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Afternoon Nursery Nativity Play, by Mrs Andrews

Date: 20th Dec 2024 @ 3:07pm

Here is our wonderful Nativity play, enjoy!

Morning Nursery Nativity Show 2024, by Mrs Andrews

Date: 20th Dec 2024 @ 2:22pm

Here is our wonderful Nativity show, enjoy!

3J make their own sandwiches, by Mr Jolly

Date: 19th Dec 2024 @ 4:33pm

Today, 3J created their sandwiches using the breads and fillings they had requested and planned for. They used all the skills they had learned over the last few weeks such as, how important hygiene is when dealing with food and accurate cutting skills.

KS2 Christmas Sing-a-Long, by Miss Hulse

Date: 17th Dec 2024 @ 10:39am

The children in KS2 delivered a wonderful Christmas nativity. The children told the nativity story through song and were all AMAZING! 

3J practise food skills, by Mr Jolly

Date: 13th Dec 2024 @ 12:59pm

In preparation for designing and making our own sandwiches, 3J have been practising some key skills. Before we started, we talked about the importance of hygiene: tying hair back and hand washing. 

We then practicsed 5 keys skils: spreading butter with a knife, peeling (carrots), grating (cheese, slicing (cucumber) and dicing (pepper). We talked about the importance of safety and doing things slowly and carefull when using knives, graters and peelers. 

Our Nativity, by Mrs Parry

Date: 12th Dec 2024 @ 2:48pm

On Wedesday we perfomrmed our Nativity play to our families! The children were all amazing; they used their loud voices, joined in with all of the singing and the actions, we are so proud of them!

Our Walk to the Post Box in Nursery, by Mrs Andrews

Date: 6th Dec 2024 @ 3:02pm

We wrote a letter to Father Christmas and then walked to the post box to send it too him. We are hoping to get a reply from him!

DT musical instruments Y5, by Miss Healey

Date: 6th Dec 2024 @ 2:57pm

In DT, this half term, we have been studying musical instruments and the sounds they make. We then paired up, researched, designed and created our own musical instrument from recyclable materials.

STEM week Year 5, by Miss Healey

Date: 6th Dec 2024 @ 2:51pm

In STEM, following our whole school Christmas themed challenge, Year 5 made festive lava lamps to guide Santa's way on Christmas Eve. Take a look at some of our fantastic creations!

STEM Week, by Mr Jolly

Date: 6th Dec 2024 @ 2:37pm

1. Why is STEM week so important?
   You will learn key skills like: problem-solving, creating, critical analysis, teamwork, independent thinking, initiative, digital literacy, communication, innovation and entrepreneurial spirit.

Our Whole School Challenge was How can we help Santa to deliver all of the presents?

In Year 3, we asked, "How can Santa's elves reach the top of the tallest tree?"

We then researched, planned and made 'Bauble Ladders'

Design Technology- December 2024, by Mrs Cavill

Date: 6th Dec 2024 @ 2:29pm

On Thursday we had a Design Technology Day. It was a very busy day setting up for the Christmas fair so we shut the door and concentrated on designing,planning and making. Our task was to make a working musical instrument. Have a look at our photographs.

Rainbow Challenges, Trips and STEM Week, by Miss Sheldon

Date: 5th Dec 2024 @ 3:12pm

We have had a busy and exciting two weeks in Reception, learning about autumn and exploring the seasonal changes outside. Last week was STEM week and the children designed and created a sleigh and a ramp for Santa and tested it out and the children really enjoyed this activity. We also had our second visit to Church for our Christmas services and the children have been completing our rainbow challenges in the classroom. 

Class 4H's Class Assembly, by Miss Hirst

Date: 5th Dec 2024 @ 10:26am

This morning, year 4 completed their first class assembly for this academic year on 'The Importance of Light'. It was lovely to see the amount of time and effort that each and every pupil had put into learning their parts and it was also nice to see many smiles on faces when they had finished saying their part in front of the rest of the school and any parents/ carers who came to watch. Well done year 4! We are super proud of you!

Church Visit, by Miss Robinson

Date: 3rd Dec 2024 @ 12:04pm

Today, we had a lovely winters walk to St Chad's church for christmas service. We listened to the christmas story and discussed happiness and joy. We finished with some lovely prayers written by the children. 

STEM-November 2024, by Mrs Cavill

Date: 2nd Dec 2024 @ 3:56pm

Last week was also our schools' STEM week. STEM stands for Scinece,Technology, Engineering and Maths. This year the STEM team decided on  Christmas themed activities. We researched, planned,designed and made things that would help Santa on his travels. Year 5 were tasked with Christmas headlights for the sleigh.  Look at our photos to see what we made.

Bikeabilty -November 2024, by Mrs Cavill

Date: 2nd Dec 2024 @ 3:49pm

Last week all the children had lessons in riding a bike. The instructors were very impressed with the childrens' excellent behaviour. The instructors were also impressed by the children' perseverance. Some children were even steady enough to ride on the public roads. Well done everyone that's a life skill you have grasped this week!!!!!!

STEM Week, by Miss Hirst

Date: 2nd Dec 2024 @ 8:36am

Last week, 4H took part in the Stem project. The whole school project was to help Father Christmas deliver his presents and the task for year 4 was to help the Christmas tree light up. Despite not working properly, year 4 still had fun creating their project!

STEM Week, by Miss Robinson

Date: 2nd Dec 2024 @ 8:06am

This week, we had our STEM week. As a whole school, we were trying to help Santa deliver all the presents. Year 4's experiment was to make a christmas tree glow in the dark so he knew were to put the presents. Whilst it didnt quite work how we expected, we all had lots of fun making the trees! We discussed what might have gone wrong and how we could improve it next time.

Wellbeing Ambassadors, by Mrs Brandwood

Date: 29th Nov 2024 @ 2:31pm

Today, our new Wellbeing Ambassadors went to their initial training session at Littleborough Sports Centre to find out all about what it takes to be a Wellbeing Ambassador.  We tried lots of different activities to support our Wellbeing and Mental Health with various teams from Rochdale such as Your Trust and The School Nursing Team.  We also learnt about the 5 ways to wellbeing which are: 'BE ACTIVE', 'GIVE', 'CONNECT', 'TAKE NOTICE' and 'KEEP LEARNING'.  The children represented our school brilliantly and are looking forward to starting their new roles in school after Christmas!

3J Performance poetry, by Mr Jolly

Date: 29th Nov 2024 @ 12:28pm

This week, Year 3 were looking at poetry. We were exploring a poem  called ‘Carnival’ by Valerie Bloom. We read the poem and discussed the language used and the structure/layout of the poem.

We then got into 5 groups and split the poem up. We rehearsed and added actions so we could memorise the poem, then performed it to the class.

STEM Week in Nursery, by Mrs Andrews

Date: 28th Nov 2024 @ 4:16pm

This week at school it has been STEM week. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.  The whole school had a challenge to help Father Christmas deliver his presents on Christmas Eve.  In nursery we had to design and make a ramp for his sleigh.  We made a ramp using the wooden blocks and planks and then tested lots of different materials that could be used for the ramp.  We found that the shiny foil made Father Christmas’ sleigh go really fast and the Duplo board, made his sleigh crash! We had lots of fun, here are some photos of the things we did.

Exploring the Ice and Snow in Nursery, by Mrs Andrews

Date: 22nd Nov 2024 @ 3:43pm

This week we have been exploring the ice and snow.  We made snow angels, made marks in the snow and threw snowballs into the air.  We leant new words like frozen, melting and slippery.  It has been great fun but also very cold!

5C Class Collective Worship - Nov 2024, by Mrs Cavill

Date: 22nd Nov 2024 @ 2:53pm

On Thursday 21st of November, 5C performed an amazing class collective worship all about what it is like to be a Muslim. The children all remembered their parts brilliantly. I am very proud of you all 5C- Well done. 

Year 6 - Testing materials in DT, by Miss Hulse

Date: 22nd Nov 2024 @ 11:36am

Year 6, had a great afternoon yesterday. We were testing different materials to see how durable, waterproof and wind resistant they were. We did this to make sure we could choose the best materials to build our shelters. 

More M6 Theatre Trip Photos!, by Miss Hirst

Date: 21st Nov 2024 @ 4:14pm

Here are some more pictures from our linking project trip to the M6 theatre from earlier this week!