Haytor View Community Primary School and Nursery

🏏During this half term, KS1 & KS2 are taking part in cricket session with Devon Cricket Community.
🤩The children have been enjoying playing the sport and developing their skills.

🦷Next week we are sending out information about our focus on the 'Big Brush' dental health programme supporting with tooth brushing with free resources/support in school
😆Supporting children and families with getting those pearly whites shining!
👍Ready to share something over the weekend with your child to get talking about it?
👀Here's a great 8min watch!

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🪴This term in year 1 our science focus has been PLANTS we have enjoyed spending more time exploring and noticing characteristics of the trees and flowers at Forest School.
🌻We have also been making cross‑curricular links to our artist study of Vincent van Gogh, focusing on his famous sunflower paintings.
🎨The children have been applying learnt techniques, using warm‑coloured oil pastels to create their own detailed sunflower artwork.
😺They have really enjoyed noticing the shapes, textures and colours that make sunflowers so unique.

🤩An amazing first day back yesterday - Newton Abbot College came to visit to support our brilliant Y6 pupils heading there in September, we had cricket sessions running across the school from Hollie from Devon cricket club, a focus on 'Excellence' with a link to elephants this week, and a bit of Tina Turner 'Simply the Best' to see us out of assembly! 🎶

📖A wonderful local event!

📖 Story Time & Crafts at the library! 📖

Every 2nd Saturday of the month at 10:30, we hand pick a book to read to you, followed by themed crafts and activities. This month we've got a really wholesome story for you - The Bookshop on Lemon Tree Lane by Mike Lucas

Story Time is FREE and drop-in, but make sure to be here for 10:30 to hear the story! We'll see you there ☺️

💗Can't wait to see the children back tomorrow morning!
👐Who's ready?!

A brilliant opportunity to join an amazing team!

School Operations Lead - Haytor View Community Primary School & Nursery
https://www.devonjobs.gov.uk/job/School%20Operations%20Lead%20-%20Haytor%20View%20Community%20Primary%20School%20%26%20Nursery/

Connect Academy Trust are looking to appoint an outstanding and highly motivated School Operations Lead to join their team. As part of the Connect Academy Trust, the base school will be Haytor View Community Primary School & Nursery.

If you are an organised and enthusiastic individual with a strong administration background who thrives on working in a dynamic and supportive environment, Connect Academy Trust has an exciting opportunity available for you to become a key part of our team!

Find out more: https://www.devonjobs.gov.uk/job/School%20Operations%20Lead%20-%20Haytor%20View%20Community%20Primary%20School%20%26%20Nursery/

Location: Newton Abbot (Devon)
Salary: £16,502 actual salary (£30,024 FTE)

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