Holy Trinity CE Primary Academy

Friday 17 November 2023 A Flourishing Community Three little piglets visited Stonehenge class with Mrs Greening this week. The children found out more about how to look after the piglets, including feeding, care and handling the animals.

Friday 10 November 2023 The Living Rainforest What a wonderful time Sarum had at the Living Rainforest learning all about rainforests and the creatures and plants that live in them. Also, they learnt so many interesting facts about how they have adapted to survive in the unique climate, including hydrophobic plants! Did you know that Giant Stick insects were only discovered in 2014 and can allow a leg to drop off if grabbed by a predator and it can grow a new one?

Friday 3 November 2023 Cherry Tree A fruit tree was generously gifted to Holy Trinity by Y6 Silbury class of 2023 to mark the occasion of King Charles Coronation during their final year at primary school. Using research from Sarum climate leaders, our school council chose a morello cherry tree for its attractive foliage and delicious fruit. As the class of 2023 children have grown into their secondary schools since the summer, their siblings helped to plant our Coronation Cherry Tree in the school orchard, sharing also a lovely message from Y7.

Wednesday 18 October 2023 Sarum Seascape Sarum artists have created this beautiful seascape taking inspirational golden threads from our music curriculum, then blended together with clever colour mixing, big ideas, curiosity and creativity. Take a look at Sarum class exhibition when you next visit!

Friday 13 October 2023 Stonehenge class visit Salisbury Cathedral On Tuesday Stonehenge class visited Salisbury Cathedral as part of their exploration of materials. They had a wonderful day exploring the Cathedral and had a ‘special’ performance from the Cathedrals organist. They also learnt about stained glass and made amazing stained glass crosses, as well as creating clay tiles using various tools and different coloured clay. Both members of the general public and Cathedral staff commented on the outstanding behaviour and politeness of our children. They are a credit to our school community and their parents, we are incredibly proud of all of them!

Friday 6 October 2023 Silbury Science Y6 Silbury participated in a science workshop at Dauntsey’s School earlier in the week. Working in the chemistry lab, children learned to use apparatus, conduct experiments and record data. Opportunities to further develop disciplinary science knowledge in a practical context is fundamental to children being able to work successfully as scientists.

Friday 29 September 2023 Cross Country Last Friday, four teams competed in the annual cross country at Dauntsey’s School. I am pleased to share the sports report detailing individual and team performances.

Friday 15 September 2023 School Council

Friday 8 September 2023 Welcome back! Welcome back everyone! It is wonderful to have the school filled once again with happy and excited children. A very warm welcome also to the new families who have joined us this academic year. We hope that you will quickly become part of our engaged and supportive school community.

Friday 21 July 2023 Class of 2023 Our Y6 leaver’s celebrations had special memories, hopes and aspirations built into a beautiful service designed by Y6. We shared laughter and tears as they reviewed and remembered their days at Holy Trinity. The amazing trips, the wonderful visitors we have had in school, the parties, music, the dancing, the sport and adventure, the fun we have shared together. Our wonderful Y6 have lived our school values of Joy, Courage, Compassion and Aspiration in their time at Holy Trinity Primary Academy and these values are the foundations of our school community.

Friday 30 June 2023 Fossil Detectives We were really lucky to have two Fossil Detectives, Sally and Neville Hollingworth, visiting our school this week. They bought a wealth of exciting artefacts with them from mammoth bones and teeth to meteorites and dinosaur footprints. We were captivated by lots of facts about the prehistoric world. Our thanks to Sally and Neville for such a fun and visual talk.

Friday 23 June 2023 Summer Music Concerts

Friday 16 June 2023 Music for Miniatures We welcomed Music for Miniatures into school on Tuesday for two amazing live classical music workshops for every child in their key stage groups. This included an inspirational ‘Bubble Bach’ performance (woodwind and strings) followed by an incredible interactive live concert with brass and percussion. What unfolded was profound and uplifting, engaging all children; mixing some laugh-out-loud moments (hosepipe trumpet playing!) with some really lovely music; some new and some familiar to them. It was wonderful to see lots of the children spontaneously moving to the live music.

Friday 16 June 2023 All aboard! On Monday it was ‘all aboard’ for Stonehenge and White Horse class as we went on a cruise along the River Avon, travelling on a round trip from Bath to Bathampton. The sun was shining and the river was teaming with dragonflies and damselflies. We even spotted a couple of heron! We also had time to visit one of the beautiful parks in the city. Sarum class will be enjoying their river cruise on Monday 19th June. Please ensure every child has a small back pack to carry their lunch, water bottle, sun hat and waterproof coat. Comfy shoes are essential. Our thanks to the Bowen family for gifting these river cruises to school.

Friday 26 May 2023 Adventure together Children in Years 5 and 6 had a wonderful time at Grittleton House this week. They took part in lots of adventure activities and learnt a lot about independence, resilience and courage, as well as friendship and team building. It is a huge responsibility for staff and we are very grateful for their commitment to our children. As ever, our children behaved beautifully, and it was lovely to see how they supported each other through the challenges.

Friday 19 May 2023 Posh Frocks and Clothes Sale The school was transformed into an incredible posh frock and clothes sale on Thursday, where our school and village communities came together for a very fun evening of shopping and socialising. A beautifully decorated hall, vast selection of clothes, jewellery, interior gifts and seasonal refreshments created a lovely atmosphere to spend an evening together. Our grateful thanks to Julie Straw, Lisa Downing, Claire Goddard and Penny Trusler for masterminding such a fabulous evening and everyone who supported this wonderful event. Taking part in activities organised by the PFA is a great way to socialise with friends, meet new people, raise funds for the school and help enrich the opportunities and learning of our children at Holy Trinity.

Friday 12 May 2023 Our Beautiful Banner At Holy Trinity CE Primary Academy, inspired by and rooted in Christian values and teaching, we nurture each other to become aspirational, courageous, compassionate and joyful people. Pupils and adults in our school describe our vision vessel of a boat as ‘a guardian of values, with all sailors playing their part and weathering the elements together’.

Friday 5 May 2023 Coronation Big Bake The Coronation is a historic moment in the life of our nation, a time to reflect on our history, celebrate who we are and look to our future. Our wonderful day of Coronation festivities has included a joyful Big Lunch, an inspirational Big Bake competition, followed by an amazing jamboree of traditional and contemporary coronation games.

Friday 5 May 2023 Coronation Celebrations

Friday 21 April 2023 Charity enterprise bake sale A super charity enterprise designing and making delicious baked treats raised £103.50 for the RSPCA at the end of last term. Well done to Arabella, Beatrice, Pippa, Millicent and Mae for your special efforts to raise money for animals who are in need of help, which includes any animal that comes to the attention of the RSPCA, including all manner of wildlife as well as cherished pets.

Friday 21 April 2023 Farm to Fork White Horse class have launched into their new topic with a school trip this week to The Bath and West Showground. We had a wonderful day finding out about milk production and meeting some of the cows who produce it. We learnt about keeping bees and making honey. We saw piglets, lambs and even watched a sheep being sheared. Learning how spinners make wool into yarn was fascinating and then we were shown how the wool is woven into cloth on a loom. We even built an eco themed scarecrow which was awarded a rosette at the showground.

Friday 31 March 2023 STEM Club STEM club have been using biomimicry to help them solve human building challenges by copying ideas from nature and applying them to their own designs. Y4, 5, and 6 children have shown great creativity, imagination and curiosity with their work, progressing through the ‘We Wonder’ National Literacy competition with courage and aspiration. Our children are highly engaged with the climate emergency and developing their knowledge of the natural world is another step towards their understanding of the environment and the importance of a sustainable future.

Friday 31 March 2023 Alleluia! Our Easter service at St Peter's Church, Great Cheverell led by Rev Stephens was a celebration of Courage, Aspiration, Compassion and Joy through the story of Easter. Children reflected on kindness and generosity with their own thoughtful and inspiring readings. Beautiful singing was accompanied by our school musicians. We choose joy!

Friday 17 March 2023 Sarum Super Science Evening Sarum Super Science Evening took place on Thursday where children had a fun time trying out a range of scientific experiments covering areas of sound waves, light waves, forces and states of matter. We had three classrooms full of science experiments, 30+ families and many staff working together for a brilliant science workshop. Thank you to Mrs Goddard, Mrs Jones, Mrs Hayward and Mrs Durham for sharing their passion for science and taking the time to organise such a fabulous event.

Friday 17 March 2023 The Three Billy Goats Gruff of Great Cheverell White Horse class had a wonderful outing this week to go and see Mrs Andrew’s goat herd and meet her seven new baby goats. We’ve been learning fun goat facts this week as well as writing the story of The Three Billy Goats Gruff of Great Cheverell, set in the days when goats roamed the lands around our village. Our thanks to Mrs Andrew for inviting us on such a super visit!

Friday 3 March 2023 World Book Day Reading River As part of our World Book Day celebrations, every child recorded their reading over a 24 hour period on our Reading River. Starting with Stonehenge and working up to Silbury, we have an impressive, creative snapshot of just how much fabulous reading goes on in school and at home and how it changes as the children get older. The reading river display flows around the school foyer– take a look when you next visit! Reading for pleasure has a huge impact on your children’s wellbeing, academic achievements and future success.

Friday 10 February 2023 Sarum Reading Cafe Sarum held their first Reading Cafe this afternoon and we were thrilled to welcome so many families into class - even if it was a bit of a squash! The children educated their parents (or other adults) on how they can effectively share the joy of reading a book and support children to get the most out of any text. Thank you to Mrs Jones for masterminding this brilliant opportunity as part of our wider Reading for Pleasure Strategy.

Friday 10 February 2023 Dance Festival Congratulations to Benjy, Stan, Max, Cruz, George, Kaelen, Mae, Bonita, Poppy, Honey, Isla, Millie and Ruby for their brilliant performance at the Mid Wilts Festival of Dance, Dauntsey’s School. Performing their musical medley dance routine to a packed audience on the Memorial Hall stage, they joined 200 other children for the finale. We are so proud of our children; their growing confidence, their energy and great team work to create a fabulous polished performance. Our thanks for the super support from all their families and to Mrs Twentyman and Mrs Goddard for giving our children this fantastic opportunity.

Friday 3 February 2023 Pudding Lane Industry There has been a little Pudding Lane industry in White Horse class this week. We have each made a bread roll and wrote the recipe down on tea stained paper with a quill pen. We also made butter and some cheese that was just as tasty as Samuel Pepys’ Parmesan!

Friday 3 February 2023 Royal West of England Art Gallery, Banksy and Street Art - a great day out. As part of Sarum's art topic they spent the day experiencing a variety of art in Bristol. Initially, they responded to the photographic exhibition in the Royal West of England Gallery, which included mixed media and pure photographs, on a range of themes from trees, rivers and Brexit! They were a credit to the school, creating a variety of visual representations in response to their experience, alongside some thought provoking insights. In contrast, they took a coach tour around Bristol, seeking out street art, graffiti, and to top it all, a couple of Banksy’s. Already they are creating written work discussing 'what is art’ This has included discussions on how emotive art is and their personal choices and also ideas to create their own art using similar methods. Thank you to Mrs Goddard, Mrs Jones and Mrs Haywood for giving our children these fabulous experiences to deepen learning beyond the classroom.

Monday 30 January 2023 Chinese New Year This week we have been on an exciting, wonderful, colourful journey with our Chinese New Year celebrations. Through our creative curriculum children have grown their knowledge about China, experiencing a diverse range of workshops including dragon music and dance, creating their own yarn resist artwork, crafting paper lanterns and origami dragons or learning the art of calligraphy. Making Chinese fusion food gave children the opportunity to explore the influences of ingredients, foods, cooking equipment, tools and processes in our own lives. The sixth form students from Dauntsey’s School International Society joined us for the afternoon to share their heritage, teaching us some Mandarin, how to write our school values in Chinese and the story of the Great Zodiac Animal Race. The finale of our celebration was the amazing vibrant fan and dragon dance performances by each class to a very large audience of families, governors and friends. The Dragon Dance is one of the most anticipat

Sunday 22 January 2023 Holy Trinity Joy!

Tuesday 10 January 2023 Holy Trinity Ofsted 'Outstanding' We are thrilled that Ofsted has recognised all the wonderful work going on here at Holy Trinity Primary Academy and our pursuit of excellence. My thanks to our whole team of talented, dedicated and inspirational staff who ensure that every child is supported and encouraged to be the very best they can be. All my colleagues care deeply, bringing richness and excellence to their work that allows our children to excel in all areas of life.

Friday 18 November 2022 Music Mark School Award We are delighted to share the wonderful news that Wiltshire Music Connect have invited Holy Trinity to become a Music Mark School, recognising the value we place on music. This is awarded by the UK Association for Music Education to schools who celebrate music; champion and support access to music for all children. Music Mark works to support and enable the music education sector to delivery high quality musical and social outcomes for all children and young people.

Friday 4 November 2022 Seascape Project The focus for our whole school art project this year is our boat. A guardian of our values – joy, compassion, aspiration and courage, with all sailors playing their part and weathering the elements together.

Thursday 8 September 2022 Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II On this sad day, we remember together an extraordinary person – Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. We will always be thankful for her remarkable life of service, faith, love, compassion and stewardship.

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