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  • 16/06/14

    Father's Day Dinner

    On Friday 13th June, Dad's, Stepdad's, Grandad's, Uncles, Brother's, etc. were invited to join us for a Roast Dinner lunch to celebrate Father's Day. It was a fabulous event, with over 60 people attending. It was great to see everyone chatting, laughing and enjoying spending time togeth...
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  • 16/06/14

    Country Dancing Festival

    On Thursday 12th June, the Country Dancing team represented Highlees  at the Peterborough Country Dancing Festival. This is an annual event where children from across the city are invited to enjoy an evening of dance. They all had fun performing the dances that they had been l...
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  • 16/06/14

    Sleep Solutions

    We had a visitor in school last week, we talked about things to do to help us get a good nights sleep. Did you know we shouldn't play on devices like games consoles, smartphones or computers before we go to sleep as these devices wake up our brains with their bright screens which makes us active...
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  • 16/06/14

    Highlees Sports Days

    A big thank you to everyone who helped our sports days events run very smoothly. We couldn't of picked two better days of weather either. All the children had a great time taking part in the races and the clock sports. It was nice to see so many parents, carers and friends come to enjoy the day t...
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  • 11/06/14

    New News Story

    School Council visit to the Houses of Parliament What a fantastic day was had by all of the Key Stage 2, School Council members when they visited the Houses of Parliament. The children got to walk the route the Queen had taken the previous week when she attended the Houses of Parliament f...
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  • 20/05/14

    News Reporter In The Making!

    Year 5 have been learning about water. This weeks theme was flooding. Each group were challenged to find out about a flood and to write and present a news report about it. We found out about flooding all over the world and the children learnt that is can have a devastating impact on the local com...
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  • 20/05/14

    Tennis Skills Workshop

    Year 5 Giraffes were lucky enough to take part in a tennis skills workshop at Jack Hunt school on Friday 16th May. They were coached by the sports leaders. They all had a fantastic afternoon learning skills to help them improve their game. Wimbledon here we come!
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  • 19/05/14

    Year 5 Trip to Rutland Water

    On Friday 9th May Year 5 visited Rutland Water as part of their topic about water. They were investigating water as a habitat and found out about a lot of wildlife that lives at Rutland water. During the day the children went on a bug hunt, did some pond dipping and went bird watching. We even sp...
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  • 19/05/14

    Blackbird Nest

    We have a Blackbird nest in the Reception outside play area. The Blackbird has decided to build her nest in one of our water toys high up on a shelf.
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  • 16/05/14

    Hatching Chicks

    We have had 14 Chicks hatch in Reception this year, they are all doing very well. The children love having them in the classroom. The chicks have been chirped at, sang to and told stories by the children. We have had some very interesting conversations about the life cycle of a Chick...
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  • 06/05/14

    New News Story

    On Tuesday 29th April Mrs Findlay from the RHS came to school to help 5 Giraffes to plant some vegetables. We had to clear the beds before she came, it was really hard work! We have all planted some seed with Mrs Findlay and can't wait to harvest and eat our crop in July. We hope to have carrots, po...
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  • 04/04/14

    New News Story

    On Thursday 3rd April year 5 held a funfair in the hall. They designed and made all of the games themselves. We had a Coconut Shy, Tin-can Ally, 'Who can hula-hoop the longest?' and much much more! Parent and carers visited and they made over £50 to help us pay for our next school trip! Thank you to...
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