A group of Year 5 children have continued their scientific journey at Rochdale Town hall. We are involved in a project with other Rochdale schools to investigate an aspect of renewable energy. Our children have decided to try to answer the question: If our school was to buy solar panels, where would be the best place to put them? We have borrowed some scientific equipment to carry out this investigation and will be using mini Read more
Pine have learnt all about the lifecycle of an amphibian today. We have compared the lifecycles of different amphibians and played a leap frog game to test our knowledge. We discussed in groups how temperature may affect an egg hatching and worked scientifically by using data to draw conclusions.
What another fantastic effort from our pupils this week at home. Some wonderful science experimenting going on! Well done everyone, you really rose to the challenge of making water rise.
This week, our story is “The Little Gardener”. We have learnt about what is needed to care for a garden and keep plants growing. We have been enjoying exploring a variety of tuff trays filled with exciting activities. We especially loved creating flower potions and perfume at the potion station, where we had fun transferring ingredients and making “milkshakes.” We enjoyed spending time in our small world garden, using our imaginations to explore and play. Read more
Today at St Luke’s, we have come to school with crazy hair to support Comic Relief! The children have loved it and some wanted to share their fantastic efforts! You all looked amazing for a great cause!
We have been loving Forest School this half term. This session we linked our learning to our science topic about animals and were they live the children sorted the animals into groups.
During this half term, Year 1 are focusing on smoothies. So far we have named fruit and vegetables and understood where they grow. For today’s lesson we practiced our cutting and juicing skills ready to make our smoothies! We spoke about being safe and how to use the equipment properly
Our Year 1 Design and Technology learning has been full of excitement as we begin working towards making our own smoothies! 🍓🍌 So far, the children have been learning to identify a range of fruits and vegetables, as well as discovering where they grow around the world. Today, we focused on the important skills we will need to make our smoothies. The children practised cutting and juicing techniques safely, while also learning about the importance Read more
This fun and interactive lesson introduced children to animal body parts and how animals can be grouped by their features. Working in pairs, pupils acted out body parts from the Animal Body Parts presentation—such as tails, fins and trunks—while their partner guessed. They then extended their ideas by inventing actions for new body parts like gills, claws, whiskers and snouts. Using the Comparing Animals presentation, children explored how animals can be sorted into groups. They Read more
Ash moved their art learning outdoors, using the natural environment as inspiration while working with clay. The woodland setting, filled with leaves, trees, and varied textures, sparked creativity and encouraged curiosity throughout the activities. In the first session, pupils were introduced to clay and given time to explore how it feels and behaves. They experimented with shaping and manipulating the material, building confidence in using it. They practised a range of fundamental techniques, including: Rolling Read more