At Heronswood, we strive to make the time our children spend at school as fun, exciting, engaging and as memorable as possible. We recognise that children learn best when they have an emotional connection to the activities they are participating in. We do this through a stimulating, vibrant curriculum but also by bringing in outside people and by taking the children out on trips and visits.

Please see our Facebook Page - Heronswood Primary School and Pre-School for our most recent updates since May 2025.

Click on any of the News Posts below to find out what exciting things our children have been up to.

• Pre-School Woodland Pictures

  Mon 14 Oct 2024
  

• Year 3 World Mental Health Day

  Sat 12 Oct 2024

  To celebrate World Mental Health Day, Year 3 have been thinking about different feelings. They have enjoyed playing a board game, where they thought of a time when they experienced a particular feeling. They went outside and did a scavenger hunt linked with feelings and they've done some mindfulness.

  

• Tots Mental Health Day

  Fri 11 Oct 2024
  

• KS1 Reading Workshop

  Thu 10 Oct 2024

  Thank you to those who could attend our KS1 Reading Workshop today. It was great to share our Phonics and Guided Reading lessons with you. We also had a busy Reception Phonics Workshop this afternoon. A reminder that our KS2 parents/carers are invited for their session tomorrow at 8.50am in the hall.

  If you were unable to attend, information and guidance shared can be found on our website:

  Phonics: https://www.heronswoodprimaryschool.co.uk/phonics/

  Reading: https://www.heronswoodprimaryschool.co.uk/reading/

  

• KS2 Reading Workshop

  Thu 10 Oct 2024

  Another reading workshop today! This time- for our KS2 parents/carers. We learnt about the value of continuing to read aloud and how we use VIPERS to answer questions.

  Please see the recommended websites and use Bug Club to access free e-books on your child's iPad too.

  

• World Mental Health Day

  Thu 10 Oct 2024

  Happy World Mental Health Day! The sun decided to join us in our green and yellow today. Take a look at some of our children looking bright and colourful and Isla's personalised top giving tips on how to look after our wellbeing.

  

• Year 4 PSHE

  Wed 09 Oct 2024

  In PSHE, Year 4 have been exploring what we enjoy doing to support our own mental health! #WorldMentalHealthDay2024

  

• Grandparents Day

  Tue 08 Oct 2024

  Happy Grandparents Day! We welcomed grandparents into school today to spend some time reading with their grandchild/grandchildren. 8 of our Year 6 children also visited Herons Park Nursing Home to deliver letters and cards to the residents there. A special day celebrating special people!

  

• Year 5 DT

  Tue 08 Oct 2024

  Over the coming weeks, Year 5 will be creating fidget blankets. We are looking for donations of fabric, felt, buttons, pompoms, zips, ribbons and beads in order to bring the children's designs to life! Please pass on any donations to Mrs Tristram, Mrs Bingham or Mrs Kingston. Thank you!

  

• Pre-School Artists

  Mon 07 Oct 2024

  As artists, the children in Pre-School have been exploring what they look like using a mirror. They have been creating self portraits and eyes for our All About Me display. They have all created some amazing paintings!