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Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Boston United Football Club Stadium Visit

  Mon 18 Oct 2021

  Last Wednesday, eight girls had a fantastic opportunity to visit the new stadium, home to Boston United Football Club, in a Boston and District wide initiative to get girls active and into football! Please see the attached leaflet for information on getting involved!

  

• Professor Jonathan Van Tam Returns to Hawthorn Tree

  Tue 12 Oct 2021

  On the 1st October we were so pleased to be able to welcome Professor Jonathan Van Tam back to our school. Being an ex-Hawthorn Tree pupil this was a trip down memory lane and wonderful for our pupils to say hello.

   

  He began the morning by opening the brand new outdoor area which has been completed by Newby Leisure, for the Reception children at the school. Local businesses including Cropleys Suzuki, James Dyson, Gleeson Homes and Skinners Ice Cream kindly made donations towards the cost and were invited to attend the opening.

   

  Professor Van Tam visited the classrooms to talk to the children about his experiences as a child at the school, telling the Year 2 children some stories about Larry the cat who lives at Downing Street with the prime minister.

   

  He also kindly held a class assembly for our Year 4 & 5 children with an interesting Q&A session and at the end of this presented Mrs. Orrey her 20 year service award!

   

  Michelle Palmer said: "It was an absolute pleasure and privilege to have Professor Jonathan Van Tam visit our school. He has really helped our children to see the importance of having aspirations and following their dreams."

  

• Professor Johnathan Van Tam.

  Mon 20 Sep 2021

  Professor Johnathan Van Tam, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, will be opening our Early Years area on 1^st October and then talking to our Year 4 and Year 5 pupils. As an ex-Hawthorn Tree pupil, we are very excited to see him here.

• Gleeson Homes

  Mon 20 Sep 2021

  On Tuesday afternoon, September 21st, our Reception children received a cheque from Gleeson Homes for their outdoor area. Mrs Wright had written to several neighbouring companies asking for donations to purchase resources for the new outdoor area designed and built by Newbyleisure. Hawthorn Tree Primary School are grateful to the local businesses for their donations. Gleeson Homes presented a cheque for £500. The school children gratefully received the cheque and Mrs Herring is looking forward to purchasing learning resources for the children. Gleeson Homes have also agreed Hawthorn Tree Primary School can visit their site to enhance the children’s experiences on health and safety, how homes are designed and built and inspire the children in careers in the future; both in the building trade and engineering . This will be a great experience and opportunity for children at Hawthorn Tree Primary School.

  

• Challenge Partners Review

  Fri 09 Jul 2021

  Our school is part of Challenge Partners. This is a national initiative that supports the school with curriculum professional development and school improvement. This initiative enables staff to visit schools and be inspired by what schools are focusing on nationally. It enables our team to learn new ideas and ensure our school can reach its' full potential on behalf of our children and school community. In addition to this Challenge Partners conducts a yearly review in our school. On Wednesday 23rd June - Friday 25th June 2021, a team of five reviewers came to our school to conduct a review. The lead reviewer was Mr Busby (a lead reviewer for Challenge Partners and an experienced Ofsted inspector). Mr Busby enclosed the report in an email to me and wrote, "I hope you feel the report celebrates the fabulous work that you and your team are doing at your school. It is a long time since I left a school feeling so inspired by what I had seen. Thank you for sharing with me the great work that is taking place at Hawthorn Tree."

   

  The team spoke to our children and parents, observed the children learning throughout the three days, they looked through school documentation, the children's books and interviewed leaders at all levels. It was a thorough collaborative inspection of our practice in our school.

   

  The reviewers were impressed by the school's caring community ethos, the way the whole team inspired children to learn, they were in admiration of the pastoral care and were impressed with the quality of learning throughout our school and how much learning had been achieved despite the challenges of the pandemic. The review team were impressed with the quality of remote teaching and the amount of care taken to support and teach our children through challenging times. They were impressed with how all leaders of all levels ensured the children were receiving a quality of education in a range of subjects. The team were inspired by how the school has maintained provision for sport, music and the arts despite the restrictions of the pandemic. These were a few of the quotes the review team captured from our children;

   

  Year 2 pupil

  My favourite lesson is writing. My teachers help me to be a better writer. They help me choose books to read. I feel very happy here.

   

  Year 1 pupil

  Our school is a happy place - I love to learn here-and I have friends.

   

  Year 5 pupil

  All the teachers are nice here. They are good at explaining things.

  Reviewer: Use three words to describe Hawthorn Tree School

  Pupil: Fun! Interesting to learn, exciting.

   

  Year 6 pupil

  In school we have the freedom to have a laugh with friends, my friends are my family I pick for myself. School is always a safe place. I have a good time and learn what I need to. The teachers push us to our limits, they find out what our proper mathematical substance is.

   

  Year 4 pupil

  Teachers make our lessons fun. Sometimes they use different voices. It's like a film but with learning in it. That is why I love this school.

   

  We are incredibly proud of the following report from the Challenge Partner Review Team. It celebrates the hard work of the whole staff team and our children in a school, "Where everybody is somebody."

   

  Link: Challenge Partners Report

   

  Mrs Y Kadar & Mr C Brady (Acting Head Teachers)

• Arts Ambassadors Competition - Summer Term

  Tue 20 Apr 2021

  The Arts Ambassadors have chosen the next theme for their competition. They would like you to create a Disney themed picture. This could be drawn, painted, digital art or collage, it's up to you. The Arts Ambassadors look forward to seeing your entries.

   

  Please return these to school by Thursday 8th July for judging. Prizes will be given out the following week.

   

  Have a magical time,

  The Arts Ambassadors

• Arts Ambassadors Stop Motion Lego Film Competition

  Wed 31 Mar 2021
  The Arts Ambassadors competition this term has been a Stop Motion Lego film. Thanks to those who entered, the winners were Maggie in Year 2, Kailan in Year 3 and Thomas in Year 3. Well done! You can view their films in our video resource centre here.

• Red Nose Day

  Mon 22 Mar 2021
  On Friday 19th March, children came dressed to school as their favourite superhero or in non-uniform to raise money for Comic Relief. We raised £340.56 - thank you! See below photos from the day.

  

• World Book Day

  Thu 04 Mar 2021
  To celebrate World Book Day this year, the children watched a storytelling performance of Arabian Nights given by professional storyteller Alia Alzougbi. The children learning in school and at home also dressed up as their favourite book characters for the day. They included Ninja Turtles, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Belle, Elsa and many more! Every child will receive a £1 book token when they return to school next week.

  

• PE at HOME is here!

  Mon 08 Feb 2021

  Your child participates in real PE lessons when in school to develop their Fundamental Movement Skills and important life skills such as personal, social, cognitive and creative skills.

   

  Our school has home learning support through real PE at home where children can continue to be active through fun games and activities on their own and also with a sibling, parent, guardian or other family member.

   

  We would like you to use this platform for your Timetabled PE lessons at home, given to you by your class teachers. Your class teachers will let you know which theme, challenge or activity to have a go at each week for your PE lesson.

   

  You have already received your login details in your learning pack, if you have lost your details, please email enquiries@hawthorn-tree.lincs.sch.uk

   

  Visit: real.jasmineactive.com/login

   

  Click here to view more information including a short video on how to use real PE at home. It is great fun and will really support your Childs learning through PE!

   

  We hope you enjoy exploring real PE at home and have fun playing the games and activities.