Wow what an amazing experience for the children who qualified for the F1 in Schools Primary Class Regional Finals. They had the ...
We've done it again!!! We have achieved the Wakefield Schools Health and Well-Being Charter mark for the third consecutive year!!! The Charter ...
Pupil leaders visited Badsworth CE J&I School for a meeting to share initiatives in order to support further development of each other's ...
PCSO Vicki Jackson, our Safer Schools Officer, visited us today to work with our youngest children from Nursery to Year 2. She ...
Our school recognises the value of playtime for children. We are entering the second year of the OPAL ‘Outdoor Play and Learning’ ...
A number of pupils have attended a Multi Skills Festival at Minsthorpe Community College taking part in a variety of fun, fundamental ...
The cane was back at the Howard School – but thankfully only briefly as we all enjoyed a journey through time, celebrating ...
It has been wonderful to welcome our families into school this morning and for such a fantastic cause too! We have been ...
We are very pleased to share with you that our fundraising has enabled our partner school to enter the digital world, improving ...
It is with deep sadness that we reflect on the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. She was not only our ...
Our new ‘Howard Family Library’ located at the school entrance contains a range of literature that has been selected to signpost any ...
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Wow... we are so pleased. What a wonderful way to end a very successful year. Throughout this academic year, we have been ...
We are extremely proud of our Year 6 children who were exceptional in their production of The Sherwood Hoodies this evening. The ...
We have been exploring different expressions of the Christian faith and have invited various leaders from other Christian denominations into our worships ...
Year 5 had a great time in Northumberland during their residential visit. They graduated in their broomstick flying training from the Howard ...
Year 6 had an excellent day out competing in the Collaboration Cup. They played extremely well and learnt a lot. Well done ...
You may remember that the School Council took part in the recent Children’s Parliament following on from last years world record breaking ...
The children in Year 3 have embraced their roles as global citizens by carrying out a litter pick in the local area ...
Working with and learning from... Bega Kwa Bega (Should to Shoulder) It has been wonderful to be in communication with our partner ...
Year 3 visited the Discovery Centre in Leeds. In the morning they took part in an Ancient Egyptian workshop where they were ...
What a wonderful day we had on Friday! The children enjoyed their house sports competition in the morning competing in a variety ...
Year 1 and 4 visited the Yorkshire Wildlife Park last week. They enjoyed seeing a variety of animals and really impressed the ...
In our school DT lessons, we design for a wide range of specific users, but imagine being in a classroom with no ...
We have had a very informative update from our friends in Tanzania. It is lovely to hear from our partner school Mshikamano ...
West Yorkshire Safeguarding Week took place during the last week. Organised by the Wakefield Safeguarding Children Partnership, Safeguarding Adults Board, and the ...
Year Two visited RSPB Old Moor today to investigate habitats as part of their work in science. They had great fun pond ...
Well done to Reception and Year 1 who led their class worships this week. The children did an excellent job sharing their ...
Year 3 took part in Wakefield Music Services first ever ‘Big Strum’ today at Wakefield Cathedral where the children had the opportunity ...
Year 4 visited Ackworth School on Thursday to take part in the “Concert for Ukraine” which featured choirs from the local primary ...
We are very proud of our School Council children who have now started to use their developed leadership skills to undertake their ...
On the 6th February this year, Her Majesty became the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee 1952-2022, marking 70 years ...
Children across school demonstrated their courage and leadership skills with boundless enthusiasm last week. They led worship on Tuesday sharing the work ...
Key Stage 1 have been busy exploring today! This morning, Year 1 went on a walk in the local area looking for ...
Wow! Year 3 and 4 did a wonderful, heart warming interpretation of the Easter story during their production this morning at St ...
What a delightful afternoon!!! Thank you to everyone who attended the Easter Bonnet Parade and the Great Egg Race and to those ...
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Famous author of The Egg stories, M.P Robertson, has visited school to work with the children through an assembly and illustration workshops ...
Funny is Power! Generosity is our value this half term. Through Red Nose Day, we are helping people live free from poverty ...
Class 2 visited Rhyddings Farm today where Mrs Thorpe helped them to learn exactly why Ackworth is such a successful area to ...
Today I received an update on our partner school from Canon Arthur, the Education Officer in the Diocese of Mara. He confirmed ...
We hope the children enjoyed their World Book Day dressed as their favourite book characters. Lots of activities were undertaken including a ...
All of us will have been watching the terrible events taking place in Ukraine over this last couple of weeks and our ...
Year 2 travelled back in time to 1854 with Florence Nightingale as they learnt about the dreadful conditions in the hospital at ...
20 children from Year 6 took part in the British Dodgeball competition on Thursday. They had a fantastic day and did really ...
Year 4 had a wonderful time on Friday visiting the Jorvik and DIG centre. They were able to apply their prior learning ...
What a lovely way to finish a busy half term! Well done and thank you to the children for a delightful carol ...
It has been wonderful to see such great support for the children during their Christmas productions this week and we are so ...
Our Howard Ambassadors responded to Hemsworth Food Pantry's Christmas appeal by supporting them to help local families in need have the best ...
Amazing Christmas pantomime this evening. The children were thoroughly entertained by our friends at M&M Theatrical Productions and their interpretation of Sleeping ...