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28th June 2026Over the last couple of weeks there have been several sports events including three nights of boys’ 5-a-side football; girls’ 6-a-side football and a Saturday morning at the athletics track! Altogether there has been over 50 children from years 3-6 take part! The girls’ football team went 1-0 up against Greenhill but lost the game 2-1 and also lost their... -
30th April 2026What a game of football that was! Both Mr Crawshaw and I agreed that is the best team performance we have seen from HB! The last time Holcombe Brook won the league was when Kieran Trippier was at the school and with the results Tottington had been beating their opposition by, we knew it was going to be a...
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27th March 2026The girls football team travelled to Redbank last night to take part in the group stage of the school’s football league competition. Mr Crawshaw kindly took the girls, along with several parents (thanks all!) but the team repaid their generosity with a tremendous display with three wins out of three followed by a narrow loss in their final match....
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27th March 20268 children represented the school superbly in Wednesday at Hazelwood and seemed to love the experience of competing against other schools in 2 sports that were brand new to them: Wicketball and Ultimate Frisbee! They played with determination and demonstrated sportsmanship throughout. All 8 were thrilled to receive their bronze medals! Well done!
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13th March 2026On Tuesday 10th March, three children set out to BGS to take part in a Boccia Tournament! They performed superbly and with a fantastic attitude throughout! A huge thank you to Miss Forrest and Miss Ward for organising and transporting! The children narrowly missed out on a spot in the semi-final but were thrilled to bits with their medals...
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4th February 2026What a fantastic effort by these 20 amazing athletes yesterday! Up against 22 other schools, they really gave it their all! Winning 10/10 races in their with brilliant changovers and amazing speed and stamina shown. Within the field events, they threw and jumped to their personal bests! However, the biggest highlight for me, was their team spirit and behaviour...
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2nd February 2026Please take a few moments to read our Online Safety Newsletter. In this edition is an article about AI and photographs plus an update about Tik Tok. Online Safety Newsletter Primary Feb 2026
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5th December 2025On Thursday evening, 11 boys went to Redbank 3G pitch to play in a league tournament where the winning team would be guaranteed a spot in the next round. It was a cold, wet and windy evening but the boys were clearly looking forward to it after a great performance last time out ( Super six! ) It was a nervy start...
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5th December 2025Miss Forrest and Mr West took a team of six year 5 and 6 children along to Hazelwood High School to take part in a range of sporting challenges. The children loved it and took part with enthusiasm and tremendous team spirit! They improved a variety of PE skills in a competitive environment and represented the school superbly. Thank you...
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20th October 2025📣SPORTS DESK Today saw a new year 5/6 football team play Greenhill away in the first round of the cup. We started brightly with Oliver finishing from a narrow angle following a great save from their keeper. We then conceded five minutes later but Oliver again won a penalty and smashed it home. Two more goals followed from Max and Jaiden...
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17th October 2025This week, we tested different materials for their noise reduction properties. The children were subjected to Mr French's record collection, which motivated them to reduce the noise as much as possible. Here are a few snaps:
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2nd October 2025This week, Taj Mahal class "gave it all they got" for our bi-annual TriKidz event. They swam, ran and biked their way through 30 minutes of a grueling triathlon relay. I was immensely proud of their effort and team spirit. Here's to the retest next year - fitter and faster!
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17th September 2025Dear Parents, I wanted to breathe a little reassurance into the home learning side of things, over the next few weeks. Not to overload you, this week, I’ll start with the spelling sheets. Now you’ve all had a go at it, this should help to make more sense. --- Here’s a little help for the week ahead. Year 4s – this week you’ll...
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15th September 2025Please take a moment to read our September Online Safety Newsletter which has information about the Online Safety Act, AI and the Roblox - Grow a Garden Game included. Online Safety Newsletter September 2025
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11th September 2025Newsletter Taj Autumn 2025-26 Click this link for access to our class newsletter. It contains useful info on Curriculum Coverage & Homework.
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10th July 2025Golden Gate class travelled to the Burrs and covered various aspects of the curriculum linked to History, PE, Geography and PSHE: Orienteering, River Study, Industrial Revolution and general teamwork/collaboration. The children had a fantastic time with the Sunnywood Project leading the activities and I’m sure we will be back there in the future. A huge thank you to Mark...
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30th June 2025Please have a read of out latest newsletter. In this edition is information about Nintendo Switch devices. It also have information for parents with children moving to high school. Online Safety Newsletter July 2025
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17th June 2025The Holcombe Book: On Comics We've noticed a huge buzz around comics in school lately! Our recent book fair was filled with Dog Man fans, with copies flying off the shelf, and in our pupil voice meeting, half of our children said comics are their top reading choice. There's no denying comics are proving popular currently, but should we be worried...
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14th May 2025summer newsletter big ben