Wow what an afternoon! Today we had our year 3/4 phase auditions for Honiton’s Got Talent. We saw so much talent such as: dancing, singing, comedy sketches and a mime performance. Well done everyone! 

When you are 5 years old and feeling mighty proud of your independent learning.

Year 4 spent a wonderful afternoon in the woods today - here are some photographs! 

We saw great teamwork when playing games, some kitchen cooking skills and some heavy duty digging. 

The Race for Life is fast approaching (Friday 1^st July)! 

We will be sending out a reminder next week regarding the event itself and what the children will need to wear.

Here is a reminder regarding the sponsorships:

Please ensure all sponsors are given in cash as we will collate all of the donations and then submit a school cheque to the Race for Life charity. 

In terms of collecting sponsorship, this needs to be in school by Friday 24th June. All sponsorship money should be in a named, labelled envelope or bag and must be handed to your child’s teacher or directly to the office. Please also ensure that you return your child’s sponsorship form with your donations as this will enable the charity to claim for gift aid.

As you can see from the information from our original letter, we did hope to have all sponsors in school by tomorrow. Please try your best to collect your donations and bring them in tomorrow. We do appreciate, though, that things take longer than anticipated so as a final deadline, we really do need ALL sponsors in school by Friday 1^st July. 

Thank you so much, 

Miss Sansom, Mrs Ayres and Mr Watson 

This morning, Year 5 put both their mathematical skills and their explanation skills to the test. We had to explain to our robots (our partners!!) how to multiply mixed numbers by whole numbers. We soon found that it was trickier than it seemed and that clear instructions were key! 

This was a great way to collaborate and to deepen our understanding.

Wow - what fun we have had at Barton Hall this week! Our year 6 children embraced the adventure, faced numerous challenges head-on, conquered their fears time and time again, persevered until they reached success, collaborated together brilliantly during both day and evening activities, and sang until they became hoarse .... we are so proud of you all, thank you for an amazing time! Now, it’s time for a rest! 😉

It is wonderful to listen children in play as they explore concepts, use imaginary language to pretend, retell stories, and gather friends to celebrate their successes! Great communication and language skills 🙂

Year 5 enjoyed learning about Egypt this afternoon. They used atlases to explore the human and physical geography of the country.

Between the 1st of July and the 31st of August, Doodle are running two exciting Summer Challenges — the DoodleMaths Challenge and DoodleEnglish Challenge!

Both Challenges are designed to encourage a few minutes of daily Doodling, helping to top up your child’s learning and prepare them for the next school year.

Best of all, the children can earn a FREE pin badge and certificate by taking part! 

How to take part:

Create a parent account or link an existing parent account to your child’s school account. To find out how, please visit help.doodlelearning.com and search ‘how to link account’.

1. Create or link your account from the 1st of July, visit parents.doodlelearning.com and press 'Register for the Challenge' next to your child’s name for one or both challenges.

2. Then, encourage your child to earn 750 stars (or 600 if they were born on or after 01/09/14) and achieve a 14-day streak in DoodleMaths and/or DoodleEnglish before the 31st of August.

3. Once they’ve reached their target, you’ll be able to claim their reward by visiting parents.doodlelearning.com and pressing 'Claim Reward' before midnight on the 31st of August.