PSHE & RSE: Blog items
Date: 20th Feb 2023 @ 8:33pm
This week the children have been learning about different cultural celebrations including taking part in dragon dancing, The children watched some videos of different festivals and observed how the dragon moved to the music. During PE the children have been exploring different ways in which they can move their bodies to music. They worked together in groups to create their own dragon dances and performed them to the other children in the class.
Date: 20th Feb 2023 @ 6:55pm
In our last History session we took part in a Viking themed Now Press Play session. The children learned about:
- Life in Viking Denmark: the Assembly, reasons for leaving Scandinavia, longships
- Raids on monasteries and the invasion of England
- Viking attacks on Wessex and resistance by Alfred the Great
- Viking religion and gods (such as Thor), and writing in runes
Year 6 - healthy relationships and consent
Date: 20th Feb 2023 @ 6:51pm
During our RSE week, we explored different relationships and the qualities we want others to have in order to be in a relationship with them. We also disucssed what makes an unhealthy relationship and what to look for when we get older. We finished the session by looking at what consent means and why we must always ask for consent before we touch someone else.
Date: 20th Feb 2023 @ 4:02pm
As part of RSE week, Year 6 have been learning about how the body changes as we go through puberty. We have explored the importance of communication in relationships and considered different ways in which people might start a family.
Date: 19th Feb 2023 @ 7:50pm
On the last day of Spring 1, we welcomed parents and carers into school so that the children could showcase everything they have learned during our Fit 2 Go course. From living a healthy lifestyle, to teeth health, as well as physical and mental health, the children showcased their work brilliantly. Four children from the year group won certificates for their fantastic efforts during Fit2Go. Well done everyone!
Date: 19th Feb 2023 @ 7:44pm
During the last week of Spring 1, we completed our RSE week activities. Together in our own classroom, we looked at what a lifecycle is and what it looks like for humans. We then began to discuss the stage of life Year 4 are entering into, which is puberty. Puberty can begin to start from the age of 8. We discussed changes that will happen to our bodies, for both the girls and the boys. Then we split into a girl group and a boy group. One group completed some activities about what healthy relationships are and who our trusted adults are and the other group learned about periods - then we swapped so that everyone learned about everything. Both the girls and the boys were really sensible and asked some really important questions. Well done Year 4!
Date: 20th Jan 2023 @ 10:13am
This week we have been learning about the prigins of 'Pride' month as part of our LGBTQ+ work. During 'No Pen Day', we had lots of discussions about what Pride month is and why it was first introduced. As part of Reading into Wriitng, we used what we have learned to write a non-chronological report. Here are our drafts - we are looking forward to completing our final piece of writing.
Date: 19th Jan 2023 @ 6:53pm
This week in PSHE we have been learning about how to keep safe in and around our home. We learnt and discussed what medicines are, when they should be taken and how they should be kept. We also talked about other substances that can be dangerous and poisonous in and around the home,
Date: 19th Jan 2023 @ 2:37pm
During our PSHE lesson we looked at the different types of media and how messages are spread to large amount of people. As part of our lesson, we looked at a variety of images that had been edited or used filters. We discussed whether we thought this was okay, the implications it could have and when the appropriate time to use these tools would be. We also looked at fake news and we discussed that not everything we read is always true.
Date: 19th Jan 2023 @ 10:58am
The children really enjoyed reading The Gingerbread Man this week and have used story props to retell the story and designed their own gingerbread man. To finish the week off we made our own gingerbread biscuits (luckily they didn't run away!). The children had to take turn with the mixing, help to measure out the ingredients and make sure they put the right number of buttons on the biscuits. The chidlren were excellent bakers and the biscuits tasted delicious!
Date: 17th Jan 2023 @ 12:40pm
Year 6 have had a great morning - without pens or pencils! We took the opportunity to discuss, debate and challenge each other through a variety of activities. We started with some philosophy and considered a number of questions before feeding back our opinions to the rest of the class. In Reading into Writing, we learned about LGBTQ+ issues and the Pride movement before discussing discrimination and why being an ally is important. Finally, in our maths lesson we worked in groups to solve practical problems involving decimals.
Date: 13th Jan 2023 @ 2:26pm
This week has been Road Safety Week in school. After a whole school assembly on Monday, we have spent time in class discussing how we can stay safe as pedestrians, cyclists and passengers in cars. We looked at a range of real-life senarios and discussed the dangers that we could see. The biggest take-away from this week has been to think about the clothes we are wearing, particularly when it is dark, so that we can be seen by drivers.
Date: 13th Jan 2023 @ 2:13pm
This week is Road Safety Week. We have been talking about how to remain safe on our roads; not just as paedestrians, but also as passengers in cars and as bicycle users. We looked at some different scenarios and decided whether people were in a safe or unsafe situation. We did a Kahoot quiz too! Maple and Laurel were very good at discussing Road Safety - they now need to go home and share their learning with their family.
KS2 Anti Bullying Amasadors attend training with the Diana Award
Date: 12th Jan 2023 @ 11:44am
Date: 10th Jan 2023 @ 9:35pm
This week, the whole School is taking part in Road Safety Awareness week. We begun the week with an assembly by Miss Moyes thinking about all the people that use the roads and pavements and all the things that are in place to keep us safe whilst using them. We then thought about how we need to take responsibility for our own safety and explored some of the ways we could do this.
The children in Reception were visited by Zoe our School Crossing Patrol. She talked to the children about how to cross the road safety and reinforced some of the dangers.
"We need to stay with an adult and not cross on our own" Kit
"Don't run on the road, you might fall over" Michael
:You stop then look and listen. You have to check before you cross the road safely" Lana-Rose.
The children then went out on to Dinmore Avenue and practised crossing the road safely.
When they returned to the classroom the children enjoyed role playing in the outside area, making sure they stopped at the zebra crossing to let people cross and wait at the curb until it is safe to go.
Date: 9th Jan 2023 @ 3:46pm
This week, the whole School is taking part in Road Safety Awareness week. We begun the week with an assembly by Miss Moyes thinking about all the people that use the roads and pavements and all the things that are in place to keep us safe whilst using them. We then thought about how we need to take responsibility for our own safety and explored some of the ways we could do this. In Year Two, we today explored safe and unsafe places to cross a road; we learnt that it is not safe to cross in between cars or diagonally and where possible we need to use pedestrian crossings with traffic lights or a zebra crossing.
Date: 6th Jan 2023 @ 2:46pm
This half term we will be completing our Fit2Go programmes with Blackpool Football Club Community Trust. The programme consists of a practical lesson and a theory lesson. Each week there is a different theme to the week.
Week one: Healthy lifestyles
Week two: The Eat Well Guide
Week three: Physical activity
Week four: It's all about balance
Week five: Snacks and label reading
Week six: Teeth and hydration
For our theory about healthy lifestyles this week, we looked at what we need to stay healthy. For example, 9-11 hours sleep, drink water and a balance of foods from different food groups. Then for our practical we did some warm ups and then played dodgeball.
Date: 15th Dec 2022 @ 7:36pm
Today, Year Two took part in a Primary Futures event called 'Who's line is it anyway?'. We met three different people who all had Christmas jobs and we had to guess what their job was from the clues they gave. We met a range of interesting people including: Pia the Christmas decorator, Sarah the theatre director and Shaun the chef at Buckingham Palace. Finally, there was a surprise mystery guest who surprised the children.
Date: 15th Dec 2022 @ 11:01am
What a successful end to our Enterprise this half term!
Reception- One Cold and Frosty Morning ...
Date: 12th Dec 2022 @ 10:00pm
The children in Reception were very excited to explore the outside area where they found ice in the most unusual places!
Water left in buckets, trays, and bowls had frozen over night as the temperatures fell. They chatted together about how the ice had formed, why it was wet, slippy and turning into water.
"It is very cold and the water in the bucket turned to ice" Clio.
"It feels wet and slippy" Phoebe.
"Look! Water...the ice is melting and turning into water" Miley.
"The sun is melting it because it is hot" Lennox.
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Date: 12th Dec 2022 @ 4:01pm
During this Primary Futures video, we looked at different festive careers. The Children met Katie the brand manager of a wrapping paper company, Jason the craftsman at Buckingham Palace, Andrew and Jane the Christmas tree grower and decoration shop owner and Oliver the warehouse manager for Crisis Christmas centres supporting vulnerable people experiencing homelessness.
Date: 8th Dec 2022 @ 11:17am
This year for our enterprise task we have been making and preparing 'Reindeer Food' for Christmas Eve and Sweet Bags for the Christmas festivities. We spoke about what enterprise means and understood that we were making things to be sold. The 'Reindeer Food' and Sweet Bags will be sold at the school Christmas Fair next Wednesday!
Year 4 - Digestive System Model
Date: 29th Nov 2022 @ 10:58am
This week we used our knowledge of the digestive system to create a model. First, we looked at the start of the digestive system (the mouth). We broke up crackers with our hands then chewed one for a minute. The chewed crackers was broken down much more and had less starch in because of an enzyme called amylase in our saliva. This aids digestion. Then we use tights to model our intestine, a food bag to model our stomach, a cup to model our rectum and a hole in the cup to model the anus. We mixed up food and drink in the 'stomach' and churned it with our hands. Then we pushed the food through the 'intestine'. We could see all the liquid seeping out of the tights (this is the nutrients and water being absorbed into the body). After the food had passed through the intestines, it was stored in the 'rectum' before leaving the 'body' through the 'anus'.
Date: 24th Nov 2022 @ 4:06pm
We started our first of three Forest School sessions today. As the cold has drawn in, more and more grass and mose has got in and around the pond area. The children did an amazing job clearing it out. They also made crowns and head gear with bendy branches, leaves and wool. It was very muddy today and the children simply enjoying some messy play too!
Key Stage 2 Cross Country Race 2
Date: 24th Nov 2022 @ 9:18am
On Wednesday morning, 13 of our KS2 pupils from Year 4-6 travelled to Stanley Park to take part in the second Cross Country race of this academic year.
The course was a long and wet one, with plenty of muddy trainers crossing the finish line, but our Boundary pupils showed fantastic determination to secure some fantastic finishing positions. Each place gains points for our school, and after 2 races we are currently third out of all participating Blackpool schools. Many of our pupils who took part in the first race showed improvement in their finishing positions, which is great to see.
There are 6 races in total, with 4 coming up in 2023. Keep your eyes peeled as we gain more points that will see us progress up the table!
