On Saturday 27th September, HPSA held its first ever day rave! The school playground and Maple hall were transformed into a party resort for so many of our families that came together to boogie and have lots of fun! Huge thank you to the HPSA committee for coming up with yet another fun and ingenious way to bring our community together and raise money towards special projects within the school!
We were super excited to welcome the film crew from CBBCs Operation Ouch to the school playground on 24th September. 8 lucky children from Year 6 were able to ask Dr Xand questions all about health and biology. We can't wait to see the final recording when it comes out on CBBC in the Spring.
PGL
This week some very tired Year 6 children arrived back to school following their fantastic trip to PGL, Caythorpe Court. The children had a fabulous time, taking part in lots of different activities: raft-building, climbing, zip lining, archery, orienteering, trapeze, problem-solving and laser tag, just to name a few! If that wasn’t quite enough, they also enjoyed fun activities in the evening too: balloon splash, campfire and a wonderful disco where they showed off their dance moves! Despite the forecast, they managed to dodge the worst of the weather and even caught a glimpse of some lovely sunshine! Throughout the weekend, lots of sweets were eaten and not much sleep was had (and that's just the teachers!) but all the children certainly made some wonderful memories and demonstrated our school values of courage, ambition and teamwork throughout the trip – we couldn’t be prouder of all their achievements!
For lots of photos, please click here: Year 6 PGL
Activity Days
Whilst some children were away, other Year 6 children also enjoyed two jam-packed days of fun more locally, as part of our Activity Days. On Friday, they enjoyed a day together at Jungle Falls Adventure Golf at Trent Park with lots of very high scores and some very competitive teams! They had a blast in the glorious sunshine - how very lucky they were! On Monday, the children then visited Hollywood Bowl for even more competitive fun – there are certainly some excellent bowlers amongst them with some even making it onto the leaderboard! Whilst they were there, they also enjoyed some delicious food too! Everyone had such a brilliant time it was so nice to see the children have fun together and even make some new friends across classes. All of the children certainly demonstrated lots of our school values, especially respect towards members of the public when travelling by bus. Well done Children!
For lots of photos, please click here: Year 6 Activity Days
The Year 6 production of ‘The Jungle Book’ was simply phenomenal. The children performed incredibly well, having learnt their lines, the songs and the dance moves over the past few weeks. Whilst they might have been performing as a bunch of animals, they most definitely were not when it came to their preparation and motivation! Every single member of the cast put in a performance to remember! Not forgetting the technicians, who worked tirelessly to ensure that the props, music, lighting and staging was always on point! I have to say that a few tears were shed seeing all of Year 6 up on the stage showing how together they are, and have always been!
Huge thank you to all of the adults, both staff and parents who helped to make the show so special - we are very grateful!
Our fabulous HPSA Summer Fete took place on Friday 13th June and it was a truly fantastic event filled with fun and laughter, rides, the choir, tombolas, plenty of games, sponging of teachers, a bouncy castle, lots of food and incredibly DJs!
I am delighted to announce that the fete made an incredible £6000 which will go to our exciting kitchen project!
Huge thanks to our wonderful Anna, Eva and Sara and our wonderful HPSA team for their amazing organisation and teamwork to make the fete such a success! You are amazing!!
And thank you to all of the children, parents and carers who supported with running stalls and spending lots of money!!
On the last day of the half term, hundreds of children and their grown ups gathered in the playground to watch the ever popular Hazelwood’s Got Talent! Opening with the Hazelwood Dance Festival entry and including a performance form the school choir, the talent show was the culmination of class rounds and a semi-final, with winners performing for the ultimate trophy! We had gymnasts, dancers, pianists, singers, comedians, magicians, a rock band and a diabolo spinner! The level of talent and the variety of the performances was incredibly and made the job of our guest judges very hard. This year, we welcomed: Graham Sievers (Chairman of Conway Tennis Club); Kathryn Duffy (Young Centre Stage Principal); Christina Kyprou (Founder of CK Performing Arts) and Emma Cooper (a Hazelwood Governor) to judge the performances. After much deliberation, they announced the winners from each Phase Group and we were delighted to have Tony Ourris from Anthony Webb present the medals and trophies.
What an amazing array of talented young people we have at Hazelwood!
The sun was certainly shining over Hazelwood’s VE Day 80th Celebrations. The children took time during an assembly to reflect upon what VE Day is and why it is celebrated. The children discussed which of the values those who fought for the freedom of others showed during WW2 and how important it is not to forget that the freedom we enjoy today is because so many believed that freedom was worth fighting for.
Then the party started! Mrs Pearson was simply amazing, leading all the classes in the Hazelwood street party. From Cha Cha Slide to Agadoo, the children joined in every dance and even created their own conga lines around the playground. The party also proved that jelly and ice-cream is as popular today as it was 80 years ago, as over 700 portions were served to the children during the afternoon. Children sang along to the music and decorated the table cloths as they enjoyed their yummy pudding.
As always, the children of Hazelwood show how mature, thoughtful, kind and full of a zest for life that makes days like these even more special.
What a wonderful celebration of the Hindu festival of Holi we had on Friday 14th March. The children learnt all about the festival and why it is important to Hindus. During the day, the whole school learnt about the importance of the story of Holika and Prahlad and how Holi is celebrated around the world as well as a creative activity using the special and important colours of the gulal (powder) and their meaning for Hindus.
As a special treat, Mrs Naik, Mrs Khatry, Mrs Patel and Mrs Joshi also cooked and prepared some traditional Holi food and drink for the children to try!
Our wonderful day culminating in a special celebration of Rangwali Holi by throwing the gulal to remember the story of Krishna and Radha and the different meanings behind the vibrant colours. It was certainly a celebration that the children will remember for a very long time!
On 11th March, Hazelwood hosted its very first Community Iftar! What started as an idea at a HPSA coffee morning, turned into a wonderful community event with over 170 adults and children attending. An Iftar is where Muslims come together to break their fast every day during the holy month of Ramadan.
It was lovely to see so many families, both Muslim and non-Muslim recite and listen to prayers and join together to eat traditional foods in a fabulous display of our community spirit.
Huge thank you must go to all the local businesses who supported us with food and drink as well as everyone who brought food to share. And the biggest thanks to our wonderful HPSA organisers: Alia, Anna, Sara and Eva. It was such a special evening.
This week, 59 children from the Hazelwood Choir took the trip to Wembley Arena to be part of the largest children’s choir in the world – Young Voices!
They had an amazing time singing, dancing and performing with 5000 other children to a huge crowd, including their parents and carers.
Songs ranged from a Bob Marley medley to Little Blue, from Oceania to a Hairspray musical extravaganza. Combine that with MC Grammar and a 90s disco rave and there is a flavour of the magnificence of Young Voices 2025. Huge thank you to Miss Bispham for organising this wonderful experience for the children, Mrs Pearson who supported with this and the parent volunteers who accompanied and seemed to really enjoy themselves too!
The children will undoubtedly remember this for a very long time!
The amazing HPSA Christmas Fete on 6th December raised a whopping total of over £7000, including the raffle, Christmas trees and the fete itself. This is an incredible amount and it could not have happened without your support for the school.
Huge thank you to Anna, Sara, Eva and the entire HPSA team of incredible volunteers. Many of us will have no idea of the workload involved in organising a fete - the work begins months and months before. Evening meetings, meetings at school, lots and lots of emailing, texting and phoning, everyone with a role to do to ensure it all comes together on the day.
And all of this hard work benefits every single child and family at Hazelwood!
Thank you so much!
For lots of photos, please click here: HPSA Fete 2024
On Tuesday and Wednesday, Year 1 performed their Nativity: The Angel Who Nearly Missed it All to children at the school and their parents/carers. And they were absolutely phenomenal! The children sang, danced and acted so brilliantly and all of the characters with their wonderful costumes made it a show to remember.
