Highnam Academy

Inspiring Everyone to Shine

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Year 2 have been exploring the book The Day the Crayons Quit and today received a letter from the chairs in their classroom, who have quit. They’ve got to try and persuade the chairs to come back by writing their own letters!

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Well done to this fabulous football team who won the match against Hartpury today! ⚽️

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It was a pleasure to welcome Mr Dean to lead our collective worship this morning. He spoke about how we are all part of @PrimaryQuEST and helped us to reflect on what it means to flourish together through life.

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It's been a wonderfully festive day at Highnam! Christmas dinners, #ChristmasJumperDay in support of @savechildrenuk and a fantastic PTA disco for key stage 2 to top it all off🎄🕺🏽

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Our wonderful reception, year 1 and 2 children shone brightly in this year’s Nativity performance! Their confidence, joy and enthusiasm brought the Christmas story to life. Well done to everyone involved 🌟

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During discovery time, year 2 enjoyed using story stones to write and illustrate their own stories 📚

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A big thank you to our PTA for organising today’s Christmas event! It was wonderful to see so many of you join us, enjoying a mulled wine and mince pie. The crafts and goodies made by the children were fantastic and proved to be very popular 🎄

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Year 2 did some fantastic learning in their discovery time today!

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Year One had a wonderful time learning about the Antarctic Explorer Edward Wilson at @TheWilsonChelt yesterday, we even had snowy weather to match! They enjoyed fantastic workshops, a museum scavenger hunt and playing in the beautiful cafe area.

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What a surprise to have snow in November! The children certainly made the most of this during playtime today ❄️☃️

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Year 3 enjoyed Forest School today, making Stone Age drying racks, tools and shelters.

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It’s been fantastic to welcome Pudsey and Blush into our school today ahead of @BBCCiN tomorrow!

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Skipping in the sunshine! Both children and staff have been getting involved in skipping at lunch play this week ☀️

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@mazevansauthor Our Year 5 class were very upset that you were unable to make it to their workshop at Cheltenham Literature Festival last Tuesday, so have been busy writing letters to you! We hope you enjoy reading them!
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Well done to our fabulous netball team for winning 7-1 in their match today! An excellent game of netball by both teams!

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Year 3 and year 6 had their turn today at the Cheltenham Literature Festival. The children loved meeting more inspiring authors. A big thank you to our amazing PTA for helping to make this experience possible!

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We had a great day at Cheltenham Literature Festival yesterday! A huge thank you to @edgechristopher for a fantastic workshop📚

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Thrilled to see our talented children proudly reading their incredible writing at the Cheltenham Literature Festival. What an inspiring experience! 🌟

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Year 1 and 2 had such a wonderful day at the Cheltenham Literature Festival today! @cheltfestivals

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Some of our year 5 pupils took time to read stories to the younger children during lunchtime, fostering a love of reading and building friendships across year groups. 📚