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15/04/24

📖 📚 👩‍🏫 Tea and Topics at Shortlands Library 👩‍🏫 📚 📖 Our Year 5 children were delighted to be invited to Shortlands Library to share their learning with members of our local community attending today's 'Tea and Topics' session. From The Vikings to Macbeth and The Anglo-Saxons… pic.twitter.com/vTZ085LvyC

15/04/24

🌞📚😊 Welcome Back for Summer 1 at HPAS! 😊📚🌞It was a joy to see so many lovely smiling faces as we kicked off Summer 1 today at HPAS! We're excited for the adventures and learning that await us this half term. Here's to a fantastic start and many more smiles ahead!… pic.twitter.com/0vRCMUVux1

28/03/24

🐣👒🌷 Easter Bonnet Parade 2024 at HPAS 🌷👒🐣A huge thank you to the children and parents for their incredible effort in this year's Easter Bonnet Parade! The creativity and craftsmanship on display were truly spectacular. It's these shared moments that make our community so… pic.twitter.com/qpxwD37Qsl

28/03/24

🎶👑 🪈Royal Opera House 🪈👑 🎶Today Y5 participated in the digital culmination of their Royal Opera House Create and Sing project, performing the songs they have learnt this half term. They were mesmerized by the performances of "The Magic Flute" at the Royal Opera House!… pic.twitter.com/lylHSJbRLI

26/03/24

📖🌟 Y3 Storytime with poet Jane Ulysees Grell 🌟📖 We were thrilled to host poet and story teller Jane Ulysees Grell today as part of the Spine Festival. 📖📚What an enchanting afternoon of poetry and stories!#SpineFestival pic.twitter.com/YlqR7mBG3K

22/03/24

🖼️🚌🎒 Year 4's Inspirational Visit to the National Portrait Gallery 🎒🚌🖼️Year 4 enjoyed an enriching day out at the National Portrait Gallery! Delving into the realm of portraiture, they uncovered stories behind the faces of historical figures and contemporary icons alike. An… pic.twitter.com/cwClBwa2vF

22/03/24

🔥🏕️ Final Day at Bowles 🏕️🔥Year 5 are having a blast at bushcraft, the final activity of the residential! They're building fires and toasting marshmallows.🌲🔥🍡 🏞️#AspireBelieveFlourish pic.twitter.com/0TvFEuKqCc

22/03/24

🔥🏕️ Day 3 Bowles Bushcraft 🏕️🔥Year 5 are having a blast at bushcraft, the final activity of the residential! They're building fires and toasting marshmallows.🌲🔥🍡 🏞️#AspireBelieveFlourish pic.twitter.com/eHrTqG0AB4

20/03/24

⛰️ 🌳 🌞 Bowles Update 🌞 🌳 ⛰️ Year 5 have arrived and unpacked! Their beds are made and lunch has been eaten. Now, the activities begin! pic.twitter.com/7f45Ly0iwz

18/03/24

🎨📹💬 Introducing Our Curriculum Mini-Series! 💬📹🎨For our first video in our mini-series, dive into the vibrant world of art at HPAS! Featuring a stunning display of artwork from across the school, accompanied by our pupils sharing their passion for art. Discover why art at… pic.twitter.com/QNDucCLqqI

13/03/24

🚗📊🖋 Speed Survey Tally Chart: Bromley JTAs in Action! 🖋📊🚗Our children have been hard at work conducting a speed survey, using speed guns and tally charts to monitor the speeds of passing cars. Their dedication to promoting road safety and gathering valuable data is… pic.twitter.com/MWXEKR1YHh

11/03/24

📚🤝🎓 Secondary Partnership 📚🤝🎓 Our Year 4 pupils love practising their times tables facts with volunteers from every Monday. The positive impact of peer mentoring and support is huge! pic.twitter.com/j3QA4AjF6z

09/03/24

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09/03/24

Before and after! 37! Wow! pic.twitter.com/GO05xesyVp

09/03/24

Start and finish! Amazing! pic.twitter.com/wc5BdXuhXp

09/03/24

🏃‍♂️🌳🏅 Year 3 and 4 Bromley Cross Country! 🏅🌳🏃‍♀️Our Year 3 and 4 athletes are competing today at the Bromley Cross Country event! Stay tuned to find out how each of the groups get on! pic.twitter.com/oA4ltGIKpv

08/03/24

🥼🧪🔬 Science 🥼🧪🔬Exciting experiments, discoveries, and learning galore! Our school is buzzing with scientific exploration for . From mouldy experiments to flourishing plants and shadow explorations, our school is alive with scientific wonders!… pic.twitter.com/DOXDHkaZGZ

07/03/24

👗📚🎩 Rate the Teacher Outfits for World Book Day at HPAS! 🎩📚👗World Book Day at HPAS wasn't just about the books; our teachers' outfits were a sight to behold! From Dennis the Menace to Hungry Caterpillars, they brought characters to life. Who captured the spirit of their… pic.twitter.com/KnzCkTlmwR

07/03/24

🔄📚💡 Book Swap Extravaganza for All Years at HPAS! 💡📚🔄HPAS is excited to host a Book Swap for all year groups! It's a brilliant chance for pupils to exchange their once-loved books for new adventures. Encouraging sustainability and sparking joy in reading anew. Get ready… pic.twitter.com/GYwiO3Bh4H

07/03/24

✒️📚🌟 Author Visit: Michael Mann at HPAS! 🌟📚✒️We're thrilled to welcome author Michael Mann at HPAS to inspire our young readers and writers! Get ready for a day filled with storytelling, creative insights, and literary fun. A fantastic opportunity to meet a real-life author… pic.twitter.com/kUvzAvIhPp

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Modern Foreign Language

To learn a language is to have one more window from which to look at the world.

Chinese Proverb

 

Learning a foreign language is a liberation from insularity and provides an opening to other cultures. A high-quality languages education should foster pupils’ curiosity and deepen their understanding of the world. The teaching should enable pupils to express their ideas and thoughts in another language and to understand and respond to its speakers, both in speech and in writing. It should also provide opportunities for them to communicate for practical purposes, learn new ways of thinking and read great literature in the original language. Language teaching should provide the foundation for learning further languages, equipping pupils to study and work in other countries. 

Mandarin lessons allow children to learn about the language, writing and culture of China and beyond.

We are thrilled to be working with the British Council to deliver our Mandarin teaching. We host a language assistant from China each year who delivers our modern foreign language lessons.

We have chosen Mandarin as our language of choice because it offers children a glimpse into a very different culture as well as another language.

All of our Key Stage 2 classes have a one hour Mandarin lesson each week.

Read our intent statement here.

Mandarin

EYFS

Year Group

Autumn 1 

Autumn 2   

Spring 1   

Spring 2 

Summer 1   

Summer 2  

EYFS 

Greetings

Colours

Animals

Numbers

Fruits

Body Parts

Key Stage 1

Year Group

Autumn 1 

Autumn 2   

Spring 1   

Spring 2 

Summer 1   

Summer 2  

Year 1  

Establishment

Family Members

Numbers

Colours

Food and Drink

Feelings

Year 2  

Classroom Objects

 Characters & Calligraphy

Body Parts (Face)

Places

Days of the Week

My Pet

Key Stage 2

Year Group

Autumn 1 

Autumn 2   

Spring 1   

Spring 2 

Summer 1   

Summer 2  

Year 3  

Establishment & Family

How old are you? Chinese New Year Brown Bear Brown Bear Body Parts Food and Drink

Year 4  

Special Days

Where are you? (Build on Places)

Classroom Objects

Where are you going?

What time is it? (Builds on numbers)

Monkey King
Year 5 
Strokes, characters and calligraphy
Hobbies My Day Clothes Chinese Opera Letter to my Pen pal
Year 6  Monkey King Hungry Taotie A trip to China Special Days Little Monsters Letter to my Pen pal