13 May 2016

Year 1 having a hoot ... with some owls!!

In Science we are studying different types of animals and in English we are writing a non-fiction book all about owls so we invited Tommy's grandma into school. Tommy's grandma works for a charity that rescues owls that are in danger.

We learnt lots of facts about owls and even had a chance to…

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13 May 2016

Year 1 say goodbye to their chickens!

On Wednesday Year 1 had to say goodbye to their chickens as they made their way to their new home. 

It has been a great journey over the last few weeks. We started our journey by incubating the eggs for 21 days. We had to keep the eggs at a constant temperature of 38 degrees and keep them…

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13 May 2016

Forces

Year 5 have started a new science topic this week.  Over the coming weeks we are going to be investigating forces.

 Today we looked at using a Newton metre to measure the force of gravity on an object.  We are also going to be investigating air and water resistance and friction.

 

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13 May 2016

Perfect Poetry!

In English, Year 3 have been writing and performing poetry. We based our poems on a poem called "At The School Assembly" by Simon Pitt. In the poem the noun is connected to the verb, and we have been working hard to replicate this poetry style.

The poems we have written are all about imaginary…

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13 May 2016

SATs party

We have had a great time celebrating the end of our SATs.

Have a good rest this weekend!

 

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12 May 2016

SATs are over!

Well done to all the year six pupils this week. You have worked so hard and have really shown what you can do. I am very proud of all of you. Now let's have some fun at the party tomorrow!

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11 May 2016

From chewing........to pooing!

Year 4 learned lots of new facts about our digestive systems in Science today.  We were fascinated to learn that when empty our stomach is around the size of a fist, but that it can expand up to 30 times that size.  We learned lots of the correct scientific names for the parts of our body, which…

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10 May 2016

Investigating Plants!

As part of this terms science topic, Year 3 have been investigating the different conditions that plants grow in. As part of the investigation, children have planted their own plant and will now test it under different conditions to see if it grows. Some children are investigating if plants grow…

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10 May 2016

The Book Games

After finishing our next competitor in our book games competition, we have awarded Journey to the River Sea, by Eva Ibbotson, top marks of 5 stars!

 

Here are some of the comments from year six pupils:

“Journey to the River Sea is an imaginative adventure for all ages” exclaimed…

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9 May 2016

Sporting champions!

In Year 4, we have lots of children who participate in sports clubs out of school.  Curtis won a cup trophy in a recent rugby tournament for not giving up.  Eddie won a trophy for being man of the match for his team, Chorley Wanderers.  Kyara received a certificate for swimming 25m and two gold…

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6 May 2016

Maths Afternoon

Today we held another successful learning afternoon in Year Two. The children enjoyed showing parents the different maths games on the tables and how they can add and subtract mentally and also use the column method. 

Thank you to all the parents who attended.

Enjoy looking at the pictures…

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6 May 2016

Year Five Potions

Year 5 have been learning about capacity and how to measure in millilitres and litres.  To help develop their understanding, they created an invisibility potion using a list of given ingredents.  They then had to work out how much of the potion they would need for 5 people.  Finally, they…

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