Author Archives: Mrs Hulse

Year 5 STEM day at Arnewood School

On Monday 29th June, the Year 5 pupils travelled to Arnewood School for the annual STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) day.  What activities did they take part in?  What did they learn?  What did they enjoy the most?  How … Continue reading

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An amazing week at Little Canada!

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Our bags are packed, just about, and we’re enjoying our last activities –  climbing, zip wire and the Matrix! The Year 5 children have been wonderful ambassadors for Hordle and have demonstrated all of our superhero qualities of risk taking, … Continue reading

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Year 5s at Little Canada

The Year 5s have settled in really well and are enjoying their first full day of activities. After an early start (a very early start for some!!) the children have been quad biking and problem solving. This replaced our original … Continue reading

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Upper Juniors World War II Entry Point

This morning, the Upper Junior children arrived in school dressed as World War II evacuees with their satchels and suitcases of essential items, name labels and gas mask boxes.  They looked amazing! The evacuees were gathered in the school hall where they … Continue reading

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Debate: Hosting the Commonwealth games is a waste of money.

Some of the Upper Junior children were involved in a debate as to whether hosting the Commonwealth games is a waste of money. What do you think?

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Year 5 Australian Animal poetry

This week, the Year 5 pupils have been writing poems about Australian animals using figurative language (eg simile, metaphor, personification). Can you guess what creature they are describing?!

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Year 5 Maths Outdoors!

This week we took advantage of the fabulous weather and went out into the school grounds for our Maths lessons.  We carried out investigations and put many of our Mathematical skills to the test when carrying out a variety of … Continue reading

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Kangaroos and Didgeridoos Topic – Year 5 homework

What a fantastic start to our new topic!  Take a look at some of the fabulous models and artwork created by the Year 5 pupils during their Easter holiday.  From the beautifully painted boomerangs and didgeridoos to models of Uluru … Continue reading

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Team Hulse Potion Poems!

Team Hulse have produced some excellent poems this week based on ‘The Witches Chant’ from Shakespeare’s Macbeth.  Here are some of them!

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Maths Logic Problems

The Lower Juniors have been having a go at solving some logic problems in their Big Problem work.  This week their homework task is to solve a new problem but also to have a go at posting some problems of … Continue reading

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