Blog by Penny Kemp

We investigated the question 'What does a seed need to grow?'.

After a good discussion Year 1 and 2 decided what they thought a seed needed in order to grow. In order to test their theories they planted some cress seeds giving them warmth, light and water but also observed what happened when…

Thank you for coming to show me your poem Freya, I think it is excellent!  

Mrs Kemp

Jamie our great coach from AFC Fylde picked some great sports stars. 

Lots of great learning in EYFS through our farm and gardening topic. 

The children in Lower School were very excited to see their new improved outdoor area yesterday with the bark pit and have been playing in it already.  Emily commented 'it looks so soft I just want to lie down and sunbathe in it'.

Today the children in Reception decided we were called 'Team…

A huge thank you to DR Tree Surgeons, Denis Rowlandson, our local tree surgeon, who has generously donated a load of fresh wood chip for our Lower School garden today. 

Thank you also to my son, Jasper, who was a real super star working hard in the rain (it wasn't raining when we left home)…

A day of magic moments in EYFS today. 

I am really impressed with Rebecca’s writing she has written an excellent letter to the organisers of Sing Together.

Thank you for coming to read it to me Rebecca.

Mrs Kemp 

We did think we were being ambitious planting plants so early in the year and that was without knowing that the freezing weather and snow were on their way.

But one thing we hadn’t thought about enough was just how hungry the rabbits living in the fields surrounding our school were and how they…

Over the past few weeks the children have been showing their great maths learning. 

Thank you very much to Barton Grange who have very kindly given us a voucher for £20 with which we will buy plants and seeds for our science learning this term. 

Welcome back after half term, it was lovely to hear all the children's news today.  We have started our new learning for this half term through our topics 'The Farm Shop' in Year 1 and 2 and 'Farms and Growing' in EYFS. 

We began the day reading 'Farmer Duck' by Martin Waddell and then some of…