Year 5 had a brilliant DT day exploring how circuits work and what it takes to bring a product to market! We kicked off by investigating simple circuits, learning how to power a bulb and create a working switch. Then we shifted gears to think like real designers—researching existing torches and carrying out some market research to understand what makes a product successful. Armed with our findings and new circuit knowledge, we got hands-on and designed our very own torches, each one complete with a bulb and a functional switch. A great mix of creativity, problem-solving, and real-world thinking.
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Year 4 - Boundary Roman Museum
Date: 16th Sep 2025 @ 4:12pm
Today, children in year 4 had the experience of exploring Roman artefacts, that were loaned to the school from The Lancashire Museum. The artefacts included armour and weapons, clothing and kitchen equipment such as jugs and lamps. Pupils had time to investigate the items and discussed what they were, what they made of and who may have used them.
Building on previous learning about Boudicca, we also used AI to create a realistic image of the Celtic leader who fought against the Romans. This allowed us to share the amazing power of generative AI with the pupils and also to discuss the uses and possible dangers of this new technology.
Date: 12th Sep 2025 @ 7:20pm
What a fantastic week we've had in PHSE! We've been diving into the importance of showing respect, which ties in beautifully with our Skills for Life focus. The children had some lively discussions about how respect can be expressed and why it's essential in our everyday lives. To add a fun twist, they learned to say "please," "thank you," and "you're welcome" in Makaton. Their creativity shone through in the amazing posters they've created. Keep up the brilliant work, Year 3, and continue striving to be the best you can be!
Date: 11th Sep 2025 @ 4:12pm
In Year Two, we have started looking at one of our Skills For Life ‘Respect’. We focused on what respect was and how to show it. We then looked at how manners and compliments link to respect, and thought about how to give compliments. We then filled a cup of compliments, thinking about which different attributes we could compliment people on.
Date: 10th Sep 2025 @ 2:04pm
The Nursey children are becoming familar with all of our routnines. They are starting to get themselves ready to go outside by putting their shoes in their trays and putting on waterproofs. At snack time, they are washing their hands, choosing a snack and putting the rubbish in the bin. They are all doing a fantastic job!
Date: 10th Sep 2025 @ 1:37pm
Nursery have throughly enjoyed using our mud kitchen. The children have been learning to share the resources and work together to make some delicious muddy meals. As they were cooking, the children counted how many children there are so they could make enough meals. They used scissors to cut leaves to add to the food and had some good chats about what they needed to do. "You need to put it in the oven now". "It's ready. Quick get a plate".
Year 6 - Goals and Aspirations
Date: 8th Sep 2025 @ 7:02pm
In today’s lesson, we discussed our goals. We completed our leaves for Boundary’s tree of goals and then talked about how we could achieve these. We completed a ‘goal’ mountain where we looked at the goal, challenges that may stop us from achieving the goal and who can help us. We finished by discussing the importance of having high aspirations.
Date: 8th Sep 2025 @ 1:17pm
Today our new Reception children have stayed for dinner for the first time. They lined up smartly in the classroom and walked down the corridor to the dinner hall. We were very impressed with how they politely asked for their dinner remembering to say please and thankyou. The children were able to choose three items from the salad bar. The children sat at the tables brilliantly and enjoyed their dinner whilst chatting to their new friends. What a super start!
Date: 5th Sep 2025 @ 4:06pm
This week we have been focusing on the children learning the classroom rules and routines. We have been busy learning how to sit on the carpet properly, sharing the classroom resources and putting them away correctly and practicing putting on our waterproofs independently ready to go outside. Have a look at some of our pictures!
Date: 17th Jul 2025 @ 6:33pm
Year 1 thoroughly enjoyed our visit to the farm on our Key Stage 2 playground. We talked about what animals we know live on a farm and what we hoped to see before our visit. We also talked about the importance of handwashing and being hygenic around the animals. During our visit we had lots of opportunities to ask questions, stroke the animals, brush them and learn more about them.
Date: 17th Jul 2025 @ 12:41pm
Here’s a selection of photos from our children’s recent PGL residential. They had a fantastic time learning new skills, making memories, and working together as a team.
A big thank you to our dedicated staff for supporting the children and making the trip so special!
Year 2- Looking after the environment
Date: 16th Jul 2025 @ 3:02pm
Today, we explored the key question how does rubbish affect our environment? We read the story a rubbish day at the beach, thinking about the problems we saw in the story and how we could improve the problem. We then made a pledge to do one thing to help the environment including: giving things to charity, recycling more or picking up litter.
Nursery get Ready, Steady for School!
Date: 2nd Jul 2025 @ 10:13pm
Our preschool children were very lucky to take part in a Ready, Steady school session run by Better Start. During the session, the children took part in a number of activities that were all aimed at supporting the children to be school ready. They took part in some listening and attention activites, tried to find their name, helped to feed teddies and learnt about hygiene by washing the babies. The children had a super time and built their skills in a fun and interactive way.
Date: 30th Jun 2025 @ 10:24am
This Heritage Day 2025, Year 5 explored the proud sporting history of Blackpool FC, with a special focus on their remarkable achievements in 2010. The class learned about the club’s journey to the Premier League and what it meant for the local community. To bring their learning to life, pupils were challenged to create either a website or presentation to showcase what they had discovered. The creativity and enthusiasm shown in their work was truly impressive and reflected a great understanding of Blackpool's football heritage.
Year 4 - Health and wellbeing week
Date: 28th Jun 2025 @ 8:58am
As part of Health Week, our class has taken part in many activities: glow sports, skateboarding, forest schools, and learning about the England Lionesses. We learned about two footballers’ achievements both on and off the pitch. The children then completed fact files about them showing their successes so far.
Reception Making a healthy snack
Date: 27th Jun 2025 @ 11:57am
This week in Reception we have been learning about how to keep our bodies and minds healthy. As part of our learning we have been identifying a range of different foods which who be a good healthy snack. We talked about the importance of making healthy choices and why they are important. All of the children designed and made their own healthy snack. We tasted the differetn fruits and talked about which ones where ourfavourites and why.
"I like strawberries, they are nece and juicey" Freyja
"Kiwi is my favourite" Kevin
The children then safety used the equipment to chop amd slice the friut and then put it on their kebab stick. Together we all enjo0yed eating ourfruit kebabs.
Acorns - Health and Wellbeing week
Date: 27th Jun 2025 @ 10:56am
Boundary has been celebrating Health and Wellbeing week. We have being exploring how to keep our bodies healthy through diet and exercise. Acorns have enjoyed making fruit kebabs, vegetable tasting and moving our bodies in different ways.
To support our learning and understanding we have been reading Supertato and engaging in a variety of activities around the book, developing our fine motor skills with potato peg hammering and pea mashing (our favourite) and reducing the vegetables, mark making and counting vegetables. We have had lots of fun, take a look.
We can't wait for our stay and play sports session next week.
Date: 25th Jun 2025 @ 3:57pm
Years 5 and 6 had a great hour talking to the Coastguard volunteers. We learned how to stay safe around water and how to look for dangers. We also learned that in an emergency on the beach or in the sea, you should never put yourself in danger and always call 999.
Year 5 - Learning about the Lionesses
Date: 24th Jun 2025 @ 10:14am
As part of Health Week, our class explored the inspiring journey of an England Lioness, learning about her achievements both on and off the pitch. We discovered how her dedication, resilience, and healthy lifestyle contributed to her success in women's football. Through this lesson, we gained a deeper understanding of the importance of physical and mental wellbeing in reaching personal goals. The session also highlighted the value of teamwork, perseverance, and having strong role models in sport, encouraging us to lead active, healthy lives ourselves.
Date: 23rd Jun 2025 @ 6:45pm
The children and staff in Year 5 were excited to kick off Health Week with our first big event—inflatable football! It was a fantastic way to get everyone moving and having fun right from the start. The energy was high, and the children threw themselves into the challenge (sometimes quite literally!). For those who preferred something a bit different, archery offered a great alternative, and it was lovely to see how focused and engaged they were. Overall, it was a brilliant start to the week, and we’re looking forward to what’s next!
Date: 20th Jun 2025 @ 3:03pm
This week, we were visited by the school nursing team who talked to us all about keeping ourself healthy focusing on hygiene. They talked to us about what germs were and we did an experiment to show how easily they are spread every time we touch something. Finally, we practiced washing our hands correctly to remove those germs and keep healthy.
Date: 20th Jun 2025 @ 1:48pm
Today Year 5 took over the school! 4 children from Rowan and Hawthorn came across to teach our classes for the morning. They taught Math, PSHE and a gave the children a spelling test. We were all very impressed with out new teachers.
Date: 19th Jun 2025 @ 10:00am
Year 5 Takeover Day was an absolute blast, with the children stepping into the shoes of adults and running the show! From Class Teachers and Teaching Assistants to even taking on the big role of Head of School, they gave it their all and really rose to the challenge. It was amazing to see them leading lessons, helping younger pupils, and making real decisions—it felt like the school was in safe hands! The day was all part of our ongoing effort to raise aspirations and build those all-important Skills for Life, and judging by the confidence and enthusiasm on display, the future looks very bright indeed!
Date: 17th Jun 2025 @ 4:30pm
We had a wonderful visit from Rachel, who came in to talk to us about the Jewish faith. She shared some really fascinating insights into Judaism, including central beliefs like the importance of family, keeping kosher, and observing the Sabbath. Rachel explained how these traditions help guide daily life and bring people closer to their faith. The class were really engaged and asked some brilliant questions – from what Hanukkah is all about to how Jewish people celebrate Passover. It was a great opportunity to learn more about a different culture and everyone came away with a deeper understanding and lots to think about!
Year 5 - Flying High with Aspirations
Date: 17th Jun 2025 @ 4:27pm
Flying High with Aspirations: Our Aviation Zoom with Primary Futures ✈️
Last week, our children had the exciting opportunity to take part in a special Zoom session, set up in partnership with the amazing team at Primary Futures. The aim? To spark curiosity, raise aspirations, and open young eyes to the wide world of work — and what better theme to start with than aviation!
We were thrilled to be joined by two real-life pilots and an aerospace engineer, who each shared their fascinating career journeys, talked about what their day-to-day roles involve, and answered some very thoughtful (and sometimes very funny!) questions from our curious students.
The children were wide-eyed as they learned about flying commercial planes, navigating through challenging weather, and even helping design and maintain aircraft. It was an inspiring session that really brought home the message: you can be anything you want to be with passion, perseverance, and a love of learning.
We’re so grateful to Primary Futures and our guest speakers for helping our children dream big. We can't wait to see where their imaginations — and ambitions — will take them next!
