastic World War II workshop. The day began with storytelling of The Great War and the aftermath, before examining primary and secondary sources. The children later enjoyed activities in Morse code and secret cyphers, and finished the day being put through a rigorous 1940s workout.

Year 6 trip to Drayton Manor 11th Jun 2024
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Year 6 enjoyed a visit to Drayton Manor, where they got to experience a fun-filled day at a theme park. We carefully studied the fairground rides for our current DT topic – fairgrounds. In this topic the children will be designing and building their own fairground rides. We also got to explore different forms of advertisements and will use our experiences to support our computing unit where we will design and programme our own digital advertisements for Drayton Manor. We all had a great day: the kids loved every second of it! Well done Year 6 for another great trip!

Year 3 trip to Weston-Super-Mare 6th Jun 2024
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Year 3 had a fantastic trip to Western-Super-Mare. It was a long journey but the children were very excited. We were lucky enough to have a ride on a donkey and eat some delicious ice cream. In addition, we had some fun on the beach playing in the sand and having a picnic. The day ended with us going for a walk along the pier. It is safe to say that both the staff and the children had a wonderful day.

Reception trip to Hatton Park 24th May 2024
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On Thursday 24th May, Reception went to Hatton Country Park. The children saw lots of farm animals and pets; they explored the farm grounds and talked about the animals they saw. Children had the opportunity to feed and pet the animals; they really enjoyed petting the donkeys and guinea pigs! The tractor ride through the farm grounds, was so much fun! Reception ended the day at the super slide mania - it was amazing!

Nursery's 'The Tiger Who Came To Tea' workshop 23rd May 2024
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On Thursday 23rd May Nursery hosted a ‘Tiger Who Came To Tea’ party. The children made their own cakes and sandwiches to eat at the party after meeting the chef from the school kitchen. Parents and carers were invited to the party and everyone enjoyed the refreshments and cakes the children had made.

Year 4 Anglo-Saxon workshop 22nd May 2024
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On Wednesday 22nd May, year 4 took part in a workshop day to find out more about the Anglo-Saxons. They pretended to be archaeologists and examined the evidence to learn more about the Anglo-Saxons.

Year 1 Phonics Workshop 21st May 2024
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On Tuesday 21st May, Year 1 held a Phonics Workshop for parents. In this meeting, parents were given information about the upcoming Phonics Screening Test that their children will be taking part in during the final summer term as well as different ways that parents can support their children with their phonics over the half term holiday and the lead-up to the Phonics Screening Test. Thank you to all of the parents that attended this very important meeting.

Reading Superstars 20th May 2024
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Well done all of these pupils, who were chosen by their teachers for their fantastic improvements in reading! They all received a book prize as a reward for their hard work!

Year 3 trip to Lunt Fort 16th May 2024
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On Thursday 16th May. Year 3 visited Lunt Fort, as part of our history topic, the Romans. It was a fun packed day, as the children learnt about the Roman army and the armour that the soldiers would have worn. Furthermore, the children also had the opportunity to try on the armour, like the sword and shield. The children thoroughly enjoyed handling artefacts from the past and using their knowledge to discuss what they thought different artefacts would have been used for. Overall, we had a fantastic day learning about the Romans.

Year 5 trip to the Black Country Museum 7th May 2024
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Year 5 had a very enjoyable day, learning about the Victorian era, at the Black Country Museum. They had the opportunity to look around houses and shops of that era, as well as a trip down the mines and a visit to the school room. One of the highlights was, of course, seeing the teachers being told off by the very strict school teacher!

Year 2 trip to Twycross Zoo 3rd May 2024
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Year 2 had a fantastic day out at Twycross Zoo! The children were thrilled to see a wide variety of animals and learn about their habitats. Throughout the visit, they discovered numerous fascinating animal facts, sparking their curiosity and imagination. One of the highlights was navigating the Gruffalo Land and trying to find our way out! It was an unforgettable trip filled with education and fun!

Year 4 Viking Workshop 1st May 2024
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On Wednesday 1st May, year 4 had a Viking workshop. They became Vikings, wearing typical Viking clothing and playing Viking games. The pupils then worked as archaeologists and discovered artefacts during this period. They even learnt how to use a bow and arrow as this was used traditionally in battle.

Writing Merits 29th Apr 2024
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Well done to all of these pupils for their fantastic work and progress in writing!

First Aid workshop for year 5 26th Apr 2024
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On Friday 26th April, year 5 pupils were taught basic first aid, to support the PSHE topic. They learnt how to put someone into the recovery position, create a sling and bandage a wound, amongst much more.

Year 6 trip to Cadbury World 24th Apr 2024
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Year 6 enjoyed a visit to Cadbury World, where they learnt about the history of the Cadbury brand and its origin. As activities, Year 6 sampled Cadbury products, tempered their own chocolate and experienced the site’s 4D cinema and ride. They had a wonderful time!

Little Dots Play Village for nursery 23rd Apr 2024
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On Tuesday 22nd April, the Little Dots Play Village came to Shaw Hill Primary School. The Nursery children had the opportunity to experience a range of role play areas to explore, enjoy and discover. The children were able to relive topics and themes they had been learning about throughout their nursery year. It was the perfect day for small people with big imaginations!

Roman workshop for year 3 19th Apr 2024
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On Friday 19th April, year 3 children had a Roman Workshop. The children learnt a lot about the Romans and how they conquered different countries. We paid particular attention to what the Romans did to shape Britain to what it is today and we learnt about their powerful leaders. The children also found out about the tactics that the Roman army used, which enabled them to be so successful. The most enjoyable part of the day for the children was when we had a go at learning how to use a bow and an arrow in archery.