Whole School
Year 1 Christingles
Last week we enjoyed making our Christingles in class. Before making them we learnt about their importance and what each part of the Christingle represents.
Careers Related Learning
Christmas Trail
Our whole school has taken part in a Christmas Trail to show the Christmas story. Each year group were given a different part of the Christmas story and then produced art work to show this.
Christian Values
Christingle service
Thank you to all the parents who came and celebrated year 3&4 christingle service last week. The children really enjoyed singing for you and making their christingles
Physical Education
Dodgeball Festival Winners!
Well done to our KS2 dodgeball team who won the Heywood Sports Partnership dodgeball festival.
Design and technology
DT- A Balanced Diet
This half term we are learning about keeping healthy. In Science we are learning about the different functions of the body and in Design & Technology we are learning about the healthy food plate. For our first lesson in D&T we have been looking at the different food groups: carbohydrates, proteins, fats & sugars, fruit & vegetables, dairy and oils & spread. We then discussed the career of being a chef and created our own Read more
Religious Education
Christingle
This morning we have made our Christingles in class. We learnt about the different parts of a Christingle and what they represent: Orange – the world Red ribbon – Jesus’ blood Cocktail sticks – the four compass directions and the four seasons Sweets – the fruits of the Earth Lit candle – Jesus as light of the world
Year 2 - Elm
Cherwell Centre
Year 2 had been invited to the Cherwell Centre today and had such an amazing time. They were treated to a hot chocolate and gingerbread man while surrounded by lots of elves (some naughty ones too). Afterwards they met Santa then went on to have a snowball fight with Elsa and Olaf. Finally they met some really cute reindeer’s and then sang Christmas songs with the elves. It’s been such a wonderful day and the Read more
Year 2 - Ash
Santa visit
Year 2 visited the Cherwell Centre today and had a fantastic time. They were greeted with hot chocolate and a gingerbread man. They then enjoyed a meet-and-greet with Santa, followed by a fun snowball fight with Elsa and Olaf. The children also had the chance to see some adorable reindeer. We’re incredibly grateful to the Cherwell Centre for providing such a memorable experience.
Religious Education
Year 5 and 6 Christingle
Yesterday Rowan and Sycamore made some lovely Christingles. They thought about their preparation for the Christingle service in Church this morning and the meaning behind the different parts of the Christingle. Today in church they were absolutely amazing. They sung beautifully and really joined in with the actions for the song while singing. Well done everyone😊🎄
Nursery
Christingle
This week the children took part in a special festive activity: making their own Christingles. The children explored the different materials, bright oranges, red ribbons, sweets, and candles, and talked about what each part represented. The children showed great fine-motor skills as they pushed the cocktail sticks into the oranges and carefully placed the sweets on top. Many worked together, offering help to friends and proudly sharing their finished Christingles with the group. During group Read more