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Wellbeing Warriors Online Workshop

Year 5 Juniper took part yesterday in an engaging Online Behaviours Workshop, designed to help children navigate the digital world safely, responsibly and confidently. Through interactive discussions and activities, the children explored how online behaviours can affect mental wellbeing, learned about the influence of social media influencers and online advertising, and developed important critical thinking skills. The workshop also encouraged children to reflect on positive ways to communicate online, manage their screen time and make Read more

By Miss Maxwell, ago

Wellbeing Warriors in the Online World

Pine have taken part in an engaging Online Behaviours Workshop today, designed to help children navigate the digital world safely, responsibly and confidently. Through interactive discussions and activities, the children explored how online behaviour can affect mental wellbeing, learned about the influence of social media, influencers and online advertising, and developed important critical thinking skills. The workshop also encouraged children to reflect on positive ways to communicate online, manage their screen time and make informed Read more

By Mrs Grindrod, ago

Urenco Sorting Things workshop

Today Pine have taken part in the Urenco “Sorting Things” Workshop, where they explored different ways scientists separate mixtures. Through a range of hands-on activities, the children investigated sieving, chromatography, indicators and centrifuges, learning how these techniques are used in everyday life and in industry. They tested substances to discover whether they were acidic, alkaline or neutral, separated colours in inks using chromatography, and discussed how centrifuges help separate materials such as blood plasma. The Read more

By Mrs Grindrod, ago

Year 2 Create Fantastic Moving Monsters!

Year 2 have had an exciting time in Design and Technology completing the Moving Monsters unit. We learned how to use linkages and split pins to make different parts of our monsters move. After exploring how mechanisms work, we designed our own unique monsters and decided which features would move, such as mouths, arms and eyes. Using card, paper, scissors and split pins, we carefully built our monsters and tested them to make sure the Read more

By Miss Wilde, ago

Forest School After School Club Final Week!

This week at Forest School After School Club, the children enjoyed another exciting outdoor adventure filled with practical skills, creativity and teamwork. We began by learning how to use flint and steel to make our own fires. The children showed great Staying Positive as they persevered and excellent Listening by following safety instructions carefully. Once the campfire was burning, we made delicious s’mores by toasting marshmallows and sandwiching them between biscuits and chocolate. Around the Read more

By Miss Wilde, ago

Week 10 Science at home – Storm in a glass

Some children recently tried the “Storm in a Glass” experiment at home and had lots of fun learning about how rain forms in clouds. Using water, shaving cream, and food colouring, they created mini rainstorms inside a glass. The shaving cream acted like a cloud, holding the coloured water until it became too heavy and fell through like rain. This simple hands-on activity was a creative and exciting way to explore weather science at home. Read more

By Mrs Grindrod, ago

Computing Club

This half term in Computing Club, we have had lots of fun exploring many different areas of computing and technology. The children have enjoyed taking part in a range of exciting hands-on activities that helped develop their coding, problem-solving, and teamwork skills. We used Hour of Code to complete interactive coding challenges, where the children learned how to follow and create algorithms using simple programming blocks. Using the iPads, we explored a variety of coding Read more

By Mrs Graham, ago

Science Enquiry Project

Year 5 pupils from St Luke’s recently visited Rochdale Town Hall as part of an exciting science project focused on solar energy and sustainability. The children have been learning about how solar panels can help reduce energy costs and protect the environment, and they explored ways solar energy could be used more effectively in school. During the visit, the pupils confidently presented their ideas to representatives from other schools, sharing their creative plans and explaining Read more

By Mrs Grindrod, ago

Imagine That trip

Year 2 had an amazing time on our class trip to Imagine That! Throughout the day, we took part in lots of exciting hands-on activities. We made slime, painted our own magnets, and even created dry snow, which everyone loved experimenting with. We also enjoyed exploring the role play area, where the children used their imaginations and worked together in lots of fun activities. One of the highlights of the trip was watching a scientist Read more

By Mrs Graham, ago

STEAM Week

This week for STEAM Week, the children in early years have enjoyed a range of exciting learning experiences across Science, Engineering, Art, DT and Mathematics. In science, the children explored how animals are similar and different by observing and comparing their features. They also investigated the importance of clean water and discussed ways we can care for the environment. The children were able to filter dirty water and make it clean. Our story focus was Read more

By Mrs Marsh, ago