Year 2 - Year of Prayer
This week our year of prayer, was using pipe cleaners to decorate our prayer tree with lots of lovely prayers. The children had a chance to write a please or thank you prayer before hanging it on our tree. We will use these prayers for our end of day prayer each day. Our next prayers are ‘sorry’ prayers where the children will be able to say sorry for something in their life or something sad that is happening around the world.
Let's Go Sing 2025 at Blackpool Winter Gardens
A huge well done to our choir for their fabulous performance at the Let's Go Sing concert at Blackpool Winter Gardens. You certainly danced Jagger and sang like Abba! Thank you so much to Mrs Govan for her commitment to our choir throughout the year and to Mrs Wilkinson for her support. Thank you to our parents and carers who helped with transport and for your support at the concert.
Year 3 - Geography
Today in Year 3, we explored lines of latitude and longitude and how they help us locate places on a map or globe. The children learned that latitude lines run horizontally, measuring how far a place is north or south of the equator, while longitude lines run vertically, measuring how far a place is east or west of the Prime Meridian. Thanks Mr Bloomfield, our Geography subject leader, for a brilliant lesson!
Worship with Rev. Matt
Today’s worship with Rev. Matt began with a test of strength. Mr. Bloomfield was challenged to rip three different objects: a piece of paper, a piece of cardboard and a curtain. While the paper and cardboard tore easily, the curtain was more challenging, highlighting its strength and resilience. This demonstration led seamlessly into the powerful moment in the Bible when the great curtain in the temple—the barrier that symbolised separation from God—was torn in two at the moment of Jesus’ crucifixion. Rev. Matt then read the Bible passage describing Jesus’ sacrifice, explaining that when the curtain was torn, it was a sign of God’s deep sorrow but also a powerful symbol that, through Jesus, we are no longer separated from Him. The children reflected on the significance of this moment and how Jesus’ sacrifice allows us to live in a close relationship with God. Following this, the children considered how they could respond by living life in all its fullness. They shared ideas on how to show kindness, forgiveness and love in their daily lives, just as Jesus taught. They discussed ways to help others, make positive choices and appreciate the blessings around them. The worship ended with a moment of reflection, encouraging the children to think about how they can bring goodness into the world, strengthening their connection with God and those around them.
Year 1 PE- Dance
Today in their dance session, Year 1 explored the theme of friendship through facial expressions and body language. They had to think about what friendship looks like when they feel happy with their friends. For this, they had huge beaming smiles and excited expressions whilst gesturing high-fiving, hugging and linking arms. They then had to explore changing their facial expressions and body movements to convey what it would look like if they were unhappy with their friends. We had fed-up, frustrated and angry expressions whilst folding their arms, putting their hands on their hips, dropping their arms beside or behind them and gesturing a stop sign with their hands. We then created a sequence of movements to tell the story of Woody and Forky playing together, Forking running away and Woody rescuing him using some of the facial expressions and gesturing we had practised.
Year 4 - RE: Identifying Betrayal & Trust in the Easter Story
Our Easter topic in Year 4 is well underway now, and this week we were discussing what trust is and what it means to betray someone. We applied our knowledge as we investigated the Easter story for signs of betrayal and trust. We then chose one part of the story to represent each of these two concepts and explain our reasons.
Year 4 - PE: Maps and Punches
Our Year 4 orienteers had an introduction to map reading this week in PE. It was our first outdoor orienteering session and we had to use a map of the school grounds to locate 10 different markers. Each team had a punch card and they had to punch the matching number on their card at each location. All of our teams completed the course, collecting the correct punch in each location. There was a lot of ground to cover and a lot of running involved. What a tiring, but fantastic session!
Year of Prayer in Year 1- Sorry Prayers
This week, Year 1 have been writing sorry prayers, screwing these up and throwing them in the bin. Year 1 wrote prayers to say sorry for sometimes shouting at a family member or a friend, being unkind to their brothers and sisters and not listening to their mummy or daddy when they are asked to tidy up for example. We discussed how we all make mistakes and do things that we often later regret but it is how we learn from our mistakes that is important and this is why we say sorry and move forward.
Year 3 - RE: Exploring Joy & Sadness
The Year 3 class began their Easter unit this week with an exploration of emotions. The unit focuses on the joy and sadness experienced in the Easter story and by Christians at this holy time, so we started by discussing emotions we experience during special times and in everyday situations. When we shared our personal experiences, we realised that there is often more than one emotion experienced in the majority of situations. The children were very respectful and responded sensitively to each other’s experiences.
Performing Arts: The Auditions
Miss Woods and Mrs Araujo have both loved our first two sessions with the Year 6 performers. The children have taken their practices seriously and worked hard on their roles ready to audition. We have now decided parts and the children will be informed on Tuesday (18th March). We can’t wait to see you all in this performance at the end of the year.
Reception Maths - Comparing & Ordering
Reception have been looking further at numbers 1-10 and comparing them through the use of sequencing. We have found that each number is one more than the last and gets bigger each time we add one. We are really starting to understand the value of numbers and how these look in our number system.
British Science Week- Year 5- Building Sand Timers and Sweet Reactions
This afternoon, Year 5 had a brilliant time getting hands-on with science, exploring time and sweet reactions. First, the children took on the challenge of building their own sand timers. They worked in teams to create timers measuring one, two, and five minutes and then tested them to see how accurate they were. Our Science Ambassador, Mathew, was on hand to support them, and it was fantastic to see the children applying their scientific knowledge and working together. Then, we moved onto a heart shaped sweet experiment. The children investigated what happens when heart-shaped sweets are placed in different liquids: water, vinegar, and a fizzy drink. Before they started, everyone made predictions about what they thought would happen. They then carefully observed the changes, noting how the sweets reacted in each liquid. This led to some lively discussions about dissolving, chemical reactions, and the properties of liquids. It was a fantastic day of scientific exploration, where the children learned about time and chemical reactions whilst enjoying the teamwork and excitement of discovery. We certainly lived life in its fullness, celebrating British Science Week with engaging and educational activities.