Pre-School-P.S.H.E-Our Body
In our P.S.H.E lesson this week we have been learning about our bodies, We drew around a child and the children each identified different parts of the body. The children then were given an item of clothing and had to place on the correct body part.
Year 5 RE - How do Bible texts teach Christian Values
This week in RE, Year 5 engaged in a thoughtful exploration of biblical texts, working in groups to analyze passages from Corinthians, Thessalonians, Matthew, Colossians, and Philippians. These texts all offered guidance on how to live a Christian life. Our fantastic group discussions allowed students to pull out key themes such as love, prayer, trust in God, and caring for others. They then synthesised these ideas into a summary paragraph before having a profound conversation about the challenges and rewards of applying this advice in their own lives.
Year 5 History - Identifying Viking Objects and how they relate to the Vikings
This week in Year 5 history, we explored a variety of Viking artifacts to deduce their significance. Students were given a collection of objects, including a sword, a compass, a longboat, wool, and grapes, and asked to make connections to Viking life. This activity sparked a great deal of lively discussion, with the grapes proving to be a particularly intriguing puzzle! Our investigation then led us to learn about the incredible saga of Leif Eriksson, and how he discovered Vinland—a land so named for the wild grapes he found and brought back to Greenland.
Pre-School -Gross Motor Skills- Exploring outdoors
In pre-school this week the children have really enjoyed exploring our outdoor provision, The children have been using lots of physical development skills especially gross motor, they have been climbing, riding the balance bikes, sliding down the slides, swinging on the tree swing, jumping in puddles and so much more.
Reception - Phonics - Letter Formation
Look at these future readers and writers in action! Our Reception class is diving deep into phonics and letter formation, and it's clear they're having a blast. So many engaging activities help them build those crucial foundational skills with smiles all around. Love seeing learning come to life!
Reception- Physical Development- Making marks
Reception have been developing their gross motor skills this week. Painting with water onto the windows stretching up high to make large movements and then fine movements painting the fence. We added in the shapes we have been learning in Write Dance to develop all the muscles in our arms and fingers.
Nursery - PSHE - Understanding Emotions
During our PSHE focus, the children began to develop their understanding of two key emotions: happy and sad. We used the resources in our Regulation Station to support their learning and help them identify these feelings. The children had a hands-on experience creating happy and sad faces. They used mirrors to observe their own facial expressions, which helped them with the correct placement of features like a smile or a frown. They also used hand puppets to make comparisons, clearly showing a smiley face on one and a sad face on another. A key part of the lesson was using our Widgit prompts to explore what we can do when we feel these emotions. The children learned that when they feel happy, they can give a "thumbs up" or a "high five." And when they feel sad, they can ask for a cuddle or get a tissue. This activity helped the children not only identify their feelings but also learn healthy, positive ways to respond to them.
Year 4 Class Worship
In our Class Worship, Year 4 have shared their ideas on the theme of being thankful. We were able to come up with a great list of all of the different things people may be thankful for and understood that there are so many different reasons in our lives for which we can all be thankful - the possibilities were endless!
Year 4 Art - Experimenting with Textures
Continuing with their Storytelling through Art, Year 4 have practised experimenting with different resources to create different textures, ready to apply all of these skills we have looked at these past few weeks to create their final product. We are expecting some amazing results with what has been produced so far!
Year 2 - English - Story Maps
Year 2 have been enjoying the book 'The Way Home Wolf' in English. To deepen their understanding, they created detailed story maps to help them sequence and orally retell the story to their classmates. This activity helped them build confidence and memory skills.
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Year 2 - History - What was Darwen St James like in the past?
In our history lessons, we've been exploring what schools looked like in the past. To uncover the unique history of our own Darwen St James, our pupils prepared a list of questions for a very special guest: Miss Sears, a teacher at our school and also a former pupil! As someone who once walked these same hallways as a student, Miss Sears was the perfect person to bring our school's history to life. She shared personal memories, old photographs, and fascinating newspaper clippings. Thanks to the children's thoughtful questions and brilliant listening, it was a truly memorable and inspiring lesson.
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Year 2 - Art - Exploring Composition
Our Year 2 artists took their learning outside for an exciting project on composition. After collecting a variety of natural objects, the children thoughtfully arranged them into beautiful and creative patterns. They then photographed their temporary masterpieces, and we can’t wait to use the images as a guide for our next project: a fabulous collage!
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