Haxby Road Primary Academy

A big thank you to the Music Education Group from York University for providing a fabulous boomwhackers workshop for Gillygate and Fossgate this week. Everyone had lots of fun learning about tempo, dynamics and pitch.

In choir this week, we had fun using glockenspiels to accompany one of our songs.

For World Book Day, Year 1 went to Waterstones to collect their free books. On the way, we spotted some of York’s Snooks from the character trail! 📕

This week, Micklegate and Stonegate were working on singing a song whilst clapping various opposing rhythms. They did a great job!

Reception had a busy stay and play session this week to show our parents how we can write in the areas! Thank you to all those who could attend!

This week in enrichment we have made beef burgers and vegetable burgers.

This week in enrichment we have made 3 different variations of the family favourite cottage pie including a vegan and vegetarian versions.

Year 1 Ousegate have been creating artwork this week in the style of our artist Kamau ‘Cartoon’ Joseph. Look at their amazing vibrant colours, patterns and shapes.

This week, we had a visit from the Fire Service who taught us all about how to keep safe in a fire and how they help. The children even got to use the hose and sit in the engine!

Micklegate and Stonegate have been learning to use the bow on their string instruments. They practised finding the best position to place the bow on the strings and produce a smooth sound.

This week, the ukulele players in Fossgate have been learning a new fingerpicking pattern to accompany their song. Fishergate enjoyed singing ‘Sally Go Round the Sun’ and hitting the drum on the ‘boom’ at the end. Gillygate have been working hard on their recorders and are learning to play a piece with the notes A and B. They can follow the phrases of the piece carefully and are good at starting and stopping together.

Today, Reception loved having a visit from a Police Officer who taught us how she helps others and works to keep people safe. The children got to explore her equipment, ask questions and spent the afternoon creating pictures and writing about the police force!

Upper KS2 had their first go on the string instruments. They played violins, violas and cellos and started with pizzicato (plucking the strings) to play their 1st note, D.

The Haxby Road Primary Academy Orchestra is featured on the fabulous York Music Hub Christmas Tree. Visit the York Minster Christmas Tree Festival from 2nd December to 5th January to scan a QR code and listen to them play one of their Christmas carols.

"The York Music Hub Christmas Tree is up! 🎄

Thank you all so much for your FANTASTIC recordings! Decorating the tree with such wonderful music has been so much fun! 🎶

You can find our tree within the Chapter House of

from 2nd December the 5th January 2024."

Hi all,

Years 3 and 4 are holding a cake/bun sale next Thursday 26th October 2023, to raise money to adopt an animal, as part of our Cs the day learning. This half term, we are focusing on C for Care.

The sale will take place during morning break.

Any cakes or buns would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you

Reception enjoyed exploring the past last week! We learnt how photographs were in black and white so the children used oil pastels to make their own black and white drawings of things from the past!

Some action shots from the last few weeks of cook school!

Please see below for information regarding the EYFS open evening.

Fossgate have enjoyed learning to play their 1st tunes on the ukulele and this week, Gillygate have been learning to play their 1st note, B, on the recorder.

Year 4 and 3 had a fantastic day at the York Food and Drink Festival!

Two pushchair’s have been left in the pushchair chair shed around near Tiny Steps, one for over a year and one for the past few months. If they look familiar, please can they be collected as they are taking up space.

Appeal - If you have any spare children's clothing ages 2,3,4,5 years (both genders) which you no longer need, donations to Tiny Steps would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!