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Teignmouth Learning Community Football Champions – 15/01/2020
16/01/2020
Yesterday, a team of 8 footballers went to TCS to compete in the annual learning community football tournament. Out of 7 games, they won 6 and drew 1, conceding no goals along the way. They demonstrated all of our school learning values, with all of them putting in 100% effort, which made them a group […]...[]
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Future musicians!
10/12/2019
Cherry class have been working really hard over the Autumn term learning to play the plastic trombones. The children were so proud of their achievements that they invited their parents in for a full performance to see their progress. The class performed amazingly!! The parents were then invited to have a go…… it’s not as […]...[]
Read moreYear 3 Scrumdiddlyumptious Celebration Event
Year 3 have been working really hard on their fantastic learning journey “SCRUMDIDDLYUMPTIOUS”. All the children were invited to their celebration event with a special golden ticket inside a chocolate bar wrapper. The year group (including the teachers) then came dressed as their favourite characters from the class reading book ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’, to […]...[]
Read moreThe ‘Compass for Life’ Journey
25/11/2019
At Hazeldown, we are extremely passionate about supporting our pupils to achieve anything they want in their later lives. After working alongside Floyd Woodrow, who is an internationally known, motivational leader, we were inspired to use his ‘Compass for Life’ theory to help our children plan their journeys towards their ‘North Star.’ Thank you to […]...[]
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Year 6 Netballers – 20.11.19
20/11/2019
Tonight, a team of year 6’s took part in a netball tournament at TCS. They played brilliantly as a team, with lots of communication and collaboration. The team played six games altogether, jointly winning their group. Overall, they finished 4th after a very close semi final and then only missing out on third place by […]...[]
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The Lunchtime Training Team 18.11.19
18/11/2019
Today, some of our year six children started their new roles as part of ‘the lunchtime training team.’ They sat with the younger pupils, modelling the importance of table manners and supported them to follow the rules and routines during lunchtime. In addition to this, they helped our lunchtime staff to serve the meals and […]...[]
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The first ‘Always Club’ of 2019-2020
01/11/2019
Congratulations to the children who were chosen by their teachers as our ‘Always Pupils’ for the first half term of the academic year! The children were chosen because they are role-models to others; they always do the right thing at the right time and they always put maximum effort into their work. They have been […]...[]
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A Heartfelt Thanks!
10/10/2019
Thank you for all your donations to help with the upkeep of the defibrillator and we were also able to make a donation to the British Heart Foundation. In total we raised a whopping £335.10. ...[]
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Year 3 River Visit 20.9.19
20/09/2019
This morning, Year 3 visited a river to see all the features they have been learning about in school. The children took part in a variety of activities to further their growing knowledge of rivers. The activities included: kick sampling to find creatures that live in the river; taking water and soil samples for further […]...[]
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Year 3 Compass for Life Celebration Event 06.09.19
06/09/2019
This week the whole school have been focusing on their Super North Stars. The children have worked extremely hard on mapping out their future aspirations. These have included their values, strengths, the team around them and magnets (barriers to achieving their goal). This has also been linked to Growth Mindset and Inspirational Maths. ...[]
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After School Club Party 18.7.19
19/07/2019
Yesterday afternoon, the children who attend our after-school club were treated with a stunning, Alice in Wonderland- themed tea party! Thank you to Mrs Heal for her incredible effort and creativity to organise this wonderful event; our pupils absolutely loved it! ...[]
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Fly away! 05/07/2019
05/07/2019
Today Year 3 said goodbye to the butterflies we have been looking after for the past four weeks. When they arrived they were caterpillars, just 8mm long. We fed them and watched them grow until they were ready to become cocoons. In total, five of our cocoons hatched and today we released our five Painted […]...[]
Read moreForest School – 28/06/19
28/06/2019
Year Three have had a fantastic time over the last two days taking part in Forest School activities on our wonderful school field. We have hunted for treasure, played hide and seek, learnt about fire safety, lit a fire and baked damper bread and smores! How lucky we are to have these wonderful school grounds […]...[]
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Year 6 Speed Check
24/06/2019
On Friday, a selection of Year 6 children were able to take part in a fantastic opportunity: a school speed check with two local police officers. Katie and Fynn have outlined what they had to do below: “When we did the speed check there were two police officers. One of the police officers had a […]...[]
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Sports Week Results
17/06/2019
After a brilliant Sports Week, we can now announce the final results. 4th place – Blue Team with 933 points 3rd place – Red Team with 945 points 2nd place – Yellow Team with 962 points And the winners, with 1003 points, are… THE GREEN TEAM Congratulations to the Green Team and to everyone that […]...[]
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Thank you!, Pond, 17.6.19
An enormous thank you to everyone who came along to help with the construction of the pond on Saturday. We couldn’t have done it with out you. Here are some photos of the amazing team. One of our old pupils, whose now at secondary school, also came back to lend us a hand. One of […]...[]
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Hazeldown Sports Day – 5th June 2019
06/06/2019
The whole school had a fantastic day yesterday! The children showed lots of resilience to get to the finish line in their individual races. They also showed that they could work well in a team when they took part in the team events. Well done to every child who took part! Also, a big thank […]...[]
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KS2 Gymnastics Competition 4.6.19
04/06/2019
As part of sports week, 28 pupils from each of the KS2 year groups represented their team in a gymnastic competition. They had to perform a sequence which consisted of a range of elements including forward rolls, cartwheels and a number of balances. In addition to this, they performed a vault. All individuals scores were […]...[]
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Kicking off Sports Week – 3.6.2019
To start off Hazeldown’s sport week, the whole school took part in wake up, shake up. We were all able to show off our dance moves! Further to this, Years 3 and 5 took part in ultimate frisbee sessions and Years 4 and 6 took part in lacrosse sessions. The children were able to learn […]...[]
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SATs Week and Bacon Sandwiches
16/05/2019
Year 6 pupils have completed their SATs week! We are incredibly proud of all the children’s positive, resilient attitude which they consistently demonstrated throughout the week. A big thank you goes out to Booker Wholesale (who provided the children with Bacon for the week) and to Morrisons Supermarket (for supplying the rolls). Eating bacon rolls […]...[]
Read moreFoundation-New Arrivals 9/5/19
09/05/2019
Look at our new arrivals! We have been watching all the developments and another chick has hatched this morning. It was all soggy when it first hatched, but it is starting to dry and look fluffy!...[]
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The Leap of Faith! 04/04/19
04/04/2019
At Grenville House this afternoon, in slightly damp circumstances, 13 of our Year 6 children faced their fears, attempted – and in most cases took – the leap of faith! Very proud of their resilience and team work!...[]
Read moreYear 6 Residential Day 4
Pupils continued to overcome fears and surpass their expectations- achieving things they never thought they could. There were lots of happy faces and memorable quotes including: ‘It feels so good to be alive’ Lexi ‘I am so entertained’ Lauren ‘I thought I wouldn’t like this activity but it turned out to be my favourite’ Oliver...[]
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Day 4 at Grenville House – 04/04/19
The rain failed to dampen our spirits today – after collaborating together to build a sea-worthy raft we took to the water to test our handiwork!...[]
Read moreGrenville House – Day 3 continued!
03/04/2019
SUP or KUP? On the choppy waters of a breezy harbour it was more a case of Kneel Up Paddleboarding than Stand Up Paddleboarding! Lots of fun though – and lots of people got wet!...[]
Read moreGrenville House – Day 3!
The adventures continue… After a busy morning abseiling, caving, SUP and orienteering, the groups are off once again – more orienteering and SUP with some coasteering thrown in for good measure! It’s all go here!...[]
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Year 6 Residential Day 2
02/04/2019
The hailstorms, rough seas and cold winds did not stop our resilient year 6s from coasteering, canoeing and climbing the high ropes! We were incredibly proud of the children for overcoming their fears and giving new things a go! #growthmindset One lucky group managed to avoid the weather as they were deep underground, crawling through […]...[]
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Year 6 Residential Day One
01/04/2019
Year 6 arrived in sunny Brixham today! After making their own beds (which proved challenging for some) and unpacking their cases, the children took part in a variety of activities. Some groups enjoyed the glorious sunshine whilst paddle-boarding around the harbour; others ventured to Buckfastleigh to go caving and some children abseiled down the 80 […]...[]
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Holly Class Music Festival 21.3.19
25/03/2019
On Thursday 21st March, Holly class worked with sixth form students from TCS to create a musical performance to showcase to parents and other schools. The children sang, played guitars, ukuleles, drums and pianos, giving them an opportunity to display their musical talents to a sold-out audience during the evening show. Well done to everyone […]...[]
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Congratulations to Year 5 Mathematicians! 18.3.19
18/03/2019
Congratulations to our 5 mathematicians who took part in an inter-schools maths competition today. The children, from both Year 5 classes, were up against 3 other schools to solve a range of maths problems in a set time. The children represented their school amazingly well and triumphed over their competitors by a convincing 12 points! […]...[]
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World Book Day! 07/03/19
07/03/2019
Hazeldown School have enjoyed dressing up for World Book Day! Do you like our costumes?...[]
Read moreYear 1 and 2 – Fire, Fire, Fire, Fire!!!!! 11.02.19
11/02/2019
Year 1 and Year 2 had an exciting afternoon as we re-enacted the Great Fire of London. We took all our amazing models and set them up on the playground like a London street. We sang “London’s Burning” as a four part round. We then watched as our model London caught fire from a small […]...[]
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Exeter City Football Tournament 24.1.19
25/01/2019
Yesterday, a team of year 6 children competed in a football tournament organised by Exeter City FC. Schools from all over Devon competed- so the standard was very impressive! After a challenging group stage, Hazeldown went through to the knockout stages of the tournament. A nerve-racking penalty shootout went in Hazeldown’s favour- meaning we progressed […]...[]
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Team 2 Viking Celebration Day!
21/12/2018
This term, children in Years 3 and 4 have been learning all about vikings. They have learnt about where the vikings came from, how they travelled, what they wore and much more! We had a fantastic celebration event which showcased all of the spectacular work the children have completed. Thank you to all of the […]...[]
Read moreMagnificent Willow Lantern Procession KS1 26.11.18
26/11/2018
Teignmouth town centre was lit up with all of our wonderful willow lanterns on Saturday 24.11.18. Despite the weather, the turn-out for the parade was amazing. Thank you so much to all the families that joined us on Saturday. All the hard work whilst making the lanterns was rewarded with a brilliant spectacle of glowing […]...[]
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Year 3/4 Tag Rugby Runners Up – 21.11.18
23/11/2018
A team of year 3/4 children headed down to TCS for a tag rugby tournament. After winning both of their first two games, they were then through to the final round to decide first, second and third place. After a couple of close games, Hazeldown finished 2nd in the tournament, which means they are now […]...[]
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Team 2 celebrate with a teddy bear’s picnic
18/11/2018
To finish the end of our learning journey ” Into The Woods” Year 3 and 4 organised a Teddy Bear’s picnic. In particular, Cherry Class made teddy bear biscuits, then wrote up the recipe to consolidate their new learning on instructional texts. They then played games such as Pass the Paddington and Pin The Nose […]...[]
Read moreYear 1 Maple Class at TCS for the KS1 Aesthetics Festival. 14.11.18
14/11/2018
Maple class had a wonderful morning at TCS for the KS1 Aesthetics festival. All are children were treated to a wonderful dance demonstration by the year 9 Dance students. We were then divided into groups and our children were taught various skills, movements and routines by the students. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed it and the dance […]...[]
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Year 6 Tag Rugby – 7.11.18
12/11/2018
Last Wednesday, a team of year 6 children headed down to TCS for a Tag rugby tournament, hosted by the TCS learning community – competing against many other schools in the area. The team collaborated and showed lots of resilience during their games – finishing in a very respectable 7th at the end of the […]...[]
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Poppy Wreath making in Palm Class 7.11.18
07/11/2018
Palm class enjoyed a class assembly today about Remembrance Day. We made our very own poppies and wreath to mark 100 years since the war finished. I’m sure you will agree it looks fabulous! Well done Palm Class! ...[]
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Pre-school/Nursery Survey
01/11/2018
Hazeldown School are in the very early stages of putting plans together to start a pre-school/nursery on site, which is an exciting development for the school and an area we have been keen to move in to for some time. Changes in provision in the local area mean we have now been given the go-ahead […]...[]
Read moreReading, Reading, Reading! 05/10/18
05/10/2018
Congratulations to Bonsai Class who are our most accurate quizzers at Hazeldown this week, with 88% accuracy in their quizzing! Who will be in the lead next week? ...[]
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Year 6 Holes trip – 4.10.18
04/10/2018
Today, year 6 experienced what it was like to be a juvenile prisoner at Camp Green Lake. After being introduced to Holes over the last few weeks, the children had to get into the role of the characters (children who are sent to a camp instead of prison and treated unfairly) and dig holes as […]...[]
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Year 2 – Occombe Farm trip
01/10/2018
Year 2 enjoyed a wonderful day at Occombe Farm today in the glorious sunshine, visiting the farm animals, seeing different birds and making delicious pizzas. We hope the children have shared their yummy pizza’s with you and that you have enjoyed hearing about all the fabulous antics from today. Thank you to everyone who could […]...[]
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The Climbing Wall Challenge
12/09/2018
Over the past 2 days, all of the children in the school, from years 1 to 6, have challenged themselves to climb as high as they can – ascending up a large mobile climbing wall. This has been a hook to our new whole school learning journey ‘My Compass for Life’ which reinforces our school […]...[]
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Year 6 Inflatable Fun! 9.7.18
10/07/2018
Yesterday, the year 6 children enjoyed a day of fun- playing on inflatables and eating sausage and chips for lunch. This was a consequence of the profit they made from their apprentice challenge....[]
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Soccer Aid – Amount raised
25/06/2018
Thankyou to everybody that donated towards raising money for UNICEF through Soccer Aid at the end of Sports Week. As a school, we raised £256. ...[]
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Year 5 Bikeability 22.6.18
23/06/2018
Congratulations to all of Year 5, who have taken part in bike ability. They have all passed their Level 1 and most have passed their Level 2! The scheme aims to give children experience and understanding of how to keep themselves safe when riding on the road....[]
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Year 5 and 6 – Evacuee Day – 14.6.18
14/06/2018
Today the children got to experience being an evacuee! Starting off in Teignmouth, they waved goodbye to their parents and made their way to Paignton. After a short stop, they then boarded the steam train to Kingswear. On arrival, they were met by Billeting Officer Cooke, who lead them to the Kingswear Village hall. The […]...[]
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