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School Council Suggestions
Pupils may have noticed a box pop up in school where they can write ideas and suggestions for their school council.
The Year 6 councillors came to Mrs Scott this week with some suggestions from the box.
There have been lots of requests for a pyjama day, many for a Year 6 climbing tree, lots of votes for non-uniform and 8 votes for...cheesecake! Haha! Keep the suggestions coming in - School Council will review and prioritise them at their next meeting.
The Year 6 councillors came to Mrs Scott this week with some suggestions from the box.
There have been lots of requests for a pyjama day, many for a Year 6 climbing tree, lots of votes for non-uniform and 8 votes for...cheesecake! Haha! Keep the suggestions coming in - School Council will review and prioritise them at their next meeting.
Year 6 pupils visit London!
Year 6 were invited to the Houses of Parliament. It was a long way to travel but a truly memorable day. We got to sit in on a live debate in the House of Commons and the House of Lords. We toured the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Hall. No photos were allowed inside and we had to go through lots of security checks which made us feel very official.
We enjoyed our lunch in the Victoria Tower gardens where we saw the Emmeline Pankhurst statue and gazed across the Thames to the London Eye and Westminster Bridge. The coach ride out of London allowed us to see Westminster Abbey, Big Ben, the WInter Wonderland, Wembley and even a few fireworks on November 5th!
We enjoyed our lunch in the Victoria Tower gardens where we saw the Emmeline Pankhurst statue and gazed across the Thames to the London Eye and Westminster Bridge. The coach ride out of London allowed us to see Westminster Abbey, Big Ben, the WInter Wonderland, Wembley and even a few fireworks on November 5th!
Harvest Festival Donations
Thank you for all of your generous donations at our Harvest Festival in church. Miss Smith dropped off a whole car load of food to Shepshed Foodbank on behalf of our school and community.
Photography Workshop
Hathern Edge
This week, William Davis Homes invited our house captains to be the VIPs for a preview of the new homes at Hathern Edge. They were able to see the designing, planning and building process right through to the interior design. Our pupils then officially cut the golden ribbon to open the show home with a tour.
Refugees by Brian Bilston
Performed by Year 6 - watch until the end.
Paramedic
Class 1 had a very exciting visit from Steve the Paramedic. We learnt about how to look after our bodies and how paramedics help to make people feel better. We learnt lots of new words such as blood pressure and stethoscope and how oxygen masks worked. We even learn about bandaging!
Fieldwork in Year 1
Class 1 had a walk around Hathern as part of our Geography fieldwork. We found lots of local land marks we recognised including school, the park, Cross street stores, 'top school', the church, library, village hall, doctors and hairdressers. We waved at several children's houses on the way round too! Great spotting everyone.
Exploring shade and tone
Outdoor learning in EYFS
EYFS have been exploring movement by creating a track for the conkers and adding water to make the conkers move quicker.
The Titanic
Year 6 have been asking, "What was the journey like for people in different classes on board The Titanic?"
They calculated statistics related to the lifeboats and measured the size of them on the playground. We know that the length of the shop was 269m and we measured this as the distance from the Pasture Lane gate to the Cross Street Surgery gate!
They calculated statistics related to the lifeboats and measured the size of them on the playground. We know that the length of the shop was 269m and we measured this as the distance from the Pasture Lane gate to the Cross Street Surgery gate!
EYFS Village Walk
Year 6 visit PGL at Boreatton Park. What a week!
Hathern Visit the Zoo!
Thank you to our fabulous FPTA for making our whole school trip to Twycross Zoo happen!
Sports Day 2025
Be Internet Legends
Our local MP, Jeevun Sandher, joined us for our online safety assembly with ParentZone.
A night under the stars...
Year 4 escaping the heat and painting 'En plein air' like Claude Monet...
Thank you to the Hathern Craft and Chat club for our new, good-quality painting resources!
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The Anchor Inn
Elaine at the Anchor Inn now has a tricky job deciding on winners for the ice cream sundae and menu competitions. Thank you for so many creative and delicious-looking entries!
***UPDATE - There were too many entries! They have been narrowed down to a few in each category - pop in and ask for a sticker to cast your vote! More info on the Facebook page for The Anchor Inn, Hathern ***
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Year 6 are ready for a night under the stars next week!
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Christenings
We enjoyed learning about christenings in church with Reverend Yorkstone. Some of the staff brought in their children's christening gifts and outfits to share too.
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Hardy's Photography Workshop
Year 6 really enjoyed their workshop with Hardy’s Photography. They learned about how photography has changed, making camera obscuras; they used professional cameras and spotlights to take their own shots; and they explored light photography, making patterned light images in a dark room. They also experimented with AI to recognise how much of what we see online has been adapted or invented in some way!
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Baking Scones in Year 1
Class 1 have been following instructions to bake scones for Mr Grinling's lunch. Next, we will write a recipe for Mrs Grinling to follow!
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Creatures Great and Small in Forest School
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Butterflies
Year 1 released the butterflies today into the spiritual garden. It was beautiful. The children's names were picked out of a hat to have the chance, if the butterflies wanted to, to hold them.
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Year 5 Pentecost Service
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Another Victory at Year 1 and 2 Athletics!
Collective Worship Club visit Leicester Cathedral
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Thank you to 'Craft and Chat'
Thank you to the ladies from the Hathern Craft and Chat group who made a generous donation of £300 to ensure that our young artists have access to the finest art materials. Just some of it is shown here - we were able to buy new watercolour paints, quality brushes, oil pastels, chalk, charcoal, clay, clay tools, fine-liner pens and cartridge paper.
Year 1 have five chrysalises!
Keep an eye out for butterfly updates.
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Beaumanor Hall
Year 4 are having a great time on residential at Beaumanor Hall.
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Rocks and Fossils!
Year 3 having a great time excavating their fossils. Noisy, messy and memorable!
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Colour Run 2
The Hathern Colour Run was a great success again this year! A massive thank you must go to our committed PTA who gave a huge amount of energy, care and time to the event.
VE Day
All classes paused to learn about Victory in Europe Day. The children who attended the Community Café in church this week enjoyed talking to people who could share their experiences of war-time.
Year 3 whipped up some carrot cookies to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day. We hope parents enjoyed them!
During World War 2, the humble carrot was a vegetable staple that was used in a plethora of recipes, including desserts. The root vegetable could be found in allotments up and down the country and remains a British staple to this day. Carrots' subtle sweet flavour made it the perfect natural sweetener and was often used in place of exotic, imported fruits. In fact, carrots were promoted during World War 2 for their health benefits, with the character of 'Doctor Carrot' being created to encourage people to consume and grow the humble vegetable.
Year 3 whipped up some carrot cookies to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day. We hope parents enjoyed them!
During World War 2, the humble carrot was a vegetable staple that was used in a plethora of recipes, including desserts. The root vegetable could be found in allotments up and down the country and remains a British staple to this day. Carrots' subtle sweet flavour made it the perfect natural sweetener and was often used in place of exotic, imported fruits. In fact, carrots were promoted during World War 2 for their health benefits, with the character of 'Doctor Carrot' being created to encourage people to consume and grow the humble vegetable.
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Easter Bonnets
We had a fun parade of bonnets before School Council voted for their winners. Thank you for all of your creative contributions. Well done to Mrs Page for winning the staff prize too - there were some strong contenders!
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Easter Bonnet Competition
School Council have been preparing Easter treat baskets as prizes for our Easter bonnet competition. Wear your bonnets on the first Monday back at school so we can see your crafty creations!
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Easter Service in Church
Year 1 and 2 had a huge crowd at their Easter Service on Thursday. Pupils led the service with readings, stories and songs. They sang beautifully and remembered an impressive amount of words to read aloud in front of a packed church. It was a lovely service to bring our community together in celebration. Happy Easter to all of our Hathern families!
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Vikings!
Year 5 had a fantastic day exploring Viking life. We looked at Viking fighting and defence; trading for rich and poor Vikings; writing with runes and games (nine man’s morris and kubb).
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Year 6 Fundraiser
There was a great turn out at Year 6's fundraiser towards their camping trip. Thank you - we will have more cakes next time. It was a sell out!
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Cross Street Gardens
Thank you for all of the generous donations to our school gardens. We now have fruit trees, raspberries, strawberries, blackcurrants, potatoes, onions, beetroot, peas, rhubarb chard and lots of flowers to nurture and grow. We have been moved by the generosity of our community.
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Warning Zone
Year 6 visited Warning Zone to find out how to keep themselves safe in lots of real-life situations.
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Year 1 Village Walk
Year one really enjoyed getting out and about exploring the human and physical features of the village. We took our clipboard to help us record our comparisons with what we have learnt about Central London on the River Thames.
Exploring refraction in science...
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Architecture
Year 5 have been sketch-booking to gather ideas for their art and design unit on architecture.
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Air Ambulance - The Big Wear it Yellow
The children have been wearing yellow in support of the Air Ambulance service and made a huge donation of £263. Thank you to Vicky for explaining what the Air Ambulance service does and how it helps so many people.
World Book Day - The Day the Crayons Quit!
What a colourful and creative day! We had a performance from the crayons (staff!), online author lessons, illustrations, crafty sessions and LOTS of reading! Children were surprised before dinner with a story during the secret teacher swap, and they enjoyed reading with pupils in other classes and outside. Lots of children took part in a 'Ready, Steady, Read' sponsored challenge and lots of free books were given away at the end of the school day. The Scholastic Book Fair will be in school next week so we can spend our £1 book tokens if we haven't already.
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Young Voices Choir
Over 60 of our pupils took part in the Young Voices concert at Birmingham Arena. It was a very long day filled with singing, dancing and smiling faces!
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Cleaning up our streets...
School Council are reminding dog-walkers to please use our streets respectfully.
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Children's Mental Health Week
This year, Children's Mental Health Week was all about 'Knowing yourself and growing yourself'. As well as lots of in-class activities, children dressed in outfits that represented themselves or made them feel unique.
School Council
Our School Council met with Mrs Scott to discuss how we can make small changes in our school to help solve the big problem of climate change. They had lots of great ideas for saving electricity, recycling, cleaning up our community and travelling in better ways. Watch this space!
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Reading for Pleasure
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Christmas Disco
Thank you to our PTA for arranging a fabulous Christmas disco!
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Merry Christmas!
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Community Cafe
Year 6 led a busy community café, raising over £200 for Macmillan. Lots of people commented on how polite they were when serving tea and LOTS of cake! Thank you for all of your baked goods and generous donations.
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Forces
In science, Year 5 pupils have been investigating which surfaces have the most friction.
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Brrr!
Foundation have been amazed by the effect of cold water on our environment. We found clever ways to break the ice. Holding it in our warm hands turned it back to water - wow!
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Egyptian day in Year 4
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Music outside!
Year 5 have been working in groups to maintain a steady pulse using a range of instruments.
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