Key Stage 2 - Rocksteady Workshop
This morning, Key Stage 2 had a fantastic time during a Rocksteady workshop, where they got the chance to create their own rock band! The children were able to step into the roles of musicians, playing instruments like the drums, guitar, bass guitar, and keyboard. A huge well done to all the children who participated, showing confidence and enthusiasm as they took to their instruments and played with impressive skill. The session was a great opportunity for them to experience the excitement of performing together as a band.
Rocksteady Launch
This morning, we were treated to an exciting Rocksteady assembly, where children explored the world of electrical musical instruments. The children were introduced to instruments such as drums, guitar, bass guitar, and keyboard, learning how each contributes to creating music. They were captivated by the live demonstrations and enthusiastically sang along, filling the hall with energy. Mr Norris, Mr Bloomfield and Mr Prescott also got to live out their dreams as they got the chance to be in their own boyband The session offered a wonderful opportunity for the children to discover different musical sounds and rhythms, sparking their curiosity and love for music. Information about how you can sign your child up to play in a rock band will be being brought home this evening.
Reception - Counting to 5
Reception have been focusing on counting objects up to 5. We looked at how to count correctly by touching objects as we count them, saying the numbers in the right order and stopping when we have counted every item in the set - this tells us how many we have altogether.
Art Year 4 -Willow Patterns
In art this week we have been looking at designing our own willow pattern style plate based on an Amazon theme. We selected key features from our class novel ‘The Explorer’ and added these to our design, first in our sketch books and then on our plates. We drew the designs into our plates and then used diluted blue ink to highlight them. We used lots of different tones of blue by adding more or less water and the final pieces looked amazing.
Cre8ability Session 3
This week we focussed on emotional regulation. We looked at how to manage our emotions. Carol and Maria reminded us of the green for calm, orange for feeling overwhelmed and red for anger bottles. We discussed how we can stop going from calm to angry. There are three words that we focussed on to calm down: time, think and tell. We need to take some time, think about what we can do to calm down and talk to someone, it could be a person or an animal. We need to be careful to not make a decision when we are angry. You are 25 when you have fully developed emotional intelligence. We have big expectations of our young children but they still have a long wait to go to develop in emotional maturity. Today we made a calming glitter bottle to help the children take time to calm down, a worry warrior to talk to and a worry catcher to take your worries away.
Year 1 Junior Jam- Music, French and Computing
Year 1 had great fun in their Junior Jam sessions this week. They focused on tempo in music, counting forwards and backwards to 10 in French and composed music in computing.
Year 4 Geography - What is it like in a rainforest city?
In our geography lesson we are studying the Amazon Rainforest. Today we compared and contrasted Darwen with Manaus which is a city located with the Amazon. We highlighted physical and human features and then moved onto looking at climates within each continent across the world.
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Year 3- PSHE-How can we solve this problem?
In our PSHE lesson, I shared a scenario where a close friend's big birthday celebration is coming up in a couple of weeks, and I've been invited. However, another family member has arranged a trip to the seaside for the same weekend, inviting many of the same people. Neither knew the other had planned something and when they found out, they got into a big argument, shouting at each other and storming off. Now, they’re not speaking, and it’s caused a lot of tension. We discussed how they might have felt, why they argued, and how shouting didn't help the situation. Year 3 came up with some brilliant solutions to solve the problem. They suggested that one way to fix the situation could be for one person to change the event date so that everyone could attend both the birthday party and the seaside trip without a clash. Another idea was to have a joint celebration, where everyone could come together for one big event that includes the birthday and the trip. Some children even suggested talking calmly and finding a compromise to make both people happy, rather than arguing and storming off. We also discussed how important it is to think about other people’s feelings and find a solution that’s fair for everyone involved. We also looked at an online safety poster about Instagram. The children shared what they like to watch and post online, and some were surprised to learn about the age restrictions. Many didn’t know that Instagram has a minimum age requirement of 13 years old. We talked about why these restrictions are in place, such as to protect young people from inappropriate content and ensure their safety online. The children were able to understand that being careful about what they watch, post, and share is really important, and we discussed how some online spaces might not always be safe for younger users.
KS2 Football
KS2 participated in another exciting training session today, where they continued to develop their football skills. The children played a series of engaging games, focusing on teamwork, communication, and tactical awareness. These activities not only helped them refine their passing, dribbling, and shooting techniques but also emphasised the importance of working together as a cohesive unit on the field. As they prepare for the upcoming school football league, the children are building their understanding of game strategies and positioning, setting the foundation for success in the competition ahead.
Online Safety: Instagram
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Year 2 - Time Conjunctions
In Year 2, we have been reminding ourselves of time conjunctions and how they are used in our writing. We discussed how time conjunctions help us to order events in this case the events in our story ‘Caterpillar Shoes’. The children identified appropriate time conjunctions and then began to use them to retell our story.
Year 6 - Cricket
In year 6, the children took part in their first cricket session. The focus was on bowling and developing their technique. However, the children did have the opportunity to try out batting and fielding in a game situation.