Image of Year 4 - DT - Light Up Box Construction
13 Mar

Year 4 - DT - Light Up Box Construction

We have started to construct our light up design boxes in DT this afternoon... some good designs coming :-) stay tuned!

Image of Year 1 - Science - Planting Seeds
12 Mar

Year 1 - Science - Planting Seeds

Year 1 had a great afternoon planting seeds and learning the names of common flowers.

Image of Year 1 - Maths - Number Problems
12 Mar

Year 1 - Maths - Number Problems

We have been looking at missing number problems in maths today. We had a first, then and now story and the children had to work out how many frogs jumped in the pond. 3+_=8

Image of Year 5 - Science - Conductivity
12 Mar

Year 5 - Science - Conductivity

In our science lesson this week, we were investigating the conductivity of different materials using a basic circuit. The children created their own investigation and enjoyed working together.

Image of Reception - Train Journey
12 Mar

Reception - Train Journey

Reception class experienced a train journey today! We walked from school to Darwen Train Station and took the train to Blackburn as we were going to the cinema. The children were so excited and enjoyed talking about the different scenery they could see through the window.

Image of Reception Class - Trip to Vue Cinema
12 Mar

Reception Class - Trip to Vue Cinema

Today Reception Class ticked an item from their bucket list by visiting Vue Cinema to watch Paw Patrol! The children had an amazing time and their behaviour was wonderful!

Image of Year 3 - PE - Rounders
12 Mar

Year 3 - PE - Rounders

This week in P.E. year 3 have been learning to play rounders. They have learnt how to hold the bat, how to ball and field. They played three games during the lesson and played brilliantly and showed great team spirit.

Image of Year 2 - PSHE - Online Safety
11 Mar

Year 2 - PSHE - Online Safety

In PSHE today, we had a discussion about what the internet is and how we can stay safe online. We focussed on staying safe when playing games and only playing with people we know. If we don't feel safe we TAG it - tell a grown up!

Image of Year 1 - Phonics - Popcorn Pop!
11 Mar

Year 1 - Phonics - Popcorn Pop!

In phonics this morning, we played 'Popcorn Pop', reading words with the 'ea / e-e' digraph.

Image of Year 1 - English - Ordering a Poem
11 Mar

Year 1 - English - Ordering a Poem

In English this morning, the children thought about the shape of the poem and worked in pairs to put the poem in order.

Image of Pre - School - Van Gogh - 3D Flowers
8 Mar

Pre - School - Van Gogh - 3D Flowers

The children have been exploring the Artist Van Gogh and this week the children have created 3D flowers to stand out of the picture. This also links to our Literacy story Katie and the sunflowers. The children learnt new skills, rolling up the tissue paper in different ways to get a different effect.

Image of Year 3 Geography - Counties that make up England.
8 Mar

Year 3 Geography - Counties that make up England.

Today in Geography, year 3 have been learning about the counties that make up England. In particular they looked at Lancashire. They used google maps and an atlas to identify local towns. Taking this information they marked the towns, Blackpool, Preston, Darwen Blackburn and Burnley on a blank map.