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3rd Place at the Panathlon
Tue 12 Nov 2024Today, Miss Moule took a group of eight children to take part in the Panathlon at IVC. In this competition, the children took part in a carousel of eight activities including New Age Kurling, Bowling and Target Throw. In each activity, the children worked hard to earn points to contribute to our team total. It was amazing to see the children supporting and encouraging each other. They showed determination even when they found activities challenging. We achieved our best ever position coming 3rd out of 8 teams-we are so proud! We were only two points behind the winner. Well done all!
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Author Visit
Fri 18 Oct 2024On Wednesday, Rhian Tracey, author of 'I, Spy: A Bletchley Park Mystery,' came to visit us at HIPPS. She led an assembly for Years 2-6 where she talked about her new book which is being released in February. Rhian led writing workshops for our children in Year 5 and 6 who are studying the novel in class. She definitely felt that we had some budding authors! While she was here, she signed copies of the book that the children had bought in and signed our school copies too!
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Year 6 Netball
Fri 18 Oct 2024Today, some of our Year 6 children went to our first ever netball competition which took place at Cottenham Village College. We played a total of five games with all the children having the opportunity to play in every position during those games. The children performed brilliantly and improved with every game. The teamwork displayed was brilliant and we definitely had the best support with Miss Williams, Miss Anelay and Mrs Jackson all cheering on the children. Miss Williams even ended up umpiring some matches! The team demonstrated amazing skill, determination and teamwork to win four out of their five games and drawing the other. So proud!
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Year 5/6 Trip To Bletchely Park
Fri 04 Oct 2024On Thursday, Year 5 and 6 embarked on an exciting school trip to Bletchley Park as part of their History and Mathematical enrichment. During the visit, we learned about Operation Overlord and the D-Day landings, and explored the historic site where approximately 9,000 workers, many of whom were women, contributed to the war effort during World War II.
The highlight of our visit was becoming code breakers! We signed secrecy documents, pledging that “no word of mine shall betray, however slightly, the great trust placed in me.” If asked about our activities, we had to say we were doing “boring office work.” In our codes and ciphers session, we cracked codes and took on the roles of key historical figures from Bletchley Park's past. We also enjoyed a guided tour, which deepened our understanding of this iconic centre of Allied code-breaking.
The day was a fantastic experience, and we are excited to continue our learning through our text ‘I, Spy: A Bletchley Park Mystery’ by Rhian Tracey.
A huge thank you to the staff and parents and carers who volunteered to help make this incredible learning opportunity possible.
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Ofsted report
Wed 17 Jul 2024We are delighted that following our Ofsted inspection of the 25th and 26th June the school has been awarded an outstanding grade in all areas. This is testimony to the amazing staff and children we have at the school and across the trust and the fantastic support we receive from parents and carers. Please click on the 'Ofsted and performance data' tab to read more.
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Wimbledon Trip
Thu 11 Jul 2024On Wednesday, Miss Moule and Mrs Munnelly took a group of 8 Year 5 children to Wimbledon. We were lucky enough to receive tickets in the schools ballot so held our own schools ballot to select our lucky 8! They headed off bright and early, travelling through London seeing sights such as The Gherkin, The Shard and The Tower of London. Arriving at 11, they headed to Number 2 Court where they saw the ladies doubles quarter final with Coco Gauff. They then saw Brits Willis and Barnett in the mixed doubles who beat Ram and Volynets. One of Miss Moule’s oldest friends works at Wimbledon so linked the children up with the Education department who shared some interesting facts about the championships. Did you know each day 45,000 people visit Wimbledon? Also, over the course of the Championships, 2.5 million strawberries are consumed. The grass is cut every morning to 8mm high and the lines are repainted each morning! If you win Wimbledon, you won £2.35 million and if you are knocked out in round 1 you still receive £55,000! After this, they visited the museum to learn about the history of the tournament. After a quick sit on Murray Mound, they headed to the café to try some of the famous strawberries and cream. Whilst in the café, they met Judy Murray who posed for a photo with them! The children were very excited to meet the mum of the Wimbledon champ Andy Murray! To end the day, the revisited Number 2 court for the Ladies Doubles Quarter Finals! It really was a fabulous day and it was great to see the children applying their tennis knowledge from Mr Fallon’s P.E. lessons! To see more pictures from the day visit our school Facebook page! Follow to keep up to date with school new
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Kings and Queens Day
Fri 07 Jun 2024On Tuesday, Key Stage One children took part in a day where they discovered all there is to know about monarchs of the UK, including those past and present. They took part in a coronation in order to find about what happens during this royal event. In the afternoon, there was a royal banquet where children enjoyed some tasty foods! We also had a guest appearance from King Charles III who happened to be in Histon for the day!! Our court jesters kept the royal guests entertained during the banquet. The day was enjoyed by all (especially the staff!).
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Year 3/4 Football Tournament
Fri 24 May 2024Miss Moule and Miss Anelay took two teams to a football tournament in St Ives. There were ten teams who played a number of matches. Again, the girls worked so well to support and encourage each other. One team made it to the 3rd place play off match beating the other team to secure 3rd place overall! Our other school team had a very close playoff match holding to a 0-0 draw so coming join 9th overall.
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Year 5 Cross Country Success
Fri 24 May 2024Miss Moule and I were enough to accompany our Year 5 children to their first ever County Cross Country relay competition yesterday. Schools from all over the County participated with fifty teams comprising of 2 girls and 2 boys taking place in the Year 5 race and a similar number in the Year 6 race (which we will be able to enter next year!). Each child ran approximately 1200m handing over a baton to their teammate at the end of each leg.
Harry led the team off and after a very fast start from all the children running the first leg settled down in the leading group. Two thirds of the way round he took the lead which he never relinquished bringing us home 30 metres clear of his nearest rival. Imelda and Zoey then both showed amazing determination to run fantastic legs to leave Felix in 5th place when he took over for the last leg. With three hundred metres to go he was still in 5th but he showed amazing resilience and a ‘Usain Bolt like finish’ to overtake two children in the home straight as well as just managing to hold off the fast finishing team from the Brook School. A fantastic effort from all four of the children to finish a brilliant third. They received their bronze medals from none other than British gymnastic legend, world champion and Olympic bronze medallist Beth Tweddle. Both Miss Moule and I were so proud of their efforts. A huge thank you to those parents who came along and supported the team. We then cheered on our friends from HIBPS in their Year 6 race.
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Year 3/4 Arts Theatre Trip
Fri 15 Mar 2024On Wednesday, Year 3 and Year 4 went to Cambridge Arts Theatre to see The Boy In The Back of the Class. The show was a brilliant retelling of the story and the children were captivated by the story of Ahmet, a Syrian refugee. We were hugely grateful for the support of Gen S’s Mum in coordinating with Corn Exchange so we could use there as a base before the show and for our lunch time. In the afternoon, the children took part in a Scavenger Hunt to locate different Cambridge landmarks. They used maps to work out the most efficient route and also collected data linked to number of pedestrians/traffic to use as part of their Geography learning.
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