We introduced our new Fairytales topic this week and we have loved it so far. We have been playing with our new knights and castle, building our own fairytale houses and made a map using the construction equipment, like the one from the story of the Gingerbread Man. We acted out the story of the Gingerbread Man with the role play masks, remembering the famous line “Run, run as fast as you can, you can’t Read more
The children enjoyed exploring the story of “Jesus washes his disciples feet” in a fun and meaningful way. We brought the story to life with a scarf dance, where the children moved creatively and expressed themselves. They then had the chance to gently wash their friends’ feet, just like in the story, showing kindness and care for one another. On such a sunny day, the cool water was appreciated! We had so much fun!
This week was our first Forest School after school club session and it was a great start. We began around the campfire, where the children enjoyed brioche together while chatting and settling in, developing their speaking and listening skills. They then got creative, making fairy wands and decorating fairy doors using natural materials, showing imagination and staying positive as they worked through their ideas. There was plenty of active play too, with den building encouraging Read more
Year 1 have begun their new Science topic on plants with an exciting bean experiment to investigate whether plants need water to grow. Over this half-term, we will observe and record changes over time, just like real scientists, and discuss why careful observation is important. We started by drawing flowers and noticed many looked similar, which led to a discussion about how plants in nature are actually very different. To explore this further, we went Read more
This half term, Year 1 learning all about plants! For our first lesson, we took part in a plant hunt, learnt about the different parts of a plants, what they need to survive and also completed an experiment using runner beans. We also then planted our own! We are going to observe the changes over time with watering only one seed to see if they both grow! Children also then continued their within the provision Read more
Year 1 had so much fun during the week leading up to Easter! We had a visit from the Easter Bunny, took part in an Easter egg hunt, made Easter crafts and even had a very special visit from the chicks! A very special treat after working so hard all half term
For week 6 of our exciting at-home science challenge some children have explored chemical reactions in a fun and memorable way. Using simple household ingredients, they created their very own “burp in a bag” experiment—and the results were both impressive and very loud! The experiment involved combining vinegar and baking soda inside a sealed ziplock bag. When these two substances are mixed, they create a chemical reaction that produces carbon dioxide gas. As the gas Read more
This half term Year 5 will be focusing on architecture. The children will learn all about observational drawing, printmaking, and building design. This unit will encourage children to explore architectural elements and analyse the work of Friedensreich Hundertwasser. Today, we took advantage of the lovely weather and went outside to practise our observational drawing skills on some local houses. The results were brilliant and the children worked hard to ensure they included as many details Read more
This week we have celebrated Easter! We started the week with a wiggle worship session where Wiggle told us all about Easter and how we celebrate Jesus being alive. We danced and sang celebration songs. We had lots of fun joining in with Easter activities and exploring the Easter tuff tray. We then made a yummy treat of Easter nest cakes which were delicious! On the last day, we had a visit from some fluffy Read more
During the Spring Term, Year 5 have had an exciting opportunity to learn how to play the cornet with the fantastic support of the Rochdale Music Service. Each week, the class took part in engaging music lessons where they explored the basics of brass instruments and began their journey as young musicians. At the start of the term, many pupils had never held a cornet before. The first few sessions focused on understanding the instrument, Read more