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School Council - Biscuit Selling for Children in Need, by Mrs Andrews
Date: 21st Nov 2024 @ 4:02pm
The School Council sold Pudsey Bear biscuits to raise money for Children in Need. They raised a fantastic total of £144!
Owl Visit, by Miss Sheldon
Date: 21st Nov 2024 @ 11:35am
This half term we have been learning all about nocturnal animals, starting with the sotry 'Owl Babies'. We were so excited to have some real owls visit us in school! We listened really carefully to all of the facts that the lady told us and watched them fly across the hall! We were also able to hold the owls, take a look at the photos!
M6 Theatre, by Miss Robinson
Date: 20th Nov 2024 @ 4:34pm
Today, we visted the M6 theatre on our linking project. We met up with Hopwood Primary School and met our linking buddies. During the day, we watched a performance of a Tigers Tale, ate our lunch together and then did a drama workshop! We cannot wait to see our linking buddies again.
M6 Theatre Trip, by Miss Hirst
Date: 19th Nov 2024 @ 5:27pm
Today we visited the M6 Theatre Company in Rochdale to watch a performance called 'A Tiger's Tale' and complete some drama activities and games. During our visit we met up with our linking school, Hopwood primary, and learnt some facts about our new linking buddies! We really enjoyed our day at the theatre and cannot wait to see our new friends again soon!
3J buy biscuits for Children in Need - November 24, by Mr Jolly
Date: 15th Nov 2024 @ 12:31pm
Some children in Year 3 brought some extra money to buy a 'Pudsey' biscuit made by Judith, our school cook, in order to raise money for the Children in Need charity.
Year 6 - Children in Need, by Miss Hulse
Date: 15th Nov 2024 @ 11:00am
The children looked fabulous today, in their own clothes. They were very generous bringing in £1 to donate to this wonderful charity. Some children also donated extra money to buy a Pudsey biscuit.
World War Workshops, by Miss O'Regan
Date: 15th Nov 2024 @ 8:32am
Year 6 had a fantastic afternoon exploring different artefacts from WW1 and WW2. They were able to explore the significance of these events and reflect on the experiences of the soldiers.
6R Class Assembly, by Miss O'Regan
Date: 15th Nov 2024 @ 8:21am
6R led the school in a Remembrance Assembly. They reflected on the importance of this season of Remembrance and how grateful we are to live in a peaceful country.
Year 5 at Jodrell Bank- November 2024, by Mrs Cavill
Date: 14th Nov 2024 @ 4:19pm
Year 5 had an amazing time at Jodrell Bank Science centre. We learned so much about the solar system and had some hands on experience with the exhibits finding answers to some tricky questions.
Have a look at our photos.
This week's Rainbow Challenge, by Mrs Parry
Date: 14th Nov 2024 @ 3:58pm
Each week we have different challenges in Reception, these challenges link to either the story we are learning about in literacy or the skill we're learning in maths. When the children have completed these challenges they will then recieve a coloured sticker on their 'gumball machine' chart, once the chart is full the children will pick a prize!
This week our challenges have been:
Matching the words/initial sounds with the correct picture with elastic bands
Using the playdough to make the characters from Owl Babies
Writing name tags for the Owl Babies characters
Using natural resources to make nocturnal animals and labelling our work
Take a look at the photos of our fabulous work!
Creating our own games!, by Miss Robinson
Date: 14th Nov 2024 @ 3:48pm
Today, 4R and 4H joined together for a PE lesson. We were tasked with creating our own games in small groups which included a ball. We were so excited to show off our ideas.
Art - Year 6 - November 2024, by Miss Hulse
Date: 14th Nov 2024 @ 1:55pm
Year 6 visited The Lowry in Salford to look at the collection of Laurence Stephen Lowry’s work. This provided the children with a critical and curatorial analysis of his work and the children were able to focus on moving figures.
Nursery Rhyme Week in Nursery, by Mrs Andrews
Date: 14th Nov 2024 @ 12:31pm
This week is 'World Nursery Rhyme Week', we have been singing and dancing to our favourite nursery rhymes on our fabulous outside stage. We used different instruments and fancy-dress costumes, we even made up bands and sang together. We named one of our bands 'St Peter's Rocks'.
Jodrell Bank 13.11.24, by Miss Healey
Date: 14th Nov 2024 @ 10:17am
Year 5 went on a fantastic trip this week to Jodrell Bank! We learnt all about their massive telescope, the scientific discoveries and so much more! We went into the amazing Space Dome where we flew through space and got to look at planets, their moons and the different contellations of stars! WOW!
Neeli Mosque, by Miss Healey
Date: 14th Nov 2024 @ 10:07am
As part of our RE learning, Year 5 went on a trip to Neeli Mosque to learn about the features of the building and the practices of the Muslim faith. We learnt so much information, dressed in traditional clothing, practised some wudu and looked at some beautiful books about the religion.
Year 6 Imperial War Museum Trip, by Miss O'Regan
Date: 13th Nov 2024 @ 9:19am
Year 6 enjoyed a very infomative trip to the Imperial War Musuem North on Tuesday. They were able to explore different artefacts and watched some amazing 3D videos that gave real life stories from people at war. Visiting just after Remembrance Day, gave Year 6 the opportunity to reflect on and pay their respects to the brave men and women who have kept our country safe.
Planet exploration 5H!, by Miss Healey
Date: 8th Nov 2024 @ 3:47pm
This week we have been using fruits of different sizes to represent the planets in our solar system relative to the Sun.
Bikeability 5H w/c 21.10.24, by Miss Healey
Date: 8th Nov 2024 @ 3:44pm
In Year 5, we have been learning to ride bikes safely and responsibly on the roads and the playground!
Manchester Museum Trip, by Miss Robinson
Date: 8th Nov 2024 @ 8:10am
We visited Manchester Museum to do an Ancient Egyptian Workshop. In the workshop, we were tasked with finding the most important artefact in the museum out of 18,000! We looked at lots of different artefacts and used our curator skills to choose an artefacts based on its rareity, beauty, story and material. We also got to see a real mummified body and learn all about her life. We also got to walk around the museum and look at all the different exibits from fossils and dinosaurs to animals in the natural world. After a long day, there were lots of sleepy children on the coach!
Learning About Autumn, by Mrs Andrews
Date: 7th Nov 2024 @ 4:10pm
This week we have been learning about the season, Autumn. We have been painting Autumn pictures, making hedgehogs with the playdough and finding the Autumn leaves outside. We then used these leaves to make Autumn pictures.
Year 3 visit Catalyst - November 24, by Mr Jolly
Date: 6th Nov 2024 @ 4:47pm
Year 3 had two workshops. In the morning, we had a workshop on rocks and we made fossils. We followed this by exploring the interactive gallery. In the afternoon, we explored the topic of light. We looked at the use of lasers, how light travels and seeing how white light can be split into seven colours through some special glasses. We finished by looking at an infrared camera and seeing how much heat different parts of our bodies emitted.
Class 2B Eureka trip, by Mrs Bradley
Date: 6th Nov 2024 @ 3:43pm
Year 2 had a wonderful trip to Eureka today. They explored the 'All about me' Museum, learning all about our bodies and how they work. They took part in a Minibeasts workshop in which they learnt about different groups of animals and some children even became animals! Finally we visited the 'Sound space' area where we created our own sounds. The children made us very proud as always with their exceptional behaviour and enthusiasm.
Year Two Wind Vanes, by Miss Kyte
Date: 4th Nov 2024 @ 2:07pm
Last term in Year Two our topic for Geography was Weather. We looked at lots of different types of weather, how weather is reported, and how countries and places experience various types of weather throughout the year. We created our own weather instrument known as a Wind Vane. This is used to show which direction the wind is blowing. We used straws, pencils, blue tac and paper arrows to help create our wind vane. We then took them ouside to experiment with and see if we could use our wind vane to show us the direction the wind was blowing in.
Our first half term in Reception, by Mrs Parry
Date: 22nd Oct 2024 @ 4:13pm
What a busy first half term we have had in Reception! We have had so much fun exploring our new classroom and making lots of new friends.
This half term we have been learning to:
Recognise and name 2D shapes
Count objects and recognise numerals
Finding one less than
Write our own names
Recognise letters and recall the sounds they make
Complete 2 part patterns
Comparing Africa and England through the story 'Handa's Surprise'
Making African patterns
Using the playdough to make African animals
Using natural objects to make pictures of ourselves
Year 6 - Art final piece - 3D form that conveys movement., by Miss Hulse
Date: 21st Oct 2024 @ 3:38pm
The children had a great time on Friday, using clay to create a 3D model which shows movement. The children could create one model or a series of models to create movement.
