News & Events

At the end of March 2010, children from Reception Class to Year 6 took part in a fundraising event. They had to score a penalty goal against the West Bromwich Albion mascot, Baggie Bird.

 

 

It was a fantastic fun-filled day, with lots of cheering, shouting and goal-scoring.

 

 

Lots of sponsor money has been raised for the school and the West Bromwich Albion Foundation community programme. Thank you everyone!! 

 

 

 

On Wednesday 3rd March it was World Maths Day. Holywell Primary and Nursery School took part in an online Maths competition. Each year group participated in the challenge. The challenge included Mental Maths questions which lasted for sixty seconds.

 

They worked up through the different levels whilst playing against children from around the world. Every child took part and enjoyed playing against children on the other side of the world!

 

Mrs Penfold would like to thank all the children for practising at home and all the staff for their help. 

What an exciting term it has been for the choir, but what hard work! Way back in September, we received a CD from the Young Voices team, with an hour's worth of songs to learn. It took many hours of practice, but we did it!

 

 

On Wednesday 9th December, 36 children accompanied by Mrs Biggs, Mrs Goddard and Miss Davies sang in an amazing concert at the NIA in Birmingham. We left Holywell at 1.30pm and didn't get back until 10.30pm. It was very tiring but the most amazing experience ever.

 

 

 

We are all looking forward to listening to the CD and seeing ourselves on the DVD. Mrs Goddard would like to thank all the choir for their hard work and Miss Davies and Mrs Biggs for helping her with this huge venture.

The last week in November 2009 has seen the children in Key Stage 2 taking part in a second House of Fun week. The curriculum-enriching activities have included music, design technology,art and dance. The theme this year has been "Wattage", as this is linked in with the aims of our Eco-committee. In year 3 music, the children were encouraged to re-write a well-known song and think of their own chorus. Year 4 children created an animal or cartoon character and slogan which would encourage people to turn off unwanted lights. In year 5, the children created their own townscapes with lights that matched their house colours. Finally in year 6, the children created their own dances to the song "Flash" by Queen.

 

 

The highlight of the week was Friday, when the House Captains stepped up to the mark to test their knowledge in University Challenge. This was followed by the judging of live performances of each house's entry in the dance and music competitions, and the awarding of prizes for the art and design entries.

 

All the children and staff have thoroughly enjoyed the week and are looking forward to House of Fun 3. Congratulations to Elm who are the overall winners this year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mrs Penfold, Year 6 class Teacher, took part in a 100 mile race in the Himalayas over October half-term, to raise money for Mencap. The race lasted five days and she had to run up mountains, up to 12,000 feet! Thankfully, she completed the challenge and was ready for the Year 6 residential trip to Red Ridge in Wales with her class when she returned!

 

 

The staff and children at Holywell helped Mrs Penfold to raise money by taking part in a sponsorship activity called Millions of Miles for Mencap. They had to cover as many miles as they could in one week. This involved skipping, walking and running around the school field with Mr. Harrigan at lunchtime.

 

 

Mrs Penfold would like to say a big THANK YOU to everyone who took part in this challenge, as the children raised a massive £1,000. The money will help children and adults who experience severe learning difficulties in everyday life, helping them to gain independence in their daily activities.

 

 

 

 

 

The Eco-Committee went to Tillington Farm, Herefordshire, in September. This fabulous trip was funded by the Co-operative supermarket in Rubery.

 

 

 

 

We had a great time! Firstly, we made apple and raisin scones.

 

 

Next, we tasted different varieties of apples grown on the farm. Discovery was our favourite, and it was pink inside - what a surprise!

 

 

Finally, we squeezed apples picked that morning, to make our own apple juice, which was absolutely delicious.

 

 

 

We returned to school clutching goody bags, exhausted, but we had had loads of fun. Ruth at the farm told us that our school should be proud- we were fantastic representatives of Holywell.

 

 

Rupert Brakespeare gave everyone from Reception to Year 6 a fantastic assembly! The theme was "Enough for All for Ever". He gave us lots to think about in our classes, and even taught us a song about caring for the world in Brazilian!

 

The Eco-Committee and the Year 6 School Councillors spent the day with Rupert. We talked about the Five W's :

As a school, we are discussing which of these to focus on as a school-wide project.

 

We will meet up with pupils from Waseley Hills High School, Lickey Hills Primary School and Beaconside Primary School to hear their views of the Five W's in November- we'll keep you posted!

On October 1st, Holywell's Cross Country teams competed in the year 5 and 6 Road Relays at Sanders Park, against three other schools in the Bromsgrove District. They all performed superbly and Mrs Penfold was very proud of them.

 

Cross Country Team Photo:

 

For some children, this was their first race! The year 5 boys and year 6 girls won their relay race, with Cieran Halpin leading his team from the first leg. Romy Norgrove, Ella Corfield, Maria Coll and Natasha Cetti were the winning girls team and Cieran Halpin, Joel Hayden Jones and Samuel Yates were the winning year 5 team. Bailey Beddows led his team on the first leg and helped the year 6 boys to finish in second position overall. The year 5 girls finished third - fantastic!