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  • 25/01/18

    Don't Stop Us Now!

    In 2017, the government announced that they wanted primary schools to increase the amount of activity that children have to partake in to include an additional 30 minutes a day. At Huntingtower, we love to be active and always love to rise for a challenge. Watch the video and you’ll see that t...
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  • 18/01/18

    The Secret of Our Success!

    January quite often poses challenges including cold days, biting winds and limited sunshine. These factors do not deter our pupils who continue to make the most of every moment. They have particularly embraced their continuous provision afternoons, where they have the opportunity to make decisions a...
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  • 12/01/18

    Welcome to 2018!

    Happy New Year! It has been great to welcome everyone back to our Academy, refreshed and ready to learn. After a really successful training day on the 2nd January, the children were keen to start the next day and instantly demonstrated their curiosity for their new projects. Look out for your child...
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  • 17/12/17

    So Much to Celebrate!

    Welcome to our final news item of 2017! What a week it has been! Three Christmas Presentations, two dress rehearsals, a Yukele concert, a 375th Birthday Celebration, a Christmas part AND a Pantomime! In all that the children have done, they have made us immensely proud. Whilst we can see that t...
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  • 08/12/17

    Having a Fabulous Time in Our Community!

    Such a busy and exciting time of the year and yet the hard work doesn’t stop! Thank you for supporting our many ventures during what is also a very busy time in your home lives. We have definitely been out and about in the community in the last week. First with our visit to St Wulfram’s...
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  • 01/12/17

    Its a Wonderful Time of the Year

    As we reach the end of November and head to the more festive time of the year, we are no less busy! We felt very proud to be part of St Wulfram’s Christmas Tree Festival – our tree was displayed with a glorious range of trees and ideas. What made it really special was being able to take...
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  • 24/11/17

    We are a Community School and proud of it!

    Monday’s assembly proved very exciting for the pupils when we welcomed back Ben Smith also known as Ben 401. Having achieved his amazing feat of running 401 marathons in 401 days, he came back to talk about his new challenge. We can’t wait to hear more and the children are keen to suppor...
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  • 16/11/17

    Community is our Middle Name!

     I remember that when Huntingtower Road Primary School changed its name to Huntingtower Community Primary School, it was at a time when the Government wanted to encourage schools to be identified more with the communities in which they were located. Over time, the perception of community has ch...
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  • 10/11/17

    New News Story

    It is quite unbelievable that just as our youngest pupils have settled into school life, we have begun the process of welcoming families for Reception 2018! I thought you’d like to know some of the feedback from families visiting; they were hugely impressed with the building and facilities ava...
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  • 03/11/17

    Spooktacular Start to Term 2!

    Welcome back to Term 2 of our 2017-18 academic year. We were pleased to see the children after their half term holiday and glad that they have had a good break with you. What an exciting start we’ve had as well. On Tuesday, not only did the Year 3 and 4 classes take part in an Indian Experienc...
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