Image of Reception - Worship - Ideas For A School Prayer Space
17 Dec

Reception - Worship - Ideas For A School Prayer Space

Today, Reception Class brainstormed ideas for a new Prayer Space that will be in the entrance of the School. First of all we thought about all the things that the children like about the worship area in our classroom and then considered what else would be good, such as cushions and sand!

Image of Reception - Courageous Advocacy - How Can We Solve The Problem of Litter In our Community?
17 Dec

Reception - Courageous Advocacy - How Can We Solve The Problem of Litter In our Community?

Today Reception Class reflected on why people leave litter around in our community and how that makes us feel. We then thought about ways we can all make our place a better place to live by the actions we take.

Image of Year 2 Art and Design - Sketching Natural Objects By the Way They Feel
16 Dec

Year 2 Art and Design - Sketching Natural Objects By the Way They Feel

Today in art we collected some more natural objects and made drawings thinking about the way they feel.

Image of Year 2 PSHE - Being Kind
16 Dec

Year 2 PSHE - Being Kind

In PSHE we talked about kind and unkind behaviour. We listened to a story about Harold and how he was being unkind to his friends. We then passed the microphone around to say kind things to each other.

Image of Year 2 Computing - Magic Squares
16 Dec

Year 2 Computing - Magic Squares

In Computing today we learned how to use the totalling tool and created our own Magic Squares.

Image of Reception - Computing - Colouring Christmas Pictures
16 Dec

Reception - Computing - Colouring Christmas Pictures

Reception Class have been using 2 Paint a Picture to create their own festive pictures. They were able to select different patterns and textures to decorate their pictures.

Image of Reception Class - Art and Design - Painting and Decorating Christmas Trees
16 Dec

Reception Class - Art and Design - Painting and Decorating Christmas Trees

Reception used paint for the base of their Christmas tree. Once it had dried the children used different media, such as ribbon, glitter, pom-poms and sequins to decorate them. They used PVA glue to make sure all of their decorations were secure.q

Image of Reception Class - PE - Ball Skills
16 Dec

Reception Class - PE - Ball Skills

This week, Reception have been practising their ball skills. Working with a partner they had to throw, bounce, roll and catch.

Image of Year 1 - Art and Design - Using Water Soluble Felt Tips and Water To Enhance A Drawing.
13 Dec

Year 1 - Art and Design - Using Water Soluble Felt Tips and Water To Enhance A Drawing.

Year 1 built on their drawings of shells from last week by using felt tips and water. They drew their shell in their books and then chose two complimentary colours. They used the felt tips to highlight dark and light on their shell and then applied water with a brush.

Image of Year 5 English - Persuasive Texts: Adverts to visit Darwen
12 Dec

Year 5 English - Persuasive Texts: Adverts to visit Darwen

Year 5 were lucky enough to have the opportunity to read our persuasive writing to a Brand Director at Merlin Attractions this week! We based our writing on some adverts for Legoland and Thorpe Park, and Nick from Merlin was really impressed with our understanding of how advertising works and was persuaded to visit Darwen by our fabulous emotive writing and our offers to book now!

Image of Year 5 English - Persuasive Texts: Adverts to visit Darwen
12 Dec

Year 5 English - Persuasive Texts: Adverts to visit Darwen

Year 5 were lucky enough to have the opportunity to read our persuasive writing to a Brand Director at Merlin Attractions this week! We based our writing on some adverts for Legoland and Thorpe Park, and Nick from Merlin was really impressed with our understanding of how advertising works and was persuaded to visit Darwen by our fabulous emotive writing and our offers to book now!

Image of Year 5 English - Persuasive Texts: Adverts to visit Darwen
12 Dec

Year 5 English - Persuasive Texts: Adverts to visit Darwen

Year 5 were lucky enough to have the opportunity to read our persuasive writing to a Brand Director at Merlin Attractions this week! We based our writing on some adverts for Legoland and Thorpe Park, and Nick from Merlin was really impressed with our understanding of how advertising works and was persuaded to visit Darwen by our fabulous emotive writing and our offers to book now!