Hayfield Primary School - News and Events

Newsletter 7 - 20th October 2016

Hello Everyone I expected to see signs of jadedness and exhaustion in school today, but what I have seen is smiling teachers and happy, enthusiastic children engaged in their learning. Fantastic! I do hope, though, that everyone in school gets a good rest over the half term because the next half term, leading up to Christmas, is likely to be very busy indeed! Please do come along to our Parents’ Information Evening, 7pm on Thursday 10th November, where you will learn about our areas for improvement and development as we continue on our journey to excellence. There will be refreshments and a chance to learn about growth mindset, keeping children safe, reading, spelling and maths, and our developments in science...more

Newsletter 6 - 14th October 2016

What a busy week we are having here at Hayfield Primary! We have been plagued recently with staff and pupil illness and, as a result, it has been a challenge to get everything done! Let’s hope for a healthier end of term next week! We have just said goodbye to the last parents to have a tour of the school on our Open Morning with our super tour guides - Amy, Amelia, Alfie, Max, Zoe and Calum in Y6—who were complimented many times for being so polite, cheerful and informative. Well done, all of you. We do hope you can find time tomorrow to come along to Sustainable Hayfield’s Apple Day, which starts at 1pm and finishes around 4:30pm...more

Newsletter 5 - 7th October 2016

Hello Everyone Our children enjoyed National Poetry Day yesterday by reading, reciting and writing poems on the theme of nature and harvest, preparing well for our Harvest Service at St Matthew’s on Monday 17th at 10am. It was delightful to see them perform on the hall this afternoon. If you can, do come along to the service; the children would love to see you there. Please see note below from Mrs Horne about our collection of tins and other non-perishable foods. Anything you can donate will be much appreciated. Also yesterday, I had the pleasure of watching Mr Horton teaching Y6 children to draw a butterfly. Showing them a step-by-step technique enabled them to produce the most wonder-ful drawings—you’d be impressed! Look out for these when you come to parents’ evening next week!...more

Open Morning at Hayfield Primary - Friday 14th October 2016

We have an open morning for prospective parents on Friday 14th October, 10:00am until 11:30am. This will be an opportunity to see the children at work, to meet the Headteacher and take a tour of the school with some of our expert tour guides! A warm welcome and refreshments will be provided!

Newsletter 4 - 30th September 2016

Hello Everyone I am so proud of our children. We're encouraging everyone this term to have a can do attitude, and when I pass children in school, or during assembly, I ask them if they've had a 'yes, I can' moment this week. They always say yes, adding things like, 'I got a spelling wrong, so I tried again until I got it right' or 'I didn't understand my maths, so I asked for help, and now I understand it'. And today, ﬁve Y3/4 girls in football kits burst through my door at the end of the day, big smiles and eyes shining, all talking at once telling me they came second in the New Mills tournament in a match they've never played before. With a positive attitude and hard work, children are learning that they can achieve more than they thought! You will hear a lot more about growth mindset and resilience this year; and how we are teaching children that to achieve our best we have to work hard, and increasingly, take responsibility for their own learning - and it's well worth the eﬀort!...more

Newsletter 3 - 23rd September 2016

Hello Everyone It has been a challenging start to this new school year—both for staﬀ and children alike. Following the seismic changes to assessment this year and the raised expectations of the 2014 curriculum, like most children across the country, our Year 6 children did not perform as well as expected in some key areas of the curriculum. Children generally across the school are making expected progress but because government expectations have risen sharply, especially in maths, we need to accelerate progress in order to raise attainment in Reading, Writing and Maths so that we meet and exceed national standards. We know that this cannot happen overnight and we know that we must do this whilst ensuring staﬀ and pupil wellbeing is at the forefront of all that we do. How we are addressing this is to ensure that consistently good teaching is happening across the school, with a little more rigour and improvement in formative and summative assessment...more

Newsletter 2 - 16th September 2016

Hello Everyone Well, it’s a much chillier day today but we have been so lucky with the weather since we have returned to school. The children have been able to play on the field every lunchtime and it’s been lovely to see them enjoying the warmth and sunshine. Mrs Horne and Mrs Bennett are delighted with their lovely shiny-new reception children, who are all settling well into their new school routines. They are getting the hang of lunchtime arrangements and our Year 6 children are helping them with this. It gives us great pleasure to see these 4-5 year olds enjoying their new surroundings, learning new things and laughing with each other on the playground...more

Newsletter 1 - 9th September 2016

Hello Everyone WELCOME BACK! Hope you’ve all enjoyed the long summer break—the children have certainly enjoyed their holidays and have been full of exciting tales about the things they have done! And it’s wonder-ful to see how they’ve very quickly settled back in and are working hard! Our shiny, new Reception children have done particularly well and are being helped by Year 6 children to get to know the school and its routines, especially at lunchtime. I’m sure they were all very tired at the weekend and needed a lie-in! The staff are happy to be back and really looking forward to the year ahead at Hayfield. This year will be another busy one as we continue to develop our assessment system in order to raise standards and accelerate progress, especially in spelling, punctuation and handwriting. I am in the process of writing our school development plan, which will be based on pupil outcomes at the end of 2015-16, and I will write to you all once it is completed to tell you more about our areas for improvement this year. ...more

Newsletter 39 - 22nd July 2016

Hello Everyone The end of the year has come around so quickly. As we look forward to a much-needed and well-earned rest, it’s good to reflect on the year and what we have achieved, and what we want to do better next year. I shall be working on this over the summer and will return with renewed vigour and enthusiasm for working with the staff, governors, parents and PEGS to make 2016-17 a very happy and successful year for the children in Hayfield. More about this in September! Today we say goodbye and good luck to the children in Year 6. This will be a particularly poignant farewell for me as this is the first class I have seen progress from Reception to Year 6—it’s the same for Mrs Horne; this was her first Reception class! It has been fantastic to see every child develop, mature and achieve, especially this year in Year 6, showing that they have grown into confident, happy and well-rounded individuals, ready for the next stage of their learning journey. They have come such a long way! Good luck, all you lovely children. You have been fantastic, and we will miss you all....more

New Deputy Headteacher for Hayfield!

Following a very comprehensive and thorough interview process this week, we have a new deputy headteacher, starting our school after the half term at the end of October.

I would like to congratulate and welcome Sarah-Jayne Kenyon, who is currently teaching at St Mary’s in Glossop. She is going to make an excellent addition to our staff and support the school on its mission to achieve the very best for every child and make this school the very best it can be.