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Year 6 - faisons la tarte tatin
Date: 13th Jun 2022 @ 5:32pm
Today we completed our cooking journey on making a tarte tatin. We began the day by researching a range of existing baked apple products and made a slides presentaiton with lots of informaiton about the products, including photos, recipes, history of the product and where they originate from. Then we tasted a few of these products so that we could evaluate them for their smell, taste, appearance and texture. Next we practiced the skills needed to make a tarte tatin - this involved using a peeler and sharp knife to peel, core and slice apples using a safe method. Finally, we ended the day by making a tarte tatin in groups. The trickiest part was making the caramel - we had to keep an eye on how much heat we were adding to the sugar because we didn't want it to burn and be ruined. Our finished products looked and smelled amazing. They tasted even better!!
Date: 13th Jun 2022 @ 4:26pm
Reception have returned to school from the half term holidays and our classrooms have been transformed into Superhero Central. The children have enjoyed exploring the classroom areas and completing lots of superhero themed activities including superhero maths composition, superhero phonics, role playing in the superhero headquarters, retelling the story of 'Supertato and lots more. What a 'super' start to Summer 2.
Date: 27th May 2022 @ 4:02pm
The flag was flying high, all the corridors and the hall were decorated with Union Jack bunting and our staff and children, dressed in red, white and blue to celebrate HM The Queen's Platinum Jubilee. We then took part in a whole school assembly where we watched footage of the Queen's Coronation from 2nd June 1953 and learnt a song which told us a little bit more about our longest reigning monarch!
At lunchtime the children enjoyed a Royal picnic lunch and raised their cup of juice to give a toast to HM The Queen!
Long live The Queen!
Reception- Hip, Hip, Hooray for HM The Queen!
Date: 27th May 2022 @ 3:34pm
Reception had a fantastic day celebrating The Queen's Platinum Jubilee!
They all came to school dressed in the colours of the Union Jack flag, red, white and blue. Then they participated in a whole school assembly where they learnt about the five British Values, the reign of HM Queen Elizabeth II and why we are celebrating her Platinum Jubilee. At the end of assembly they waved their flags as they sang a Jubilee song about HM The Queen.
,Throughout the morning, they drew pictures and wrote simple sentences about her as well as making their own crown which they proudly wore to lunch.
Luchtime was special too. The whole school had a Royal picnic lunch and every child raised their cup of juice and gave a toast to HM The Queen.
"It was the best day ever!" Charlie.
"The Queen is 96 years old" Isobel.
"Our flag is red, white and blue" Marleigh.
Nursery Celebrate 70 years of The Queen
Date: 27th May 2022 @ 3:06pm
Nursery enjoyed celebrating the Queen being on the throne for 70 years with some very royal activities. They made crowns, had a Royal tea party and made some finger print Union Jack flags. Everybody wore red, white and blue clothes and had a very royal time indeed!
Date: 26th May 2022 @ 4:25pm
Today, alongside the whole School, Year Two celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. We begun the day with an assembly explaining why we celebrate and how life has changed during the Queen's time on the throne. We all enjoyed a delicious special Jubilee lunch party eating yummy sandwiches, crisps and some salad with music to celebrate in true style. During the afternoon, we looked at some jubilee themed riddles linking to our Reading into Writing journey. We all had a lovely day and the children looked lovely in their red, white and blue clothing. Here's to the Queen!
Jubilee Celebrations at Boundary
Date: 26th May 2022 @ 1:51pm
Boundary's Jubilee Celebration's have begun. Our staff and children took part in a whole school assembly where we watched footage of the Queen's Coronation from 2nd June 1953 and learnt a song which told us a little bit more about our longest reigning monarch!
Jubilee lunchtime! The children are enjoying their special Jubilee picnic boxes and homemade cupcakes (these will be on sale at the end of the day too!)
Reception-The life cycle of a butterfly.
Date: 26th May 2022 @ 1:28pm
Over the last half term, Reception have been watching their caterpillars grow and change into butterflies.
"First they were caterpillars... they were very little" Athena.
"They ate all the food in the pot" Mercedes.
"They got bigger...they got fat" Alicja.
"They made a cocoon and were hanging upside down in the pot" Isobell
"You have to be careful not to shake the pot because the cocoons will fall" Marleigh
"After a long time they came out of their cocoon and were butterflies!" Charlie
"They were red and black with big wings" Indy.
"We let them go and they flew away" Maja.
Year 6 - 'Road Sense' safety talk
Date: 26th May 2022 @ 11:08am
Today we were visited by Lancashire Fire Service who delivered a talk on road safety. They talked through the importance of being aware when crossing roads by putting our phones down, turning music off and pulling down hoods. They also talked about the different pedestrian crossings to use when walking to high school. This was a very important talk as soon the children will be more indepdent and allowed to walk on their own if they don't already so road safety is crucial.
Date: 26th May 2022 @ 10:54am
Today, Year 6 pupils (and staff) were treated to an end of term treat - the ice cream van came to see us!! All the children received either an ice cream or ice looly as a treat for doing so well in their SATs. Well done Year 6, we're very proud of your achievements.
Date: 25th May 2022 @ 9:28pm
Reception have been a lovely story called 'The Bog Baby'. The story is about two little girls who go for a walk in bluebell wood. They discover a magical pond where they find a obsure little creature. Using their net they fished it out of the pond, it's was a bog baby. The bog baby was small and round with a spikey tail. His body was blue and he had big googley eyes. The children took the bog baby home and put him in a bucket. They fed him cake crumbs and took him for walks but the bog baby got sick. Eventually the children realised the bog baby was a wild thing who belonged in the pond so their returned him to his habitat.
Inspired by this lovely story the children used clay to make their own bog baby models. It was important that the children used the correct techniques of 'slip, score and blend' to ensure their models didn't fall apart. Once the clay had dried the children mixed different shades of blue using white and black paint and then painted their bog baby. The children made their bog baby a pond habitat at the creative table by using recycled boxes, and a range of different materials. Have a look at out amazing work!
Date: 25th May 2022 @ 4:45pm
Year 6 have continued their science unit about the human body by learning about how to stay healthy. We considered the impact of poor diet on our bodies, how important different types of exercise are and learned about the difference between drugs and medicine. We looked at different diary sheets and discussed the lifestyles of two individuals. We then made recommendations. about how they could change their lifestyles to become healthier.
Year 6 - Chords and structures in Music
Date: 25th May 2022 @ 4:44pm
In Music this week we have looked the unit 'Chords and Structures. This involved listening and responding to the three songs 'Wake Up', 'Down by the Riverside' and 'We Shall Overcome'. As we listened to the lyrics we realised that they all had a similar theme that linked with equality and Black Lives Matter. We were also able to compare and contrast the songs and discuss key elements such as tempo, dynamics, structure, texture etc. To finish the unit, we played the glockenspiels to the song 'Down by the Riverside' and began to improvise and compose our own music.
Date: 25th May 2022 @ 4:43pm
Today, Year Two used the Now Press Play equipment to consolidate their knowledge about plants. During the story, we were set a mission to find the best place to plant seeds to ensure they would grow into healthy vegetables. We planted our seeds in a dark cave, a sandy desert and a grassy forest. We found in the cave the plants grew along the floor in search of sunlight just like our cress we grew in the cupboard. The plants in the desert grew but were brown because they didn't have enough water. Finally, our plant in the forest grew into healthy vegetables which we then gave out to the villagers.
Date: 25th May 2022 @ 11:24am
We have been reading the story "The Bumblebear" By Nadia Shireen about a little bear who loves honey so much he decides to go to Bee School! We have looked at the repeated stripy pattern of a bumble bee, made playdough bees, counted bees and found out how bees make honey. We even made our own delicious honey and yoghurt dip. We've been very busy bees!
Date: 25th May 2022 @ 8:40am
Year 6 have started the first of their maths consolidation projects. This project will focus on a bakery and we will use or skills in ration and proportion, money, percentages, 3D shapes and volume. Today we were using ration and proportion to work out how much ingredients were needed to make cupcakes. We then went on to work out the cost of ingredients and which shop was better value.
Date: 24th May 2022 @ 6:51pm
Today our Year 1 children went to Stanley Park! We have been excited about this trip for the last few weeks and we were all very happy to see the sun shining this morning! After walking to the park, we took part in lots of different activities linking to our Science learning for this half term, which has been all about plants and trees. We took part in a senses hunt, a scavenger hunt and drew observational drawings of flowers. We made our teachers proud with our fantastic behaviour and displayed lots of Boundary characteristics throughout our trip.
Year 6 - Letters of persuasion
Date: 24th May 2022 @ 10:20am
Over the past few weeks, Year 6 have been exploring and writing letters of persuasion. We looked at information about the current effects of plastic pollution and used these facts to write a letter to Boris Johnson. The letter aims to persuade the prime minister to take action with other world leaders in an attempt to slow down, and eventually stop, plastic pollution. We will be sending several of these letters to Downing Street. Let's see if we get a response!!
Date: 23rd May 2022 @ 7:10pm
This week we have began our Computing unit 'programming and algorithms.' We began our journey by learning what these words mean and how they are used. Our first task was to then sequence a set of instructions correctly and identify the mistakes. We then moved onto describing position and direction using the key words, left, right, forwards and backwards. We used a treasure maze to help us explore direction pracitcally by both following instructions to reach a piece of treasure and giving our own instructions to reach an end goal.
Reception: Holly Class- Down on the farm...
Date: 23rd May 2022 @ 5:04pm
Holly class had such an enjoyable time when the mobile farm came to visit.
They met Helga the pig, Burt the cow and stroked the pigmy goats, rabbits and ducklings and also learnt about their young.
"You get milk from cows" Charlea-Rae.
"The goats are so soft" Mercedes.
"A lamb is a baby sheep" Alicja.
"Pigs have a snout not a nose" Charlie.
Date: 23rd May 2022 @ 4:46pm
Over the half term we have been working on our gymnastics skills. We have focussed on spins, balances and forward rolls. As part of our journey we have created our routines and focussed on being symmetrical and asymmetrical. We worked on strengthening our core in order to balance well.
Year 3- Now Press Play Adventure
Date: 23rd May 2022 @ 4:28pm
In Science today we had a great adventure using Now Press Play. During our adventure we discovered a new talking plant. It was our mission to find a suitable environment for it thrive. We discovered it would need sunlight, water, space and the correct temperature in order for photosynthesis to happen.
Date: 23rd May 2022 @ 4:18pm
This week children in year 5 began their project to design and create a device that includes an electrical circuit and a switch. We have investigated and discussed products that are currently available, such as security lights and burglar alarms, and identified how they are turned on and off. Pupils used wires, batteries, bulbs and buzzers to revisit their prior learning about electrical circuits, and also to familiarise themselves with new equipment, like switches and ammeters. I am happy to say that there were a few 'lightbulb moments' and the children are now ready to start designing their own product.
Date: 23rd May 2022 @ 3:55pm
In Reception this week we have met our characteristic monster 'Petra Proud' We have been talking about all the different things we are proud of and the importance of taking pride in our work at school. We made a 'proud cloud' and stuck all our ideos on it.
"I am proud when I do my challenge" Harrison
"I am proud of my reading champion badge" Isobelle
"I am of proud of my writing. I can read it all now" Evelyn
"I am proud of my team. I'm in the red team" I proud when we win the race" Charlie
"I am proud when I'm on the pot of Gold" Joshua
"I am proud of my maths work" Lexi-May
Boundary is awarded the Primary Science Quality Mark
Date: 23rd May 2022 @ 12:16pm
We are proud to announce that we have been awarded the Primary Science Quality Mark for our outstanding work in the subject of Science! Thank you to the hardwork of our children and staff.
