Earlier this year, our school community supported the Sweater Knitting Machine Project in partnership with Mshikamano Primary School in Tanzania. We are ...
We were delighted to welcome Richard from Solar for Schools this morning, who worked with children across the school as part of ...
Last Tuesday, we gathered as a school family for a special Holy Communion service led by Reverend Karen. It was a meaningful ...
Our Easter celebrations were filled with creativity and joy! Highlights included the decorated egg competition, Easter Bonnet Parade, and Great Egg Race—truly ...
A privilege to accompany Year 5 today on their St Cuthbert’s pilgrimage to church. Meeting pupils from Outwood Bell Lane along the ...
What a fantastic week we had, with World Book Day as a highlight. The children enjoyed cracking codes in our book trail ...
A huge thank you to Michelle from Mini First Aid for delivering a very informative first aid recap session for Years 4 ...
Ackworth Parish Council has secured funding to deliver a series of art workshops celebrating Ackworth’s Heritage and Community. The project invites residents ...
Our Howard’s Arcade Stay and Learn sessions have now been completed, and they have been a real highlight of the term. We ...
School is buzzing with inspiration as we celebrate Big Me Day, part of our Global Citizenship focus on Justice. Children arrived dressed ...
Every parent cherishes those special milestones they look forward to experiencing with their child. One of those has to be watching your ...
Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 had a fantastic time at Leeds Playhouse today, watching Stick Man come to life on stage ...
What a magical evening! We were treated to an amazing Christmas pantomime tonight, with our fantastic friends at M&M Theatrical Productions bringing ...
Today we were delighted to welcome the Twinkl Phonics filming team, alongside their National Leader, as part of our role as a ...
Over the past week, we’ve loved welcoming parents and carers into school for our Stay and Learn sessions, which have focused on ...
Year 6 had an incredible time on their Newby Hall (PGL) residential last week, creating memories to last a lifetime. They threw ...
Nursery and Reception had a fantastic morning enjoying accessing several different role play areas and developing their speech and language skills. Thank ...
It was wonderful to come together for our Harvest Service today. The children have been reflecting on where their food comes from ...
🌿✨ Howard’s Heritage Day 2025 ✨🌿 Today we celebrated Howard’s Heritage Day, a much-loved tradition that has been part of our school’s ...
Our value next week is unity — and we certainly saw this in action today during our Macmillan Coffee Morning. A huge ...
Such a wonderful Leavers’ Service this morning at St. Cuthbert’s Church. A perfect way to bring everyone together to celebrate the journey ...
We are incredibly proud of our brilliant Year 6 pupils, who delivered a hilarious and high-energy performance of Star Warts – a ...
Children celebrated reaching the top of our behaviour totaliser with a well-earned bouncy castle / extra play reward —a testament to their ...
A little bit of magic at Alnwick Castle (Hogwarts!) kicked off Year 5’s Northumberland adventure. The children passed their broomstick flying training ...
What a fantastic day Year 2 had at Lotherton Hall! The children took part in a brilliant habitats workshop and learned all ...
🦒 Year 1 Visit Yorkshire Wildlife Park! 🐾 Year 1 had a fantastic time yesterday exploring Yorkshire Wildlife Park! They saw an ...
Year 5 and 6 Trip to the Brownlee Foundation Mini Triathlon! We are incredibly proud of our Year 5 and 6 children ...
Children across school took part in engaging RE workshops today, exploring a range of world faiths through hands-on activities and discussion. From ...
What a wonderful day we had today! The children enjoyed taking part in their house sports competition during the morning, competing in ...
Key Stage 2 enjoyed a fabulous day at the Yorkshire Agricultural Society Countryside Show, taking part in engaging workshops on nature, farming ...
This morning, our school council members delivered a fantastic celebration worship alongside Mr Walker and Danielle from Solar for Schools – ‘We ...
We are incredibly proud of Year 6 and the perseverance they showed throughout last week. They handled the SATs tests with remarkable ...
Year 5 have had a fantastic few days up-levelling their cycling skills with Cycle North’s Bikeability training. All the children achieved their ...
Last Thursday, we marked the 80th anniversary of VE Day, which commemorates the end of World War II in Europe. In school ...
This morning, we had a special assembly where we were proudly awarded our double platinum OPAL award by Ana, our OPAL mentor ...
Exciting news at Ackworth Howard! Solar for Schools met with our Key Stage 2 School Councillors (our mini project managers!) on Thursday ...
Our Easter celebrations at The Howard School were filled with creativity and joy! Highlights included the decorated egg competition, Easter Bonnet Parade ...
We did it! 🎉 The Howard School has achieved the Platinum Award for play provision for the second time following our re-assessment ...
On Friday, we supported Comic Relief by inviting children to come to school dressed in something funny in exchange for a suggested ...
This morning, we had the humbling experience of visiting Pontefract Community Kitchen and meeting the incredible volunteers who dedicate their time to ...
On Friday, a group of our children proudly represented the school at Hands Across Wakefield, a special event marking 125 years of ...
What a fantastic week we had, with the highlight being World Book Day on Thursday! The children cracked codes in our book ...
Year 5 had a fantastic day with the Barney Echo Roadshow, enjoying mindful activities. Two pupils even won a special gift for ...
A recent worship on humility coincided with an update from our friends in Tanzania. Their new national curriculum focuses on self-reliance and ...
Last week, we came together for a beautiful Holy Communion service, led by Rev. Karen. A special thank you to our communion ...
What a fantastic week it was for boosting children's mental health and wellbeing! Our Wellbeing Champions led worship, encouraging pupils to reflect ...
Last week, we were proud to host the OPAL Regional Meeting, welcoming schools from across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. As part of our ...
Last week, Year 2 led a fantastic worship, celebrating their learning with performance poetry, excellent writing, and impressive artwork. They shared their ...
Young Voices 2025 Last week, children from Key Stage 2 took part in the largest school choir in the world at Sheffield ...
Today, our school was buzzing with inspiration and excitement as we celebrated Big Me Day, part of our Global Citizenship focus on ...