Today in Year 1, we set off on an exciting Geography adventure, beginning right here in our school grounds! We explored the physical features—like trees, grass and the playground equipment—and the human features, such as buildings, fences and paths. The children used great observation skills to spot the differences.

We then learnt that Blackpool is a town, and using aerial views, we thought carefully about the human and physical features we might find in our own local area. The children enjoyed identifying what makes our town special from above.

Next, we zoomed out to look at the four countries of the United Kingdom—England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland—and located where Blackpool sits within the UK. After that, we travelled even further out, exploring the seven continents of the world and gaining a sense of how Blackpool fits into the wider world.

To finish our learning, we explored the four seasons we experience in the UK: spring, summer, autumn and winter. We talked about the signs of each season and how the weather, plants and what we wear can all change throughout the year.

It was a fun-filled day of exploring, discovering and thinking about the world around us—starting small and ending with the whole globe!

Today our preschoolers set off on a super exciting egg hunt around the school! The children were challenged to find 10 eggs, but this wasn’t just any hunt. They used their maths skills to count how many eggs they had found and how many were still missing.

Along the way, the children also became brilliant little geographers! They followed simple directions such as “behind,” “next to,” “under,” and “around,” using positional language to describe exactly where each egg was discovered. 

By the end of the hunt, all ten eggs were safely found—and the children were proud, excited, and full of smiles. What a fun way to learn!

This week we celebrated our final Royal Ballet lesson of the six‑week block, and it was wonderful to welcome parents into the hall to see all the hard work the dancers have been doing. The children proudly demonstrated their growing technique, beginning with beautifully controlled pliés and confident first positions, before flowing through their elegant port de bras.

Energy levels soared during sautés (going on our space rockets) and high skips with high knees, showing how their strength and musicality have developed. We also revisited our favourite warm‑up stretches, including the silly yet effective “spaghettification” stretch, which always brings big smiles while improving flexibility.

To finish, the dancers shared their imaginative space dance, using big, expressive movements and excellent spatial awareness. The room was full of creativity, focus, and joy.

We are so proud of every dancer’s progress—what a fantastic six weeks of ballet! 💫

Today, the children took part in a series of relay races and rounders-style activities designed to develop their throwing and catching, team communication, and accurate passing skills. Pupils worked in small groups to complete relay challenges, focusing on passing the ball safely and quickly while maintaining good teamwork.

They then applied these skills in adapted rounders games, where they practised underarm and overarm throws, catching with control, and communicating effectively with teammates. Throughout the lesson, pupils demonstrated growing confidence, improved coordination, and positive collaboration.

🌟 Spelling Bee Success! 🐝📚

Today, our school was buzzing with excitement as children from Year 2 to Year 6 took part in our annual Spelling Bee! 🏆✨

Over the past few weeks, pupils have been working incredibly hard to learn their spellings. From tricky letter blends to confident articulation, they have shown real dedication. 💪🧠

When the moment arrived, each participant demonstrated remarkable resilience and courage. Taking the stage in front of the whole school is no small task, yet our spellers stood tall, spoke clearly, and gave it their very best. 🎤👏

We are incredibly proud of every child who took part. Their effort, determination, and enthusiasm made today a wonderful celebration of learning. 🎉📖

A huge well done to all our super spellers! 🌈⭐

This half term, Redwoods Class have been focusing on one very important skill: working together. Whether collaborating on creative projects, solving tricky challenges or simply supporting their friends, the children have shown fantastic teamwork, communication, and social skills. 💬🤗

Throughout the term, pupils have taken part in a wide range of group activities, all designed to help them practise listening, sharing ideas and cooperating with others. They have:

🪵🐞 Built brilliant bug hotels
🎲😊 Played team games
🧱🔧 Created amazing Lego models together
🔍🌿 Gone on exciting bug hunts
➕🧠 Solved Maths problems in pairs and groups

Each activity has helped the children develop confidence, resilience and positive relationships with their classmates. It has been wonderful to see how they support one another, explain their thinking, share roles and celebrate each other’s successes.

The progress they’ve made is clear — Redwoods are becoming thoughtful teammates, effective communicators and true problem‑solvers. 🌟👏

Redwoods Class have been busy unleashing their creativity this week as they designed and made their very own brilliant bug art! Using paint pens and a range of collage materials, the children created an amazing collection of colourful creatures. 🌈✨

From spiders 🕷️ and ladybirds 🐞 to butterflies 🦋 and beetles 🪲, every child produced a unique bug bursting with personality. The children experimented with patterns, textures and colour combinations, showing fantastic artistic flair and imagination.

It was wonderful to see how confidently they used the materials — layering collage shapes, outlining with paint pens and adding tiny details to bring each bug to life. No two creations were the same, and the classroom quickly filled with a vibrant swarm of beautiful, eye-catching artwork. 🎨💛

Redwoods showed brilliant focus, creativity and pride in their work, and their finished pieces look absolutely fantastic!

This week, Redwoods class have been busy becoming eco‑engineers! 🌍💡 The children designed and built their very own bug hotels using recyclable materials, helping us learn about sustainability while supporting the mini-beasts living in our school grounds. 🍃🪵

Working in teams, the children planned their designs carefully ✏️📐, thinking about what different insects might need to feel safe and cosy. They selected materials such as cardboard tubes, pinecones, sticks, plastic bottles and paper scraps ♻️📦, showing fantastic awareness of how everyday items can be reused instead of thrown away.

Throughout the project, Redwoods demonstrated wonderful teamwork, creativity, and communication 🤝🎨💬. They shared ideas, listened to one another, and worked together to bring their designs to life. It was brilliant to see everyone so engaged, focused and proud of their creations! 😄👏

Our finished bug hotels are now ready to be placed outdoors 🌳, and we can’t wait to see which creatures decide to check in! 🐛🐞🕷️

This morning, a wonderful selection of our Year 3 children took part in an exciting Spelling Bee, and what a fantastic event it turned out to be! Each participant was challenged to learn a set of spellings in preparation for the competition, representing their house teams with enthusiasm and determination.

From the very first round, the children showed impressive recall, confidence, and teamwork. Their hard work at home and in school really shone through, and they demonstrated brilliant focus under pressure. It was clear to everyone watching just how committed they were to doing their very best.

🎵 Year 2 Music Update: Singing All Around the World! 🌍✨

Our Year 2 pupils have had a wonderfully musical half term so far! 🎶 From developing their singing voices to exploring rhythm, pitch, and teamwork, the children have been busy building their confidence and creativity in every lesson.

One of the highlights has been learning our new song, “All Around the World” — a lively, joyful piece that the children have absolutely loved! 💛

🌍 Singing in Canon: A New Challenge

This term, the year have been learning how to sing in canon — a fun and slightly trickier style of singing where different groups begin the same melody at different times. It’s a bit like a musical waterfall trickling in layers! 🎵⏰

The children have done brilliantly with this challenge. They’ve listened carefully, kept in time, and learned to trust their own group while also being aware of everyone around them. These are such valuable musical skills — and they’ve shown fantastic teamwork too! 👏🎤

🎶 Preparing for Our Music Concert

We are so excited to share this song with you at our music concert next half term! 🌟

The children can’t wait to perform and show off all the progress they’ve made. It’s a beautiful moment watching them beam with pride as their voices weave together in harmony — and we know you’ll feel just as proud when you hear them! 💫

This week in our Year 3 and 4 Maths Provision class, we’ve been building confidence with adding and subtracting ones from two‑digit numbers. The children have been practising using a range of strategies and are becoming much more fluent in adjusting numbers by small amounts.

We’ve also been getting to grips with 1‑Minute Maths, using it to strengthen our number bonds and improve our subitising skills. The class has really enjoyed the quick‑fire nature of the activities, and it’s been wonderful to see their accuracy and speed improving each day.

It’s been a great week of developing number sense—well done, everyone!

🌟 Year 2 Adventure to Blackpool Zoo! 🌟

What an exciting day our Year 2 children had on their fantastic trip to Blackpool Zoo! 🐾🌍 From the moment we arrived, the children’s faces lit up with curiosity and enthusiasm, ready to explore the wonderful world of animals.

🦁 Amazing Animal Encounters

We enjoyed discovering a huge variety of animals—majestic lions, mischievous monkeys, towering giraffes, and many more! The children were full of brilliant questions and loved sharing what they’ve been learning in Science about animal groups and habitats. Their knowledge really shone through! ✨

🐧 A Day Filled with Learning and Wonder

As we moved around the zoo, the children had plenty of opportunities to make connections to their classroom learning. They impressed us with their observations, teamwork, and wonderful behaviour throughout the day. All the adults were incredibly proud! 😊

🔍 Spotting Braille Around the Zoo

One unexpected highlight was how many children excitedly noticed Braille signs around the zoo. 👀
This linked perfectly to our current History unit, where we’ve been learning all about significant people who changed the world—including Louis Braille.

The children loved being able to spot real-life examples of Braille and explained confidently how it helps people with visual impairments access information. What a fantastic way to deepen their understanding beyond the classroom! 🌈📚

🚌 A Brilliant Day Out

After a full day of exploring, learning, and lots of walking (and snacking! 😄), we headed back to school tired but happy. It was a day filled with memories, discovery, and excitement.

Thank you to all the staff  who supported the trip—and to you, our parents and carers, for your continued support. ❤️

We can’t wait for our next adventure together!

We are delighted to share that 15 saplings donated by the Woodland Trust have arrived at school. Over the next few weeks, these young trees will be planted around the school grounds to help create a greener, healthier environment for everyone.

Planting trees brings so many benefits. As the saplings grow, they will help reduce our carbon footprint, providing cool, clean air for pupils, staff, and wildlife. Trees also play an important role in helping to reduce flooding, as their roots absorb water and strengthen the soil.

Beyond the environmental impact, spending time around trees and nature can boost physical and mental well-being, helping children feel calmer, happier, and more connected to the world around them.

We’re excited to watch our new saplings grow and to involve the children in helping look after them—planting small trees today for a brighter, greener future tomorrow.

We are incredibly proud of the four children who represented their houses in this morning’s Spring Spelling Bee! Each of them showed remarkable resilience, confidence, and bravery as they stood on stage and gave their very best.

Well done to all of our fantastic spellers—you were brilliant! 🌟

Reception enjoyed a lovely Spring walk around school today. The children were excited to spot lots of signs that Spring has arrived. They noticed bright yellow daffodils, new buds growing on the trees, and tiny green shoots beginning to appear in the ground. The trees around school were filled with pink and white blossom, which the children were fascinated by.

At the pond, the class discovered frogspawn, and they talked about how it will grow and change over time. The children also explored under rocks, stones, and pieces of wood, where they found spiders, ants, and other small creatures hiding in the damp, dark spaces.

One of the most exciting discoveries was a bird’s nest tucked up in the roof near the door in the Key Stage 1 playground.

Each child carried a clipboard and pencil, carefully ticking off the signs of Spring they spotted during the walk. They were introduced to new vocabulary, including blossom, spring, daffodils, bird’s nest, and frogspawn.

All the children really enjoyed the activity and worked beautifully together, helping one another with their observations.

"I saw pink blossom on the tree" Max

"There was lots of frogspawn in the pond...it looked like jelly" Rubie- Louise

"I saw yellow daffodils" Cherry

"The trees had buds growing on them" Faith B

Year 1 had a fantastic time in music today! We learned to play along to the song "Sing Me a Song" using our glockenspiels, and the children were brilliant musicians.

We focused on practising the notes F and G, learning how to play each one clearly and confidently. The class worked hard to keep in time with the steady beat, listening carefully and joining in at just the right moment.

This week in Year 1, we’ve been busy becoming mini‑mathematicians! Our focus has been on measuring using non‑standard units, and the children have absolutely loved it.

We used cubes as our measuring tools and explored how to find the length and height of different classroom objects. The children carefully lined up their cubes, counted each one, and recorded how many cubes long or tall each item was.

As we worked, we also talked about comparison—thinking about objects that were taller or shorter than the ones we measured. The children made brilliant observations and began using mathematical vocabulary with growing confidence.

Year 3 had another fantastic session with the Royal Ballet this week as we continued building on everything we’ve learned so far. We began by recapping our previous skills, including our port de bras, balancing, travelling steps and how to use our bodies to show expression and control.

Mr Morris helped keep us perfectly in time by playing the drums, guitar and tambourine, creating a lively rhythm for our dancing. We travelled across the hall with strong leaps, followed by high‑kneed skips, concentrating on smooth timing and soft landings. Our side gallops were full of energy, with children swinging their arms, bending their knees and looking carefully in the direction of travel.

We also practised jumps on the spot and a magical movement called “gathering stars in the galaxy”—renamed “swirl‑tastics” by one imaginative dancer! Everyone finished with a slow, graceful turn, arms stretched wide and bodies moving at different levels.

A joyful lesson full of confidence, creativity and beautiful ballet technique!