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Year 6 took part in the Sports Hall Athletics Festival where they got the opportunity to meet children and teachers from local primary and secondary schools in a fun and engaging context. They worked collaboratively with familiar friends and made new acquaintances as they worked together as a team…

Year 3 enjoyed story time at the library and chose some books to take home. We had a great time and the lady commented on how polite, quiet and well behaved all of our Year 3 children were. We were so proud.

As part of Science Week, we welcomed local STEM Ambassadors into our school to talk to us about their roles working within the science industry. It was inspiring to learn that there are so many opportunities available within the science and engineering industry on our doorstep. It was particularly…

Year 1 had a very wet, muddy but fun visit to Strudda Bank Farm. Farmer Kev and Farmer Vicky explained to Year 1 how they look after the animals on the farm. Year 1 learnt about the ‘farm to fork’ journey that their food goes on. Year 1 were interested how Farmer Kev makes sure that nothing goes…

Today our new Happiness Ninjas from Y2-Y6 were out at their training gala. They learnt how to always be the best version of themselves and not to wait for Fridays to be happy. 

The children were each given a wristband by ‘The Marathon Man’ Gary McGee, who shared that whenever you feel tired and…

This week some of our older children have been reading ‘The Body Book’. We discussed how this book was not a story book but a book with facts in, a non fiction text. 
We have learnt that in our body there is a skeleton that keeps us upright. We had a go at finding different body parts and drawing…

As part of science week each class is researching an inspirational woman in science. Year 5 have learnt all about Katherine Johnson and her amazing life time achievements. They learnt how she loved to count everything when she was very young and this lead to a love of maths. She went to high…

Our Year 2 children are currently focusing on painting in their Art and Design lessons. They went in the outdoor area of the school to find some natural materials that they could use to paint with. The children found many different items and talked about which parts of the materials they would use…

Year 5 had a fantastic experience at a science fair today. They did  practical activities in biology, chemistry and physics. These included looking at cells under a microscope, testing chemicals to see what colour they burnt and making their hair stand up with a Van der Graaff generator. They all…

Year 6 were amazed and fascinated by the spectacular science at the Science Fair. They experienced learning about the three sciences of biology, chemistry and physics in a range of practical activities and use Bunsen burners, test tubes, microscopes and even a Van der Graaff generator. They got to…

What the perfect start it was to Science Week with a visit from Professor Pumpernickel’s Science Show! The children had a lot of fun and got fully involved with the interactivity of the show, repeating key words and answering questions. They were amazed at all the chemical reactions they saw…

Science Week literally started with a bang! Professor Pumpernickel’s Science Show did not disappoint. The children were hooked from beginning to the end. They thoroughly enjoyed learning about chemistry and physics and were full of awe and wonder at all the chemical reactions they…