Hedworth Lane Primary School

Earlier this week, the whole school took part in Positive Noticing Day, a celebration all about recognising the good in ourselves and others, taking time to see and appreciate the positive qualities, efforts and talents in everyone.

The day’s goal was to encourage a culture of positive recognition and to acknowledge and appreciate the positive actions of others, helping to build kindness and connection across our school. We started by asking our pupils to reflect on moments when they had been positively noticed: How did it make you feel? What difference did it make in your life? Has anyone ever noticed a special talent of yours?

Children and staff shared thoughtful and heart warming reflections about times they felt valued, important and motivated by the kindness of others. We had planned for each child to write just one positive message, but they were so inspired and enthusiastic that they ended up writing many more! The staff were also very touched to receive many positive messages, which brought smiles to their faces. It was a joy to read the uplifting messages pupils wrote for one another and even more wonderful to see every child proudly wearing their positive notes throughout the day. We hope you enjoyed reading them, too.

A group of year 5/6 children represented Hedworth Lane at a bowling tournament. They had a fantastic morning and came away with 4th overall out of numerous schools. A special well done to Thea who achieved the highest overall  score of 124 points!

We are thrilled to annoucne that our wonderful kitchen team has been recognised with the Outstanding Achievement Award from the Local Authority! This award celebrates their exceptional dedication, creativity, and care in providing nutritious, delicious meals for our pupils every day. We are incredibly proud of their hard work and the well-deserved recognition they have received—congratulations to the whole team!

Northumbria Police recently visited our Year 5 and 6 children to discuss the importance of staying safe. They learned how to keep themselves and others safe in a range of different situations, including when out in the community and online.

We were delighted to welcome Sarah from HSBC into school this week. She delivered sessions to all pupils, developing their financial literacy.  Children in Key Stage 1 learned about the value of money with the character Hoot the Owl. Dotty the Ladybird helped them with their counting. Children in Years 3 and 4 learned how to stay healthy on a budget and  decided whether to spend their money on needs or wants. Our Year 5 and 6 children explored how easy it can be to get carried away spending money through not considering all the added extras involved in a day out. They planned a day out in teams, trying to keep to their budget. Well done to everyone and thank you to Mrs Moad for organising.

We were excited to welcome Mr Moffat from “No Outsiders” to our school this week. He delivered a short lesson with every class using a different picture book, encouraging children to think about inclusion and belonging. Make sure to ask your child what the lesson was about when they come home. The children produced some very thoughtful responses to the stories.  We will be using a range of picture books from September to augment our PSHE curriculum. If you would like further information, please contact the office and ask to speak to Mrs Wakinshaw.

We enjoyed working with partners to create some tricky yoga poses.

On Thursday, Reception walked to the post box on Hedworth Lane to post some very important letters. We looked at our route on Google Maps beforehand so we knew where we were going and looked forward to seeing some familiar places such as the church, fish and chip shop and the local shop. When we got to the post box we drew a map of everything we had seen on our way.