Advent Calendars
The children in Upper School were challenged to make their own Advent calendar this half term and to bring it in for the class to use if they would like to. Jayden, Leo, Sophie, Beth and Flo all very kindly decided to bring their handmade designs in and we have all been enjoying opening the doors…
Science- Investigating circuits
The children planned their own scientific investigation into circuits today. They wanted to know whether the length of the wires in a circuit made a difference to the brightness of a bulb or the speed of a motor. The class decided what equipment they would need and how they would record their…
RE- Jesus is Coming!
Today the children thought about the fourth candle on the Advent wreath which symbolises God’s People. We discussed the importance in the Christian faith of the Second Coming of Christ and how God’s people prepare for this in their hearts and minds during the Advent season through prayer and…
RE-Advent Wreath
Over the past three weeks, Upper School has been learning about the season of Advent and the significance to Christians of the Advent Wreath. The children have learnt about the meaning of each of the candles-prophets Isaiah and Micah, John the Baptist and Mary Mother of Jesus. This week we also…
Year 6 visit to Protect the Planet Event - Liverpool FC
We are so lucky to have been chosen to take part in the Primary Stars and Premier League Protect the Planet event today at Anfield. The children at Inskip, St Peter’s were chosen to take part after being involved in the Walk To School Project in the summer term with Corey from Fleetwood Town.
…
Crazy Hair Day 2023
What a fantastic lot of crazy hair children I have in my class today! Such a lot of effort has been put in and we’ve got loads of brilliant prizes for our Christmas Fayre on Saturday 2nd December now! Thank you parents and carers!
Glow Dodgeball 2023
Ten Upper School children took part in a dodgeball tournament at Garstang Academy yesterday but it was a bit different to normal…it was in the dark! The dodgeballs were glow in the dark so they could be seen and we made sure we wore our white PE kits so we would glow too! The children had great…
Science - Investigating Circuits
Upper School enjoyed investigating different types of circuits in our Science lesson this week. They were given tasks on each table to explore including, trying to make a light bulb glow brighter or making a switch out of paperclips. This work will lead us onto more technical work such as drawing…
PE- Gymnastic Apparatus
In this week’s gymnastics lesson, the class took their previous learning about matched and mirrored balances onto the large apparatus. The focus was to be able to travel in a gymnastic style onto the equipment and create a balance that had strength and stillness to it. This is harder than you…
PE - Matched and Mirrored Balances
In our first lesson of gymnastics, the children firstly worked in pairs to create a matched and a mirrored balance using examples on pictures around the hall. They learnt to hold still their balances for at least 3 seconds and to use a stretched, taut body. A lot of the next part of the lesson was…
Let’s Go Sing- Rehearsal 2
We really enjoyed our second Let’s Go Sing rehearsal with Gaynor yesterday! She taught us some fun warm up songs and we loved learning the new dance moves and Makaton signs for the next set of concert songs. Don’t forget to go online and continue learning the words at home!
…
Challenge Complete!
As part of our PSHE work, the Upper School Class have set themselves challenges to achieve something or get better at something this half term. This could be sport related or mental health related. Oliver enjoys using his Rubik’s Cubes to help him overcome difficult situations and last week he…