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15/09/25

🐞📚 Ladybird Nursery Buddy Reading is back for the new academic year! 🌟 Children with lovely reading records visited our friends at Ladybird for some cosy story time. Proud of our super readers! 💚 Ladybird is such an amazing nursery! 🐞📚

12/09/25

🎉 Y1 Windsor & Y2 Hever enjoyed a special online event with award-winning author Alex Falase-Koya today! 📚✨He was talking about his Marv series and leading fun activities including a quiz! 🦸‍♂️🧠 Thank You to Beckenham Library for this exciting opportunity! 🙌

09/09/25

Today Mrs Weedon met our brand-new School Council 🌟🗳️ Task 1 has a wellbeing focus: pupils are creating a special school dinner menu 🍽️ to be served on Thursday 2nd October! 🗓️🥗🍝🍎 Can’t wait to try it 😋

04/09/25

🎉 This afternoon we enjoyed a special Celebration Assembly applauding children who did amazing learning over the summer 🌞📚. A sea of RWI and maths certificates filled the hall 🏅📝➕➗—so proud of our superstar learners! 🌟👏

17/07/25

🎉 We were thrilled to welcome Jacob from IMITO for an incredible AI + VR WW2 Workshop with our Y6s! 🧠They met Major General Sir Victor Morven Fortune and asked brilliant questions about Dunkirk 🇬🇧⚓️ What an unforgettable experience! 🙌 

17/07/25

🌟 What a fantastic day! We were thrilled to welcome Liam Conlon to HPABG 🎉 Thank you for visiting our amazing school and seeing our vibrant community hub in action 🏫💚 Your support means the world to us!

09/07/25

Year 1 Lighthouse had a fantastic day exploring art at Dulwich Picture Gallery and connecting with nature in a hands-on workshop! 🖼️🌿 The children loved discovering new things and getting creative together.

08/07/25

Year 5 are out and about in Kelsey Park today, exploring our local ecosystem! 🌳🦋 The students are loving their fieldwork, discovering all the amazing biodiversity right on our doorstep. Amazing geography! 🐞🌿

04/07/25

Year 6 are having a fantastic, well-deserved leavers’ trip at Frylands Scout Centre! 🏕️🎉 They’re enjoying an action-packed activity day to celebrate all their hard work this year. We’re so proud of you all! 🌟👏 

03/07/25

🌳 Reception had a fantastic time at Forest School today! Using recycled guttering, they created amazing waterfalls and began exploring the volume of different containers. So much fun learning through play and discovery! 💧🪣♻️

03/07/25

Year 5 Boathouse are having an amazing day at the Cutty Sark! 🚢✨ As part of our Mandarin enrichment, we explored the Chinese tea trade and discovered the fascinating history of this famous tea clipper. 🍵🇨🇳 The children enjoyed Bubble Teas too!

02/07/25

Year 6 are having a fantastic & important afternoon at Beckenham Fire Station for their Bromley Junior Citizens workshops! 🚒🔥 Learning how to keep themselves & others safe while being model citizens. A key part of our transition to secondary school👏  🛡️🚦

02/07/25

We’re so proud of our Year 4 & 5 Poets at the Red Cluster Schools’ Poetry Slam today! 🌟📝 The theme is ‘Community’ and their creative voices was on full show today. We are so lucky to have such talented writers & poets! 🎤

01/07/25

Our Year 4 & 5 stars shone bright at the Harris Federation Sports Day at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre! 🌟🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️ We’re so proud of their effort, teamwork, and sportsmanship. Well done, everyone! 👏💚

26/06/25

Year 3 Harbour Class are having an inspiring day exploring the Tate Modern! 🖼️✨ Just one of the many galleries we visit as part of our art enrichment at HPABG. 🎨🚌

25/06/25

Year 5 had a fantastic Mandarin lesson ahead of their trip to the Cutty Sark next week! 🚢 They explored the famous tea clipper and made their own traditional Chinese tea bags 🍵🫖

25/06/25

What an inspiring day at Harris Primary Academy Beckenham Green! 🏫✨ Today we’re taking on circuits all day with international netball star Charlotte Dunkley for our Sports For Champions fundraising event! 🏐💪

24/06/25

🌟 This morning was Reception Beach Hut Class's Sports Day on the green! We are so proud of all their amazing effort, energy, and smiles! 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️🎉 Well done, superstars! 👏

19/06/25

Year 4 Pier Class had a fantastic time at their finance workshop with Think Pieces! 💰🧠 Following in the footsteps of Year 5 & 6, they explored the world of money through fun, hands-on activities! 👏✨

19/06/25

Year 2 Marina Class are having an inspiring day, exploring the beautiful art collection at the National Gallery! 🖼️🎨 The masterpieces sparked the children's creativity and curiosity. Thank you for a wonderful visit! 🌟

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Year 1 summer holiday work

 

Paddington Bear

Writing aim: To write a narrative continuation of the story

Story text PDF: Click here

 

Link to resource & video lessons

Screen Shot

Vocabulary

Mon

Resource

https://www.purplemash.com/?~c3c9MjIwMzk0Nw==

Video Lesson:

Original story

Cartoon adaptation of Chapter 1

Video Lesson 1  

unique

voyage

anxious

vibrant

thrilled

clumsy

Tue

Resource

https://www.purplemash.com/?~c3c9MjIwMzkyNg==

 

Video Lesson:

Video Lesson 2

 

Wed

Resources:

https://www.purplemash.com/?~c3c9MjIwNDczMQ==

 

Video Lesson:

Video Lesson 3

 

Thur

Resources:

https://www.purplemash.com/?~c3c9MjIwNDc3NQ==

 

Video Lesson:

Video Lesson 4

Success criteria:

I have remembered one space between each word

I have remembered full stops and capital letters

I have used capital letters for names

I have used the key words

I have read my work to check it makes sense

I have written a BOYS sentence

Fri

Resources:

https://www.purplemash.com/?~c3c9MjIwNDkyOQ==

Video Lesson:

Video Lesson 5

 

Week 2

Paddington Bear

Writing aim: To write a narrative continuation of the story

 

Link to resource

Screen Shot

Vocabulary

Mon

Resource:

https://www.purplemash.com/?~c3c9MjIwNTA4OQ==

 

Video Lesson:

Video Lesson 6

buffet

politely

battered

nudge

elated

glared

Tue

Resources:

https://www.purplemash.com/?~c3c9MjIwNTE0NA==

 

Video Lesson:

Video Lesson 7

 

Wed

Resources:

https://www.purplemash.com/?~c3c9MjIwNTE1Ng==

 

Video Lesson:

Video Lesson 8

 

Thur

Resources

https://www.purplemash.com/?~c3c9MjIwNTE3Mg==

 

Video Lesson:

Video Lesson 9

 

Fri

Resources

https://www.purplemash.com/?~c3c9MjIwNTE5Mg==

 

Video Lesson:

Video Lesson 10

Success criteria:

I have remembered one space between each word

I have remembered full stops and capital letters

I have used capital letters for names

I have used the key words

I have read my work to check it makes sense

I have included an exclamation mark

I have written a BOYS sentence

 

You could also try one of these websites:

https://www.freechildrenstories.com/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/primary

https://www.educationquizzes.com/ks1/

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/counting

https://www.booktrust.org.uk/books-and-reading/have-some-fun/storybooks-and-games/

https://www.ruthmiskin.com/en/find-out-more/parents/

www.bbc.co.uk/learning

www.natgeokids.com/uk

www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home

www.twinkl.co.uk

www.teachyourmonstertoread.com