Learning for Life
Breaking Barriers
Some children from Year 5 Pine and Juniper have had the opportunity to work with Breaking Barriers, a Rochdale-based, multidisciplinary production company this morning. The children worked with the company to raise their awareness about Violence Against Women and Girls. We started by watching a monologue and then discussing in Read more
English
Linking Paragraphs
Pine have been learning how to link ideas across paragraphs using adverbials of time, place, number and tense choices. We read through a number of texts and identified the adverbials used, then we tried to order a story by identifying the adverbials.
Religious Education
Judas’ Betrayal
Pine have been learning all about the Easter story this week and Judas’ betrayal this week. They have created some beautiful artwork.
Careers Related Learning
Do you want to be a graphic designer?
Pine had a visitor to school this morning – a graphic designer! We heard all about what a graphic designer does and how you qualify to be one. We learnt about working for a company and working for yourself (Freelance). The children were really interested in what a graphic designer Read more
Careers Related Learning
World Book Day – Raising Aspirations
Pine have made an amazing effort today to come to school dressed in clothes that represent a career they aspire to be in when they grow older. We had builders, nail technicians, teachers, engineers, writers, footballers – you name it, we had it! Really well done everyone!
PSHCE
Fact or opinion?
Today, Pine have been discussing the difference between a fact and an opinion and understanding what biased reporting is. We know that we need to think carefully about what we read online or see on the television or hear on the radio. Sometimes we can believe what people say is Read more
Christian Values
Random Act of Kindness
This afternoon Pine have been to the park to litter pick as their ‘random act of kindness’. Well done everyone!
Science
Stem Club Week 5
This week the children have been thinking about helicopter blades, and how different blade sizes change the way a paper spinner falls. They took on the challenge of trying to help Mr Sycamore…Mr Sycamore arrived for work in a helicopter, amazing the students. He’s testing which helicopter is best. Can Read more