PSHE & RSE: Blog items
Date: 17th Oct 2023 @ 12:48pm
We were invited to take part in two fun festivals within Blackpool Zoo where each school will be given a map of the park to help them to solve the clues to find the right animals.
The children, chosen from Year 5, had a great morning with Mrs. Millar and Mr. Parsons supported by Leaders from Blackpool Sixth Form. Efficient map reading and a keen sense of time meant that we returned to the finish before the other schools – leaving us enough time to visit some of the animals not on our list (and the dinosaurs too!).
Date: 17th Oct 2023 @ 12:16pm
Our unit for RE this half term has been Christianity - The Church. Through our sessions we have looked at the concept of forgiveness and why we say sorry. We have also looked at the christian belief of purpose and what is meant be a 'good life'. We have discussec christian beliefs of life after death and that leading a good life will help them to get to heaven when they die.
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Date: 16th Oct 2023 @ 9:35pm
Over the last couple of weeks, Year 4 have been celebrating Black History Month in our PSHE and Reading into Writing lessons. This year, the main theme of Black History Month is 'Celebrating our Sisters.' Furthermore, our year group focus was sporting achievements. Therefore, in PSHE, we researched a range of Black British Women athletes who have made a significant impact on the sporting industry. We then used this to create our own artwork. This allowed us to discuss key words, such as diversity and culture, and emphasise the importance of appreciating similarities and differences between everyone.
In Reading into Writing, we have been working towards writing a non-chronological report about Lauren James. Firstly, we looked at some existing non-chonological reports about Lauren James before researching interesting facts about her early life and football career, including her biggest achievements. After this, we collated these facts into our own non-chronological reports.
We have found it very interesting to learn about all of the incredible Black British athletes and their amazing achivements and impact they have had on our history.
Year 5 R.E - Why Is It Sometimes Difficult To Do The Right Thing?
Date: 11th Oct 2023 @ 12:47pm
This half-term we have been investigating the key question Why Is It Sometimes Difficult To Do The Right Thing?
We have been discussing sources of guidance, beginning with the definition of the word guidance
First in a group, then as a class, we discussed the sources of guidance we have in our lives. We split them up into categories including; at home, at school and at a club.
In one lesson we looked at a source of guidance for Christians: The 10 Commandments
We talked about their meaning and how they were given to Moses from God. Our task, as a group, was to put them into what we thought was the order of importance…but there were only 9 squares! Each group then had to justify why they had left one out.
Date: 11th Oct 2023 @ 11:49am
We have held our first Spelling Bee of the year and what a wonderful event it was! 4 children in each year group represented their house and were given three words to spell from over a list of 30 possible words. Every child showed courage and determination when it came to spelling their words. It was a very close contest, with Chepstow winning overall with 15 out of 15. We are very proud of all the children who represented their house and are looking forward to the next one.
Date: 11th Oct 2023 @ 11:26am
Nursery have been working on their social and emotional development. It can be quiet over whelming when chidlren start nursery with lots of new faces and having to share and take turns with new friends. Sometimes chidlren can experiences some big emotions and it is important to help the chidren to understand that these feelings are ok and help them to manage these feelings. We have been doing lots of sharing and turn taking with adults there to mdoel and support the children.We've had actvities that encourage the childern to work together and we made a friendship chain. The children have done so well and have been trying extra hard to be a good friend.
Date: 11th Oct 2023 @ 8:12am
On Tuesday Year 3 took part in ‘Take 10’. This was provided by the National Literacy Trust and Susie Dent talked about her latest book and her love for words! The children were then guided into taking 10 to read their books.
Date: 6th Oct 2023 @ 12:18pm
Every Friday is Fun Friday in Nursery! We try to do an exciting activity each week to celebrate another super week in school. The activities often invlove working as a team and sharing a taking turns which is great for developing the children's social and emotional skills. This week is was baking! We made some delicious star biscuits.
Date: 6th Oct 2023 @ 10:36am
WOW! What a great trip to Aspire this morning. We learned how to be safe when using bunsen burners to heat up water and produce steam. We changed a liquid to a gas.
Date: 5th Oct 2023 @ 12:52pm
In today's history lesson we were given a mystery to solve. We were told the story of an archaeologist called Alberto Ruz, who spent time searching through Maya temples in the 1940s. In one of the temples he found evidence of a secret area under the base of the temple. After a long time trying to get into the space, he eventually opened up the hatch to reveal the resting place of the great Maya king Pacal. The children had to work out who this person could have been based on evidence from the tomb.
Date: 3rd Oct 2023 @ 3:42pm
This week we started our work on Black History Month. We focused on Ruby Bridges and the struggles she faced in life. We spent the afternoon creating work based on her. Keep a look out for the diary entries we will be writing based on the experiences of Ruby Bridges.
Date: 29th Sep 2023 @ 3:12pm
Year 5 - A Day of Democratic Decisions
Date: 28th Sep 2023 @ 2:54pm
Today was the election day for our school council members. Four Hawthorn pupils put themselves forward to be chosen and presented their manifesto to the class. This morning, all of the pupils voted in secret to select our representative. Good luck, everyone.
Date: 28th Sep 2023 @ 10:16am
Today was our School Council Election Day! Well done to those who took part in presentating their manifestos this week. Best of luck to you all!
Reception Learning Rules and Routines
Date: 10th Sep 2023 @ 1:47pm
This week the children have been busy learning their new classroom rules and routines. The have been learning to stop put their hands up then an adult shakes the tamborine, tidy away the resources they have been using, getting changed into their water proofs, lining up on the grid to listen to instructions and sharing with thier friends. They have a made a super start!
Date: 20th Jul 2023 @ 4:02pm
As part of leavers celebrations, today we went to Stanley Park for a games morning and picnic together. It was another lovely opportunity to spend time together and have fun.
Blackpool Children and Families Art Competition
Date: 19th Jul 2023 @ 12:06pm
Blackpool Children and Families Art Competition
One of our year 5 pupils, Sophie W, has been chosen as a winner of the Blackpool Children and Families Art Competition. Her fantastic pencil drawing of Blackpool Tower will be used to make their new Children and Families Plan look and feel more exciting. Well done, Sophie!
Date: 17th Jul 2023 @ 4:13pm
Today the children had lots of fun with the Messagebus, which was provided to the school by St. Mark's Church for the day. The children had a great time being with their friends and enjoying some quality time together. On the bus, the children took part in acitivities such as climbing wall, slide, games on the Xbox and PS4 as well as playing with jenga and connect 4.
Date: 12th Jul 2023 @ 5:45pm
We celebrate Music at Boundary with an End of Year Assembly for Year 3 Samba and our Peripatetic musicians on guitar and drums. Everybody performed brilliantly for the school and parents! Callum was awarded 3rd place in Blackpool Musician of the Year!
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Year 6 - It's Your Move Transition
Date: 10th Jul 2023 @ 9:46am
This morning, Year 6 had a visit from The Church Army who led a session about transition to secondary school. The children discussed what they would miss about being at Boundary and what they are looking forward to. We talked about the journey to school, meeting new friends, meeting new teachers and the challenges of completing more difficult work.
