The children explored how painting could be used to express feelings of happiness, inspired by the artist Gillian Ayres. They were encouraged to paint a colourful garden that made them feel calm and joyful. The Read more
Today in Year 4 Maple we have learned some key information about the Roman Empire and Roman Britain, in order to give us some historical context and chronological awareness for our new theme about the Read more
We are incredibly proud of the children who took part in this year’s Leaders Award – “If You Were an Engineer, What Would You Do?” competition. The competition encouraged pupils to think creatively about real-life Read more
Pine enjoyed a fantastic art lesson at Newhouse Academy where they became mascot designers for the World Cup! They carefully researched different countries, thinking about which animals best represented each nation and choosing colours that Read more
Yesterday Year 5 enjoyed a fun afternoon of dress up dodgeball to celebrate school sports week. Some children came in wearing kits from clubs they represent outside school. Well done Year 5 for showing great Read more
Year 5 have had a fantastic time during their Design and Technology cookery unit, where they have explored the journey from farm to fork. Throughout the unit, the children researched a variety of spaghetti bolognese Read more
On Friday, we were delighted to welcome our linking school for a special day of fun. The day began with a range of ‘getting to know you’ games, giving the children the opportunity to learn Read more
As our story this week was all about picnics, we decided to make our own sandwiches in class following a set of instructions, before taking them to Forest School to enjoy. We chose either cheese Read more
Year One have had a wonderful time enjoying their end of year trip at Smithills farm. During their visit, they got to ride on a donkey enjoy a tractor ride feed lots of different animals Read more
During our Geography lesson, we used atlases to locate and identify rivers from around the world, helping us develop our map-reading skills and improve our understanding of global geography.
During our Science lessons, we were given a variety of different circuits to build. Before creating each circuit, we made a prediction based on our prior knowledge about whether we thought the bulb would light Read more
