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Date: 16th Sep 2025 @ 7:13pm
Today we explored using our whole body to create spiral drawings. We used chalk, pens, pastels and pencils to create these spiral drawings – first outside with large-scale drawings and then on paper in the classroom. We also practised making spirals to music; talking about how the music made us feel and how we could use this to create spirals that reflect our emotions and mood. We created quiet spirals and LOUD spirals!
Year 4 - Boundary Roman Museum
Date: 16th Sep 2025 @ 4:12pm
Today, children in year 4 had the experience of exploring Roman artefacts, that were loaned to the school from The Lancashire Museum. The artefacts included armour and weapons, clothing and kitchen equipment such as jugs and lamps. Pupils had time to investigate the items and discussed what they were, what they made of and who may have used them.
Building on previous learning about Boudicca, we also used AI to create a realistic image of the Celtic leader who fought against the Romans. This allowed us to share the amazing power of generative AI with the pupils and also to discuss the uses and possible dangers of this new technology.
Year 4 - Guided Reading and Oracy
Date: 16th Sep 2025 @ 4:00pm
As part of our weekly guided reading journey, pupils spent today's lesson reading sections of a non-chronological report. Having listened to the class teacher model how to read it clearly and with expression, pupils read it to themselves and then aloud to a partner to build their confidence. Some pupils were brave enough to read small sections to the class.
Date: 15th Sep 2025 @ 2:40pm
This week our story is 'The Gruffalo.' Today we have read and discussed the story, the characters and the setting, before completing Gruffalo related tasks in our provision. We have been writing captions, ordering numbers 1-10, retelling the story at our story telling table and matching number to quantity.
Year 3 - Musical Journey into Country Music
Date: 12th Sep 2025 @ 7:22pm
Over the last two weeks, Year 3 have been exploring the delightful world of Country Music! They've had a wonderful time listening to and appraising the heartfelt song, 'Home Is Where The Heart Is'. This week, they took it a step further and learned the song, performing it beautifully in unison. It's been amazing to see their enthusiasm and teamwork shine through! What a fantastic first couple of weeks back; I can’t wait to see where our musical journey takes us next!
Date: 12th Sep 2025 @ 7:20pm
What a fantastic week we've had in PHSE! We've been diving into the importance of showing respect, which ties in beautifully with our Skills for Life focus. The children had some lively discussions about how respect can be expressed and why it's essential in our everyday lives. To add a fun twist, they learned to say "please," "thank you," and "you're welcome" in Makaton. Their creativity shone through in the amazing posters they've created. Keep up the brilliant work, Year 3, and continue striving to be the best you can be!
Year 4 - Digital Photo Editing
Date: 12th Sep 2025 @ 4:29pm
In this lesson pupils continued their learning journey into Digital Photography. Together we looked at a range of edited digital photos and discussed how they had been edited and how the changes affected our feelings about the image. Pupils then used professional online photo editing software to experiment with visual effects and colour changes.
Date: 12th Sep 2025 @ 4:21pm
Year 4 started their Hinduism topic by looking at a variety of examples of films where the theme was ‘good overcoming evil’. The children then suggested their own film or story ideas where there was a protagonist and antagonist showing goodness in the world or good overcoming evil.
Children then worked in groups to discuss whether goodness always overcomes evil in the real world. The children had different views. Many children discussed crimes and littering however some children discussed the ‘goodness’ that overcomes the challenges. Children stated that many volunteers, help the homeless, give money to charity, help animals and donate to food banks.
In groups, children looked at inspirational figures who have shown sources of light and hope for others such as Thomas Edison and Albert Einstein.
Date: 12th Sep 2025 @ 2:44pm
In Redwoods we have had a busy first week in class. We have enjoyed lots of active brain breaks, disco dough and sensory circuits. In Maths it has been great to explore place value to 100 and in writing we have been focusing on the story of Norman who was an ordinary boy until he grew beautoiful wings.
Date: 12th Sep 2025 @ 2:40pm
In Redwoods we enjoyed working with a partner to measure ingrediants and create our own pizza dough. Once be had baked our bases we prepared a range of toppings, before finally making our masterpieces. We enjoyed getting to eat our final products, which were delicious.
Date: 12th Sep 2025 @ 2:19pm
To start our unit of work on Christianity and God, we recapped our prior learning on the Christian faith.
We recalled the holy book, the place of worship, the language and the name used to refer to the Christian God.
We then thought about the different qualities’ leaders can have. We looked at some famous leaders such as Sir David Attenborough and Greta Thunberg and then we thought about how we could show leadership qualities of confidence, responsibility and honesty within school.
In our second lesson, we linked our knowldge of leader to the Bible stories of Moses and Noah. We thought about what Chritians can learn from these stories and why God may have chosen Noah and Moses as leaders.
Date: 12th Sep 2025 @ 2:18pm
This week, we used our balancing skills from last week but using apparatus. We did individual and pair balances.
Date: 12th Sep 2025 @ 8:00am
Acorns had lots of fun developing their engagement and shared learning experiences alongside peers during our sensory food exploration. We were using all our senses to explore the ingredients for making pizza. We had fun sifting flour, mark making, mixing in tomato puree and water, tasting peppers and getting very messy.
We are learning to share group resources and working alongside each other, as well as developing our focus and concentration in an adult led activity. We then enjoyed trying see pizza we made earlier.
Date: 12th Sep 2025 @ 7:16am
This half term, we have began completing sensory circuits in a morning. This is made up of 3 sort tasks design to alert us, help us organise before grounding us again ready to learn. This half term, we have hopped for 1 minute to become more alert, focused on throwing and catching a beanbag to help us organise ourselves before grounding ourselves with deep breathing exercises. We have been enjoying this and it's helped us concentrate more.
Date: 11th Sep 2025 @ 4:49pm
This half term we are focusing on our fundamental skills. So far we have explored different ways of travelling, looking to find space when travelling and travelling with a partner.
Date: 11th Sep 2025 @ 4:42pm
Year 6 had a great PE session today. Our unit this half term is fitness and in today's lesson we focussed on endurance. We completed six different tasks including tests of speed, balance coordination and agility.
Date: 11th Sep 2025 @ 4:26pm
In Year Two, we have begun our Mastering Number. We have been focusing on the composition of number and which two numbers make the whole. We used the stem sentence ‘ ____ and ____ makes _____’.
Year 2- Investigating materials !
Date: 11th Sep 2025 @ 4:21pm
In Year Two, we have looked at investigating different materials. We looked at seeing what different qualities they have and through about which materials are absorbent. As a class we post-it note planning to see what we would keep the same, what we would change and how we would keep it a far test. Then the children conducted this experiment and saw how high the water had absorbed in the material, we then recorded this in a results table.
Date: 11th Sep 2025 @ 4:12pm
This week, Year 5 have been exploring a news report about the potential ban of energy drinks for under-16s. The children engaged in thoughtful discussions around the topic and examined key vocabulary from the text, including excessive, fluctuation, signalling, ban, and voluntarily.
To deepen their understanding, pupils answered comprehension questions, developing their ability to retrieve information and interpret meaning. They also worked in groups to perform sections of the news report in front of the class, building their confidence in public speaking and teamwork.
It has been a fantastic opportunity for the children to develop both their reading skills and their awareness of current health-related issues.
Date: 11th Sep 2025 @ 4:12pm
In Year Two, we have started looking at one of our Skills For Life ‘Respect’. We focused on what respect was and how to show it. We then looked at how manners and compliments link to respect, and thought about how to give compliments. We then filled a cup of compliments, thinking about which different attributes we could compliment people on.
Date: 11th Sep 2025 @ 3:58pm
In Year Two, we have started our Design Technology journey by looking at existing products. We looked at shadow, marionette, finger and hand puppets and thought about the purpose, user, material and how it was joined together. We will then use this when we go on to plan and design our own puppets.
Date: 11th Sep 2025 @ 12:55pm
This half term, our focus in Computing is on grouping data which links nicely to the Maths curriculum of sorting objects. In our first two lessons, we learnt to understand that objects have lables and experimented sorting a variety of different objects into groups seeing where they best fit. We have grouped items by: the object they are, their colour, shapes and sizes.
Date: 11th Sep 2025 @ 12:50pm
Over the last two weeks, Year One have been immersed in the catchy song, 'Find The Beat' during our music lessons. They’ve picked up the essential musical vocabulary—words, pulse, rhythms, and pitch—enabling them to actively Listen and Describe Music. This week, the children truly shone as they learned and performed the song, complete with actions, singing in unison with great enthusiasm. What a wonderful start to our music journey! We can't wait for what’s next!
Date: 11th Sep 2025 @ 9:23am
This week in Computing, Year 3 were introduced to programming using Scratch. We explored how to create simple programs by adding sprites (characters), choosing backdrops, and using movement commands to bring our sprites to life. The children were excited to experiment with the different blocks and see how their instructions made things happen on screen. It was a great first step into understanding how coding works, encouraging creativity, problem-solving, and logical thinking. We’re looking forward to building on these skills as we continue our programming journey this term!
Date: 11th Sep 2025 @ 9:09am
This week, Year 3 began our Science unit Animals Including Humans by exploring the importance of a balanced diet. We learned about the five main food groups—fruits and vegetables, carbohydrates, proteins, dairy, and fats/sugars—and discussed how each one helps our bodies stay healthy. The children enjoyed sorting foods into the correct groups and sharing their own meal ideas. We talked about why eating a variety of foods is important and what makes a healthy plate. It was a fantastic start to our topic, full of curiosity, discussion, and great thinking about how we fuel our bodies.
