Holy Trinity CE Primary Academy

Thursday 22 May 2025 Scootability Scooter training took place for upper KS2 children on the playground, in glorious sunshine earlier in the week. The sessions focussed on developing safe scooting habits, awareness around roads and respectful use of shared spaces. Delivered by Wiltshire Council’s Road Safety team training included safety checks, hazard awareness and basic manoeuvring skills. The team are returning on Tuesday 24th June (weather permitting) to complete the training for Y3.

Friday 16 May 2025 Holy Trinity Dog Show Our school Dog Show was a huge success, packed with agility races, talent displays, fun classes, games and delicious refreshments. Dogs and children impressed with skills and tricks, and tackled the obstacle course with speed and focus! A photo competition showcased adorable and hilarious moments, action shots and muddy paws with entries displayed in the school hall. Some of the proceeds from the event are going to our chosen charity, Guide Dogs UK, helping train guide dogs for people with sight loss.

Friday 16 May 2025 Butterflies, mini beasts and reptiles White Horse class had a super day out on Wednesday to learn more about butterflies, mini beasts and reptiles at Studley Grange. Each child had five workshops and were able to handle a range of creatures. We learnt about life cycles and habitats as we listened to some wonderful talks about each of the animals we encountered. As always, the children’s listening skills and engagement with the various activities was wonderful - a great learning experience!

Friday 9 May 2025 VE Day 2025 On 8th May 2025, we marked the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day joining a powerful nationwide school event with over 100,000 primary school children. Featuring unseen VE Day photos and a 108-year-old veteran’s story, the assembly honoured those who sacrificed themselves for freedom. Children heard inspiring messages from veterans, historians, evacuees and the work of refuge charities. Y6 children reflected on resilience, unity and gratitude with their own thoughtful and inspiring readings remembering the past and to protect peace. Beautiful singing was accompanied by our school musicians and a joyful celebration lunch bought us together again. Every class chose an aspect of the Victory in Europe to explore further, with Sarum focussing on poems for the Sanctuary Foundation ‘Let’s Build Empathy’ - No Place Like Home project. https://sanctuaryfoundation.org.uk/art/.

Friday 2 May 2025 NSPCC Speak Out, Stay Safe. We were delighted to welcome the NSPCC team into school this week.

Friday 4 April 2025 Easter Celebrations Today is the last day of term and we all return to school on Tuesday 22nd April. We wish all our children, their families and the whole community a very happy Easter and a restful holiday.

Friday 28 March 2025 Holy Trinity Bake Off! The 53 beautiful, creative cake entries for the Holy Trinity Spring Bake competition were all superb. The standard of design, bake and presentation was incredibly impressive, with a tremendous amount of thought and effort given to every entry. Well done Holy Trinity!

Friday 28 March 2025 Holi Celebrations We have had a vibrant celebration of Spring, colour and joy this week. Kalpesh helped us to understand a bit more about the Hindu festival of Holi with wonderful, fun filled days of dancing and Rangoli pattern art. Chalk paints were thrown around the playground, daubed on our hands and faces, and we danced Bollywood style in the sunshine.

Friday 21 March 2025 Netball Festival Netball Festival Mr Amor took a couple of teams to play in the interschool netball festival held at Dauntsey’s school today. They acquitted themselves very well and played, as ever, with commitment and great sportsmanship. Congratulations to our teams, well done to Sophia and Buster for being selected as players of their matches, and thank you for the great support from families.

Friday 14 March 2025 Guide Dogs This week a team from Guide Dogs visited our school to deliver workshops to Stonehenge, White Horse and Sarum classes. Rea, a trained working dog joined in this wonderful experience as children learned more about the special bond of trust and loyalty, and the vital role guide dogs play in supporting independence. Children used a range of resources and activities to explore senses in small groups - what it is like to be visually impaired using VI adapted glasses for children to wear, an obstacle course in the hall guiding a friend, choosing food for supper and a coin sorting exercise, then writing their names using braille sheets.

Friday 14 March 2025 Litter Heroes Sarum Class went litter picking around Green Lane in Great Cheverell. Eddie and William share the detail with you. ’We collected 7.5kg of litter on Wednesday morning including cans, crisp packets and surprisingly a nappy. Wiltshire Council picked us with 60 other schools to take part in the campaign Don’t mess with Wiltshire. We had a fantastic time.’#LitterHeroes

Tuesday 11 March 2025 Museum & Art Sarum's visit to Museum and Art Swindon (MAS) on Tuesday, was an enriching experience for the children. The opportunity to explore the impressive collection of modern and contemporary British art, including works by Lucian Freud and L.S. Lowry, helped bring their art topic to life. The highlight of the trip was the bespoke printing workshop led by an expert from the gallery, then capturing their own urban photography to inform their topic. Overall, this trip was a fantastic learning experience that sparked creativity and curiosity among our children.

Friday 7 March 2025 Poetry & Reading We are very proud of all our children who have participated so beautifully in our Performance Poetry Competition. Whether they made it through to the finals or not, they have all showed great courage and tenacity in having a go. Our finalists and winners showcased fun and inspiring performances. Well done!

Friday 14 February 2025 Dance Around the World Our Y6 dance squad were amazing at the Mid Wilts Dance Festival, themed ‘Around the World’. The children had prepared a wonderful dance of their own, performing this with style, energy, confidence and joy to a huge audience on the Memorial Hall stage. During the afternoon all the participating schools - 250 children rehearsed and performed a finale dance together. We are very grateful to Dauntsey’s School who provide these enrichment opportunities for our children. Our thanks also to Mrs Twentyman and Mrs Goddard who organised and coordinated this event, the Spear family for helping with the T-shirt costume design and the super support from all families.

Friday 7 February 2025 National Storytelling Week This week we have been immersed in National Storytelling Week. The theme this year has been to “reimagine your world”. We live streamed authors into school and joined hundreds of schools across the UK for book chat and shared stories.

Friday 7 February 2025 Sarum Art As part of our topic on Art, Sarum class were lucky enough to have a workshop with a professional artist this week. Mrs Jelf came in and lead a masterclass about painting landscapes, focusing on perspective and how objects and colours change depending on how close or far away they are. The results were fantastic and we are very grateful to Mrs Jelf for giving us such an opportunity.

Friday 31 January 2025 Digital Technology

Friday 24 January 2025 Holy Trinity Orchestra The orchestra have been working hard at learning new instruments, new notes and to play all together. They have learnt two pieces of music which will be showcased at the school music concert in March. There is plenty of space for KS2 children to join on the violin and flute. This is a really fantastic chance for any child who might be interested in an instrument to have a go while having a great time.

Friday 17 January 2025 Live Orchestra 'Sea Stories' at Bristol Beacon We had a wonderful opportunity to visit the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra’s thrilling & interactive performance for KS2 children led by award-winning composer and conductor, James Redwood. Explore the Orchestra: ‘Sea Stories’ featured material that fused symphonic music with the written word and explored how the oceans have ignited the musical imaginations of many. We heard pieces from opera, films and symphonies. Also featured was a specially composed participatory song, composed and led by James, and a body percussion piece created in collaboration with schools. Our recorder and ukulele players also joined with the orchestra for one piece. Through this inclusive event, the children learned to sing and perform with the orchestra, and were introduced to all the instruments that make up a symphony orchestra.

Friday 10 January 2025 Top 1% in the UK Our School has come in the top 1% in the country (one of the top 300 out of over 20,000 primary schools) for the percentage of children achieving the expected standard in all of reading, writing and maths. The percentage of children achieving at the higher standard (greater depth) puts us in the top 8% of the country. KS1 children have also made exceptional progress in Phonics and Early Years Foundation Development Goals. We always emphasise that, whilst we are delighted with these great academic outcomes, we are just as proud of all other aspects of our children’s success. We are proud of how kind they are to each other, how sensitively they respond to those in need; we are proud of their outcomes in sport, art, design, music, philosophy, social skills and the humanities; and we are proud of their spiritual development. Our children are outstanding young people in all aspects of their development.

Friday 20 December 2024 A fabulous year! In concluding this term and year we would all like to say a very large THANK YOU for all the support we have received with events throughout the year and all of the extra things that parents, carers, volunteers, clergy, Governors, peripatetic teachers, PFA and the wider school community have done to help make this such a fabulous year. This term has been filled with learning, growth and memorable moments - our wonderful children whose joy, courage, compassion and aspiration shine through with enthusiasm and effort. Our dedicated staff, whose commitment and expertise has made a tremendous difference. And to our supportive families & community friends; your encouragement and partnership are invaluable.

Friday 13 December 2024 Carol Singing

Friday 13 December 2024 Winter Wonderland Bazaar Join us for a lovely afternoon at the PFA Winter Wonderland Bazaar 3pm in the school hall with games, stalls, Guide Dogs and carol singing. It is going to be great fun with lots to do! See you there!

Friday 6 December 2024 The Snowman Y5 children had the incredible opportunity to perform alongside Dauntsey’s School Symphony Orchestra in the musical adaption of the legendary children’s book The Snowman. A workshop with Head of Music, Ms Dury a few weeks ago, followed by a busy afternoon of rehearsal on Monday, enabled the children to showcase their vocal talents and teamwork as a choir of 180 primary school singers, to a captivated audience of families. The collaboration provided a unique learning experience, as children practiced blending their voices with orchestral music, whilst enhancing their musical performance skills and an appreciation for live orchestral collaboration.

Friday 29 November 2024 Diversity Day On Tuesday, we welcomed Ruth Jampel from Judaism for Schools for the latest in our series of diversity days. We began with a lively and engaging assembly about the Jewish faith and the aspects it shares with both Christianity and other world religions. Each class then enjoyed a workshop with Ruth where we were able to handle Jewish artefacts. In addition, each class enjoyed a craft activity making a piece linked to the Jewish festival of Hanukkah. Finally, we came together on the playground to share what we had made and to perform a traditional song and dance. Our diversity days allow the children to explore a range of rich and diverse cultures, further enabling them to understand and appreciate the beliefs and practices of people from around the world. A huge thank you to Mrs Jones who works so hard in order to bring these valuable experiences to our children.

Friday 22 November 2024 Eisteddfod Festival Success We are delighted that so many of our children seized the opportunity to enter the Music Festival this year. From Y1 to year 6, our children have showed great musical talent with beautiful performances in competitive and non-competitive classes across a diverse range of categories including orchestra, choir, folk and pop song, singing, original composition, woodwind, piano, brass and strings. These opportunities offer such great life skills to prepare and then stand up and perform in front of an audience. My thanks to all our staff, peripatetic teachers, accompanists and parents for giving Holy Trinity children these amazing opportunities. Congratulations to all the children for their outstanding commitment, aspiration and success.

Friday 15 November 2024 Bags of Design This week in Avebury class, we have been designing, making and evaluating bags for a day trip to Disney World. We researched existing bags and developed designs of our own, taking into account the items that we would need to carry. We then made our bags using a variety of materials, stitches and fastenings. Finally, we evaluated the results against the design brief. We're really pleased with the results.

Friday 8 November 2024 Bikeability This two day workshop is designed to provide children with the skills and knowledge to cycle safely and confidently with bike safety, guided rides and road awareness training, whilst supporting sustainable travel and an active lifestyle. The instructors commented on the excellent attitude, behaviour and progress made by all the children. Well done Y6!

Friday 18 October 2024 By My Side Guide Dogs This social action project has been chosen by the school council to help people with sight loss live the life they choose. A guide puppy and handler joined us earlier in the week for an orientation exercise, and we will follow the learning and training story with our fund raising initiatives over the coming months.

Friday 11 October 2024 HomeRun App The school's new Eco team presented an assembly on their targets for the year ahead this week. These include: the introduction of bird boxes, planting of wild flowers to attract bugs, a new bug hotel and the possible building of a new bicycle shed to encourage sustainable travel. They also hope to introduce a bee workshop to educate the children.

Friday 11 October 2024 Wessex Archaeology Holy Trinity had a visit from Wessex Archaeology this week to talk about the Digging for Erlestoke project which builds on the excavations originally carried out at the Manor House in 1963. We had a whole school assembly and then Sarum class were lucky enough to have a workshop handling artefacts found in the excavations from the Neolithic period. Wessex Archaeology have very generously gifted us an archaeologist's bag with tools and all the artefacts we studied to use in the future to inspire an understanding of how humans lived in the past. Sarum class enjoyed learning about what artefacts were made of, how they were used and what they can teach us about prehistoric life in this area.

Monday 7 October 2024 Music Mark School We are delighted to announce that Holy Trinity has been awarded the Music Mark again this year by Wiltshire Music Connect. This is in recognition of the wide-ranging and high quality music opportunities our children experience. Children can find joy in expressing themselves through music and from this can develop an understanding that beauty can be different things to different people. We enjoy listening, making, singing, dancing and learning about music together in collective worship and through our music curriculum.

Friday 4 October 2024 Cross Country Success! Last Friday, twenty-four children headed off to Dauntsey's School to compete in the annual inter-school cross-country competition. Team Holy Trinity entered teams in each category: Year 3 and 4 girls. Year 3 and 4 boys, year 5 and 6 girls and year 5 and 6 boys.

Friday 4 October 2024 Harvest Celebrations Harvest Assembly Many thanks for all the generous donations to our Harvest appeal. The Devizes Foodbank helps families who have been left in desperate situations and this emergency aid is invaluable to these people.

Friday 20 September 2024 Creative Curriculum Homes and Houses,Victorians, Beyond the Magic Kingdom, Vikings and Dragons, Boudicca and Cultural Celebrations These are some of the themes our children are using as learning vehicles for the first part of the new year. There will be field trips to Devizes Library, Bristol Beacon, a residential adventure to Forest of Dean, an opportunity to see the treasure from an archaeological dig and visits to local sites. We have a fascinating White Horse class trip to Sevington Victorian Museum next week with dressing up, research and role play. From these exciting themes, children learn history, science, writing, reading, maths, geography, art and design – and much more. Learning is fun when placed in context.

Friday 13 September 2024 Pupil Leadership This week has seen the appointment of our new School Council. We would like to congratulate Caitlin, Charlie, Rufus (Silbury), Audrey and Aubin (Avebury), Flora and George (Sarum), Skye and Hector (White Horse), Jemima and Ruaridh (Stonehenge) and to thank all of the candidates who put themselves forward for election. Our school council have some super plans including social action projects, fund raising and events to further build on our Christian values and foster team spirit.

Friday 6 September 2024 Welcome 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. Our happy and successful school is built on strong home/school partnerships so that all children thrive and can achieve their very best.

Friday 6 September 2024 Friendship This beautiful handcrafted friendship gifted by our Y6 leavers and their families represents all the wonderful moments and special times shared together. Thank you from us all!

Friday 19 July 2024 A great year! As this term draws to a close, we reflect on a wonderful year together, full of joy, courage, aspiration and compassion throughout our flourishing community. The amazing themes and topics of our creative curriculum, the exciting visits and trips, interesting experts and visitors, parties and plays, sport, adventure, music, dance, creative arts, literature, clubs, concerts, competitions and social action projects. Our children are the heartbeat of our school. Curious, inquisitive, kind, brave and great fun – happy children make great learners! We are very proud of every child.

Friday 12 July 2024 Pliny's Lava Lounge Pop Up Restaurant Earlier in the week Silbury class opened their pop up restaurant for business. Children took on roles of chefs, waiters, front of house, kitchen and bar staff and musicians; preparing and serving a diverse, delicious menu and entertaining guests to a talented music performance. The event showcased culinary skills, seasonal floristry, dining room etiquette, musical talent and creativity, impressing the 60 guests. Superb team work Silbury class! Our thanks go to Mr Amor, Mrs Heath and Mrs Andrew who have so worked hard on this ambitious project and to the parents who attended and embraced the opportunity.

Friday 5 July 2024 County QUAD Kids Championships Congratulations to our athletes who represented Holy Trinity at Wiltshire and Swindon School Games. This fun team event with 75m sprint, 600m run, standing long jump and howler throw develops speed, endurance, power, team work and leadership skills. It is always wonderful when others comment on the sportsmanship of our children both on and off the sports track, with all our children gathered at the finish line to cheer on not only their team mates but also the athletes from other schools.

Friday 28 June 2024 Charity Day A remarkable Race for Life and Teddy Bear Picnic today! Together we ran to support the life improving work of Julia’s House and Cancer Research What a fantastic experience this was for our children! We all had such fun and the commitment, courage and compassion displayed by pupils, staff and families was inspiring. Generous support from our school community gives hope and help to these amazing charities. We are excited to announce we have raised £575.75. The event bought together children, parents and staff for an afternoon of fitness, fun and philanthropy. Your kind, generous sponsorship will make a meaningful impact in our community and beyond. Thank you.

Friday 28 June 2024 Summer music festival What a wonderful evening we had on Tuesday, when our remarkable young musicians treated us to a tremendous festival of music! There is such a wealth of talent here and it is a joy to see that talent unfolding. Every child was well prepared, performing beautifully to the edge of their ability, with great encouragement from a very appreciative audience of children, teachers, families and members of the community. We were also very proud of the children who were waiting their turns to perform – they sat and listened, joined in, supported their peers and made the event even more fun. We would like to thank our amazing music tutors, Mr & Mrs Broomfield, Mr Davies and Mr Gundry who work so hard, and above and beyond the call of duty, to ensure the very best outcomes for our children. And well done to our amazing children whose diligence, commitment and enthusiasm made this such a memorable evening.

Friday 21 June 2024 Salisbury Cathedral Leavers' Service Salisbury Cathedral Leavers’ Service Our Year 6 children had a wonderful time at the Cathedral on Tuesday which included workshop activities and tour with hundreds of other children from the Diocese. The interactive service included drama and singing. It was a lovely day of hope and joy as children transition to secondary schools. This is the first of our “Leaving” celebrations that the Year 6 children will have this term, as they prepare to move into secondary school and we prepare to say farewell to them.

Friday 7 June 2024 Change the World We start the summer term with the release of our song ‘Change the World’ to Spotify, Amazon Music and You Tube. In specially crafted workshop activities with two chart topping music producers, Silbury class wrote and rapped the lyrics taking inspiration from our school values for storytelling with spoken word and poem. The chorus anthem captures our whole school community singing with joy, aspiration, compassion and courage:

Friday 24 May 2024 Hip Hop /Rap Workshop Hip Hop/Rap Workshop Josh Record and Ad-Apt, both chart topping producers led an inspirational day of Hip Hop/ Rap, building on our culture and diversity work through world music. Studio workshops included song writing, learning music production skills, performing and then recording our very own song to release on Spotify! We are immensely proud of all our children - every child immersed in this wonderful creative experience, making music together. It takes a couple of weeks to release a song onto Spotify. For the moment, sharing assembly today captured the joy, energy and love of our chorus anthem, next term we will share our full Rap!

Friday 17 May 2024 Show jumping success Congratulations to the Holy Trinity riding team! Elizabeth and Amelia have represented our school in two NSEA show jumping competitions; starting their journey at Rectory Farm where the girls rode in chilly wet conditions to come home with two confident double clears. Last weekend the girls went to The Unicorn Trust in Stow-on-the-Wold. Both again girls rode well and on this occasion Elizabeth managed to get placed in both classes, coming home with a 4th and 1st place and a qualification for the NSEA championships at Hickstead. Well done!

Friday 10 May 2024 Devizes & District Foodbank collection Thank you for your generous donations for the recent Devizes and District Foodbank collection - ‘We just wanted to say a big 'thank you' for your kind donation of 110.1kg to Devizes and District Foodbank on behalf of Holy Trinity Primary School, Great Cheverell. Your support means that we are able to continue to provide vital food and supplies to people in crisis over the coming months.'

Friday 3 May 2024 Green School Eco Schools England incentivises communities to become as green as possible by rewarding green schools with eco status and we are on the journey to achieve this. Far reaching initiatives across our school include Forest School provision, sustainable travel plan, Bikeability, Walk Safe, rewilding and nature projects in science, geography and technology topics, source and provenance of ingredients for LATACA school meals and cooking activities, monitoring energy, waste and water, recycling clothes, upcycling school uniform and environmental consideration for sourced resources and services. Staff, governors, parents and children are championing climate action - making positive changes to our school to make the world a better place to live.

Friday 26 April 2024 Falconry Workshop As part of their topic work Stonehenge and White Horse classes had a very special visitor on Wednesday, when a falconer came to school with some of his birds of prey. An eagle owl, American kestrel, hawk and peregrine falcon perched on our school field and we were able to see them up close and in flight. As always, our children asked some super questions to find out more about these magnificent birds. Our resident red kite also made his presence known during the display. The PFA who generously gifted this wonderful experience by South Wilts Falconry to KS1 children to enrich their learning. Thank you.

Friday 19 April 2024 Designed and made for Holy Trinity Our wonderful, flourishing community have turned ideas, events and small change into reality; gifting a legacy of play, adventure and reflection. Amazing, generous support from the Parents and Friends Association, Friends of St Peter’s Church, Great Cheverell Soap Box Derby, The Bell Inn, the village shop, Platinum Jubilee Committee and King Charles III village celebrations. Designed by the school council, funded by the community and exquisitely made by local, talented craftsman Clint Edwards. We are thrilled with the bespoke beautiful oak storyteller’s chair with four benches for our reflection area and the creation of a wonderful new boat with mast, tiller and plenty of seating for learning, activity and play. Our little boat is our vision vessel - a guardian of our school values with all sailors playing their part and weathering the elements together.

Friday 22 March 2024 Charity projects It has been a colourful, bright day wearing our odd socks in support for World Down's Syndrome Day.

Friday 8 March 2024 World Book Day One of our main activities for World Book Day has been our Book Swap. Thank you so much to all our very generous families who took time to go through their book shelves and find a book (or several) to swap - without this we wouldn't have such a vibrant event. As a result, the children were able to take home a few books which has given so much pleasure. The lively chat around recommendations, discoveries and plans for post-swap swaps was really heartening to hear. Children took their books out onto the playground and had time to dip into them in class. Holy Trinity really is a reading school!

Friday 8 March 2024 Earth Energy Foundation This week Stonehenge and White Horse classes learnt about solar energy with a visit from Earth Energy Education. They run workshops in schools teaching the children about the importance of renewable energy as we look towards a greener future. The children learnt about climate change and investigated wind up batteries, solar powered batteries and toys. We had fun using lux meters to measure and compare how much solar energy we could collect from different areas in the school. The workshops were then followed up with a visit to a very muddy Lower End Solar Farm in Marston, where we had a tour of the site and learnt about the process of harvesting energy from the sun. We found out how the site’s biodiversity is a key part of their work and it was lovely to be able to do a bit of bird spotting with binoculars, hunt for plants with magnifying glasses and use bug pots to see which mini-beasts have made their home in the area.

Friday 1 March 2024 We'll meet again - A WWII experience at Steam Museum On Thursday, Avebury class travelled back in time to the Swindon Steam Museum. We dressed as WWII evacuees complete with gas mask boxes that we made ourselves using our maths skills. The day saw us experiencing a public air-raid shelter, being evacuated to the country, learning about women’s roles in the war and how the railways were crucial to the war effort. The children impressed the staff and volunteers at the museum with their enthusiasm and knowledge.

Friday 9 February 2024 Y6 Dance Festival Congratulations to all the children and schools represented at the Mid Wilts Dance Festival. Our Y6 dance squad gave an amazing performance with their fun choreography, fabulous styling and brilliant teamwork in a dance routine delivered with energy, confidence and joy to a huge audience on the Memorial Hall stage. It always makes us very proud when others also comment on the outstanding behaviour and attitude of our children, supporting each other and aspiring to do their best as a team. Our thanks to Mrs Goddard and Mrs Twentyman who coordinated this fantastic opportunity with super support from families. We are very grateful to the Outreach Partnership team at Dauntsey’s School who host these enrichment opportunities for our children.

Friday 2 February 2024 Visit to Devizes library On Wednesday Key Stage 1 had a lovely morning at Devizes library. The children learnt about the role of a librarian, the range of books available to borrow, where to find them in the library and the various clubs on offer free of charge (Lego club was a particular favourite). In addition the children listened to several stories read by the librarian, explored the children's section and read many of the vast amounts of books on offer. All of the children came back to school excited about reading and visiting the library again soon with their parents.

Friday 26 January 2024 Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue workshop Helping children understand the dangers and make safe and positive choices is an important part of their development. This week Stonehenge and White Horse classes met with the fire and rescue team, developing their knowledge about fire detection, escape and fire prevention in the home. The children enjoyed trying on fire safety equipment and talking through safety procedures, with the younger children learning phrases and rhymes to help them remember important information. As always, our children asked some very pertinent questions as they considered how to behave during an emergency situation in their own home.

Friday 19 January 2024 Shadows Y3/4 photography club have been capturing shadows from the winter sunshine; thinking carefully about the composition of their images. We think the results are amazing!

Friday 12 January 2024 Emergency Awareness Training Teaching children how to keep themselves and others safe is a fundamental aspect of personal, social and health education. As well as classroom based learning led by teachers; a range of other experts and organisations join us in school to enhance and support the instruction of personal development.

Friday 5 January 2024 Mayan Tiles Taking inspiration from their recent topic, Silbury children designed and created these beautiful Mayan tiles using their research into architecture, culture and customs. The styling and finishing techniques on the tiles are stunning!

Wednesday 20 December 2023 Christmas 2023 What wonderful performances our children gave this week! It is a joy to have the Christmas message presented with such fun and enjoyment and with remarkable confidence! We certainly do have the best children in the world here at Holy Trinity. Our thanks to all our teaching and support staff who have worked so hard to produce, direct and manage everything around the Christmas plays and to all our parents for their unfailing support of the school and their children's education.

Friday 15 December 2023 A Festive Community Walk Key stage 1 enjoyed their annual festive walk to The Old School Nursery to sing Christmas play songs and exchange Pen Pal Christmas cards today. The children from the nursery also sang to us and did exceptionally well. We then continued our walk up to the village pub where we placed handmade decorations on their tree. Our special thanks to Joy and Arthur Alexander from the village who kindly gave us decorations and came to listen to a few of our songs around the tree.

Friday 8 December 2023 Buzzing STEM Club It was a buzzing finale to STEM Club yesterday with a special visit from Mr Jameson who generously shared his bee keeping knowledge and resources. This linked into our ‘brilliant bugs’ topic and their super powers. Together we have explored possibilities, tested opportunities and opened our minds to innovation, curiosity, imagination and creativity. STEM club resumes in term 4 with the National Literacy We Wonder project.

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

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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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