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22 May

Year 6 - Music

This week, year 6 have been looking at songwriting and, in particular, the key features of choruses and the importance of repetition in music.

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21 May

Pupil’s RE Conference 2025

This week, two of our wonderful Worship Our Way (W.O.W. ) group members accompanied Mrs Araujo to the Foxfields Country Club for the pupil’s RE conference. The day was filled with imagination and play, developing some deep concepts using Lego models. The children learned how to represent their ideas using Lego, and how to listen inquisitively to generate discovery questions. The girls enjoyed having the freedom to express their ideas in a calm and positive environment. I think they enjoyed the buffet lunch too!

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21 May

Year 3- Weekly Makaton Learning

Since Mrs. Govan launched Makaton signing in our classrooms, we've been enthusiastically learning a new sign each week. It's been wonderful to see everyone practising signs for "hello," "goodbye," "happy," and "sad." Each week, Cassidy confidently demonstrates the new sign and then tests us on the previous week's. This has been a fantastic way for us to learn how to communicate with Lenny and other children with learning needs.

Image of Year 1-Year or Prayer- Knots (Thinking About Our Fears and Worries)
21 May

Year 1-Year or Prayer- Knots (Thinking About Our Fears and Worries)

This week, the theme for the Diocesan Year of Prayer, 1 is ‘Knots’. For this, Year 1 had to think about the fears and worries that they experience whilst tying a knot into a ribbon. Year 1 shared worries such as moving into a new classroom with a less familiar teacher, hearing loud noises, our pets or family being poorly, being told off for not making the right choice and coming face to face with scary creatures such as spiders or crocodiles. To symbolise letting go of these worries, Year 1 undid their knot whilst asking God to take away these worries and fears.

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21 May

Year 3- Maths-Understanding Money: Pounds and Pence

This week in maths, the children have been consolidating their understanding of notes and coins. They’ve focused on converting single amounts of pence into pounds and pence, becoming more confident in recognising that 100p = £1. They’ve practised counting in groups of 100 and used their knowledge of place value and number bonds to 100 to help with conversions. Physical and pictorial representations of money have supported their learning and helped them make these conversions more effectively.

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21 May

Year 1 PE- Athletics

This afternoon in PE, Year 1 enjoyed an athletics session on the MUGA. They enjoyed demonstrating lots of the skills (hopping, jumping two feet to two feet, rolling a ball, running, changing direction and underarm throwing ) that they have been focusing on in their PE lessons to complete an obstacle course.

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21 May

Year 4 - Linking Schools: Visit One

The Year 4 class were excited to welcome their link class from St Matthew’s on Monday. They started the day telling their visitors what they love about our wonderful school and about Darwen. They spent the day in teams collaborating and sharing through building towers and taking part in team games. We are so proud of how well our children welcomed their new friends. They were polite and accommodating and everyone had a wonderful day. We are looking forward to going to St Matthew’s for visit day two.

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21 May

Year 4 - Science: Sound Insulation

In today’s science lesson, the Year 4s were able to explain in detail reasons why we should protect our ears. They discussed the damage prolonged exposure to loud noises can do to our hearing and ways in which we can reduce that exposure. Their main idea was to block out the sound, so their task was to investigate different materials to evaluate their ability to insulate against sound. After exploring the materials available, they predicted which would work best and then got to work creating their own ear defenders, filling cups with their chosen material. Each child then got the opportunity to test out each of the materials by holding them against their ears and recording how well the material blocked out the sound. The majority of the class noted that cotton wool appeared to be the best at blocking out the sound.

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21 May

Online Safety: Violent Content Online

Violence, viral videos and vulnerability. Most kids aren’t looking for violent content online – but they’re still seeing it. This week’s #WakeUpWednesday guide explores the impact and offers advice for trusted adults. Download your FREE copy here >> https://ow.ly/KcKr50VVJxp

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20 May

BwD Schools Bee Stinger Netball Champions

After taking part in the heats a few weeks ago Team B played in the Blackburn with Darwen Bee Stinger Netball finals tonight at St Bedes. The quality of play was outstanding and every single player fought for every ball and really performed to the highest level. Five back to back wins : 6-0, 8-1, 9-0, 5-2 and 9-0 saw them crowned BwD champions for the second consecutive year, which is incredible and they will now go on to represent the Borough at the Lancashire Championships!

Image of Year 2 - Striking games
20 May

Year 2 - Striking games

This was our final striking and fielding session of this half term. We used all of the skills we have been practicing to play some games where these skills were important! At the end of our lesson, we made use of our amazing gym!

Image of Year 3- R.E-A Special Visitor: Learning About Judaism
20 May

Year 3- R.E-A Special Visitor: Learning About Judaism

Over the past two weeks in RE, Year 3 have explored different world faiths, learning about the similarities and differences within Sikhism, Buddhism, Islam, and Humanism. Today, we were fortunate to have Lennox's aunt, a follower of Judaism, visit our class. She shared insights into the history of her religion and spoke about her visit to Palestine. The children engaged thoughtfully, asking many insightful questions, such as what inspired her to embrace Judaism, why pork is not consumed in her faith, and the significance of Saturday as their special day.