We were delighted to welcome the Shades Team into school to lead a special collective worship celebrating Black history. Through engaging stories, music and thoughtful discussion, the children learned about inspirational Black figures and the important contributions they have made to our world. The session encouraged curiosity, respect and reflection, helping pupils to understand the value of diversity and the importance of treating everyone with kindness and fairness. It was a meaningful and uplifting experience enjoyed by children and staff alike.
Nursery: Gallery
Collective worship, by Mrs Bradley
Date: 3rd Feb 2026 @ 12:34pm
Reverend Pam joined us for a wonderful collective worship focused on this half term’s core value of perseverance. She shared the Bible story of Peter walking on water, highlighting how he showed perseverance in the face of difficulty. The children reflected on how we can learn from this story and demonstrate perseverance in our everyday lives.
RE in Nursery (UW), by Mrs Andrews
Date: 2nd Feb 2026 @ 4:57pm
Religious Education (Understanding the World) in Nursery helps young children begin to explore ideas about themselves, others, and the world around them. Through stories, songs, celebrations, and simple discussions, children learn about different beliefs, values, and traditions in an age-appropriate and inclusive way. RE encourages curiosity, kindness, and respect, helping children understand that people may have different ways of life while sharing common feelings and experiences. It supports their personal, social, and emotional development and helps build a foundation for understanding diversity as they grow.
Science in Nursery (UW), by Mrs Andrews
Date: 2nd Feb 2026 @ 4:54pm
Science (Understanding the World) in Nursery encourages children to explore the world around them through play, observation and simple investigations. Children develop curiosity and early scientific skills as they explore materials, living things and changes, while learning to ask questions, make predictions and talk about what they notice.
Music in Nursery (EAD), by Mrs Andrews
Date: 2nd Feb 2026 @ 4:18pm
Music in Nursery supports children’s creativity and self-expression through singing, listening and exploring sounds. Children enjoy using instruments, moving to music and learning songs, helping to develop rhythm, listening skills, confidence and a love of music.
Standing firm in power and pride, by Miss Hulse
Date: 2nd Feb 2026 @ 10:20am
We had a wonderful visit this morning, from the Shades from the Diocese. Their theme this year is 'Standing firm in power and pride. Standing firm on God's word and celebrate that we are all uniquely made in the image and likeness of God. Jesus stood firm in truth and justice, showing us how to live boldly, faithfully and in community with one another. We celebrate the stories of hope and courage, shining God's light with our Christian faith being the catalyst to lasting change.'
A fantasic Collective Worship, enjoyed by all!
Carol Concert, by Miss Hulse
Date: 17th Dec 2025 @ 11:58am
This morning, we all had a very festive time in our carol cencert. We sang beautiful songs that reminded us all of the true meaning of Christmas.
The Walrus and the Carpenter, by Miss Healey
Date: 17th Nov 2025 @ 2:59pm
This week Year 5 began our poetry topic in English! We are studying The Walrus and The Carpenter by Lewis Carroll. Today we focused on performing the poem using our reading aloud skills and focusing on rhythm and rhyme with a few actions splashed in there!
Jodrell Bank - Year 5 - 12.11.25, by Miss Healey
Date: 12th Nov 2025 @ 3:46pm
Today we have the most amazing trip. We went to see the Lovell telescope at Jodrell Bank. We learnt so much information about Earth, Space and the planets! We went on a virtual tour of space in the Space Dome which was mindblowing!
English in Nursery, by Mrs Andrews
Date: 7th Nov 2025 @ 3:57pm
In Nursery, we are always developing our communication, language, and literacy skills. We talk with our friends as we independently choose our learning, and every three weeks we explore a new topic book. We take part in activities such as retelling the story, creating story maps, and labelling pictures with our names.
We also enjoy making up our own stories and bringing them to life using musical instruments and actions. Throughout the classroom, there are plenty of opportunities for writing in all areas. Each week, we learn new vocabulary linked to our current topic.
Maths in Nursery, by Mrs Andrews
Date: 7th Nov 2025 @ 3:45pm
We have enjoyed learning about patterns and using natural materials to create our own. We used these materials to make cats, discussing the shapes needed to represent each feature. We have also explored the maths area in our classroom, using the different resources independently and working together with our friends.
A Very Busy 1st Half Term in Nursery, by Mrs Andrews
Date: 24th Oct 2025 @ 3:39pm
WOW what a busy first half term we have had. We have been learning the new rules and routines, as well as getting to know all our new friends. We have been looking and working on the book ‘Pete the Cat and his new white shoes’ by Eric Litwin. Our teacher's are all so proud of how we have settled so quickly into our new nursery class. Here are some pictures of our learning this half term.
Learn, Love, Grow Together Day in Nursery, by Mrs Andrews
Date: 14th Jul 2025 @ 4:28pm
We had a fantastic time celebrating our annual 'Learn, Love, Grow Together Day'. We had a special Punch and Judy show from a real puppeteer. We also used our own puppets to sing our favourite nursery rhymes together. Here are some photos of our amazing day!
EYFS Sports Day, by Miss Kyte
Date: 2nd Jul 2025 @ 4:18pm
A huge well done to all of the children who took part in the EYFS Sports Day. You were all fantastic!
KS2 Sports Day, by Miss Kyte
Date: 2nd Jul 2025 @ 4:08pm
A huge well done to all of the children who took part in the Key Sage Two Sports Day. You were all fantastic!
Nursery's Visit to the Fireground Museum, by Mrs Andrews
Date: 30th Jun 2025 @ 4:13pm
We had a fabulous visit to the Fireground musuem in Rochdale. We dressed up as firefighters and got to squirt the hose at the house. We even got to sit in a real fire engine!
Nursery's Fabulous Farm Trip 2025, by Mrs Andrews
Date: 24th Apr 2025 @ 4:20pm
We had a fabulous day at Cockfield's Farm Park. We had a ride on the big tractor, fed lots of different animals and got to make a bird feeder. We hope you enjoy looking at our lovely photos!
Easter Bonnet Parade, by Mrs Bradley
Date: 3rd Apr 2025 @ 11:15am
Our Early Years and KS1 Easter Bonnet Parade was truly special and very cute, thanks to the creativity and effort of both the children and the parents. The bonnets were fantastic, and we’re grateful to all the parents who attended and supported the parade. The children had a wonderful time and sang beautifully, making it a morning to remember!
World Book Day in Nursery, by Mrs Andrews
Date: 11th Mar 2025 @ 2:33pm
We had an amazing day celebrating World Book Day. We all dressed up as a book character, including the teachers - who were characters from ‘Lost and Found’ by Oliver Jeffers. We started off our day with an assembly, where Mr Whelan read us another story by Oliver Jeffers called ‘Stuck’, in this story a boy throws things into a tree. We made our own tree outside using sticks and then put different things into the tree just like the boy in Stuck.
World Book Day 2025 - Everyone's Costumes!, by Mr Wood
Date: 8th Mar 2025 @ 4:37pm
Our school was filled with colour and creativity as staff and pupils dressed up as their favourite book characters for World Book Day! From classic literary heroes to modern favourites, the variety of costumes was truly impressive. Everyone put in a fantastic effort, bringing beloved stories to life with enthusiasm and imagination.
Click below to take a look at the wonderful photos capturing the magic of the day – a testament to our love of reading and storytelling! 📚✨
World Book Day 2025, by Mrs Bradley
Date: 7th Mar 2025 @ 3:38pm
The children had a fantastic World Book Day, inspired by the works of author Oliver Jeffers. They created some outstanding pieces of work based on Jeffers' book Stuck, and we couldn't help but wonder if Floyd, the character from the story, had visited our school after seeing what happened to our tree outside. Additionally, all the children arrived in school dressed in fantastic outfits, celebrating their love for books and creativity.
Porridge Making in Nursery, by Mrs Andrews
Date: 28th Feb 2025 @ 3:40pm
Our book this week is 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears', we followed the recipe and made some porridge. We used the microwave to heat it up and added some honey. It was delicious!
Children's Mental Health Week in Nursery, by Mrs Andrews
Date: 12th Feb 2025 @ 4:02pm
We had fun last week thinking about how to keep ourselves healthy, mentally. We watched a clip of the Disney movie 'Inside Out' where Riley makes up imaginary lands of things that are important to her. We made our own lands using the small world resources in nursery. The children made lands of chocolate, football, broccoli and strawberries. We also did lots of mindful activities like yoga, breathing exercises and meditation for children. It was a very relaxing week!
Learning about the Creation Story in Nursery, by Mrs Andrews
Date: 6th Feb 2025 @ 4:18pm
We have been learning about how God created our amazing world. We have been making the wonderful animals that God created and helping to look after our amazing world by doing a litter pick and cleaning up our classroom.
Recycling session with Rochdale Council, by Miss Healey
Date: 22nd Jan 2025 @ 11:25am
Today we had a fantastic visitor! Nigel Goulding from Rochdale Borough Council came in to speak to Year 5 all about recycling and what we can do for the planet! We had so much fun and learnt many things about our waste and what happens to it after we're done with it. We learnt all about the small steps we can take to make our Earth happy and healthy again :)
