Year 5 have been developing their Skills Builder teamwork skills through a fun and exciting spaghetti and marshmallow tower challenge! Working in small teams, the children were challenged to build the tallest freestanding tower using only spaghetti and marshmallows. They had to communicate effectively, listen to each other’s ideas, share Read more
As part of Financial Awareness Week, Rowan took part in the exciting Smoothie Shop: Mastering Money activity! The children became creative entrepreneurs, inventing their own unique smoothies and carefully thinking about which ingredients they would need. They designed their own shop logos to create a brand for their smoothie business Read more
KS2 were treated to an assembly with Manchester Storm Ice Hockey, including two current professional players. They talked to us about their careers, what it takes to be a professional sportsperson, the skills and qualities needed, and took questions from the children. Some Year 6 children were also lucky enough Read more
This week we have been focusing on financial awareness week. In Year 3, we have been focusing on ‘How money works’ we have recognised coins, created amounts, found different ways of making amounts and then working our change given from scenarios within a shop. The children have really enjoyed using Read more
Birch had a wonderful trip to the Lowry this week. They learned all about the famous artist L.S Lowry and his artwork. During the visit, the children had the opportunity to explore the gallery and see his original paintings up close. The children completed workshops with two different artists. One Read more
We have had a very fun filled week in Birch class taking part in activities to celebrate British Science week. In DT, the children baked their own bread. They worked hard to learn what ingredients and measurements were needed. The children really enjoyed the process of making the bread and Read more
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, Read more
In history, we have been learning about notable people from Heywood and exploring why they are remembered. Working in groups, we chose one individual to research and created a detailed fact file about their life, achievements, and impact. After completing our research, each group presented their findings to the rest Read more
This week at Forest School Club, the children had a wonderful time exploring nature and developing their Skills Builder skills through a range of exciting activities. We created beautiful natural medallions using log slices, showing our creativity and staying focused as we carefully designed them. The children also made Cheerio Read more
In our art topic this half term, year 5 are looking at craft and design, specifically architecture. We have looked at houses and buildings so far and have even made our own drawings of houses. Today, we selected a small area of our drawing from last lesson as if we Read more