Welcome to Highfield Primary School.

Both classes in Year 1 had a visit from a Secret Reader today. 1B had Ruzgar's dad, and 1W had Mia's mum. Thank you so much for coming to read us a story!

Today, 3T released four of their five butterflies. Mrs Lupton-Walker took us to the Magic Garden to release them and, though they weren't keen on flying, they were very happy on the bushes!

Year 6 had a brilliant afternoon. We were let loose around school with nothing but a map, pencil and our friends. We practised our teamwork skills, perseverance and problem solving in order to complete the orienteering course set by our teachers. This helped prepare us for Marrick! It was great fun! 

This morning, the School Council had the exciting opportunity to visit the Mayor at the Civic Hall in Leeds. The children were welcomed into the Council Chamber, where they learned all about how the council works and discovered the fascinating history of the building. During their tour, they explored some of the Civic Hall’s most impressive rooms, including the grand Banqueting Hall, which was being prepared for a large function, and the Lady Mayoress’s Room, where members of the Royal Family relax during visits to Leeds. The School Council also enjoyed meeting the Mayor himself, asking lots of thoughtful questions and hearing about his role and experiences over the past year. The Mayor kindly provided juice and biscuits for everyone to enjoy. The children were especially interested in seeing the gifts presented to Leeds from around the world, including two pottery cows from Dortmund in Germany, one of Leeds’ twin cities. We had a wonderful time and are extremely grateful to the Mayor for making us feel so welcome. It was a particularly special visit as we were the Mayor’s final official visitors before he hands over the role to the next councillor tomorrow after completing his year in office.

Year 2 have been exploring making tally charts and pictograms in computing. We collected our data and entered it carefully onto the J2e software.