Excitement had been building for weeks as Team Hamstel trained with determination, enthusiasm and tremendous team spirit in preparation for the Southend KS1 Tag Rugby Tournament at Southend Rugby Club. When the much anticipated day finally arrived, the team were more than ready to rise to the challenge. Nine talented teams entered the competition and were split into two groups for the opening round. Team Hamstel wasted no time in making a spectacular start. Their first match

On Tuesday Team Hamstel were in action at the Panathlon event at Alleyn Court School   Six very eager and excited children, Blake - Hedgehog, Duggie- Squirrel, Evelyn - Squirrel, Leo - Otter, Lily - Otter & Noah - Otter, donned their PE kit and hopped aboard the minibus.   On arrival, the team could not wait to have a go at the array of activities set up in the hall.    At each activity, the children had to listen to instructions on how to play. Then each child took it in tur

Our Year 1 children had a fantastic time at our Christmas Craft Event, which filled the school hall with creativity, excitement and lots of festive cheer! We were absolutely delighted with the turnout, it was our best yet and it was lovely to welcome so many adults in to join the children and share in the fun. The children took part in six different Christmas craft activities, all of which were hugely enjoyed. From building their own Christmas characters to making paper chain

Festive Greetings everyone in the Hamstel community. We would like to welcome you to our second report of the year. First thing’s first, what a wonderful time of year and before we tell you what we’ve been doing during this half term, we would like to say Merry Christmas to everyone! In this report, we will tell you what we have been up to at school. We have had lots of fun activities and lots of conversations about this festive period. During December, these fun activities h

The children had a very special visitor arrive at the school last week. Enzo the Elf arrived bright and early to spend time with every class. Each class had the chance to meet Enzo and play some fun party games keeping active and moving through dance. Enzo was very cheeky and all the children loved meeting him.

On Thursday 5 th  December, the children in Year 1 and 2 had the pleasure of watching a festive ballet performance. The talented dancers from ‘Let’s All Dance’ performed a wonderful rendition of ‘The Nutcracker’. The children were in awe as the dancers gracefully pirouetted, leapt and spun around the floor, retelling the story of Clara and her magical new Christmas present.

What an absolute treat we had at our Year 2 Reading Rocks Workshop this half term! We were thrilled to see so many of our wonderful Year 2 families join us for a cosy, book-filled morning.   We got things started with a friendly, informative chat about how reading works in Year 2 — from our whole-class reading sessions to how we help children build confidence and joy in their reading. We also shared ideas on how to keep that love of books buzzing at home (because nothing beat

Team Hamstel delivered an outstanding performance at the KS1 Dodgeball Tournament held at Garons Sport Centre. The children had been working incredibly hard in the weeks leading up to the event, even giving up part of their lunchtime to practise and learn the game. With eighteen schools taking part, the competition was always going to be exceptionally tough. Each match was played as the best of three games, with every game lasting two minutes. The team with the most players l

What a wonderful day we had at our  Colour Run ! The field was bursting with colour, energy, and excitement as the children at Hamstel Infants ran, laughed, and cheered their way through the course. It was fantastic to see so many smiling faces and such great team spirit.  The children of Hamstel Infants showed real determination as they set off for their 2km challenge, which was 5 continuous laps around the school field. The event was a brilliant celebration of fun, fitness,

The Media Team would like to welcome you back to school and to your new classes. We are a brand-new Media Team and we will be interviewing teachers and our friends and writing about what happens at our school during the year. We are now a team of 10! From Year 2, we have Joseph,   Evelyn,   Leo,   Dolleigh , Dylan  and Chanju . From Year 1, we have Willow , Beau,   Thomas and Savannah.   We have meetings every Monday and sometimes during the week, we get to go out of class fo