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'.
Year 1 PSHE Feelings and Trusted Adults
🌟 Our Year 1 pupils have had a wonderful PSHE session using our SCARF resources this week! 🧣✨ The children spent time discussing big emotions, exploring how to express their feelings, and identifying their trusted adults—the people they can always turn to at school and at home when they need support or a chat. They created some fantastic work and showed great maturity during our circle-time discussions. Well done, Year 1! 👏❤️ #Year1 #PSHE #SCARFLearning #EmotionalWellbeing #TrustedAdults #PrimaryEducation
Year 1 PE - Developing Talking, Listening and Sharing Skills
Year 1 have been working hard in PE using our Get Set 4 PE curriculum. This week, the children focused on team-building activities designed to develop their talking, listening, and sharing skills. From guiding partners through challenges to working together in small groups, they showed fantastic communication and teamwork throughout the hall. Brilliant effort from everyone involved. #Year1 #GetSet4PE #Teamwork #PhysicalEducation #CommunicationSkills #PrimaryPE
Nursery And Pre-School - Art - Scissor Skills
Our children have been developing their creative and fine motor skills this week through a hands-on autumn art focus! The children practiced their scissor skills by carefully cutting out a variety of seasonal, autumn-themed pictures. They concentrated on holding and controlling their scissors correctly as they worked around different shapes and edges. Once their pictures were cut, the children put their visual discrimination skills to work by matching each autumnal object directly to its corresponding shadow outline on the page. This activity provided a fantastic opportunity for the children to combine physical precision with problem-solving, strengthening the hand muscle control and hand-eye coordination needed for creative expression and everyday independence.
Year 4 Computing - Enhancing Animations
Year 4 have been learning about and creating animations in their computing lessons. This week, Year 4's challenge was to enhance and edit their frames with backgrounds and sounds to create a sequence of smooth animation. The enhanced animated creations were amazing! We enjoyed watching what different animations had been created and can't wait for our next computing lesson!
Year 4 Science - Bird hunt and classification
Following on from our leaf hunt last week, Year 4 continued their hunting skills, but this time looking for birds! We enjoyed searching the school grounds for the different types of birds, ticking them off our sheet once found. When we came back to class, we researched the birds we had found and came up with questions that could be used to help classify them.
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.
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