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English- The Boy at the Back of the Class Role Plays
We have started reading a new novel in our English lessons. It is call The Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Q Rauf. It is all about a new pupil who joins the class under mysterious circumstances and he doesn’t seem to be able to speak. The narrator of the story is one of the pupils and tries…
Y5/6 Cross Country Race
It was wet, it was cold, it was very, very muddy but 9 of our fantastic Y5 and 6 children took part in a cross country race at Garstang Community Academy with enthusiasm and determination. The boys’ race was first and after two gruelling laps of the school field completed, Leo came in at a very…
English - Street Child Role Plays
The Upper School children finished this half term’s English by organising themselves into groups to create, rehearse and perform their own role plays of significant events from the book Street Child. There were scenes from the workhouse, from the time Jim spent on the coal lighter, a scene showing…
Quarry Bank Mill 1
What a fantastic visit Y5/6 had to Quarry Bank Mill! We started off in the Apprentice Mill Workers’ House where we found out about the food they were given, the work they did, how long their working day was and where they slept. The children were all very knowledgeable about what life was like for…
Autumn Term Handwriting Competition
Well done to Daniel and Tommy who won the Y5/6 Handwriting Competition this week! It was a very difficult decision as there were lots of pieces of excellent handwriting but these two just had to be the winners with their beautiful joined up writing and consistent letter formations.
Art- Lubaina Himid
In today’s Art lesson, the children were given the challenge of describing an abstract piece of art for a partner to draw without looking. The class sat back to back to describe the painting called ‘Five’ by Lubaina Himid. They did so well with their descriptions and the children’s pictures looked…
Science - soluble and insoluble materials
The Upper School children investigated soluble and insoluble materials today by trying to dissolve several different solids into cold water such as sand, salt, flour, sugar, gravy granules and instant coffee. They made predictions about each one and worked in groups to test their ideas. The…
Art- Artist Studies
Today, the class looked carefully at the oil painting, Gassed by John Singer Sargent. We discussed what was going on, the story behind the picture and the feelings of the soldiers. The children spent time reproducing the painting in pencil in their sketch pads, looking carefully at the shapes and…
PE- Rugby Skills and Creative Games
With the weather finally being kind, Upper School made it outside for their PE lesson! The children focused on the rugby backwards pass to start with and then moved onto playing some simple competitions involving making it across the playground to collect cones whilst passing the ball back between…
Let’s Go Sing 2023- first rehearsal
We were all so excited in Upper School and Middle School to take part in this year’s first Let’s Go Sing rehearsal with the brilliant, Rachel. She got us all singing our hearts out and doing all the actions! There are some fantastic songs like If I Was A Superhero and The Fox (which is not for the…
RE- Life as a Journey
Today in RE, the class thought about the journey of life and what we need to make our journeys fulfilling and flourishing. We watched Bishop Phillip talking about his own journey and the choices and difficulties he had on the way. After that, the children talked together about what they would put…
