In RE, the children have been thinking about angels. We discussed how Christians believe that angels are messengers of God. They studied various pieces of artwork which show angels, and discussed how they are portrayed and why. We also looked at the role angels played in the Christmas story. Children Read more
Year 6 had a fantastic time at the church celebrating our Christingle. It was a lovely service and we really enjoyed the parents being there to join us. The children did really well and we are super proud of them all! A huge well done to all the speakers that Read more
Year 5 and 6 walked to St Luke’s Church for their Christingle service this morning. They did a fantastic job and it was lovely to see so many parents coming to support their children too! The children spoke about what each part of the Christingle represents and did some beautiful Read more
This afternoon, both year 6 classes went to Queen’s Park to carry out fieldwork linked with our Geography topic – fieldwork. The children used their knowledge of conducting fieldwork and field sketches to carry out a sketch of our local area. They used an acronym OASIS (orientation, annotations, scales information Read more
This morning Year 5 were rudely interrupted during our English lesson. The grinch came in whilst we were planning our persuasive letters. He ruined our Christmas tree, stole our decorations and ignored the children when they tried to persuade him to love Christmas. This has given us more of a Read more
In science this week, Year 5 have been learning about physical changes. The children learnt a song to remind them that physical changes are when a substance changes shape, form or state. We learnt that this is usually reversible. The children used their observation skills to record what happens during Read more
Well done to the boys that took part in the Dodgeball competition last night at Holy Family. You never gave up when faced with challenges and you all acted like sports people should and shown respect. Well done. e.
Today, both year 6 classes visited the cenotaph in Heywood to pay our respects for Armistice Day. The children read out a lovely poem in remembrance of all we have lost fighting in the wars. The children placed a wreath down with a beautiful message to all the fallen soldiers Read more
Year 4, 5 and 6 have had a fantastic day of prayer and reflection. The children completed a range of different activities, which prompted thought-provoking discussions. Everyone enjoyed using our new prayer cushions to find a spot in forest school where they felt calm and relaxed to have some time Read more
In RE, we have been continuing to think about why some people believe in God. We recapped the terms atheist, theist and agnostic. We then went on a walk around the school grounds and found amazing things. We found leaves that had 5 different colours on them. We found living Read more