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Local History Links

Our curriculum is based on the local community, the United Kingdom and beyond. Take a look at this great photo showing the original Northumberland Heath Primary School as attended by some of our staff alongside the current school when it was newly built.

Amazing art from Year 4

For the last half term, Year 4 have been learning about the history of medicine. In art, we looked at some different artists who created works linked to the body. We looked at the work of Julian Opie and Henry Moore using different techniques to create ou...

Netball Ninjas

Mr Cassell and our year 4 netball team participated in the intra-trust termly tournament. They performed brilliantly, winning 3 games and drawing two, topping their group. They were desperately unlucky in the final losing 1-0. It's great to see our childr...

Paws for Applause

Linden class thoroughly enjoyed their opportunity to learn about life as a wellbeing dog. They also got the chance to ask dogged questions but were careful not to hound Treacle. At the end, there was a paws for applause.

Jolly Hockey Sticks

On Wednesday, some of our year 4 and 6 children visited King Henry School to take part in a friendly hockey festival with two other primary schools. Lots of goals were scored and it was a great opportunity to learn some new hockey skills!

Story Time

Pop over to our Facebook page to enjoy Mrs van Dyk sharing Little Miss Giggles. It's always the right time for story time!https://www.facebook.com/Northumberland-Heath-Primary-School-671211113008308/

Wet Play Fun

It was wet play at lunchtime today. In London Plane, one of the children shared her favourite book -The Paper Dolls .Then we made paper dolls and started to decorate them. It was a great wet play!

Our Girls Remain Unbeaten!

Our year 6 girls and Mr Green had the chance to represent Welling United this week at Bromley FC stadium. The 6 best teams from South East England played against each other. The girls, who remain unbeaten, finished with 4 draws and 1 win, taking third pla...

Holding out for a Hero!

This term, nursery have been learning about our everyday heroes. To celebrate this, the nursery staff have transformed the nursery into all of the different 'jobs' we have been learning about. The children are using what they have learnt about each profes...

Young Voices 2020

On Monday, 24 of our children had the amazing opportunity of performing at Young Voices 2020 (listed as the world's largest children's choir) at the O2 arena, London. The children from years 3, 4 and 5 have been busy learning all the songs since September...

500 Words Competition

This week, the children will be re- introduced to the 500 words story writing competition. We will be submitting all stories that are written over half term. Such an exciting opportunity to take part in a national competition. Last year, a number of child...

NSPCC Number Day

We are seeing numbers everywhere! NSPCC number day is off and running. Bluebells have your number!

Goals for the Girls!

Mr Green and our year 6 girls football team recently attended a competition at Cleeve Park School. The winners from which would go on to represent Welling United F.C in the National League Under 11s competition. After battling through a tough group, and m...

Parent Showcase

We look forward to welcoming you to the school on Wednesday so that the children can share their learning with you. Following the positive feedback we received we are running the day in the same way.KS2 parents can come in via the office at 9 am until 10 ...

Parent / Carer Survey

We are giving you the opportunity to express your opinion on parent and guardian engagement at Woodland Academy Trust and your overall confidence in the school’s strategy. Our goal is to open up a communication channel where your voice is heard and organi...

National Storytelling Week

As it is National Storytelling Week, we have been using story cards to help us make up our own stories. The children have been using their imaginations and stories they already know to entertain each other.

Volcano Erupts

Year 3, have been learning about natural disasters. As part of their homework they had to build a volcano and experiment to see if could get it to erupt. Silver Birch watched the volcano erupt using baking soda, water, red food colouring and vinegar.

Welling Utd U11 Cup Winners!

A Recommended Read

Mrs Beale recommends reading Fizzlebert Stump The Boy Who Ran Away From The Circus (And Joined The Library) by A.F. Harrold. If you would like to hear an extract take a look at our Facebook page.

Fantastic Fossils

Yesterday, as part of our topic, Disasters, Silver Birch learnt about how fossils were formed. To help us understand the process, we made our own fossils using play dough and PVA glue. We can't wait to peel away the glue today to see our fossils formed!,

Writing for Pleasure

The early morning writing club have been writing poems. We have been choosing language to build tension and have added a twist to the tale at the end.

Fabulous Football

Our year 6 Girls had their 3rd session at Goals Bexleyheath this week and played another 3 schools in competitive fixtures. We did fantastically, beating Sherwood park 4-1, Bedonwell Primary 11-0 and East Wickham 4-0. Which means after 10 games Northumber...

Mummification Lessons

Year Five are learning about the Egyptians this half term and as part of their Big Bang day mummified a tomato. First, we cut the top off and scooped out the "organs". We washed them well in the sacred waters of the Nile (just tap water:-) After that, we ...

Pirates Arrrr Here!

Year 2 in their Big Bang Day learnt all about the Pirate Golden Age. We were surprised to know that lots of things that we knew were only myths. We were excited to learn about the real facts about piracy.

Santa Treacle

Mrs Tebble heard that Treacle wanted to be involved in Christmas Jumper Day so crocheted this amazing jumper coat.

Treacle's Trim

Treacle has had a nice new haircut. It was her first one and she was so well behaved!

Tree of Knowledge

Last week, the children took part in an amazing project with Arty Party. We asked them for a tree of knowledge to reflect our new bespoke curriculum. Staff and children alike are in awe at the fabulous result. The children had so much fun working in group...

Parent Showcase Wednesday 18th December

As advised in the Newsletter at the end of November, we look forward to welcoming you to the school on Wednesday so that the children can share their learning with you. We have listened to your feedback and made all classes available on the same day. We h...

Festive Reading Festival

Thank you so much to all who attended the Festival Of Reading. We had a great time and hope you did too!

Super Hero Day!

Superhero-day-flyer-2021.pdf On this day the pupils can wear Super Hero Costumes!

Solving A Problem

In year 2, we had to work out a solution to find out how greedy brothers could eat using a meter long spoon. We discussed and shared our ideas as a class. We found out that by taking turns and working collaboratively, we could take up this challenge.

Young Writers Deadline

This term, we are so proud that 400 children have had their poems accepted for publication. If you return the slip, the poems can be published even if you do not want to buy a copy of the final book. We will have copies of the published books in the Book ...

Wriggly Nativity

The reception classes have had a brilliant work performing 'A Wriggly Nativity'. The children, teachers and teaching assistants have worked so hard to produce three wonderful shows with twinkling stars, lullabies and dancing chickens. It was lovely to hea...

Christmas Events in Bexley

Check out what's going on in Bexley this Christmas

Children's University December Challenge

Treacle Treats

Treacle has been back on duty this week. Hurrah! She has enjoyed greeting the children, being walked by those who have earned Treacle Treats and supporting children with their wellbeing.

Christmas Dinner Wednesday 18th December 2019

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Museum of London

Silver Birch had a fantastic day at the Museum of London looking at Roman life in London. We particularly enjoyed sketching a real Roman Wall and thinking about why the Romans built it.

Gender Action Award

We are proud to have been awarded this certificate from the Gender Action Awards Team for our work in challenging gender stereotypes.

Books for Home can Benefit the Book Barn

Shopping for books this Christmas? For every £10 spent atTheBookPeople, £1 will be donated to our school!Use the following link and then search for Northumberland Heath Primary: thebookpeople.co.uk/bigbookboost

Treacle Update

Treacle will be back on active service this week. She recently had an operation and the children made her a get well soon card. Great to see that caring about well-being includes all of the NHP family.

Book of Hugs

Miss O'Rourke visited the Children's Literary Festival at Knole and met Chris Riddell. She bought a Book of Hugs for the Book Barn which he kindly signed for us. How exciting! We stock an number of his books full of incredible illustrations in the Book Ba...

Girls Gain Goals

Recently, our year 6 girls football team played their first round in the Bexleyheath Goals Girls Football League. Northumberland Heath played 3 games against Danson, Upton and Our Lady OTR. We played exceptionally well and won all 3 fixtures with score-li...

Viking Values

Year Four had a fantastic day learning about the Vikings.They learnt the story of Beowolf and Grendal and created their own story maps.They then went on to learn about how the Vikings lived and acted out the Battle of Maldon.

Who can I talk to if I have a problem?

Children in Need - 15th November 2019

Dear Parents and Carers,On Friday 15th November 2019 our school will be turning into a zoo to raise money for BBC Children in Need.Children are encouraged to come to school in fancy dress costumes as an animal of their choice for a £1 donation. Please rem...

A Wonderful Read

Ms Bailey recommends. Wonder by R J PalachioA wonderful book which shows us the beauty within a person, The first times I read it I cried, and the second time too... "When given the choice between being right and being kind, choose kind."

Alien Adventures

This week in year 5, we have been using tree maps to generate exciting vocabulary to describe characters. Mrs Pickles definitely wants to know more about the alien that Tyler in Pine described. He also made sure that his handwriting and presentation were ...

Friend or Foe?

Riley in Maple is really loving this term's wider curriculum subject of Friend or Foe. They are looking at the lives of the Anglo Saxons and Vikings. As part of his homework, Riley created an amazing round house using many materials including bark and str...

Colouring for Calm

Our children, are really enjoying our new mindfulness colouring board, set up by our fantastic wellbeing team. All of our children, are free to use this as a way of keeping calm and mentally healthy.

Sharing Science

Our teachers have been sharing "Science Selfies" to share science outside the classroom. We would now love to receive Science Selfies from the children and parents which we can publish in our Newsletter or even on our Science Selfie board! Please take a s...

What would you like to read?

During conversations with parents, we are often asked what they can do to support their children with their education.Daily reading with your child is part of our home school agreement and has a huge impact on their education. Reading is a crucial life sk...

Poppy Appeal

We will be selling Remembrance poppies and other items in the playground before and after school from Monday 4th – Friday 8th November. Poppies will also be brought round by the ambassadors to classes if children would like to buy one.Remembrance Day is M...

Autumn Dress Up Day

Today we are celebrating the season of mist and mellow fruitfulness dressing up in clothes relating to: autumn and the harvest, Diwali or Halloween.

Factory Visit Fun

Mrs Griffin recommends Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl. This book has been a childhood favourite of mine and brings back fond memories of bedtime stories. I love the rich imagination in this story and how Roald Dahl brings the lovable char...

Dress up Day

Dress Up Day Wednesday 30th October 2019When we return to school on Monday 28th October, we will be truly immersed in autumn, with misty mornings, leaves crunching underfoot and dark mornings and evenings. Many of the children will be excited about Hallow...

Amazing Homework

Wow, take a look at this amazing homework. For their Art and DT Silver Birch had to design a Roman mosaic based on an activity they enjoy doing outside of school. She chose gymnastics.

EYFS Open Days

Hockey Tournament Happiness

Last week, our children participated in a hockey tournament at Sporting Club Thamesmead .We drew the previous year’s champions and runners up; but seeking the positive we viewed it as an opportunity to see the standard we would aim to reach with some trai...

The day I Was Erased

This week's recommendation is from Miss Gunner who suggests - The Day I Was Erased byLisa Thompson.“ A story of family, friendship and finding your place in the world.”

The Tempest Approaches

Last week, our children who are taking part in the Shakespeare School Festival participated in an exciting cast workshop at the Mick Jagger Centre. They worked with theatre professionals and children from Marlborough School in Sidcup. We were so proud of ...

Trust Tournament

On Friday, we played in an inter-trust tournament against teams from Peareswood, Willow Bank and Knockhall Primary Schools. Our children represented the school with great courage and determination and finished with a very respectable second place.

Parent Power

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It Is Fun To Have Fun But You Have To Know How

Miss Nashad recommends "The Cat In The Hat"The Dr Seuss books contain all of my favourite quotes, and this story in particular reminds me of my bedtime stories with my dad! I love the consistent rhyming words, and the illustrations always bring a smile to...

NHP Win A Prestigious Reading Award!

This week we were privileged to received a prestigious award from the Society of Authors!Children’s author, Ian MacDonald, returned to Northumberland Heath Primary School last week to present a special award. Ian nominated the school for The Reading for P...

Hello Yellow

Mental Health Awareness Day is Thursday 10th October 2019 and we want to show young people that they’re not alone when it comes to their mental health. Statistically, according to Young Minds, three children in every classroom have a diagnosable mental he...

Year 3 Journey Through Time

Yesterday, Year 3 experienced the life of an archaeologist. They had the opportunity to dig for real life Roman artefacts, analyse them and draw their beautiful features.We also made a human timeline, starting from when the Romans invaded Britain in 43 AD...

Fabuous Flamenco Fun

The children and staff had a great Spanish day practising the language, learning about the country, trying Spanish inspired food and learning how to dance the Flamenco.

A Frolic in a Forest?

This week's book recommendation comes from Miss Hill - Into the Forest by Anthony Browne. I love the fact that this book is filled with suspense and intrigue. As the reader, we become connected with the main character who journeys through a spooky forest....

Fabulous Flameco Fun

Spanish Day Menu 26th September 2019

Join us tomorrow for a journey through Spanish culture, and a Spanish inspired lunch! Pupils should order School Meals with their Teacher on Thursday morning if they would like to participate.Paella Inspired Chicken with savoury riceSpanish Omelette Veget...

This Week's Book Look

This week's book recommendation is: Room on the Broom. I love reading this book to children including my own grandchildren. I love the rhyming in it, which makes the book flow so smoothly. I like to use different voices for the characters and to see the c...

Wellbeing Workshop - Tuesday 24th September

Bexley's Public Heath Advisor, Pascale Berthellet, will be running a wellbeing workshop on Tuesday 24th September at 2pm. Please contact Miss Fernandez on Monday 23rd September to book your place.

Book Of The Week - A Farm Yard Fluster

Our Diaries Delight

The results are in for our KS1 writers! We have 102 children who are being published. What an amazing achievement!

Fairies Found in Forest School!

Year One had an extremely exciting morning foraging in forest school. They were able to prove that faeries are living in Northumberland Heath.

Dahl Day Delights

Dahl Day was an absolute delight. We had a multitude of Matildas, various Verrucas and obvious oompah loompahs.Lots of children borrowed Dahl's books from the Book Barn. Have a great weekend reading!

Time Capsule Tudors

Year 5 had a brilliant Big Bang Day with Time Capsule Education bringing history to life and launching our Tudor topic. Can you name all of the wives of Henry 8th and discuss their fate? Can you imagine what is must have been like to be a part of the cour...

Year 6 Spies Check for Lies

On Friday, Year 6 had an exciting Big Bang day based on their new topic 'Spies and Lies'. During the day, the children completed a range of spy based activities including code breaking, problem solving and data collecting. The children particularly enjoye...

Welcome Back!

Welcome to the new academic year from the Heads of School.The first day of a new year is always an exciting time and we look forward to welcoming our new starters and all of our children back for a September start. This will be an exciting year with the l...

Reward Day

Reward Day has started with the children bouncing in small groups on covered bouncy castles. We will then make sure they sit and chill with a cool drink. Congratulations to Bussell house who are this year's winning house.

Admission to Secondary School

Parents of year 5 children, you can access the booklet with all of the details about applying for secondary schools at https://www.bexley.gov.uk/services/schools-and-education/school-admissions/secondary-schools .

Mrs Beale's Book Barn Opens

This has been an extraordinary week for reading last night we held our inaugural festival of reading and today we celebrated the opening of the book barn. This is a brand new non-fiction library for the whole school and a fiction lending library for KS2. ...

Celebrating our family of Schools – Well done Peareswood Primary School!

Leader Appointment Letter

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Avid Travel Agents

Year 4 have been looking at some of the physical features of the USA. They looked at: the Niagara Falls. the Grand Canyon, Monument Valley, the Rocky Mountains, the Mississippi and the Everglades. Following all their research they planned using a circle m...

Become A Champion

Teach Cancer a Lesson!

Dear Parents and Carers,We are very excited to announce that this year every child in the Woodland Academy Trust will be given the opportunity to take part in a Race for Life event in aid of Cancer Research UK.To make this the most successful event possib...

Free School Meal Information

Become a Champion!

Teach your Monster to Read

Teach Your Monster to Read is an award-winning series of games that’s helped millions of children learn to read. The games can be played for free on a PC. All of the children in Reception and Year 1 have been given a log in. It is wonderful to see how man...

Patron Of Reading Inspires Our Writers

The children in years 3 and 4, have had a wonderful time writing books with our patronofreading Ian MacDonald. They have also made covers and illustrated the books.

Fantastic storytelling !

Please do watch this video of the fantastic storytelling of Nick Butterworth to Acorn Class ! What a fantastic experience for our children.https://vimeo.com/326166947

Counting on Success !

Team NHP had a great time at the Mayor of London's Count on Us maths competition yesterday. We knew we could count on them to work collaboratively and make us proud!

Fabulous Story Writing in Year 6

Year 6 have been reading the book "The Arrival" by Shaun Tan. They have then written their own stunning stories.

Volcanic Eruptions at Northumberland Heath !

Last week in Science club, year 6 made their own composite volcanoes. The children created a chemical reaction by mixing bicarbonate of soda and vinegar which represented the volcano erupting.

Original Artwork comes to Northumberland Heath !

We are so proud to have received a piece of original art work from Nick Butterworth when he visited our school. There are only two of these in existence! We will be framing it and making sure our whole school community can enjoy it.

KS2 mathematics SATs Support

Please find attached useful tools and information on how your child can prepare for their KS2 mathematics SATs whether they are in Year 5 or 6, using resources available on the attachment. For Year 6, there are topic boosters and past papers with video tu...

Nick Butterworth comes to our school !

Today was a day that will stay in the minds of our children, parents and staff for a very long time. Nick Butterworth told stories that entertained the children and the parents. Thank you to all our parents who attended the book signing it was wonderful t...

Our children win a visit from an exciting author !

Thanks to Buster's Book Club we have won a visit from the author Nick Butterworth. He will be with us on Thursday 21st March to share a story time with KS1. At 2.30, parents are invited to come along for a parent talk. After school, you will be able to bu...

Developing Lifelong Readers and Writers

We are delighted to have set up a training partnership with Just Imagine to develop training across the South East. Just Imagine works extensively with schools in the UK and internationally to develop outstanding reading and writing schools, where stories...

What parents need to know about MOMO

It's important to note that new challenges are arising on the internet all the time. This guide has been created by National Online Safety to raise awareness of the issues and offer advice on helping parents to talk to their children about making safer de...

Lights ... camera ... action - Thinking Hats Video !

We are delighted to share a video, starring our very own children and staff, to explain how we use the “Thinking Schools” approach to our children’s learning. Across our schools we use the Six Thinking Hats and maps where both children and staff learn how...

Upcoming delicious special menu days

Why not see if your child would like to have one of these delicious menus? For more information, please ask at the front office.

Tribute to Mr Alan Russell, former Chair of the Woodland Academy Trust

We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Mr Alan Russell. Alan joined our Trust family in June 2014 and was a strong supporter and advocate of our schools.Alan left school with no qualifications, aspirations or a role model. Over time he returned...

Admissions Consultation 2020-2021

Dear Parents/CarersWe are consulting on a proposed change to the Woodland Academy Trust School Admissions criteria with effect from September 2020. The proposed change would affect all schools in the Woodland Academy Trust.The Governing Body has considere...

Calling all Parents - we need you !

We are excited to be setting up a brand new School Advisory Panel and we need your help.There will be five School Governors on the Panel including two Parent Governors. The Panel will be looking at how the school and community can work together to support...