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Waterstones Trip with the SOL's Group

Tue 23 Jan 2024

What an amazing day! The Student Observers of Learning (SOLs) pupil voice group visited Waterstones in Blackburn yesterday. After months of careful planning, organising a book sale and working with the PTFA, they finally got to go and buy new books for all the class reading corners. We could have spent hours in there. It was a lovely experience and the staff at Waterstones were extremely helpful. We managed to get almost everything from each class wish list and we even added a few extra surprises too. Over the next week, we will be putting in stickers inside the books ready for when we present each class with their new books. Once again, we would like to thank all our families for helping us to fund raise, as well as our amazing PTFA. We can't wait to read the new books. Keep checking FB for further updates on this project.

For now, if anyone needs Mrs. Tindall she will be in the office reading the new books - she can't put them down!

National Handwriting Day.

Mon 22 Jan 2024

Tomorrow (23rd January) is National Handwriting Day.

To celebrate this, we will be awarding certificates and a prize for a child in each class who is working hard on their handwriting. This could mean that they have improved lots in this area, are working hard to improve it or that they have beautiful handwriting already.

I am excited to see even more of the children's writing and handwriting tomorrow. Everyone in school is working hard to improve their writing and it can be seen in their books and on display.

Build an Igloo

Fri 19 Jan 2024

Do you want to build an igloo?

Reception class really enjoyed making igloos today using chocolate teacakes, icing sugar and marshmallows. We hope they taste as good as they look!

Building Bridges

Fri 19 Jan 2024

Year 2 have been building bridges this week to test the suitability of different materials. They discussed the properties of different materials and tested the strength of their bridges with a variety of weights. It was great fun and the investigation allowed the children to use lots of scientific vocabulary too.

Snow Day!

Wed 17 Jan 2024

There was snow way the children were going to miss out on enjoying the chilly weather!

Buddies Lunch

Wed 17 Jan 2024

Our Year 5 and Reception buddies enjoyed having lunch together again today and then it was outside for some fun in the snow!

Mr Birdsnest and the House Next Door

Wed 17 Jan 2024

Reception Class are really enjoying 'Stop and Read' where they stop everything to enjoy a story together.

Today they started 'Mr Birdsnest and the House Next Door' by Julia Donaldson. It's the first chapter book they have read and they are excited to find out what happens in the next chapter now that the children have been found in the jungle house next door!

Snowy Walk

Wed 17 Jan 2024

This afternoon, Year 1 braved the snow and the cold weather as it linked to their Geography unit of learning. They went out into the woods in the local area looking at how the weather had changed and discussed what they could see with their partner. Towards the end of the walk, they had fun in the snow and even built a den as somewhere to keep warm! They had a wonderful time and it was lovely to take learning outdoors!

Creation

Fri 12 Jan 2024

Year 1 had a great first RE lesson for their new unit about creation. They discussed how God would have felt when he created the world and what it must have been like. They then created their own masterpiece using modelling clay and presented to their kagan partner what they had made and how they felt. Their creations were awesome! They even got to take them home! Well done Year 1