Year 6 - Communion
Year 6 visited church this week for a special Holy Communion service. The children helped lead the worship by sharing their own prayers, and everyone enjoyed staying afterwards to share lunch together.
Year 6 - English - Setting Descriptions
This term, Year 6 have loved diving into the story of Rose Blanche. To help them imagine life as Rose, the children wrote their own setting descriptions from her point of view. We placed pictures from the book around the classroom, and the children worked together to gather words and phrases describing what Rose could see, hear, and feel. It was wonderful to see them helping each other plan, and their finished descriptions show great imagination and empathy.
School Council- Local Community - Litter Picking
Making Our Community Shine: School Council Litter Pick Our newly appointed School Councillors took their first steps into the local community this week to lend a helping hand to the Blackburn with Darwen litter picking scheme. Armed with grabbers, high-vis vests, and plenty of enthusiasm, the team headed out to clear the rubbish left behind in our local park. The children showed incredible dedication to their new roles, scouring the paths and green spaces to ensure the park is a cleaner, safer place for everyone to enjoy. Their hard work paid off massively, collecting two full bags of rubbish before heading back to school. A huge well done to our council team on a brilliant first outing. You’ve set a fantastic example for the rest of the school and proved just how much of a difference a bit of community spirit can make!
Nursery And Pre-School - P.E - Ball Skills
This week, the children in Nursery and Preschool thoroughly enjoyed their energetic PE session with Liam from Sports Cool. The focus of the lesson was all about developing confidence with ball handling, hand-eye coordination, and spatial awareness through fun, active challenges. The children worked hard on practicing their fundamental ball skills, including throwing and catching. They focused on tracking the ball with their eyes and using two hands to secure it, building both their gross motor control and reaction times. Liam encouraged the children to adjust their stance and use soft, ready hands when receiving the ball from a partner or coach. To finish the session, the children put their accuracy to the test by practicing rolling a ball towards a specific target. This required a great deal of control, concentration, and patience, as they judged how much force to apply and aimed carefully to hit their mark. The children celebrated each other's successes with lots of cheering and enthusiasm, showing fantastic teamwork and sportsmanship throughout the entire lesson.
Reception - Expressive Arts - Self Portraits
Our Reception children have been busy exploring their creative skills by drawing their very own self-portraits. Looking carefully in mirrors, the children looked closely at their unique features, practicing fine motor control to draw shapes and lines for their faces, eyes, and hair.
Nursery/Pre-School-Physical Development-Tuesday Trails
Nursery and Preschool really enjoyed their first Tuesday Trails with Mrs Corbally. The children practised putting on their wellies and coats independently and then went in our outdoor environment to explore the world outside. The children made leaf water and mixed it with the different size sticks that we found together. The children developed their gross and fine motor skills jumping in the muddy puddles and picking up the different size leaves from the fallen trees.
Reception-Phonics-S
Our Reception children have taken their exciting first step into phonics learning by exploring the 's' sound! Through fun, hands-on activities, we have enjoyed discovering objects starting with 's', practising saying the sound clearly, and tracing its shape.
Year 3 - Computing - Learning To Touch Type
Fingers at the ready! This week in Computing, Year 3 have been mastering a fantastic new skill: touch typing! Using Purple Mash, the children have been working incredibly hard to train their fingers to find the right keys without constantly looking down at the keyboard. We've been exploring the 'home keys' and discovering just how much faster we can be when we use both hands to type. It takes a lot of concentration, patience, and practice to break old habits, but Year 3 are already showing brilliant progress. Watch out—we’ve got some speedy typists in the making!
Year 3 - P.E. - Learning To Sprint and Skip
Ready, steady, go! Year 3 have been full of energy in P.E. this week as they focused on the fundamentals of sprinting and skipping. The children have been working incredibly hard on their technique, discovering how the correct posture, arm swings, and high knees can help them move faster and with better coordination. It takes a lot of focus to get the rhythm just right, but the class showed brilliant perseverance and enthusiasm throughout the lesson. It was wonderful to see such fantastic effort and sportsmanship in the hall.
Year 2 Maths - Counting in 10's on a Number Line
Year 2’s Human Number Line! Our Year 2 mathematicians took their learning to another level this week: building an interactive human number line! Starting with multiples of 10 up to 100, the children worked together to line up in the correct order. Things got extra exciting when they had to reorder themselves using different starting points. They quickly discovered that even if a number line doesn't start at zero, the pattern stays the same! Whether starting at 0, 30, or 60, the children proved that counting in 10s follows the exact same sequence—so the number 40 always comes right after 30. It was a fantastic, hands-on lesson full of teamwork and big lightbulb moments!
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Autumn Clubs
📢 Club Bookings Opening Tomorrow! 📢 Dear Parents and Carers, We are excited to announce that bookings for our upcoming school clubs will open tomorrow at 9:00 AM via Arbor! Please note the key details below: 🗓️ Booking Opens: Tomorrow at 9:00 AM 📱 How to Book: Via the Arbor App / Portal ⏰ Availability: Places are limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. 📋 Club Agenda: Please see the attached document for the full schedule and details of all available clubs. To secure your child’s spot, please log into your Arbor account from 9:00 AM tomorrow. If you have any issues accessing Arbor, please contact the school office. Thank you for your continued support!
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