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Handsworth Primary is a multicultural two-form entry school with its own nursery, situated in Highams Park, Chingford, in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. There are 460 pupils in our school. Read More...

 

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Homework project for the holidays.
2CD Year 1 Phonics games
Eco Code competition
This weeks homework project
2CD Pompeii and Herculaneum
Year 4 Parents: Check out these FREE half-term activities about Pompeii at the British Museum. Maths homework for Miss Lloyd's maths set
Reception will be going on a visit to Highams Park Lake
Reception school trip The British Library
5AA Become Architects! Handsworth Travel Agents.
2CD This weeks homework project
2CD Introducing the wonderful......... Skippets!
2CD skipping Saffron Walden Junior Chess Tournament
Junior Chess Tournament For year 4 Saffron Walden Junior Chess Tournament
Junior Chess Tournament for Year 4 Holiday Adverts
Where will you go on holiday? Where shall I go on my holiday?
Persuasive Writing - Leaflets and Newsletters. Playing Chess with a Russian Grand Master
Year 4JL and the Russian Chess Grand Master 1DL Measuring in Maths
Timetable for SATS Week
Next meeting date-Eco Council- Tuesday 14th May 12.45
2CD Literacy homework.
Week beginning 6.5.13 A very special place!
2CD POSTCARDS. ICT and Art Homework in Year 4 for 13.5.13
ICT and Art Homework in Year 4 for 13.5.13
Homework 4JL w/e 10.5 Home Reading Records in Year 4
Home Reading Records in Year 4
The Earth, Sun and Moon!
5AA Science Y2 - Highams Park Lake.
Volunteers needed! Spellings 6.5.13
Year 1 Design and Technology
3JP- Design and make a musical instrument. Year 1 Maths Weekend Homework (2nd May)
summer term spellings
Year 4 summer spellings are on the website if you lose your paper copy. SUMMER FETE!!!
FOH proudly present the Handsworth Primary Summer Fete




15 June 2013 Science Day Photos
Check out all our photos from the Science Funday! Growing Seeds in RHW
We are growing beanstalks, hopefully we will find a castle at the top when they've grown! A good phonics app.
FOH Update April 2013
lastest news from Friends of Handsworth Message for school council
School Shop and Online Payments
The Romans are coming !
Year 4's special visitor Year 1 Summer Term Newsletter - April 2013
Year 1 Summer Term Newsletter - April 2013
Changed next meeting date-Eco Council
changed date UNICEF Coffee Morning
This Friday, 26 April 2013
9am in the hall Islamic Art
5AA clay tiles... Wateraid Visitor
Year 5 Pet poems.
1DL enjoy the new playground equipment
Converting to an Academy Status
School trip to East Reservoir Community Garden
Year 4 school trip 18.4.13 This week in 1DL
Reception Summer Newsletter
Reception Summer Newsletter 1 Reception Summer Newsletter
Reception Summer Newsletter 1 5 Star Newsletter April 2013
Year 5 Summer Term News Year 4 Final Swimming session
CPD - Summer Term 2013
East Reservoir Community Garden
Year 4 AG/HS had a fantastic day out at the East Reservoir Community Garden. Wildlife was in abundance and the sun shone for us! Governor Mark; A first for Waltham Forest
Letter about school trip in year 4
Letter about school trip Summer Term First Half Newsletter
Year 4 Summer Term First Half Newsletter Summer Term First Half Newsletter
Year 4 Summer Term First Half Newsletter Gardening With Mrs Chatterton in 4JL
Planting seedlings and shocking snails!!! Science week in Year 4
Science week in year 4 Photos from Chembakolli Day, Red Nose Day and Speed-stacking.
Year 4 Photo Album Wonderful Water
Inspired by 'Surprising Sharks' and 'Billy's Bucket' the children of RIL create some super work. Come and have a look at their fish, paintings, books and captions. Sports Newsletter Spring 2013
Mysterious Egg at Handsworth
A mysterious egg is found in the playground at Handsworth. Who left it there? How long has it been buried for? What is growing inside? Find out what happened, what conclusions RIL come to, and what they decide to do to reunite the egg with it's mummy. A few reminders for the first week back
First week back in year 4 A few reminders for the first week back
First week back in year 4 RIL meet the Owls.
RIL learnt lots of interesting facts when the Owls came to visit Handsworth. Super Scientists.
RIL enjoy a week as Scientists. Look at the different experiments that the children take part in and what fun they have as they make lava lamps and fizzy fountains! Reception say goodbye to the chicks.
RIL enjoy the last few days with the chicks. See how the chicks have changed and watch RIL give them one last stroke. Shark holiday work for RHW
What can you find out about sharks? Easter Homework
3JP Canal Museum 2013
Year 5 Canal Trip Chemical reactions in 3JP
Languages lesson in year2
Languages lesson in year2
Celebrating our fantastic writing
Take a look at our writing wall. Athletics Year 4 Thursday 28th March
Athletics in Year 4 28.3.13 Athletics Year 4 Thursday 28th March
Athletics Year 4 28.3.13 Year 1 Easter Holiday Homework
Year 1 Easter Holiday Homework
Are any of school council reading this? Please comment
Are any of the ECO council reading this? Please comment if you are!
Writing our own newspaper articles about our mysterious egg visit! 2EL
Final chick update
The chicks have now gone back to the farm (sob!) But see what happened last week. Spellings for 28th March 2013
Year 1 Maths Homework 23.3.13 and Easter Holiday
Year 1 Maths Homework 23.3.13 and Easter Holiday
6MO Cycle Training
6MJ Cycle Training
Rocket fun in 3JP
Plant and dye experiment observation.
Day 2 of the experiment. We made icecream in 1DL!
Exciting Experiments.
What do you think will happen? 5AA Science
Science Fun 1DL had a Super Science Dressing up day!
Comic Relief Fun!
Red Nose in 5AA more chick updates
See what happened next 1DL Church visit
Have a look at our video! RIL visit the Science Museum.
Reception make the long journey to the Science Museum but have a fantastic time exploring and investigating. See what they get up to. RIL have fun on Red Nose Day.
RIL dress up, have fun and help raise money for Red Nose Day. It is Official.......We have 5 boy and 5 girl chicks.
After much looking, checking, discussing and counting, we now know that we have 5 boy and 5 girl chicks. Have a look at how our chicks have changed. Chicks update
See what the chicks have been up to. Surprising Sharks
Shark in RHW! .......and then there were 10........
Reception become the proud parents of 10 chicks. The children enjoy caring and checking on their chicks. But how many are boys and how many are girls? 1DL dress up for Red Nose Day
Science Week Dress Up Day
The whole school are having a Wow! Science Dress Up Day on 19th March. Science Week Dress Up Day
The whole school are having a Wow! Science Dress Up Day on 19th March. Emily Gravett Blogs
Who's your favourite author/illustrator? Rescheduled trip
The chicks have arrived!
See what an amazing day the children in reception had as their eggs hatched and the chicks arrived. Find out how many chicks there were at the end of the day. Re-scheduled trip
Re-scheduled trip in 4JL World Education Games Results
Handsworth Primary


HALL OF FAME Chicks Day 1!
Breaking News
Breaking news from Reception! One of the eggs has a crack in it.Will a chick hatch out the egg ready for the children when they turn up to school in the morning? Trip evaluation.
What did you think of our trip? Chirp, chirp. chirp!
Eggs in reception. Eggs arrive in Reception
Great excitement is had by all as the living eggs arrive in Reception. How long will the eggs take to hatch? Watch this space! Year 1 DL - Where the wild things are!
Visit to highams park lake postponed
Visit to highams park lake postponed
WORLD EDUCATION GAMES RESULTS
WORLD EDUCATION GAMES RESULTS Our favourite things about Max.
What did you enjoy? Our day with Max
Slide show of photos Week beginning 4.3.13
Homework Barley lands farm trip photos- keep scrolling down...
Science Saturday!
23 March 2013 The 10 Commandments
R.E in 3JP Spring 2nd half newsletter
Spring 2nd half newsletter
Year 1 Newsletter March 2013
Year 1 Newsletter March 2013
Parents to help with basic sewing?
Quiz Night - The Results
How did your table do? Spring Term 2 Newsletter
Reception Spring Term 2 Newsletter - Wonderful Water Nursery Newsletter Spring 2
Chicks
Chicks in Reception! RHW Dragon Dancing
RHW Dragon Dancing 5 Star Newsletter March 2013
Year 5 News! Chembakolli Day
Speedy Speed Stackers
2CD practising their speed stacking. Attention all parents interested in coming to Eco Council meetings once a half term!
Attention all Eco Council!
Calling all school council members!!
The Princess and The White Bear King
Interactive story. Fairy Tale Favourites
What was your favourite part? Mathematics in RIL
RIL have been doing lots of great work in mathematics this term. Come and have a look at some of the activities, problem solving and investigating the children have been doing. Parent Volunteers needed in Yr3
Enterprise week Chess breakfast Friday 8th March
PGL - Memories
All About Me! (Nursery PM)
All About Me! (Nursery AM)
People Who Help Us -Postmen
RIL visit the post office to post their postcards that they have designed. How long will it take for their postcards to arrive at their house? Happy Half Term!
Happy Half Term Year 6 Movie Premier
PGL best bits Year 1 Spring Term Spellings - revision list
Year 1 Spring Term Spellings - revision list
PGL - Day 4
Nearly there... PGL - DAY 3 part 2
Building suspense... PGL - DAY 3 part 1
First instalment of the day Shrove Tuesday!
Yummy Pancakes in 5AA! PGL - Day 2 part 2
Getting to know each other PGL - DAY 2 part 1
Morning activities Year 4 school trip
PGL - DAY 1
We have arrived! Year 1 Half term holiday homework
Year 1 Half term holiday homework
Chinese New Year 2013
5AA Celebrate the Year of the Snake! THE COUNTDOWN - 1 more sleep
Final advice and thoughts. Happy New Year from RIL
RIL celebrate the Chinese New Year on their WOW day. 1DL are superheroes!
Jill's answers to messages in your school council message boxes
Message boxes replies Year 1 Maths Weekend Homework (8th Feb)
Year 1 Maths Weekend Homework (8th Feb)
Homework for World Education Day
Year 4 Homework Homework for World Education Day
Year 4 Homework Eco Minutes 29.1.13
Eco stuff! Friday Chess
Friday Chess 5AA Mythical Creatures
Crazy Concoctions! Minutes of FOH AGM held on 24 January 2013
Available now! Chinese New Year
What would you not sell for gold or money?
2CD Blog Yucky goo !! Solid or liquid ?
Tales from across Europe.
Interactive fairy tales. Big Writing Best Bits
5AA January Big Writing Excerpts 5AA Science/Geography: Water Cycle Songs
2 Fun Ways to Remember the Water Cycle! RIL have fun in the snow.
Have a look at what great fun RIL have in the snow. Snowman Competition 1DL
1DL Week beginning 21.1.13
THE COUNTDOWN - 2 weeks to go
Year 6 residential Snow much fun!
3JP PM Nursery had lots of fun in the snow!
Snow Snow Snow! AM Nursery had lots of fun in the snow!
Snow Snow Snow! Snow Day!
Super Snowy Day! Year 2 WOW day
Friends across the sea. R.E Belonging in Christianity - 1DL
SUPER SNOW!!!
5AA Snowman Competition... Let it snow,let it snow,let it snow!
Let it snow,let it snow,let it snow! Year 4 Trip to the British Library
Year 4 trip to the British Library 1DL had fun in the snow!
Trip to the British Library
Year 4 had a wonderful trip to the British Library Canal Museum 2013
Year 5 Spring Term Trip FOH Annual General Meeting
Please try to attend this meeting, refreshments will be provided! New courses offered to teachers across Waltham Forest
Level 6 training for English and Maths at Key Stage 2 Spring Term 1
Year 3 Newsletter 1DL - Our week in pictures (7.1.13)
Spring 1st Half Term Newsletter
Reception Newsletter January 2013 Year 1 Spring term Newsletter
Sports Clubs week beginning 21st January.
Sports Clubs (out of school hours) Nursery Nativity
Nursery Nativity Nursery Babies
Baby photo's needed! End of term notice.
Thank you from RIL Being A Good Friend
The children in RIL create a class Haiku about friendship. Christmas in RIL.
Biscuit Bear
Look at some of the work the children in RIL have been doing in Autumn Term 2. End of term notice.
Video - Year 4 Class Assembly
Nursery visited Santa!
Nursery visited Santa! Sports Newsletter AUTUMN 2012
It's CHRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIISTMAS!!!!!
Year 2 Christmas Party. 1DL Christmas Homework
Celebrating Christmas in 1DL
What's good about being in the School Council
What's good about being on the School Council Ho Ho Ho MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Santa's Grotto. Nursery Nativity Video
KS1 Nativity Video
Update December 2012
Including AGM info... This week in 1 DL (10.12.12)
A wonderful trip to Little Angels Theatre.
Year 2 Victorian Day
Victorian Day Photos William Morris Trip
Year4JL William Morris Trip Nursery Christmas Tree
We need your help Come and join the band! Class RIL make music
Come and join the band! RIL make music when Nellie's Dad joins the class for the morning. Week beginning 3rd Dec in 1 DL
Severe Weather Warning
EGG BREAKING news!!
READ ALL ABOUT IT! Christmas Tea and Cakes
With special guest appearances! This week in 1 DL
Making a Mummy
Year 3 Assembly Egyptian Dancing
Year 3 Assembly Nursery Newsletter Autumn term 2
Nursery Newsletter Autumn term 2 Eggcellent Eggsperiments by Eggspert Scientists!
Egg Drop Switch off fortnight 19th-30th November
This week in 1 DL
Egyptian Day Year 3
Here's what we got up to... Science + experiments + bikes/scooters/roller blades = lots of fun!!
Diwali in Year 1 DL
Autumn term Second Newsletter
Reception Autumn 2 Newsletter Diwali in 5AA
Festival Of Lights Asian Fusion Evening
A great time had by all... Message from the new School Council 2012-13
Message from School council New Eco Council 2012-13
Our topic this week is 'special people'.
Nursery Year One Newsletter - Nov 2012
Autumn Targets
5AA Autumn Targets Save the Rainforest!
Persuasion Fundraising
Remembrance Day, Children in Need, World Diabetes Day Year 5 Boys football tournament
Autumn Term 2
Autumn Term 2 Help needed...!
In 3JB Happy Diwali
3JB learn about the festival of light 5 Star Newsletter November 2012
5 Star Newsletter November 2012 5 Star Newsletter November 2012
5 Star Newsletter November 2012 GREEK DAY
Year 6 Greek day This week in 1DL
Fireworks - by Year 1 DL
The Mummy Song (Awful Egyptians)
Take a look at what we have been doing at nursery!
Science trip Year 3 (13th December 2012)
Chess in class 4JL. An update!
Chess in class 4JL. An update. Wow! A super start to Reception.
Wow! A super start to Reception. Year 1 October Half Term Holiday Homework
Year 1 October Half Term Holiday Homework
Lessons in 3JB (part 5)
Art and DT lessons EVACUATED!!!
Imperial War Museum Duxford Our topic for the next half term.
Anyone for pumpkin soup? - 1DL
Wow Day
15th November 2012 Lessons in 3JB (part 2)
Science Lessons Lessons in 3JB (part 1)
Guided Reading Our week with Betsy
3JP Brilliant Tidbits
Some Excellent Work From 5AA Friends of Handsworth Choir
FOH Choir - 1st Meeting
6.30pm 25th October 2012
No experience necessary!! Meet the Team
Ways to be connected Video - Help Our World
By 2CD Beating Hearts
Year 5 Heart Rate Investigation Video - Romeo and Juliet
Read for my School - COMPETITION
Attendance Bear and his relaxing weekend!
Autumn - Year 1 DL
New Class Reps
Helping Hands 4JB - Royal Report
'Questioning Children' art work.
School Disco!!
Friday 26 October 2012 Year 2 - Karel Appel "Questioning Children"
FOH Update October 2012
Including FOH calender of events! The Best PE Ever!
New Gym Equipment and 5AA Vestry House trip
Vestry House Trip 4JL Check Mate -Chess Blog
Chess blog year 4 The Governing Body 2012/13
Learn more about Handsworth's Governing Body. We're going on a Spider Hunt - 1DL
Nursery Newsletter Autumn 1 2012
Nursery newsletter September 2012 2012-2013 Year 5 School and Eco Council Elections
Y5 School and Eco Council Elections Graffiti Wall
5AA Free Art Year 1DT - Creative exhibition
Autumn Newsletter 2012
Reception newsletter 2012 Autumn Newsletter 2012
Reception newsletter 2012 Video - Karel Appel Poem
Year 2 Miss Dale. Click here to watch September 2012 Newsletter
CPD - Training and Network meetings
Provided by Hsis exclusively for primary schools in waltham Forest Outstanding Teacher Programme
OLEVI - OTP details Welcome to the SuperStar year
Welcome to year 3 Autumn 2012 Newsletter
Year 6 Newsletter Year One Newsletter - Sep 2012
Year One Newsletter - Sep 2012
5AA Math Set Mental Math Homework
Year 5 Multiplication and Division Facts HOME READING BOOK HOMEWORK
5AA Home Reading Homework Year 6 Parents Orientation meeting
Year 6 Parents Orientation meeting
Friday 14 September 9:00 - 9:30
Main Hall Welcome to 5AA!
The New 5AA! 5 Star Newsletter September 2012
Year Five Newsletter September 2012 5 Star Newsletter September 2012
Year Five Newsletter September 2012 Autumn Term 1 Newsletter
Year 3 Newsletter Autumn Term 1
Year 3 newsletter McMillan Coffee Morning 2012
Worlds Biggest Coffee Morning in support of Macmillan Cancer Support. Year 5 Fundraiser - Snooker Table
Year 5 Fundraiser - Cancer
End of Term Tea & Cake
2pm, Friday 20 July 2012 Video - End of Year Memories
Year 1 - Miss Dale FOH Update July 2012
Friends of Handsworth Update Summer Term Sports Newsletter
Newsletter Summer Term July 2012
FRIDAY 13TH JULY - YEAR 5 FUNDRAISER
Fundraiser Year 2 and 5 Shared Reading
Recorder performance
Mud, bugs and leaves! RDL School trip
Welcome to Local Authority Governor Nadina Bailey
Olympic Visitors
Video - Sports Day 2012
Click here to watch Video - The Dinosaur's Dinner 2
Click here to watch. (Class: Year 1 - Miss Dale) On your marks, get set, GO!!!!
When it's a sunny day...
HOUSE WAR CRIES
5 Star Newsletter June 2012
Year 5 Newsletter June 2012 Summer 2
Reception Newsletter June 2012
Video - Fathers Day Year 1
Video - Viking Music Year 4
Shaking up shakespeare
Shaking Up Shakespeare with Anthony Glenn
Sixty-Minute Shakespeare
RDL use the new P.E apparatus!
Sherlock Holmes - Props and Costumes - Update
Please help if you can Video - Jubilee Party
A year 4 production. Click here to watch. Year 1 Video - Where the Wild Things Are
Click here to watch. Quad Kids 2012
Queen Elizabeth the Second's Diamond Jubilee Party
Year 5 Diamond Jubilee RDL celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee
Mrs. Whyman
Welcome
Headteachers Newsletter Wow Day!
Race for Life
Sunday 27th May 2012 The Trooping of the Colour
1HW Troop the Colour! Year 6 Production - Props and Costumes needed
Sherlock Holmes and The Rogues Gallery Jubilee Celebrations 1977
The Highwayman, Alfred Noyles
5AA Literacy, Week 6 & 7: The Highwayman RDL made Olympic torches
Leavers Graduation
4JP build up to 2012
Classroom Olympics We're going on a bear hunt.
Summer Term D&T
4JP- Viking Helmets Summer Term Newsletter April 2012
Year 6 : 7-a-side tournament
Homework week commencing 7th May
5AA Homework Week Commencing 7th May Homework week commencing 21st May
5AA Homework Week Commencing 21st May Homework week commencing 28th May
5AA Homework Week Commencing 28th May Half Term Homework June 2012
5AA Half Term Homework June 2012 Homework week commencing 30 April
5AA Homework Homework week commencing 18th June 2012
5AA Homework 18th June 2012 Homework week commencing 25th June 2012
5AA Homework 25th June 2012 Homework week commencing 2nd July 2012
5AA Homework 2nd July 2012 Homework week commencing 9th July 2012
5AA Homework 9th July 2012 Design Technology Summer 2012
5AA Bread Not another Quiz Night - THE RESULTS
The search is on for 4JP’s apprentice!
Reception Newsletter - April 2012
Reception Newsletter April 2012 4JP London Mayor Vote
Who will become London Mayor in 2012? Summer 1
Year 4 Newsletter Ofsted Interim Inspection Report
Classroom Teacher Vacancy
Midday Assistant Vacancy
Sports Newsletter
Spring Termly roundup Year 5 Girls Football Tournament
Friday 9th March Cross Country
Saturday 3rd March Year 1 Video - The owl and the pussycat.
Click here to watch. The London Canal Museum
Year 5AA Trip To London Canal Museum March 2012 Gymnastics Competition
Year 4 Gymansatics Competition Year 1 Video: No Dinner
Click here to watch. Year 1 Video: Interviewing characters from "The Sweetest Song"
Click here to watch. Class Newsletters now available
KS2 Skipping Workshop
9th February 2012 Roald Dahl Day
FOH - 25th February 2012 Spring Term Newsletter Feb 2012
Spring Term Newsletter Jan 2012