The Hub Launch
We have developed The Hub with lots of stimulating activities for the students to choose at break times in KS3 and KS4. The aim is to promote social relationships, sharing and tolerance of others.
Treetops Fun
Puffins class visited Treetops and engaged brilliantly with the local community. We received a lovey email from a member of the public commenting on how kind and considerate our students are.
Festival Day
On Wednesday 17th July we held our first festival day. In the morning students got festival ready tie dyeing t-shirts, choosing hair styles and getting their faces painted. They then visited the photo booth, danced on stage and played festival games. In the afternoon we held a Highfield has got talent show. We're very proud of students confidence and amazing talents including singing, dancing, jokes magic and Rubix cubes! Everyone had so much fun and we developed our social skills, decision making, problem solving and money skills too. We raised a fab total of £55 towards school council projects.
HIghfield Littleport Sports Day 2019
Students in the upper and lower school participated in a variety of events this morning. Such amazing sportsmanship, determination and effort from all students concerned. Even though it rained in the afternoon that didn't stop us. Plan B - adapt the school hall and corridor! Excellent support from RAF Marham personnel.
Highfield Littleport Academy receives free Premier League Kit and Equipment
Pupils attending Highfield Littleport Academy, in Cambridgeshire, will be looking to hone their footballing skills for the 2019/20 season after receiving their free Premier League Primary Stars equipment pack. Stocked full of items including Nike match footballs, training bibs and numbered and lettered floor markers, the Premier League equipment pack will aid teacher delivery of active lessons across the curriculum. The equipment pack was awarded to pupils at Highfield Littleport Academy following Yvonne Skillern’s successful application for this year’s Premier League Primary Stars Kit and Equipment Scheme, which is delivered by the Football Foundation. The scheme is part of the Premier League Primary Stars education programme which uses the appeal of Premier League and professional football clubs to inspire children at primary schools across England and Wales to learn, be active and develop important life skills. PLPrimaryStars.com offers primary school teachers free curriculum-linked resources in English, Maths, PE and PSHE, and opportunities for schools to enter competitions and access free offers like the Premier League Primary Stars Kit and Equipment scheme. Nick Perchard, Head of Community at the Premier League said: “The Premier League Primary Stars kit and equipment packs have been extremely well-received in the past and will provide a very welcome boost as we approach the end of the school year. We hope that coupled with the free downloadable online resources, we can inspire children to do their best in the classroom and on the sports field.” Yvonne Skillern, Head of School, Highfield Littleport Academy, said: “These new resources have enabled our teachers to inspire pupils through fun and engaging PE activities.” Press release from the Active Learning Trust
A Walk In London
As part of our pop up Literacy event some students in Eagles and Sparrows enjoyed the book ‘A Walk in London’. In order to experience this fully and apply their life skills they had a day trip to London. They saw all of the sights like Westminster, the London Eye and Buckingham Palace. Unfortunately they didn’t get to meet the Queen! The students benefited greatly from cultural and social experiences and were impeccably behaved on the visit.
Sensory Story Telling
Today part of our Pop Up Literacy branched out into sensory story telling. Some of our lower school students went into an immersive sensory story telling experience. All students were fascinated and explored lights, sounds and smells all linked around a story. Fantastic focus and engagement from all of the students concerned.
The Green Team
Here at Highfield Littleport we have been working hard to look after our environment. We thought of ways that we can reduce, re-use and recycle and formed our own Green Team. The Green Team are responsible for helping the whole school with our whole school eco aims. Terri has worked with the team to make small improvements already and they have put together an action plan to ensure the school recycles more and reduces its impact upon the environment. The group have already been successful in gaining the Eco-Schools Bronze award after only a few weeks. Well done everyone!
Puffins & Sparrows
Puffins and Sparrows class joined forces for the afternoon before half term. Within their learning about the local community they worked together to design a village of their own. They used a variety of different materials and created the dream village. There were lots of creative ideas and great collaborative working.
STEM Bloodhound Race for the Line
To mark National Science and Engineering Week students from Highfield Littleport and Littleport and East Cambridgeshire Academy went head to head. Students worked with STEM ambassadors to learn firstly about the laws of motion, friction and aerodynamics. They took in part in a variety of learning activities including making and testing balloon cars. They then followed some precise instructions to design and make their own rocket car. These were then raced to see which one passed the post in the quickest time. One Highfield Littleport's teams car topped 69 miles per hour to win the challenge. Students have applied their learning and haven't stopped talking about Newton's Laws of Motion ever since!
Around the World in 1 Day
Students experienced lots of different tastes and experiences from countries around the world in each class in one day. They even got to experience what it is like to be in an airport and had a virtual flight.
Super Chefs!
Students in Herons have been learning all about food safety and hygiene. They have applied this learning in the kitchen and are preparing a three course balanced meal.