Year 2 - Design Technology - Healthy Wraps
Our Year 2 designers have been busy exploring the world of nutrition as they designed and created their very own healthy wraps! After studying the Eatwell Plate, the children gained a fantastic understanding of how a balanced diet—incorporating various food groups—provides our bodies with the different nutrients they need to stay strong and energised. Putting their culinary skills to the test, the students carefully prepared their chosen ingredients by practicing precise cutting, grating, and peeling. Once their vibrant wraps were assembled, the lesson concluded with a thoughtful evaluation, where the children reflected on their flavor combinations and making process. Well done, Year 2, for being such creative and health-conscious chefs!
Year 2 - Design Technology - Healthy Wraps
Our Year 2 designers have been busy exploring the world of nutrition as they designed and created their very own healthy wraps! After studying the Eatwell Plate, the children gained a fantastic understanding of how a balanced diet—incorporating various food groups—provides our bodies with the different nutrients they need to stay strong and energised. Putting their culinary skills to the test, the students carefully prepared their chosen ingredients by practicing precise cutting, grating, and peeling. Once their vibrant wraps were assembled, the lesson concluded with a thoughtful evaluation, where the children reflected on their flavor combinations and making process. Well done, Year 2, for being such creative and health-conscious chefs!
YEar 6: Design Technology - Shadow Puppets
Year 6 have researched, and designed their own moveable shadow puppets, reflecting a new character to add to the story of the Wizard of Oz. L.O: To create a shadow puppet with moving parts.
Year 6: RE- Advent
This week in RE Year 6 have continued to understand Advent from a Christian perspective. We looked at the importance of Mary, and studied historic artwork of her, analysing the iconography which has been used, and thinking about what these symbols represent. L.O: To understand the importance of Mary.
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Panto Time!
✨ A Magical Morning at the Theatre! ✨ Our Reception, Year 1, and Year 2 children had a fantastic time today visiting Darwen Library Theatre to watch the pantomime, The Nosy Reindeer! ???????? It was a truly magical experience for everyone, filled with laughter and festive cheer. We were also incredibly proud of our pupils—they represented our school beautifully with their wonderful manners and behaviour. Well done to our youngest learners for being such a credit to us! ????????
Year 4 R.E. Christingle
Year 4 had Rev Kev visit them to talk about Christingle, as part of our R.E. curriculum. After learning about the symbolism of the Christingle, Year 4 were honoured to be of assistance and help make 70 Christingles for the Church, which were used in service this past Sunday. We were also lucky enough to make one for ourselves!
Year 4 Christmas Lunch
On Wednesday, Year 4 loved the festivities at school and the Christmas Lunch went down a treat! It was really enjoyable to enjoy our lunch together, wearing our Christmas jumpers and party hats from the crackers we got to pull!
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Nursery - Maths - Making Reindeer Food
Our Maths focus centered on practical counting and following instructions involving quantity through an engaging activity: making personalized 'reindeer food' in the malleable tray. The children used oats as a base and added various other ingredients to create their unique mixtures. The core learning involved number language and one-to-one correspondence as the children focused on scooping specific numbers of ingredients, such as giving the reindeer 'one scoop of snow' or 'two scoops of glitter.' This highly motivating task provided excellent practice in counting and following numerical instructions. They then used spoons to transfer their finished creations into small bags to take home, ready for Christmas Eve. This entire process also provided rich practice in developing fine motor control through scooping and transferring.
Pre-School-Trip-Temple Of Fun
What a blast! Last week, Nursery and Pre-school took their festive trip to the Temple of Fun, and the children absolutely loved exploring the play centre! They were little adventurers, climbing and crawling their way through the equipment and really putting those gross motor skills to the test. It was great to see them tackle every challenge with confidence, demonstrating a brilliant growth mindset. A huge success and fantastic fun for all our little explorers!
Pre-School-Stay And Play
This week, we opened our doors for a special Stay and Play session. It was wonderful to see so many parents join us! These sessions offer a valuable opportunity for you to observe your child utilizing their core learning and play skills in the nursery environment, while also strengthening the home-to-nursery connection through shared playtime.
Year 5 Class Assembly
This week kicked off with a brilliant bang as Year 5 proudly presented their Class Assembly on Monday morning to the whole school and some of our delighted parents. Every child had a key role, either speaking passionately about the exciting learning covered this term, or actively demonstrating their new skills. We saw amazing showcases of their work, including real-life experiments from Science, moving mechanisms from Design and Technology, dynamic routines from P.E., and interactive creations from Computing. Every member of Year 5 read clearly, spoke with confidence, and promoted the fantastic work happening in our classroom with immense pride.
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