Another week jam-packed with learning has taken place this week at Penshurst. Amongst it all, below is a small selection to whet your appetite. 

Year 1 and 2 have had a great time learning about body parts in French and Spanish respectively and singing songs to help this knowledge stick.  

Year 3 learned all about botany in their Science lessons as they explored the parts of a plant this week.   

Year 4 have been getting creative and experimental with oil pastels in Art.  

Year 5 have continued to love Reading Plus online and are excited about the improvements in their fluency. 

Year 6 are excited to have started a new and exciting book – Wonder (I can highly recommend) – this week, and have been discussing the author’s choice of language. 

In addition to all of this, the Gardening Club have been busy bees weeding and planting vegetables. We are hoping for a bumper crop this year! 

To get a better insight into some of the exciting learning, please head over to X (formerly Twitter) to see more! 

We have noticed that some learners in the dining hall are taking a couple of bites of their main meal and then moving straight onto their pudding, or not eating very much of their packed lunch as they are keen to get outside. Obviously, if we see them, we ensure they have eaten adequately, but we cannot monitor every child. If you suspect that your child could possibly be one of the learners who is keen to play rather than eat, please could you remind them of the need to re-fuel for their afternoons. Thank you for your support. 

Reminder 

A reminder that on Wednesday 24 April, we will be holding our PFA bingo night. Please come along for a fun evening, aimed at raising funds for the Year 2 trip to Woldies Lavender Farm. Thank you for all of your support. 

Have a great weekend. See you next week! 

Message from Mr Groak, Headteacher, Hessle Academy 

I would like to thank all parents/carers of pupils in Year 6 for their support during the past week following the decision that pupils would not be permitted to wear their hoodies in class. This decision was taken in good faith in order to ensure that all children were fully focused on the next few weeks of their education and I am pleased that pupils have shown great maturity in accepting this decision, even though it has disappointed them.  

I have held several conversations with pupils including a meeting with four pupils chosen to represent their year group and I was impressed by their maturity and the way in which they put their views across. We managed to ‘disagree agreeably’. I committed to reviewing this decision, in consultation with staff and pupils following the SATs. 

I accept the criticism that this decision could have been communicated more clearly both to pupils and parents/carers and will fully take that on board and apologise for any upset that it caused in your household.  

Thanks again for your support and dialogue. 

Mrs Preston

Head of School