Middle School (MS)

Our computing this half term is all about sequencing in code. To do this, we have been using Scratch to learn and build up our knowledge on communication with computers. Children have been making sprites move in different ways and respond with different motion actions to the press of a button or…

Continuing our PE outdoor activities, we focused on teamwork and how to use strategies to work together. There were several adaptations of our hoops and millipede games this week. Various challenges were set where children had to collect ‘food’ for their millipede. Closer food was worth fewer…

Middle school’s science topic for this half term is ‘habitats and adaptations’. After identifying some of the main global habitats, we concentrated on the smaller habitats within each. Forests could also contain underground tunnels, homes beneath bark or arboreal dwellings. 
we focused on the…

To start this half term, in our English lessons we are exploring how authors can change their writing for a purpose. We explored the purpose of different texts first of all, then moved onto looking at stories more closely. Within stories there are lots of genres which aim to show specific things…

One of our PE topics this half term is focusing on outdoor and adventurous activities, with a special focus on working as a team and communicating. 
To start things off this week, the rain unfortunately made us retreat inside, but we didn't let that get us down! Children were sorted into teams…

Middle School's DT topic this half term will be focusing on textiles and cross-stitch. To begin, we have gone over what we learned in previous years. Children were reminded how to thread a needle and how to complete a running stitch. We did so well!

The children all enjoyed the bunny drive on Wednesday after school! We loved rolling our dice to draw our Easter bunnies to win one of the fabulous prizes provided by the friends. What a wonderful event to bring everyone together! Big thank you to the friends for organising and running the…

For our art project of ‘3D sculpture’ we have used old cardboard to create some Greek temples. 
children made columns and roves and attached them together. They were bonded with paper mache. 

As we have been learning about Ancient Greece in our history topic, we have been investigating what life was like in different city states. 
In this lesson, we compared Athens and Sparta.

Children split into four groups, each affiliated with either Athens or Sparta. They researched reasons…

As our science topic on food chains and digestion comes to a close, the children took part in the most disgusting model of the digestive system! 
We started off with some food (bread) and chopped and crushed it using our incisors and molars (scissors and a potato masher). 
We added saliva…

This Thursday, the children had the fantastic treat of having Charlie and Lola author Lauren Child visit the school for the second time! We were so excited for her visit! 
Lauren talked to the children and signed their very own, special books!

This Thursday, nine children from Middle School set off to Garstang Academy to play in a glo-dodgeball tournament. This is a very fun and exciting game where the lights are turned out, the UV lights come on and the music plays loud! 
Inskip team played fairly and kindly with others and had an…