Year 5 - RE
In RE, Year 5 began our Christmas unit by considering the Gospel of Matthew and the version of the Nativity story that it tells. They recalled knowledge from previous years before learning the story of King Herod and the wisemen following the star and carrying gifts. Jesus then escapes to Egypt before returning home. The children learned that Matthew was writing for a Jewish audience, linking Jesus to King David and Moses.
Year 3- A Look at Islam in Interfaith Week
This Interfaith Week, I was delighted to lead a wonderful worship session for the whole school, giving everyone an immersive look into my religion, Islam. I covered the foundations of my faith, explaining the significance of the Five Pillars of Islam, and shared a piece of my culture by having the children listen to Arabic Nasheeds and reading a verse of the Qur'an out loud in Arabic. To provide a personal and visual connection to my practice, I showed them my prayer mat, and we then looked at pictures from my visits to Makkah, Madinah, and Palestine, highlighting these three holy sites significant to Muslims. Following this, all the year groups had prepared thoughtful questions that I answered, tackling everything from why I wear the Hijab and how I perform my daily prayers (Salat), to which God I follow (Allah). The children listened exceptionally well throughout the entire session. To finish the children tasted foods that the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) recommended for our health, including wholemeal bread with honey, fresh figs, melon, olives, and fresh dates, making the session a truly comprehensive and deeply personal exploration of what it means to be a Muslim. This event was an example of how we can learn from one another's faiths and traditions in a spirit of respect and curiosity. It has undoubtedly enriched our collective understanding, fostering a school environment that values diversity and empathy, which is the true heart of Interfaith Week.
Online Safety: Tracking Devices
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Year 3- Class Worship- Can technology ever help us too much?
Today in our collective worship, we discussed technology and reflected on the Christian Value of Wisdom. We looked at the new Nike Project Amplify powered shoe, designed to help people stay active, independent, and mobile. We talked about how technology is a useful tool but should not become a distraction. The Bible reminds us to focus on what truly matters, like our relationships with others. Renee read the prayer, where we thanked God for technology and asked for wisdom to use it for learning, connection, and kindness.
Year 6 Junior Jam: Music
In music, year 6 continued their unit on singing partner songs . They completed voice and body warm-ups and then learned some partner songs to sing as a class.
Reception-PSHE- I am Caring
In PSHE we were discussing what does caring behaviour looks like? And what can we do to show that we are caring? The children learnt that their own caring actions can help make a difference to how others feel. The children spoke about when others had shown kindness to them and when they have shown kindness to others. As part of the activity the children made a circle and and soft toys were placed in the centre. The children were told the toys were feeling lonely and they were then asked what they could do to help. The children came up with some lovely ideas such as play with them, share with them, make them things, give them a cuddle if they want one or make them a card.
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Year 3 Presents their learning to Year 4
This morning, Year 3 confidently presented their learning all about the classical poem, 'The Spider and the Fly,' to Year 4. The children did a brilliant job, having memorised key parts of the original poem and then sharing the exciting ending of their own innovated version. The entire class then proudly said the poem's moral: 'Do not be fooled by flattery and compliments'. A huge well done to Year 3!
Year 5 Junior Jam: French
In French, year 5 have been reading and writing sentences about the sports they play and learning new vocabulary to describe when and how often they play them. The children then added sentences to explain whether they liked certain sports or not.
Year 4 - Interfaith Celebration
This year, to celebrate Interfaith Week, Miss Kachwalla led a series of workshops explaining what being Muslim means to her. The children develop a better understanding of different faiths when they learn directly from believers, especially how their faith impacts their daily lives. Miss Kachwalla gave a fantastic presentation to the children, in which she explained how she lives out the 5 pillars. She introduced her experience of Hajj and introduced us to some of the foods that the Prophet ate. We also had the opportunity to ask some of our own curiosity questions. We then returned to our classroom to taste some of the foods mentioned, including dates, olives, figs, melon and wholemeal bread with honey. Also this week, Years 3 and 4 watched a special recorded worship delivered by Imran from Muslim Learner Services. The children learned about how easy or difficult it is for many Muslims to follow the 5 pillars in Britain today. They also played some thumbs up/down quizzes and watched a tour of a mosque in Bolton.
Year 4 - Science: Teeth
As our Year 4 scientists continued their research on the human body, this week, they learned about the different types of teeth and their functions. They colour-coded the teeth in order to label the tooth types on a diagram and then they explained whether each tooth was for cutting, tearing or grinding the food.
Year 4 - Presentation of Learning
The Year 4s were very excited to present their learning to the Year 1 class this week. The children were put into groups of 6 to create a model of the human digestive system. They rehearsed their explanations of what each part does to the food and then proudly presented to small groups of Year 1 children. To start with, their explanations were a little bit complicated for our younger audience because they were keen to use the scientific vocabulary they’d learned, but we practised again using our best Mr Tumble impressions to make our explanations more Year 1 friendly.
Year 5 - Assessment Week
This week, Year 5 are carrying out a number of assessments in arithmetic, mathematical reasoning, reading, grammar and spelling. Today everyone worked extremely hard and gave each assessment their very best. These will help us determine how your children are progressing and where we can offer additional academic support.