: Blog items
Date: 27th Jan 2026 @ 1:38pm
Year 6 - Careers in the police
Date: 27th Jan 2026 @ 1:36pm
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Date: 27th Jan 2026 @ 11:35am
Today, Year 5 revisited the concept of a unit fraction and what it represents as an equal part of a whole. We recapped that multiplication can be understood as repeated addition. Building on this, the children explored how to multiply an integer by a unit fraction. They first modelled this using repeated addition to support their understanding, before moving on to a more efficient method. Throughout the lesson, we discussed the steps involved and focused on explaining why the method works, helping to deepen conceptual understanding.
Date: 26th Jan 2026 @ 2:26pm
To start this week's lesson, we recapped what musical notation is and clapped the beat to the section of the song we were going to compose a piece of music for. We focused on ostinato (a pattern that repeats). We logged into Charanga (YUMU) and used the composition page of 'Bringing us together' to improvise our own section of the song using an ostinato. We discussed which notes gave us 1, 2, 3 or 4 beats.
Date: 26th Jan 2026 @ 12:23pm
This week, we completed our class shared writes. Our genre is a setting description. We used our knowledge of the features of a setting description to write parts of a description then piece them together. We included similes, personification, a variety of sentence openers and powerful vocabulary.
Year 4 - Introduce family members
Date: 26th Jan 2026 @ 12:19pm
This week, we learnt to introduce our family members. We had to write these in French and use good intonation and pronunciation.
We need to use J'ai for I have.. to introduce our family members.
Reception safe and unsafe strangers
Date: 26th Jan 2026 @ 11:55am
In Reception we have been talking about keeping ourselves safe in the community. We discussed what a stranger was and what do if anyone makes us feel worried or scared.
"A stranger is someone you don't know" Lockie
"If a stranger talks to you you can tell your mum" Theo
"Don't talk to strangers at the park" Shiloh.
We went on to discuss how some strangers are safer than others and how we could identify this. We talked about how people like the police and doctors wear a uniform so we can identify them in the community. We talked about how safer strangers have an ID badge so we know who they are and where they work.
"Mrs Clark has an ID badge- she is safe" Reggie
"You know it's a police man because he has a uniform" Ava
We looked at some different scernios and identified if they were a safe or unsafe strange. We then discuss what we should do if any of these things happened. The children then worked indenpendently to sort the people into a safe or unsafe catergory.
Keep it Calm and Under Control Week
Date: 23rd Jan 2026 @ 1:04pm
In Redwoods we have spent our afternoons thinking about two key words 'calm' and 'control'. Together we have thought about the ways we can regulate and tell others how we feel. We watched 'Dojo Videos' about a characters moods and emotions. Dojo didn't know what a mood was or how he could control it. Over the week we learnt about how he talked to his friends and adults about how he was feeling.Working together we have created things to help us calm down such as sensory bottles, squashy stress balloons and sensory slime. We are looking foreward to using these in our classroom and using slime for our new 'Slime Time' sessions.
Date: 23rd Jan 2026 @ 12:26pm
In Year 5, the children began practicing a variety of yoga poses, focusing on developing balance, flexibility, and control. They explored how different poses connect and learned to transition smoothly between them. Building on this, the children started to create their own short yoga flows, sequencing poses in a way that felt logical and enjoyable. This activity encouraged creativity, concentration, and self-expression, while also promoting mindfulness and an awareness of their bodies.
Date: 23rd Jan 2026 @ 12:24pm
This week in Year 5, we have been focusing on writing formal emails of complaint. The children have learned how to express dissatisfaction appropriately, using the correct tone and language for a formal setting. They have explored the key features of a complaint, such as being clear, polite, and persuasive, and have discussed how to structure their emails effectively. To reinforce their learning, the students read extracts of the complaints aloud, paying careful attention to maintaining a formal and serious tone. Following this, they completed comprehension questions to deepen their understanding of the text.
Date: 23rd Jan 2026 @ 11:56am
In Reception we have been learning about a range of different jobs in our community. We have been talking about what these jobs entail and why they are important. As part of our oracy session we talked about what we wanted to be when we grow iup. The children had to think of an occupation and say why they wanted to do that using the word because. During provision time the children drew they own pictures and labeled them.
"I want to be a bus drive" Olly
"I want to be a nurse like mummy" Ava
"I want to be a police officier becaue I want to arrest people who aren't following the rules properly" Noah.
Reception Role Play in the police station
Date: 23rd Jan 2026 @ 11:52am
As part of our learning about people help us the children have enjoyed roleplaying in our classroom police station. They have been learning about the job of a police officier and how they help keep our community safe. The children enjoyed dressing up in the costumes, arresting criminals and writing up incidents at the police stations. The children have been using their imagination to create their own stories and narrative and used their oracy skills to speak correctly using the correct vocabularly.
Date: 23rd Jan 2026 @ 10:49am
This term we have been having lots of fun exploring colours and mixing colours during expressive arts. We loved using lots of different mediums to explore mixing colours, including paint, play dough and coloured water. We have been developing our curiosity and anticipation as we wait for the colours to change.
Date: 23rd Jan 2026 @ 7:50am
This half term in Phonics, we have been focusing on alternative sounds for graphemes already taught. Yesterday, we were looking at alternative for 'ee' being 'ey'. We discussed how the 'ey' would typically come at the end of the word and the 'ee' and 'ea' would usually be in the middle to help us differentiate when spelling. We practised reading lots of words with the diagraph in before attemtping to applying our new knowledge to writing.
Date: 22nd Jan 2026 @ 8:52pm
This week, the preschoolers have been busy helping Teddy get ready for school. Through caring for Teddy, the children have been practising making their own choices and developing independence in everyday routines.
At mealtimes, the children supported Teddy to do things for himself. They helped him peel his fruit, carefully put a straw into his milk, and showed him where to place his rubbish when he was finished. These small but meaningful moments encouraged Teddy to try, persevere, and feel confident in his abilities.
By helping Teddy, the children demonstrated kindness, responsibility, and growing independence.
Reception- People Who Help Us- The Doctor and Nurse
Date: 22nd Jan 2026 @ 4:23pm
Reception have been learning about how Doctors and nurses help people and have been having a great time role playing in our Doctor's Surgery. They dressed up as Doctors and nurses, role played at being the surgery receptionist and patieints and spent many hours helping our baby doll get better from whatever illness or injury it had sustained. Children wrote out prescriptions and patient information too.
"I am a patient and I have banged my head" Zara
"I am the receptionist and I am checking patients in on my computer" Rohan
"I answer the phone...they tell me what is wrong with them...I tell the Doctor" Ruby- Louise
"I am the Doctor and I am going to make the baby better with this medicine" Reggie
"I am the nurse and I can help the baby get better...I,m checking it's temperature- it is hot!" Bonnie
Date: 22nd Jan 2026 @ 3:41pm
🕺 Our Second Dance Session! 💃
Today we had our second dance session, and it was fantastic! ✨
🔄 Recapping Last Week
We began by going over the dance phrases we learned last week. Everyone did a great job remembering the moves! We spent some time refining them so they looked smoother, sharper, and more confident. ✔️
👯 Working Together
Next, we worked in pairs and small groups 👥 to start linking our phrases together. This was a great chance to share ideas, help each other, and experiment with different ways of moving.
🔗 Linking Movements
We explored clever ways to connect our phrases using:
- 🚶 Steps
- 🔄 Turns
- 🦘 Jumps
It was brilliant to see so much creativity, teamwork, and enthusiasm across the room!
🌟 What’s Next?
By the end of the session, our routines were already starting to come together. We’re excited to keep building on them next week!
Date: 22nd Jan 2026 @ 9:17am
Computing - Creating our own branching database
Date: 22nd Jan 2026 @ 8:49am
This week in Computing, Year 3 learned all about branching databases. We started by recapping how yes/no questions can help us identify and group objects based on their attributes (what they are like). The children then explored a branching database website, where they created their own databases. They chose different themes such as food and drink, animals, minibeasts and space. Using these, they wrote their own yes/no questions to help sort the objects correctly. Once their questions were ready, the children grouped each object into yes or no, thinking carefully about the best attributes to use. They showed great problem-solving skills and lots of creativity when designing their branching databases.
Date: 22nd Jan 2026 @ 8:17am
In our science lesson this week we learned about fossils. Fossils are the remains or marks of plants and animals that lived a very long time ago. We looked at pictures of fossils and some real fossils to see what they look like. We learned about fossilisation, which is how fossils are made. When a plant or animal dies, it can be covered by mud or sand. Over a very long time, more layers build up and press down hard. Water with tiny minerals moves through the layers and slowly turns the bones or shells into rock. This takes millions of years. We also ordered the steps of fossilisation to show we understood the process. To finish the lesson, we drew our own fossils, showing what plants or animals from the past might look like when they are preserved in rock.
Date: 22nd Jan 2026 @ 8:14am
During our Reading into Writing lesson, the children explored Charlotte’s Web as part of our journey into playscripts. They acted out scenes from the story, bringing the characters to life through performance. The focus was on using voice effectively by projecting clearly, as well as developing body language and facial expressions to match each character’s feelings and personality. The children also practised following stage directions, helping them to understand how actions and movements are written in a playscript. This active approach supported their understanding of character, dialogue and performance, while building confidence and engagement.
Date: 21st Jan 2026 @ 8:13pm
Nursery have become Pirates! We have read the story "Don't disturb the Pirates" and leanrt all about treausre hunts, ship wrecks, walking the plank and maps. The children created their own maps and discussed where they placed the key features using prepositions. They also counted golden coins, made pirate soup. For physical development the children moved large bricks and crates to make a pirate ship and even walked the plank!
Date: 21st Jan 2026 @ 2:40pm
As part of our Hindu topic in RE, this week we have been focusing our learning on Holi. Holi is a Hindu festival that celebrates spring, love and new life.
Holi (also known as the 'festival of colours') is a colourful, fun festival where there is singing, dancing and throwing of powder paint and coloured water. In this festival Hindu's celebrate their god Krishna and the legend of Holika and Prahlad.
Nursery Have a Visit From The Library Service
Date: 21st Jan 2026 @ 12:24pm
Nursery had a visit from Zoe from Blackpool Library Service. She told us all about the library's in Blackpool and read us a brilliant Pirate story. Zoe taught us some new songs and rhymes and she delivered our Bookstart packs.
