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KS2 SATs w/b Monday 11th May 2026.
Please see letter.
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May 71 min read
Year 6 Sealyham residential trip Sunday 12th July 2026 to Friday 17th July 2026 - urgent final payment reminder.
Please ensure that all final payments are made before the end of the day on Friday 8th May and your child's account is up to date. See the minimum payment schedule below. Including the initial deposit of £50.00, a total of £537.50 should have been paid by 27th February. Please ensure that your payments are up to date. The final payment of £97.50 is due by Friday 1st May 2026 via Arbor. Thank you for your attention to this. £97.50 by Friday 28th February 2025 £97.50 by
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May 61 min read
Year 6 - PE tomorrow reminder
Dear parents and carers, Just a reminder that we'll be having PE tomorrow (Wednesday) this week, so PE kits tomorrow please! Thanks, Mr Wade & Mr Bird
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May 51 min read


May half term football camp at Lift Greensward 26th and 27th May.
HockPlay will be hosting a May Half-Term Football Camp at the Lift Greensward 3G Pitch on May 26th and 27th. Students will have the unique chance to play alongside and interact with current Key Stage 3 students from Greensward. It is a fantastic way for students from various local primary schools to meet their future classmates and build friendships early.
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May 51 min read
Year 6 Weekly Update 1/5/26
Dear parents and carers, Year 6 have done remarkably well with the final push towards SATs in 10 days! Some notes for you below: Spellings A further set of Grammar related vocabulary for next week's spelling test: active hyphen passive subject ellipsis antonym punctuation colon synonym object Bank Holiday & PE Don't forget it's the bank holiday weekend this weekend, so we will see children back on Tuesday. For next week, PE will be moved to Wednesday so children are welcome t
C Wade
May 11 min read
Year 5 and 6 transition to secondary school.
A SEND Inclusion Partner and a SEND Engagement Facilitator will be joining the MegaCentre SEND coffee morning on 14th May 10am-11.30am to briefly explain their roles in supporting SEND and inclusion in schools and settings. The remainder of the session will focus on supporting parents and carers of children in Years 5 and 6, with or without SEND, as they prepare for the transition to secondary school. Topics for discussion will include: How parents and carers can support the
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Apr 291 min read
Year 6 Sealyham residential trip Sunday 12th July 2026 to Friday 17th July 2026 - instalment payment reminder.
A polite reminder of the minimum payment schedule below. Including the initial deposit of £50.00, a total of £537.50 should have been paid by 27th February. Please ensure that your payments are up to date. The final payment of £97.50 is due by Friday 1st May 2026 via Arbor. Thank you for your attention to this. £97.50 by Friday 28th February 2025 £97.50 by Friday 30th May 2025 £97.50 by Friday 5th September 2025 £97.50 by Friday 28th November 2025 £97.50 by Friday 27th
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Apr 281 min read
Mr Wade's Morning Writing group - 2 weeks left!
Dear parents and carers, For children attending Mr Wade's Thursday morning writing group, there are two more sessions (8:05 - 8:40) before the intervention ends: Thursday 30th April Thursday 7th May. Kind regards, Mr Wade
C Wade
Apr 281 min read


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Apr 270 min read
Year 6 Weekly Update (24/4/26)
Dear parents and carers, It was great to see everyone rocking their leavers' hoodies this week, and enjoying the sunshine too! Spellings Next week's spellings are: based on grammar terms clause cohesion ambiguity bracket modal relative parenthesis adverb determiner pronoun Wishing you a pleasant weekend, The Year 6 Team
C Wade
Apr 241 min read
Choir Friday 24th April - cancelled.
Unfortunately, choir has been cancelled this week. Please collect your child at the end of the day as usual or book Night Owls at https://www.westerings.com/. We apologise for any inconvenience. Friday 3.20pm - 4.00pm Choir Year 1,2,3,4,5 and 6 Small hall
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Apr 241 min read


Speak 2 Teacher
CONNECTING WITH YOUR CHILD'S TEACHER JUST GOT EASIER... Dear Families, We are always looking for ways to strengthen communication between home and school, ensuring that any questions or concerns you may have are addressed quickly, clearly, and effectively. With the significant rise in of the use of emails, and increasingly AI generated content, we are finding that our ability to effectively process and respond to parents is slower than we would like, and certainly less person
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Apr 232 min read
Hockley Schools Cross Country Wednesday 22nd April 2026 - please sign up by 10.00am tomorrow, Wednesday 22nd April.
Please see details.
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Apr 211 min read
Year 6 Leavers' Hoodies!
Year 6 Leavers' Hoodies have arrived and your child will receive theirs at the end of the day today! A couple of expectations/rules around these, which have also been explained to the children: The hoodies can be worn to and from school, and during break and lunchtimes if children wish - this includes in the dining hall, essentially in place of a coat. The hoodies are not standard school-uniform, and as such cannot be worn in class, assemblies, etc. Kind regards, The Year 6 T
C Wade
Apr 211 min read
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Apr 201 min read
Year 6 Weekly Update - 17/4/26
Dear parents and carers, Please find below details about next week. Spellings Spellings for next week are words originating from other countries: easel veranda origin hoist gymkhana bungalow pyjamas ballet blizzard restaurant Homework, Reads and Revision Thank you for all your support over Easter in helping your children prepare for their upcoming SATs by continuing homework, reads and beginning some targeted revision. As a reminder for those getting back into it: Weekly home
C Wade
Apr 171 min read
Hockley Schools Cross Country Wednesday 22nd April 2026.
Please see details.
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Apr 161 min read
Year 6 Weekly Update (27/3/26) & Easter Revision
Dear parents and carers, With Easter holidays approaching, please see below for some key Year 6 information particularly around revision ahead of SATs in May. Spellings When we return after Easter break, the first week's spelling test will be 20 spellings taken from the Year 5/6 statutory word list: aggressive bargain competition definite environment familiar guarantee hindrance individual interrupt language marvellous neighbour occupy physical relevant rhythm sincere thoroug
C Wade
Mar 271 min read
Year 6 Braintree Museum - update
Year 6 are on their way back and should be arriving before the end of the school day. We will update you if they encounter any delays.
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Mar 251 min read
Year 6 Braintree Museum trip
Year 6 have arrived safely.
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Mar 251 min read
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