Year 4 - Snow White
The Year 4s thoroughly enjoyed their trip to the Empire Theatre in Blackburn. Along with the rest of our school, we went to watch this year’s pantomime, Snow White. The excitement was building as we boarded our coach. And the fun didn’t stop the entire time we were there. The children’s highlights seemed to be singing along to K-Pop songs, shouting “6, 7” and being squirted by water pistols. There was plenty of dancing and audience participation - all the things our lively Year 4 class love. What a fantastic afternoon out!
Year 3 'Living Life in All Its Fullness' Our Panto Adventure!
Today, we truly embraced living life in all its fullness with our incredible trip to the pantomime! From the minute we got on the coach marked the start of a fantastic adventure. The performance was amazing. The children fully immersed themselves in the festive spirit, enthusiastically joining in with all the songs and music, cheering the heroes, and shouting the catchphrases. A special moment of unexpected joy was seeing Elijah randomly picked from the audience to collect a prize on stage.
Year 6 - Loop Games
Year 6 have been working incredibly hard on their DT projects in preparation for the Christmas Fair and their final creations are fantastic. This year, the children designed and made their own loop games, carefully planning and constructing the electrical circuits before testing and refining their designs. Each game has been beautifully decorated and enclosed within a Christmas globe, giving the classic steady-hand challenge a festive twist.
Year 5 - Online Safety
We continued our exploration of the online world by discussing the popular computer game Roblox. The children’s talked about their experiences and we considered how to stay safe during multiplayer experiences, how best to deal with friend requests alongside the financial elements of robux online payments.
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Year 6 - Wreath Designs
This week, Year 6 have created their own Christmas wreaths to present in church, sharing with the whole school what we have been learning during Advent. Each wreath includes the symbol of Jesus’ everlasting circle, reminding us of His eternal love and presence. The children also wrote their own kenning poems about hope—a key theme of Advent—which they displayed proudly as part of their wreaths. Their thoughtful work beautifully reflects the meaning and message of this special season.
Year 5 - RotaKids
Darwen Rotary Club visited us again to inspire us for our next project in the new year. We talked about how our shoebox collections helped refugees in Darwen and further ideas on how to support our school and international communities. The children were inspired by the principles and ideals of the Rotary Club and are already full of ideas for the future. We also received badges and certificates confirming our role as RotaKids.
Year 5 - Geography
We started our geography unit on mountains by revisiting past knowledge of the topic. The children’s mind maps included names of famous mountains, their height, their climate and where they are found. Then we moved onto defining a mountain as a steep landform 600m above the ground before using atlases to find the tallest mountain on each of the seven continents (the seven summits).
Year 1 Maths: subtraction using play dough
Year 1 had so much fun in maths today using play dough to help them with subtraction. For example, for 8-2=6, they had to roll 8 balls of play dough as this is the whole, then squash 2 (a part) to find out how many were left over (6 as a part). They found this helpful as they could physically change the play dough and use it as a visual. Well done Year 1!
Year 3- Science-Investigating the Body's Framework
Today, as expert scientists, we investigated the human skeleton and its vital roles, a framework shared by humans and some other animals. Our scientific mission was to understand that bones and muscles work together to provide support, protection, and movement. The skeleton gives our bodies support and shape, allowing us to stand upright. It also protects by encasing delicate organs; for instance, the skull protects the brain, and the ribcage protects the heart and lungs. Finally, our muscles attach to the bones, creating a system of levers that allows us to move so we can run, jump, and play. We successfully identified key bones, including the humerus, femur, tibia, and fibula.
Year 3- Class Worship- The Spread of Christianity
Today, during our class worship, we explored the fascinating story of The Spread of Christianity and how the faith journeyed from its beginnings to our very own local area (our Diocese). We learned that after Jesus left, his first followers were given the special job, known as the Great Commission, to share his message of love and hope with everyone. Key stories, like the coming of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost and the incredible journeys of figures like the Apostle Paul, showed us how the Church grew and traveled across the world, eventually leading to the formation of the network of churches we belong to today. This movement is why we can gather together right here to worship. After learning about the growth of the Church, we took part in our own special way of spreading something good: thankfulness. Instead of using paper or screens, we used the power of our voices and our actions to share what we were grateful for. Each person was encouraged to verbally share something they were thankful for with the person next to them, creating a "chain" or "ripple" of gratitude that spread across the room, showing how quickly and easily good words can travel when we speak them aloud.
Reception PE - Climbing & Jumping
This week we have been continuing to develop our jumping skills, but also introduced climbing. We have been building our resilience and courage to take safe risks when climbing. This helps us to build our upper body strength so we can develop our stamina for writing.
Year 1 Christmas Tree Decorating
Year 1 had such a fun time decorating our Christmas tree. They carefully picked two baubles each to put on the tree. We made sure we covered as many branches as possible from top to bottom. They absolutely loved doing this together and we are definitely feeling the Christmas Spirit. It also makes for a lovely Reading Corner.