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.
A Message from John Gilbert:
A World 1st at Hazelwood - a pre-school Newspaper Group.
At 8.20am on any Thursday morning at Hazelwood School there are 50-60 Newspaper Readers. From Yr 1 to Yr 6 there is debate and discussion and illustration and thought and questions and questioning on geography, history, politics, the environment, global heating, science, engineering, business, sport, fashion and more.
The catalyst for every ‘student’, our readers like to be called students and not children, is the 90p ‘I’ Newspaper. All attending take their intellectual momentum forward into their classrooms and onwards to their families for afternoon and evening discussions. Most importantly, there isn’t a screen in sight. We celebrate their reading skills, a growing vocabulary, the human voice, positive and expressive body language and the ability to interact and discuss about anything and everything with anyone and everyone. Our Headteacher Mr Newham and John Gilbert, the world’s oldest paper boy, believe that every primary and secondary school in the world would benefit greatly by creating their own Hazelwood style Newspaper Group 🍎
What a wonderful tribute to every family at Hazelwood Schools and our ongoing commitment to our values! It was so heartwarming to see kindness, responsibility, and generosity in action, especially during the holiday season. So much was collected by every class and many families in Enfield will benefit from our generosity at what can be a difficult time of year for so many.
The effort made in donating food is a true testament to the dedication that our families show to supporting our community. It was so inspiring to see the contributions, knowing that so many families will have a brighter Christmas because of our actions. Well done Hazelwood!
This year, we were thrilled to have two children from each year group selected to represent our school in the highly anticipated ETSP Spelling Bee. These talented spellers worked hard to prepare for the semi-finals, where they showed off their impressive spelling skills by tackling words from their year group’s statutory spelling lists, and even rose to the occasion of spelling some Challenge Words!
With courage and ambition, they faced each round with determination, showing great teamwork and resilience. Although they didn’t make it to the finals this time, each participant was absolutely brilliant and should be immensely proud of their achievements.
Congratulations to our Spelling Bee stars! They’ve made us all proud and we can’t wait to see what they achieve next.
On Thursday 17th and Friday 18th October, our Year
5 children headed off to Gilwell Scout Camp for a couple of days of outdoor learning. They really enjoyed sharing rooms with their friends and taking part in exciting activities such as crate stacking, bouldering, archery, low-ropes and wobbly pole.
The children spent time playing outdoor games and exploring the woods, identifying trees and looking for hidden secrets. One of the highlights for many was the amazing sight of two stags just outside their windows when they woke up Friday morning – it was worth the early hour!
Some children were a little nervous about taking part, but everyone challenged themselves to overcome their fears, showing our values of resilience and courage as well as fantastic teamwork and responsibility. We were really lucky with the weather and the children had a fantastic time, enjoying taking part in activities they may not have tried before.
On Monday 30th September, Hazelwood had a very special guest - Dr Fuzz, the author of ‘Poppy the Pea’! Dr Fuzz started the day with an inspiring assembly, where he shared how a pea flying off his plate during dinner inspired his book, ‘Poppy the Pea’. He also spoke about the ups and downs of his journey to becoming a writer, encouraging the children to show resilience and courage in pursuing their dreams.
Throughout the day, Dr. Fuzz held exciting workshops with different year groups:
Year 2 took part in a ‘Fear & Courage’ workshop, where they watched clips from the ‘Poppy the Pea’ audiobook. Dr Fuzz explained how Poppy’s journey involved conquering her fears and encouraged the children to reflect on their own moments of bravery.
Year 3 participated in a ‘Dreams & Plans’ session, exploring how to turn big dreams into achievable goals. The children were challenged to think about the steps they would need to take to realise their ambitions, such as becoming an athlete or scientist. They discussed key elements like staying focused, practising regularly and researching their passions.
Year 6 attended a thought-provoking workshop on ‘Setbacks & Comebacks’, where they explored stories of famous figures like J.K. Rowling and Michael Jordan, who faced obstacles but persevered. The children were invited to share their own experiences of setbacks and reflect on how they could turn challenges into opportunities, some linking the discussion to their recent experiences at the PGL trip.
At Hazelwood, we love ending the school year with some lovely music at our Summer Concert. It showcases not only what the children have been working on during the summer term but just how much progress they have made in Music over the course of the year. We had performances from the Infants and Juniors Choirs, the violin group, ukulele group and string ensemble as well as some outstanding soloists from year 5. Thank you to everyone who came and well done to all our fabulous musicians.
The Year 6 production of ‘Matilda’ was simply magical. 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 singing about being “revolting children”, they most definitely were not. Everyone played their part, from the usual characters of the Wormwood family, Miss Honey, Bruce, Amanda Thripp and the very scary Miss Trunchbull, to the lesser known characters of our story, including the Backstreet Boys! 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!
Huge thank you to all of the adults who helped to make the show so special: Mr Jack, Miss Rosalind, Mr Constantinides, Mrs Kelly, Mrs Watson, Mrs Conner, Miss Gardiner, Ms Reid, Mrs Walls, Mrs Hammond, Miss Bispham, Mrs Chappell... and, of course, Miss McBride for directing the show! And a special thank you to Laura, Sara and Eva who helped with the artwork, choreography, singing and staging - we are very grateful!
Graduates at 4 years old? That's right! Our lovely Nursery children have come to the end of their Nursery journey and are certainly ready to start Reception. The Nursery Graduation ceremony was a wonderful commemoration of the hard work, progress, and achievements of each child has made throughout the year. It has been a joy to watch the children blossom and gain confidence in themselves, forming friendships with their peers and strong bonds with the familiar adults in the Nursery. They are now ready to embark on the next step of their educational journey as they transition to Reception. Congratulations to all the children on your graduation from Nursery. Whether the children are coming to Hazelwood for Reception or going on to different schools, we are so proud of each and every one of them.
Our Year 5 children were delighted to welcome children from Meridian Angel to join them for an 'Election Eve Debate' facilitated by John Gilbert.
We would like to say a huge well done to all the children who created a science project for our STEM Fair. There were lots of great entries and it was extremely tricky to choose winners! We had projects ranging from water resistance experiments in Reception, Biodomes in year 2, Lungs in year 3, lighting up solar systems in year 5 to fossils in year 6! The children loved seeing the variety of science topics displayed around the hall and then managed to watch some fantastic science experiments too. I want to also say a huge well done to the year 5 and 6 science ambassadors who not only carried out experiments for the children throughout the day but were also great judges for the competition.
Thank you to Mrs Miah and Mrs Pearson for organising the event!
What a special Sports Week we had last week at Hazelwood! We hope that every child had an enjoyable week, learnt new skills and gave their best effort in their sports day event. Huge thank you to Mrs Hammond and Mr Bowstead for organising an incredible week. Thanks also to all of the parents, carers and staff who came along to Sports Day and contributed to the cost of the amazing range of events we had!
And the results are in....
Year 1,2&3 sports day winners Marcus Rashford 267 points
Year 4,5&6 sports day winners Simone Biles 290 points