Our Year 3 bench-ballers had a fabulous time at Boldon School, taking part in the inter-school benchball tournament on Wednesday!
Our 3 teams did fantastically well and finished in 1st, 2nd and 2nd across three groups!
They represented Hedworth Lane School superbly and all involved should be very proud of their attitude, skill and behaviour. Well done superstars!
And thank you to the parent helpers who were fantastic cheering us on and supporting the trip!
Mr Armstrong
Year 5 attended their annual dodgeball tournament at Boldon School this week. Team A, B and C thrashed it out against each other and some of the other schools in our area. One of our teams even came home with a medal for all of their hard work and effort. It was great fun taking part but to come home with a medal was the icing on the cake for some of our pupils…. Well done Hedworth Lane!
Year 5 and 6 had an amazing time performing their slam poems to an audience this morning! Topics ranged from football, Halloween, friends and even fossils!
Students were scored against criteria including clear intonation, eye contact and mimes/gestures. The highest scoring poets performed again trying to elevate their performance. The audience then voted for their favourite via clapometer volume!
Our winner was Zayan with his version of ‘Chocolate Cake’ with Scarlett was our runner up with her passionate poem about all things Disney.
Pupils in Year 5 and 6 celebrated #NationalCodingWeek2025 this week by taking part in a number of challenges. We learned how to use Binary code to write our own names. Pupils commented on how impossible and tricky it looked at first but we soon got the hang of it. Then later on in the week we took part in a live workshop delivered by Barclays Digital Wings. We learned how to code using Edu Blocks and completed a series of challenges that took us by surprise. We can’t wait for our Lego League topic to start next term now so we can practice our skills even further. Well done everyone.
Today, we came together to celebrate the amazing achievements of our Year 6 leavers and the fantastic moments from across the school year. It was a joyful occasion filled with pride and applause!
Highlights included:
⚽ Football awards for both our girls’ and boys’ teams – well done to all players for your dedication and teamwork!
Recognition of our beautiful choir for showcasing their hard work and talent this year.
Reflections on the unforgettable experiences at Thurston Outdoor Education Centre, where many students embraced adventurous activities and earned certificates for their bravery and spirit as well as certificates for the Year 6 children who stayed behind and took part in our outdoor education activities too.
A very special shout out to Mrs Simpson, who has achieved the prestigious Platinum Award for the School Games Mark – an incredible recognition of our school’s commitment to sport and physical activity.
We also said a fond farewell to Mrs Chastney, who has been with us on maternity cover. We thank her for her contributions and wish her all the very best for the future!
Here’s to a fantastic year and the exciting journeys ahead for all our students and staff. Enjoy your summer everybody.
What a way to celebrate! Our Year 6s had an absolute BLAST at the Super Soaker 2025 an epic water fight to mark the end of a brilliant year. There wasn’t a dry person in sight – teachers included
Everyone got involved, everyone got drenched, and everyone had a smile on their face. It was the perfect send-off for a fantastic class of students.
Well done, Year 6 – you’ve worked hard all year and you truly deserved this treat. We’re so proud of you all!
Two teams entered the First Lego League: Discover Tournament representing Hedworth Lane this year and what a fantastic job they did too! The teams gave up some of their lunchtimes to get competition ready and thought of some excellent ideas to bring their hobbies to as wide an audience as possible using technology. The Lego Buds thought about using VR to make horse riding more accessible to all and The Shark Heads used the idea of synaesthesia to make listening to music a more sensory experience. The walked away with both ‘The Judges Choice’ and ‘The Challenge Solution’ awards on the day too. Brilliant job everyone… Very well done!
Two teams entered the First Lego League: Discover tournament this week representing Hedworth lane and what a fantastic job they did too! They have been using some of their lunchtimes to get competition ready and both teams came up with fantastic ideas to promote their hobbies using technology. The Lego Buds thought about using VR to help horse riding become more accessible to all and the Shark Heads used the idea of synaesthesia to add an extra sensory element to music. We walked away with both ‘The Judge’s Choice’ and ‘The Challenge Solution’ awards on the day too. Brilliant job Lego Leaguers.. Very well done !
Children were delighted to start their new Computing Club here at Hedworth Lane today. All sorts was going on too! We built robots using the Lego Spike kits; we coded a game using the Scratch app and even the Micro:bits came out to play. We are really looking forward to working together over the coming weeks and sharing our expertise with one another. We are also looking forward to rolling out our brand new Chromebooks to the rest of the school and being ambassadors of the technology that we have, making sure that it is always looked after and kept in good shape for everyone to use. Exciting times ahead Hedworth Laners!
JOKE ALERT What did the computer have for his lunch?
He had a mega Byte !
Lego League club have worked their socks off during Spring term to come up with an innovative idea for the FLL 2024 competition and today all of their hard work paid off ! The mission was to imagine new ways to create and communicate art across the globe and their idea of making reading accessible to all certainly delivered. We used all of the senses to re imagine the Harry Potter series where you can immerse yourself in the story. The children brought the book to life for the judges helping them to see, touch, hear. smell and even taste the story. The judges said that Hedworth Lane’s idea stood out from the rest and The Lego Hedz walked away with a well deserved trophy on the day. Huge well done everybody! You have made your school very proud 🥇
