Hornton Primary School

This morning we had a reflective assembly celebrating the life of HM Queen Elizabeth II. We talked about how we may feel sad but ended with watching a short clip from Paddington Bear to share her role as Grandmother to us all.

Just a quick note to say welcome back everyone to what will be another fabulous year at Hornton Primary School. The children are settling into their new routines really well with lots of laughter echoing through the walls!

It's great to be back, from us all at HPS x

Happy Easter to all our families, from all the staff at Hornton Primary School

Willow Class Reports
Well done all! The effort and resilience has been incredible!

Hornton Primary School is closed today due to the weather conditions and implications to site safety. Teachers will be in touch. Stay safe!

Mrs H

Head over to the HPS website to check out the updates on the class pages. Willow have been working super hard on their setting descriptions of Pompeii - take a look at a few here:

http://www.horntonprimaryschool.co.uk/page/?title=Willow+Class&pid=112&action=saved

Willow Class

Here’s a selection of Rowan class French versions of ‘Thats not my…’ books which they have worked hard on in last weeks French lesson. Well done they are wonderful!

We will be collecting chocolate selection boxes this week, starting tomorrow - there will be a box by the main school door if you would like to make a donation 🍫

Willow Class & Rowan Class
How beautiful are these Poppy paintings?
Well done 😍

18-24 Dec Book now for best availability

1- Take a walk out out into the woods on a leaf safari- there are so many different shapes, sizes and colours. See how many different types you can find, and then see if you can find two identical leaves.
2- In the story little leaf meets a Jay bird, have you ever seen a jay bird? They love monkey nuts and are sure to visit your garden if you buy some and put them out on the lawn- head to the shops and buy a bag of monkey nuts for the Jays.
3- Do you think the story has a sad or happy ending? Why? Discuss this with you parents and explore how the ending may have been different.

Storytelling- Little Leafs Journey | We Be Kids Have you ever wondered where all the leaves go to when they fall from the trees? Millions and millions fall each autumn, why aren't we swimming in an ocean of leaves? In this story a young leaf finds herself on a journey into the unknown, although inquisitive she is always told to 'trust the process

Next Friday (12th November) is our day to celebrate Children in Need at school!

• We are asking the children to come to school on that day in their pyjamas or onesies for a £1 donation

• We are also holding a bake sale at 3.15pm on the same day and we’re are asking for cake / biscuit etc donations to be brought in on the morning, don’t forget some pennies to buy a treat too!

Thank you for your support!

We have booked our next used clothing collection from ‘Rags 2 Riches’ on Friday 12th November. Have a good sort out of any unwanted items that are in good condition and you’ll be helping those in need and your school. The company pay 40p per kilo and last time we raised £110!

It’s our PTA AGM tomorrow (Tuesday 2nd November) at 6.30pm, everyone is welcome so please do come along and help us to plan events and fundraising for our school. The meeting will be at school, see you there!

👉 Please share this advice to counteract all the well meaning posts asking you to leave out pumpkins for wildlife. Keep them high to ensure hedgehogs don't have access. 🦔 🎃 ❎

Our thanks to the talented Ann Ross for this design 😀

Salcey Forest an ancient woodland is not that far away in Northamptonshire, they have gruffalo spotter and orienteering trails. Sounds like lots of fun!

https://www.forestryengland.uk/salcey-forest

Salcey Forest This magnificent woodland has many miles of ancient wood banks, building remains and ancient trees. The 'druids', or veteran oaks, are rare and amazing wildlife habitats, and some of the old oaks are over 600 years old. See what you can spot on your visit to the medieval royal hunting forest. We’v...

Why not head over to Forestry England and learn all about Autumn with lots of ideas, and also a leaf watch photo competition to take part in.

https://www.forestryengland.uk/autumn

Autumn in the forest Feel good in the forest this season with an autumn colour forest walk. The sights, smells and sounds of autumn flood our forests, providing the best places to see autumn colour near you. Find an autumnal walk near you, whizz through the leaves on your bike, or take time to focus on your wellbeing wi...

A little roundup of the last few weeks of forest school…..Can you spot bog baby?

Have a go at a little leaf art!

Just wanted to send a reminder about our activities for next week! There is an email coming out tomorrow with information too.

Monday 18th October - Autumn vegetable model competition!
Children can make anything they like from fruits and veggies and bring it to school on Monday morning with £1 ready for judging!

Monday to Thursday - Harvest Food bank collection.
We are accepting items every morning at drop off. Please be as generous as you can with canned goods for the Banbury Food Bank

W I L L O W C L A S S
We've nearly completed our timelines of the Stone Age!

Don’t forget our PTA meeting this coming Thursday after school!
It’s a great opportunity to get involved and share ideas for activities and fundraising for our school and our children. We are meeting in Oak class (Year 1 and 2 classroom) at the bottom of the playground at 3.30pm, children are welcome too - see you there!

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