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Reception- What to wear in Winter
Date: 9th Jan 2026 @ 10:46am
This week we have been learning about Winter and what we should wear to keep ourselves warm.
In the home corner we dressed up in hats, scarves and gloves. This activity is to teach children the importance of wrapping up warm and how to do so through items they will likely already have in their wardrobe.
"Gloves keep my hands warm because it is cold outside in Winter" Noah
" I'm wearing a scarf because its frosty today" Zara
"My hat keeps my head warm when its freezing outside and snowy" Bonnie
"in winter it is icy and you need your coat and boots on to keep warm" Ava
Date: 8th Jan 2026 @ 3:50pm
Today, we thought about who is special in our lives. We discussed what makes them special to us and respected we all have different people who are special to us for our own personal reasons. Finally, we drew our special people and labelled them.
Year 1 Understanding 10, 11, 12 and 13
Date: 8th Jan 2026 @ 3:45pm
This half term, we have began to explore numbers to 20. Throughout the week, we have looked at teen numbers and the composition of them. Yesterday, we sorted numbers whether they showed 10 or not and today we looked at a range of representations and had to sort them whether they were representing the number 11, 12 or 13.
Date: 8th Jan 2026 @ 11:57am
Over the last week, Year 4 had the opportunity to work with Ribble Rivers Trust. Some of their team members came into school to talk to us about all the work they do. We all started our own conservation team to help RRT. We were given a model of a river and in our conservation teams, we had to label each part of the river Ribble. We had to use our oracy skills to discuss where we thought each part went. We found the tributaries, saw meanders in the river and found the source and mouth.
Helen (RRT) told us how the floodplains rich with wildlife because the river’s water creating the floodplains bring lots of nutrition for the wildlife. We looked at lots of different wildlife and decided which were freshwater and which were saltwater. We were surprised to learn that trouts all start in a river as a Brown Trout, but some migrate to the sea and become sea trouts.
Helen and Cody from RRT also told us about their jobs as engagement officers and how they work with school to help spread the word.
RRT are planting 35,000 trees this year to help provide shade for the river wildlife during hot months and they have also helped farmers pay for fences to stop their animals going near the rivers and causing pollution. Pollution such as sewage waste and litter can harm rivers and their wildlife.
In the afternoons, we were lucky enough to go out on a walk to Stanley Park. We saw lots of nature and Helen taught us about wildlife we saw there.
In a tree filled area of Stanley Park, we paused for two minutes to listen to the sounds we could hear. We heard birds tweeting, people talking walking passed and even the sealions at the zoo!
Afterwards, we picked leaves to do leaf printing back in school.
Along our walk there and back we couldn’t believe the amount of litter we saw. We spoke about how this affects wildlife and our environment.
Date: 8th Jan 2026 @ 10:38am
Date: 8th Jan 2026 @ 10:33am
This week, Year 5 began their journey into Hinduism! The children learned that Brahman is the supreme spirit and explored how Hindu stories are used to guide people in their daily lives. They were able to explain that Vishnu is one of the principal Hindu deities and clearly identify Krishna as an avatar of Vishnu. Through discussion and reflection, pupils shared thoughtful ideas about beliefs, values and personal meaning, showing a growing understanding of how religion helps people make sense of the world around them. A brilliant session full of learning, discussion and curiosity!
Date: 8th Jan 2026 @ 9:19am
Date: 7th Jan 2026 @ 8:38pm
Year 3 enjoyed their first science lesson on rocks, where we learned how geologists classify rocks into three types: sedimentary, metamorphic and igneous. We discussed how each type of rock is formed and what makes them different.
Each table investigated a rock using magnifying glasses, carefully observing its features. The children used 4–6 rock cards to help them identify which rock they had and explain their reasoning. We explored chalk, limestone, slate, marble and granite, discussing their characteristics and deciding how each should be classified. The children showed great curiosity and scientific thinking throughout the lesson! 🪨🔍
Date: 7th Jan 2026 @ 8:34pm
This week in PE, the children enjoyed a fitness lesson focused on the importance of staying active and healthy. We began with a fun warm-up using skipping ropes in groups of three, creating snakes and tunnels. The children jogged around, jumping over the snakes and ducking under the tunnels, while discussing why warming up is important for our bodies.
Next, the children stayed in their trios and took turns completing balance challenges, including balancing a bean bag on their head while standing on one foot, skipping and balancing, and lifting and placing a hoop. We talked about the importance of core strength and using our tummy muscles to help us balance. A great session full of effort and focus! 💪
Date: 7th Jan 2026 @ 8:28pm
During the Year 3 oracy lesson, pupils focused on how to structure clear and effective sentences while taking part in group discussions. Each group used discussion roles such as instigator, builder, prober, challenger, clarifier and summariser to help ideas develop and stay focused. The children discussed imaginative and engaging topics, including what they would do if they could stop time for a day, what job they would like to have when they are older, and whether they would rather hop or crawl everywhere. The lesson supported confident speaking, active listening and collaborative thinking.
Date: 7th Jan 2026 @ 4:12pm
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Date: 6th Jan 2026 @ 8:25pm
In mastering number we have been looking at how to make doubles, using the number facts we already know. We played a game with a idce, looking at doubling and halving numbers. We also looked at using the rekenrek, to find doubles. We used the sentence stems '5 and a bit' '-- is made up of 5 and --' and 'double 5 and -- is --'.
Year 2- Living or never alive?
Date: 6th Jan 2026 @ 8:21pm
This week in science, we explored and compared the differences between things that are living, dead, and things that have never been alive. Through partner discussions, we shared our ideas and talked about similarities and differences we have noticed in the world around us. We worked together to sort and arrange pictures, answering our focus question: Is it living, dead, or has it never been alive? We discussed our choices with our partner which allowed us to critical think and reason why we think it is either living, dead or never been alive.
Date: 6th Jan 2026 @ 8:20pm
This week in PE, we took part in a yoga session linked to the exciting theme “Jumping into the Ocean.” The lesson allowed us to copy and repeat a range of yoga movements inspired by life in the ocean. We carried out poses that linked to creatures such as dolphins, starfish, and sharks, helping us to use our imagination while developing our physical skills. Through yoga, we worked on improving our flexibility, strength, balance, and coordination. We practised holding poses, controlling the movements and focusing on our breathing. These activities support not only physical development but also our mind to feel calm, relaxed and focused.
Date: 6th Jan 2026 @ 8:19pm
This week in Maths, we have been learning about telling the time. We focused on reading o’clock and half past times. We explored how the hour hand and minute hand work on an analogue clock. To support our learning, we worked with our partner to practically use clocks to show a range of different times. This helped us talk to check our answers together and discuss any misconceptions.
Date: 6th Jan 2026 @ 4:10pm
Our focus this half term in oracy is the social and emotional element of oracy. We recapped the elements we have looked at in previous half terms, then moved on to discussing structuring our oracy properly, taking turns and show active listening skills.
Date: 6th Jan 2026 @ 4:05pm
We loved the start of our Dance unit today. We warmed up by moving around the Dance Studio with low or high movements. Next, we discussed why dancers count to 8 (to keep in time with each other). We discussed what things we think of when we hear the word spy and then this was our movement focus. We had a lot of fun practising a dance counting to 8.
Year 6 - Guided Reading prosody
Date: 6th Jan 2026 @ 2:43pm
Today in guided reading, we worked on improving our prosody while reading a non‑fiction text about space. We focused on using an appropriate tone of voice to match the information and the scientific vocabulary. We also practised controlling our reading speed so our fluency was clear and steady. These skills helped us read the facts with confidence and made the information easier to understand. It was a valuable session that strengthened our overall reading fluency.
Date: 6th Jan 2026 @ 2:41pm
Year 6 kicked off their new history topic this week with an exciting first lesson on the Vikings ⚔️.
The children explored who the Vikings really were beyond the stereotypes, discovering their origins in Scandinavia and the reasons they travelled across the seas. They also began to piece together how the Vikings fit into the wider story of British history 🇬🇧, from early raids to settlement and cultural influence. It was a brilliant start to the unit, full of curiosity, questions, and plenty of enthusiasm for what’s to come next
Date: 6th Jan 2026 @ 2:39pm
This week, Year 6 explored the guidance we need as we grow 🌱. We talked about who helps us when we’re young and how our sources of support change over time 👨👩👧👦. The class shared thoughtful ideas about finding guidance from family, friends, teachers, and their own experiences 💬. It was a great discussion about becoming more independent while still knowing where to turn for help ⭐.
Date: 6th Jan 2026 @ 9:03am
Year 5 had a visit from the heart nurse. They learned where the heart is located, how big it is, and what its function is. They also learned how to keep the heart healthy by exercising regularly and eating the right foods. The children then created posters to make others aware.
Date: 6th Jan 2026 @ 9:01am
In today’s lesson, Today, Year 5 recapped their physical oracy skills by experimenting with tone, pitch and pace. Pupils practised saying the same sentence in different ways, including formal, excited and nervous, to understand how voice can change meaning and impact. The children then focused on their cognitive oracy skills, learning how to structure an argument. They explored what a biased argument is and discussed how viewpoints can be shaped to persuade an audience. Working collaboratively, pupils generated points to support their argument and justified their reasoning. The summariser in each group was responsible for structuring and delivering a clear summary sentence that reflected the group’s viewpoint.
Date: 6th Jan 2026 @ 7:16am
Today we began to discuss our key question in RE, ‘How might beliefs about creation affect the way people treat the world?’ We began by learning the name of the religion we will be learning about and that Muslims believe there is only one God – Allah. Today’s lesson involved learning about how we should treat the environment, why it is important and whose responsibility it is. We did this through looking at images and real life nature examples. We went on a nature walk to collect lots of natural resources and we then used these natural resources to create transient nature pictures. After this, we looked at a number of images and decided which are examples of looking after the environment and which are not. We sorted them together, verbally discussing and justifying each example.
Date: 6th Jan 2026 @ 7:14am
To begin our half term our focus is Lost and Found. Over the last few days, we have enjoyed reading the story and discussing the key parts, characters and settings. Yesterday, we sequenced the key events of the story and retold it using key vocabulary and today we focused on writing short captions for characters speech and labelling characters and objects from the story. Over the next week, we will enjoy exploring the areas including themed motor skills tasks, maths tasks and telling stories in our story telling area.
