Latest News
Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.
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Playground Markings
Sun 26 Feb 2023We were very excited to have Design and Lines in school installing our playground markings. The children had shared their ideas for what they thought would be best for keeping us active in school and the School Council made the final decision. We were very lucky to recieve funding from Histon Feast and from the IVC Fireworks Committee to cover the cost of these. Thank you to both!
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Panathlon Sports Competition
Sun 22 Jan 2023On Friday afternoon, a team of 8 children headed to IVC to take part in the Panathlon. The competed against 6 other schools and took part in activities such a new age kurling, parachute popcorn, skittles and slam dunk. They proudly wore our Histon Park Sports Team t-shirts kindly funded by the PTFA. The team encouraged each other, showed perseverance and worked so well as a team. They all came away with a medal and should be proud of how well they represented our school. Well done team!
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Young Voices Trip To London
Sun 22 Jan 2023Our terrific School Choir had a wonderful day at the O2 Arena on Wednesday, as part of the Young Voices 2023 event. They sang a range of songs with 8000 other children, entertaining a vast audience of parents, carers and family members who had come along to watch. It was a wonderful opportunity for our young children to sing as part of a large group and to perform in such an amazing venue. The children were also fortunate to listen to Heather Small, who sang her hit songs Proud and Movin’ On Up as part of the concert, as well as an incredibly talented violinist, beatbox group and urban dance crew. The whole event was truly inspiring and something that the children will remember for many years to come. We were so proud of them
A huge thank you to the adults who volunteered their time to accompany the children and a particularly big thank you to Miss Williams, who has spent many hours organising the trip and teaching the children the songs.
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Library Refresh!
Wed 28 Dec 2022At the end of the Autumn Term, the team from the Norfolk Children Book Centre came and overhauled our library stock. All books from around the school were bought to the library and every single book was catergorized! All our non-fiction was organised using the Dewey decimal system. They bought with them £5000 worth of new books. The library looks amazing and the children have been excited to choose new books for their book corners!
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Christmas Tree Festival
Sun 11 Dec 2022The whole school have come together to contribute to our Christmas Tree for the village Christmas Tree Festival. Our inspiration was a quote from Nelson Mandela which said " It is in our hands to create a better world for all who live in it." Thanks to Mrs Clough and Mrs Rogers for coordinating!
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Year 3/4 Big Schools Cross Country
Fri 02 Dec 202223 of our Year 3/4 children headed to the Big Schools Cross-Country at Wimpole where 23 schools took part. Miss McStea and Miss Poulter were so proud of everyone’s focus and determination. Mr Newman was there with the Brook and alternated his cheers between Brook and Park! We found out on Thursday afternoon, once all the points were added, that HIPPS came 3rd overall in the Year 3/4 races. We are SO proud of them because each person’s determination and enthusiasm helped to achieve this-well done team! Four members of the team have written a report about their involvement in the competition which you can read below.
On Wednesday 30th November, Miss Mcstea, Miss Poulter and Mrs Smith took us to Wimpole for the cross-country. We were picked by the teachers from the mini-marathon. There were two races for each year with one for boys and one for girls. Each race had 120 children in. There were over 900 children there! The race was 1 mile around Wimpole. It was a bit muddy and the grass was slippery. We saw some children fall over during the races! All of our team completed the races without getting hurt. Everybody was determined, resilient and cheered on their team mates especially when we knew it was hard for them. The team were really proud of Ataiah who came 1st in the Year 3 girls race. It was a great day but we were all really nervous especially the people who had not been before. When we got back to school, everyone was so proud of us.
Ataiah, Klara, Robin and Zoey B
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This May Help
Fri 02 Dec 2022This May Help has been created by the NHS to support parents and carers with concerns about their child’s mental health. The subjects covered on this website have been chosen by families and young people who have gone through their own mental health challenges. What helped them may also help you. The films offer advice across six main subject areas, with ten additional films offering supporting information. The films can be viewed in any order at any time. Each film has a dedicated page where you’ll also find helpful advice and links to other resources. The text for each subject is available from the downloads page. Follow this link to find out more: https://thismayhelp.me/
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Children In Need
Fri 18 Nov 2022The week has ended with Children In Need and we have loved seeing all the different spotty/Pudsey themed outfits. It is not too late to make your donation, use the link below to make your donation to our school page. At the point of writing this, we had already met our target raising over £500. Huge thanks for all your contributions!
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Year 3 and 4 Roman Day
Fri 18 Nov 2022Wow! Year 3 and 4 were lucky enough to take part in an immersive Roman Day this week. A Roman soldier called Titus visited us on Tuesday and Friday with a mission to avenge his fallen soldiers and to recruit new fighters to help him defend the Roman Empire! Our Year 3 and 4 pupils were definitely ready for the challenge and took part in soldier training - Level 1, 2 and 3. Titus taught us to: stand to attention, march, create battle formations, hold weaponry, throw javelins, attack and shout a lot of 'Ave Caesar'! The pupils even had to charge at us teachers with their wooden Gladius (sword) and Scutum (shield), which was pretty terrifying for us! Pupils also: used wax tabula to write some Roman numerals and examined real Roman coins before embossing their own. To end our day the children had to decide which two pieces of Roman army equipment they would choose as new recruits. We also had a lot of fun too!
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Anti-Bullying Week
Fri 18 Nov 2022It has been anti-bullying week this week so we launched with Odd Socks Day on Monday as a way of celebrating our differences. The children have thought carefully about what it means to be kind and to take care of each other.
