Our childhood books
Some of Upper School kindly brought in books they enjoyed when they were younger. Mrs Allen, Mrs Dalton and I particularly loved sharing our memories of reading The Magic Faraway Tree when we were younger!
Thank you for sharing!
World Book Day Kahoot Quiz
Upper School put their knowledge of children’s authors and books to the test! Well done to Florence, Alfie, Ted and Isaac for reaching podium spots!
World Book Day Reading Buddies!
We have all LOVED exploring books with a buddy around school this morning!
Make sure you check out Middle School and Lower School for more photos of our lovely lot enjoying a book…in a nook!
World Book Day - Enjoying our favourite book covers
This morning, we all found a book with an interesting front cover to explore and recreate…(we do sometimes judge a book by its cover!)
Tudor Workshop 22.02.23
After some technical issues, I am finally able to share photos of the fabulous morning we had with Lancashire’s Heritage Learning Service. Through talk, dance, drama, freeze frames and artefact-handling, Upper School found out a vast array of facts about Tudors and Tudor life.
Following…
RE-Exodus and the Passover celebrations
During our final lesson learning about the significance of the book of Exodus in the Bible, Upper School found out about the Jewish festival of Passover and the Seder Plate that they use to symbolise the Israelite’s escape from Egypt. We watched a video of a Jewish boy from Manchester preparing…
RE-learning about Buddhism
Today we had a fascinating lesson given by Pagpa, a Buddhist monk from the Preston Buddhist Centre, who taught us about the religion of Buddhism. The children could immediately see the similarities between Christianity and Buddhism but were also very interested in the differences. They…
RE-Visit from Rev Paul
Rev. Paul came to talk to Upper School about the book of Exodus in the Bible. He explained why it is such a significant event for Jewish people and Christians alike. The children showed their knowledge about what Moses was tasked to do by God and learnt about the way that the story of the…
Times Table Grand Prix
Upper School have learnt that times tables crop up in such a vast amount of their learning so we love finding new ways to keep our times table recall fresh and speedy!
See if you can improve your rate of answering…can anyone beat Miss Langley’s rate of 43 questions per minutes?
Happy…
Gymnastic Displays
Over the last few weeks, Upper School have been learning how to create and improve a sequence of balances, shapes and movements. They have all worked brilliantly and RESOURCEFULLY to build a sequence consisting of counter balances, counter tension, various travelling moves to transition from one…
Road Safety
Fire Officers from Lancashire Fire and Rescue came to visit Year 6 earlier this week. They spoke to us about rules of the road including acts of law such as those around seat belts and booster seats, they also emphasised the need for visibility when out and about on the road whether as a…
Safer Internet Day
Today is Safer Internet Day across the country and we were privileged to have a lesson led by our favourite sports coach, Corey, who taught us all about showing respect to each other online. The children role played text message scenarios and made decisions about whether or not to send particular…