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This term, Year 3 have been busy exploring the fascinating topic of Animals Including Humans in Science. Our budding biologists have been learning all about skeletons, bones, nutrition, and the […] […]

Haffydown took a fascinating step back in time when we spent the day as poor children at the British Schools Museum in Hitchin. We experienced what life was like in […] […]

This some of this half term, Haffydown have been thoroughly enjoying our English unit based on the much-loved story The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt. Through this colourful […] […]

On Tuesday 11th November the whole school walked up to the church to take part in our Remembrance service. Pupils from Year Six led the prayers and shared a bible […] […]

Danes class made a Remembrance Day wreath in their French lesson out of cornflowers (‘les bleuets’). They learnt that after World War One ‘les bleuets’ continued to grow on land […] […]

In design and technology, we worked in groups to design and make an Egyptian shaduf. These were used by the ancient Egyptians to collect water from the River Nile to […] […]

Year 4 have been bringing together their learning about states of matter in science and exploring how these link to the water cycle. Through hands-on investigations and creative diagrams, the […] […]

Today, a team of seven children from Year Five competed in a table tennis tournament at Barclay Academy. Our children showed incredible commitment and enthusiasm in preparing for the event; […] […]

We use a wide variety of construction materials both inside and outside. When we are constructing with different materials, we are practising lots of different skills. We are planning, designing, […] […]

Our RE learning this term in Danes has been all about Islam and how Muslims show commitment to their God. Each week, we’ve explored each of ‘The Five Pillar of […] […]