Reception - Understanding the World - Autumn
Reception have had a busy week exploring Autumn. We began with a special story about Pip, a little fairy who needed help decorating his home with nature's best treasures. The children were very keen to help Pip, so we headed outside to see what we could find. We observed the trees and the leaves that had started to change colour and we searched for some that had fallen to the ground. We then used out Autumn treasures to make potions in the Mud Kitchen.
Reception - English - Making Predictions
This week, Reception kicked off an exciting new English topic as we dove into the mysterious story 'The Something'. Putting on their detective hats, the children put their imaginations to work making clever predictions about what might be hiding deep down at the bottom of the dark hole—from magical creatures to hidden treasures! To bring their ideas to life, we made some wonderful pictures showing our ideas.
Year 6 - Music - Exploring Texture
In Year 6 music, our pupils have been riding the soundwaves as they explore how texture creates depth and shape in music! Working in groups, the children took on the role of conductor, layering different body percussion, vocal sounds, and tuned instruments to build up 'wave' improvisations. They learned how adding and taking away different sounds changes the thickness of the musical texture—just like waves rolling in and out on the beach. To finish, the children recorded their original group ideas using creative graphic scores to capture every unique layer.
Year 2 Maths - Working Together to Find Fact Families
Hands-on Maths: Unpicking Fact Families in Year 2 Our Year 2 mathematicians were put to the test this week during an active, hands-on maths lesson on fact families! The children were given a collection of completely muddled-up number sentences. Channeling their key knowledge of addition, subtraction, and number bonds, they set straight to work finding 3 friends with a matching number, but different calculation sentences. Once the number sentences were paired up, pupils matched each family to its corresponding part-whole model before building the numbers using physical Base 10 equipment. It was fantastic to see such great enthusiasm and teamwork throughout the room, with everyone mastering how numbers relate to one another—confident in the knowledge that if 6 + 4 = 10, then 4 + 6 = 10, 10 - 4 = 6, and 10 - 6 = 4!
Year 2 PSHE - Helping our Friends Feel Happy Roleplays
Spotting the Clues: Year 2 Turn Feelings Detectives Our Year 2 pupils put on their magnifying glasses this week for an engaging PSHE lesson all about understanding emotions! As "feelings detectives," the children investigated how to read the clues around them—looking closely at facial expressions, body language, and the words people use to work out how someone might be feeling. They then explored three brilliant ways to lend a helping hand whenever a friend is feeling down: offering kind words, finding a grown-up to help, or inviting them to play. Putting their skills into practice, pupils paired up to perform role-plays, taking turns to act out being upset while their partner stepped in with a compassionate solution. It was wonderful to see so much empathy, active listening, and kindness on display across the classroom!
Year 6 - Science - Applying Practical Knowledge of Circuits and Switches
Year 6 applied their scientific knowledge of circuits and switches during an exciting science lesson to design and create custom greetings cards, incorporating either a light-up or moving component powered by bulbs or motors. The children discussed how impractical it would be for the cards to remain constantly active, as the batteries would likely run out before the recipients even opened them. To solve this problem, they successfully incorporated clever switches using split pins and paper clips. Throughout the lesson, the children demonstrated outstanding teamwork and perseverance to complete the task, and they are incredibly proud of their final designs.
Pre-School-P.E-Fundamental Skills
In P.E. this week, we’ve been practicing our fundamental movement skills! The children worked on moving safely around the hall in different ways, using control, and coming to a neat, balanced stop on their feet. They did a fantastic job following instructions and had a brilliant time!
Nursery and Pre-school - UTW- Visit to the Library
What a brilliant morning our Nursery children had today! We set off on foot through Darwen, heading to Darwen Library for a special storytime session. The children were absolute stars on the walk, chatting excitedly and pointing out everything they could see along the way. Once we arrived, everyone settled down nicely on the cosy carpet. The librarian gave us a lovely welcome and explained all about the magic of the library and how it works. Then came the main event—storytime! We read the classic 'Dear Zoo', and some of the children were even picked to act out different parts of the book. There was so much laughter as our little actors brought the story to life! A huge well done to all the children for their fantastic behaviour, and a big thank you to the team at Darwen Library for hosting such a memorable visit. We can't wait for our next trip!
Nursery - R.E - The Good Samaritan
Our Nursery children have been exploring our core values of kindness and helping others as we introduced the story of the Good Samaritan. To kick off this new topic, the children watched a lovely animation of 'The Good Samaritan' Bible story. Afterwards, we had a brilliant group discussion—spotting all the caring, helpful actions on screen and talking about what it means to be a kind friend!
Year 4 English - Role play to aid understanding
Year 4 have been using their vehicle text, 'The Whale' by Vita and Ethan Murrow in their English lessons and have explored lots of aspects that the book has delved into. What better way to identify with our characters, than to be them and put ourselves in their shoes? It was quite fun acting (as well as watching!) and we should hopefully be able to put our emotions and experiences into our upcoming writing tasks.
Reception - PSHE - What makes me special?
This week in PSHE, Reception have been looking at what makes us special. We've talked about our skin colour, our hair colour, our family and the things we like to do. We read the story, 'We Are All Different' to help us understand. The children were then encouraged to bring in something from home or share a picture of something that they like to do, or something that is special to them. We shared them in class and talked about what they are.
Reception - PE - Moving around space safely
Reception have had so much fun starting their PE lessons in the hall. Today we were learning how to move around the space safely, making sure we didn't bump into anyone else or any objects around the room. The children finished with a Pirate game listening carefully to instructions to walk the plank, scrub the deck and say 'Aye aye Captain'.
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