Upper School (KS2)

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…

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…

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…

Upper School and Middle School enjoyed a session of singing with Matthew from the Let’s Go Sing team. He was so impressed with how well the children knew the songs and lyrics and encouraged the children to continue practising over the holidays. We can’t wait to perform with all the other schools…

This afternoon, Upper School have been learning to recognise why some people might be judged as more historically significant than others. We first of all unpicked the key vocabulary for today and clarified the meaning of some unfamiliar words. We discussed what it meant to be judged and what…

We had a fantastic afternoon listening to the children’s author, Annabelle Steadman. We can’t wait to get started on the first book of her unicorn series. 
Mrs Hurley

Following on from our work on reversible mixtures last week, the children created and observed a chemical reaction. They pretended they were working for the special effects department of the British Film Industry. They had to create a volcanic eruption using the two reactants, bicarbonate of…

Upper School demonstrated respect and compassion towards one another this afternoon - commenting kindly on their teammate’s attempt and supporting each other. They showed they were trustworthy to count their own scores and to be honest about their success. 
 

Well done, Upper…

Upper School have continue to explore portraits from a the Tudor times. This week, they have delved into the portraits painted of Sir Francis Drake - a Tudor explorer. They looked for clues in the portraits that would give the impression of personality, character, wealth, responsibility, role and…

Today the Upper School children imagined they were working for the British Film Industry! They had to come up with a way of making five different types of soil to be used in a new film. They had to work out what materials would work best to make a solution, some colloids and some suspensions. They…

In Upper School, we have been focusing on our reading stamina (gradually increasing the duration of reading without distraction or before losing our concentration).

In class, we have a stopwatch which we glance at, the moment we find our concentration is going. Obviously some distractions…

Today the children in Upper School had their second rehearsal with one of the team from Let’s Go Sing. They thoroughly enjoyed listening to and learning the last four songs for the concert in March and we will continue to practise these in music lessons over the coming weeks. The children can also…