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04/07/2018
OFSTED REPORT
The report following our recent section 5 inspection is available under the School Documents section.
01/05/2018
QUESTIONNAIRE RESULTS
Thank you to parents and carers for responding to our questionnaire. The full results can be found on the School Documents page.
Please visit https://parentview.ofsted.gov.uk and give your views!
28/02/2018
Snow Science
3/4 of all pupils were in school today and they all took part in a science afternoon looking at changing state of materials. Over the weekend staff came into school and arranged the Ice Art so photographs could be taken before it melted.
07/02/2018
Grant Koper - Author in school
Grant is an actor, born in Aylesbury Buckinghamshire. He grew up in Grantham and trained at Laine Theatre Arts.
Grant has a background in Musical Theatre but has also appeared in short films.
Recently he has had his first children's book published. 'The Day Granny's Knickers Blew Away'
Grant came into school and read his book to all the pupils as part of our 'Ready to Read' website section which is encouraging pupils to read and listen to stories.
He signed copies of his book for pupils and left a signed copy in the front of school.
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15/11/2017
HEALTHY HELPRINGHAM UPDATE!
We now have 2,750 votes for our Healthy Helpringham project. There are only 6 days to go until voting closes. Please get everyone you know to register and give the project their 10 votes. We have done really well so far, but other projects are chasing us for votes!!
VOTE FOR HEALTHY HELPRINGHAM using the link below.... when voting click on the bike wheels!!!
https://community-fund.aviva.co.uk/voting/project/view/17-4940
20/10/2017
Cranwell Aviation
On Friday 20th October, our year 5 and 6 pupils were privileged to be invited to visit the Cranwell Aviation Heritage Centre. The day was filled with exciting workshops and an opportunity to look at the museum and the Jet Provost plane in the courtyard. The children represented the school beautifully and had a fantastic time. Reggie the register monkey also went along for the day!
16/10/2017
OFSTED MONITORING VISIT
We are now able to share the report that was written following the recent visit by Her Majesty's Inspector. The full text can be seen on our school documents page. However here are some of the comments.
"In every lesson we visited, pupils’ attitudes to learning were extremely positive and they were fully engaged in their work. The behaviour of the pupils was consistently good."
" Parents with whom I spoke were overwhelmingly supportive of the school and the recent improvements made. One commented, ‘My child absolutely loves it here. I can’t fault it!’"
"Senior leaders and governors are taking effective action to tackle the areas requiring improvement identified at the recent section 5 inspection in order for the school to become a good school."
13/10/2017
Hosting Football
Helpringham hosted a football tournament involving 6 schools on Friday afternoon. The teams included our Headteacher's former school. Everyone played well and there were some wonderful displays of footballing skill. Well done to Leasingham St Andrew's who won the competition.
06/10/2017
Harvest Festival
All our pupils were joined by parents and Governors in Helpringham church to celebrate Harvest Festival. Our younger pupils performed a scarecrow song that they had been practising with Mrs Priestley.
03/10/2017
Lincolnshire Day
Pupils had a dress down day with many wearing the traditional yellow of Lincolnshire to mark the county date. Contributions for the day raised £78 for the Lincolnshire Air Ambulance. Thank you to everyone who contributed.
30/09/2017
Helpring Hands!
Pupils and parents joined staff and Governors on Saturday morning to help clear up some areas in school. Thank you for your time and effort!
29/09/2017
Macmillan Coffee Morning
Thank you to everyone who supported us by making and eating cakes! We raised £250 for this very worthy cause.
05/09/2017
Welcome Back!
It's with great excitement that all the staff welcome back our pupils this year. It promises to be a fulfilling year with lots of interesting and fun things going on!
11/07/2017
Year 6 SAT's
Well done to all our Year 6 pupils who worked extremely hard throughout the summer term (and the rest of the year!). As we have less than 10 pupils our results will not be published, but we can say that 100% of them reached the expected standard in writing and they all did very well in the other tests.
22/05/2017
Parents and Carers Survey Results
THE RESULTS ARE IN!
Thank you to all parents who returned the questionnaires that were sent out.
The comments made are welcomed and certainly taken into account.
The results are shown below.
| Agree | Disagree | Don’t Know | ||
| 1 | My child enjoys school | 90% | 6% | 4% |
| 2 | The school keeps my child safe | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| 3 | The school has a caring and supportive ethos | 98% | 2% | 0% |
| 4 | The school effectively informs me about my child’s progress | 90% | 6% | 4% |
| 5 | My child is making enough progress at this school | 92% | 8% | 0% |
| 6 | The school helps me to support my child’s learning | 94% | 2% | 4% |
| 7 | The school meets my child’s particular needs | 92% | 6% | 2% |
| 8 | The school deals effectively with unacceptable behaviour | 80% | 10% | 10% |
| 9 | The school takes account of my suggestions and concerns | 86% | 2% | 12% |
| 10 | The teaching is good at this school | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| 11 | My child’s class teacher encourages my child to do their best | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| 12 | My child’s class teacher is approachable and effective if I have an issue with my child | 96% | 2% | 2% |
| 13 | The school leader is approachable and effective if I have an issue with my child | 84% | 0% | 16% |
| 14 | The school is led and managed effectively | 92% | 0% | 8% |
| 15 | The school provides a good range of special events for the children to get involved in | 92% | 4% | 4% |
| 16 | Overall, I am happy with my child’s experience at this school | 92% | 4% | 4% |
51 returns (each return is rounded up to 2%)
31/03/2017
Tri Tri and Tri (Golf) again
On Friday 31st March, a team of Y3 and 4 represented the school at Tri-Golf. The children had a fantastic afternoon practising a variety of shots such as driving, chipping and putting. They behaved superbly and competed well.
30/03/2017
Forest Schools meets The Titanic
In Forest School this term, the children have been building sledges and a replica Titanic linked in to their Frozen Kingdom unit. The children worked very hard and enjoyed testing their creations in the final session. Well done Hawks!
23/03/2017
Jolly Hocky
On Thursday 23rd March, the Y6 hockey team played in the finals of the district hockey competition.
The team managed to reach the semi-finals! They played together as a team marvellously and came 4th overall!
Well done to the Y6 hockey team!
17/03/2017
Table Tennis
Table Tennis
On Friday 17th March, a group of Y5/6 children competed in a table tennis tournament. The children played very well as a team and learnt lots of new skills.
They were exceptionally well behaved and made the school proud! Well done!
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01/03/2017
World Book Day
An interest in reading meant all sorts of characters appeared in school!
03/02/2017
Pop Lacrosse
On Friday 3rd February, children from Y6 played in a Pop Lacrosse tournament against Church Lane and Rauceby. The event was hosted by our school and the weather was fantastic with sunshine all afternoon.
The team settled very well and quickly began to develop tactics to try and score in the opponents’ goal. Overall, Helpringham came second, winning two games and narrowly losing two. The children should be very proud of their efforts.
Well done to everyone.
20/01/2017
Goal Ball
On Friday 20th January, a team of Y5/6 children represented the school in a goalball festival at Osbournby Primary School. The children were in teams of three and needed to wear blindfolds. To score a point they had to roll a ball containing bells through the opposition’s defence so it crossed the goal line. The children all tried their best and had a fantastic time. Well done!
06/01/2017
KS1 Multi Skills
On Friday 6th January a team of Year 2 children went to Chestnut Street Primary School in Ruskington to participate in a KS1 Multi-Skills event. The children all tried their best and set a fantastic example to all. Well done!
15/12/2016
He's behind you!!
This year the pupils went to see Puss in Boots performed by a travelling theatre group in Helpringham village hall.... perfect after a Christmas lunch!
15/12/2016
Christmas Dinner
Before our trip to see the pantomime every pupil in the school was treated to a full Christmas dinner, including crackers! provided by the Farm Kitchen.
09/12/2016
Cross Country – PGL Caythorpe
On Friday 9th December, a team from Key Stage 2 took part in a cross country event at PGL in Caythorpe. The children ran their races with determination and courage. Well done to everyone!
16/11/2016
Sports Hall Athletics
On Tuesday 15th November, a team of Y5/6 children took part in the sportshall athletics competition at Carre’s Grammar School. During the afternoon, the pupils participated in a variety of running and field events. There were fifteen schools taking part, so each event was run in three heats of five. Pupils raced in an obstacle relay, a 2 x 1 relay, a 2 x 2 relay and a 4 x 1 relay. They also took part in chest push, standing long jump, standing triple jump, soft javelin, vertical jump and speed bounce. Well doneto our team who all tried their best and came seventh in the competition!
04/11/2016
Handball Competition
On Friday 4th November, Helpringham took part in a handball competition at Osbournby School. The team played very well together and won a lot of their games. An excellent afternoon was had by all.
20/10/2016
Row, row, row your boat!
On Wednesday 19th October, the Y3/4 rowing team went to Carre’s Grammar School to take part in a rowing competition. The team were fantastic! They won the two relay events and really enjoyed the afternoon.
14/10/2016
Girls Football Tournament
On Friday 14th October, the girls’ Y5/6 football team took part in a competition at Carre’s Grammar School. They were amazing and managed to win bronze medals! Well done to all the girls who took part!
07/10/2016
Macmillan Coffee Morning
Our annual Macmillan coffe morning gave the community a chance to enjoy a drink and a chat whilst raising funds for a very worthy cause.
07/10/2016
Heckington School Visit
Our Year 1 pupils paid a visit to our neighbouring school in Heckington to have a look at their classrooms and get some ideas for our new year 1 class.
19/09/2016
Vertebrate or Invertebrate?
Eagle Owls have been doing lots of work on animals and their habitats and we have been learning about vertebrates and invertebrates. On Tuesday we went for an invertebrate hunt around school! Look at the fun we had! We found millipedes, ants, spiders, slugs, earwigs and even a toad!
16/09/2016
Key Stage 1 Dodgeball
On Friday 16th September, the dodgeball team went to Billingborough to take part in a competition. The children tried their very best and had a fun afternoon. Well done to all the Year 2 pupils.
05/09/2016
Welcome Back!
All our staff and governors would like to welcome back our pupils to an exciting new academic year. We look forward to working with you!