19 Oct

Y6 Zoo-tastic time!

Year 6 had a real blast last week at Blackpool Zoo. We met the elephants, got up close and personal with the orangutans and chilled with the camels!

19 Oct

Y1 at Judges Lodgings

We had a fantastic time at Judges Lodgings! We saw what an old schoolroom used to be like and a cottage from the past.

18 Oct

DT moon buggies

After reading Simon Bartram's 'Man on the Moon' , Y2 have been designing and building a moon buggy for Bob to collect samples of rocks on the moon. We had to design and make axels and chassis. Then we could put our own things on top, like cameras, boxes, satellite dishes, computers etc. We had to…

17 Oct

Y4 Visit Leighton Hall

We spent a beautiful Autumn day in the lovely surroundings of Leighton Hall today. We spent time learning about how important bees are and the process of pollination, then we spent time in the gardens exploring what was grown. We had a go at making our own 'bees', mini bug hotels and wild flower…

16 Oct

Measuring in Y2

We have been measuring this week using centimetres and metres. We learned about estimating before we measured and made some good, realistic  predictions. We then got to work measuring with fabric metre tapes, 30cm rulers and metre sticks. We have measured everything from our bodies to our class…

16 Oct

Firefighter visit

Y2 had a visit from the Lancaster fire fighters today who talked to them about what to do if there is ever a fire in the home. The children listened to the messages from the fire service and then did role play scenarios to practice what to do. The children all got posters to take home to help them…

13 Oct

Y1 Friday computing!

Year 1 enjoy computing on a Friday afternoon. We are getting much better at logging in and we have been exploring Purple Mash.

13 Oct

Y4 Play Top Trumps

Year 4 have been looking at food chains and discovering what sort of animals are predators, prey and producers. We made Top Trump cards to think about these characteristics.. and then had fun playing with them!

11 Oct

Year 5 Investigate Electrical Conductors

This afternoon, Year 5 investigated the best material to make a switch for an electrical circuit. They cooperated well in groups to make a circuit and adapted their circuit to investigate the properties of different materials. 

11 Oct

Year 5 say, "No!"

As part of their PSHE learning, Year 5 have been practising saying, "No!" assertively to negative peer pressure. They acted out different scenarios and showed how they would respond to what their friend was asking them to do. 

6 Oct

Viking Invasion!

Year 5 became Viking raiders this afternoon! There was some raiding, there was some invasion of monasteries, a fair bit of fighting and a lot of fun! 
We made a timeline, recreated some key events as freeze frames and learnt a lot about the Viking invasion of Britain.

Thanks to Laura and…

4 Oct

Year 5 lead Prayer and Liturgy

This afternoon, Year 5 led a whole school time of prayer for the feast of St Francis of Assisi. They told us about the life of St Francis and led us in a reflection on how we can follow his example by showing care for each other and our environment. We sang, 'Make me a channel of your peace', the…