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Form 3 have had a very busy and exciting week rehearsing for the show. They have worked so hard to practice their songs and parts, I am very proud of them all. We have also been creating some of the props for the show and the children have thoroughly enjoyed painting and helping. Well done…
KG1 enjoyed forest school this week and we were blessed with fine weather. The children made fairy doors, homes for fairies and had lots of fun looking for fairy treasure. Blowing bubbles was lots of fun too. The children have also felt very grown up this week. They have been getting ready for KG2 and…
The end of the year is fast approaching. This half-term is all about superheroes. In history, we have investigated the work of Edward Jenner, the creator of the smallpox vaccine, and William Wilberforce, who eradicated slavery in England. In Science, we have learnt about the superheroes, Mae Jemison, the first black woman to go to…
We are delighted to have teamed up with Clarendon Road Community Primary school, to share some of our wonderful school facilities. They have very limited outside green space and the staff have been using local public areas to give the children an opportunity to connect with nature and promote wellbeing. The school already have a…
Ismail was chosen out of 100’s of competitors to represent the ISA North Athletics team at the National Championships in Birmingham on Monday. He ran in the 150m individual and 100m relay races. We are absolutely delighted to share that he won gold in both events! His personal time for the 150m was 21.85, just 0.85…
We would like to share our excitement with you as Mrs Houseman and the pupil parliament have achieved our Eco School Award with distinction. Some of the comments noted on our award were ‘It is evident that young people in your school are aware of environmental issues and passionate about protecting our planet – your…
Form 5 and Form 6 had a wonderful day at the Liverpool Museum, on Thursday. We saw some interesting exhibits, including some real Ancient Egyptian mummies, dinosaur artifacts as well as many more! The main focus and highlight of our trip was the space exhibition. The children had the opportunity to lift a piece of…
KG2 and Form 1 invited their father figures to join us for breakfast. Our dads and uncles came to school in the morning to join us for pastries and juice. They were presented with a trophy, medal and a card, whilst each child shared what their dad was good at. It was lovely to hear…
A great time was had by all as Form 1 were joined by their dads for a special breakfast. Warm pastries were enjoyed while the children sat with their dads, drawing portraits and completing activities. Each father was awarded a trophy and a medal in recognition of all the wonderful things they do. There were…
The children really wowed with their homework projects. Each project was completely unique, and everyone chose a different favourite animal to research and present. The ways in which they were presented were so creative, colourful and detailed. The children demonstrated super confidence, when presenting their projects to the class. Demonstrating excellent speaking and listening skills.
We have recently invited parents into school to ‘Come Dine’ with their children. Mr Pattinson and his team have produced some lovely food as always and the events have been a resounding success. We’ve really enjoyed sharing the lunchtime experience with our parents and are glad that you have enjoyed it too.
Well done to our lower school hockey team. They had brilliant success at the Salford Schools Hockey Tournament held at Bridgewater School last week. We demonstrated some fantastic skills and scored some brilliant goals, going on to win the whole tournament. Understandably the team are extremely proud of their gold medals and we are very…
What a wonderful start to Friday morning last week. We started the day celebrating 50 years since Abba won Eurovision with Waterloo. Each class performed a well known Abba song and many children came dressed up – It was amazing, the hall was rocking and everyone really enjoyed themselves.
A very big thank you from the Pupil Parliament to Tara, her mum & Lana who held a pre-loved uniform sale this week. They raised an amazing £78 which is going to the Lifeshare charity appeal. Each item purchased was saved from going to the landfill and has reduced our carbon footprint. We have an…
We are asking you to LOVE WHERE YOU LIVE. The Great Big Spring clean is underway. As a school, we have pledged to collect 50 bags of rubbish from local communities, and we are asking for help. We have 70 litter pickers available for pupils and families to borrow to take home and litter pick…
What a wonderful week again for Form 3 with so much enthusiasm for learning. Form 3 have worked diligently to complete all homework to a high standard, well done. This week in Forest School the children loved taking part in an array of activities, including making flower perfume, creating fire, clay candles and weaving. Lots…
KG1 have had a busy, happy week in school enjoying all their learning. The children had the last Forest school of the term and it was so, so muddy! Nevertheless, the children thoroughly enjoyed themselves. They jumped in the mud, played hide and seek among the trees, planted sunflowers, made leaf soup in the mud…
This week we have explored Africa. In Geography, we located it on the map and studied life in Kenya. We looked at the animals that live there and how the capital city of Nairobi compares to life in a village. In English, we used the iPads to create animal fact files. We learnt how to…
Form Five have been practicing their vocabulary, as a part of our Complete Comprehension unit. We have made it a little more fun with a dictionary game, where the children see how speedily they can look up new key vocabulary, that crops up on each Comprehension test, in a dictionary. A little friendly competition goes…
The highlight of our week has been our school trip to The Salford Museum and The Lowry Art Gallery. We have been learning about life in Victorian times and famous people of that era. At the museum we learnt about a Victorian washday and helped Mr Brown wash his stinky socks. We had fun playing…
This week the children have been showing us just how clever they are, ready for the Easter Reports. They have also enjoyed the first of two weeks concentrating on the story ‘Goldilocks and the Three Bears.’ After reading and understanding the story, they sequenced it and enjoyed hot seating. Children volunteered to be either Goldilocks…
Form 6 were our accomplished physicists this week, as we emulated Sir Isaac Newton’s famous experiments with light and prisms. We decided to test his long-held theory that white light is made up of all of the colours of the rainbow. In our mission to do this, we created ‘colour wheels’. We span our wheels…
We are really enjoying our topic, stories from other cultures. We have read The Runaway Chapati which is set in India and Handa’s Surprise which is set in Kenya. We are looking forward to reading more. In Geography, we have explored Australia and in particular Aboriginal Art. In Science, we have successfully grown and tasted…
It was another busy week for Pupil Parliament. Ava-Grace gave stickers out for us to put on our light switches to remind us to save energy by turning off the lights when we leave a room. We are busy creating posters to display around the school to remind parents to turn off their engines when…
On Wednesday we played our first home game in the Worsley Schools netball A league. We hosted Wardley CE Primary School and enjoyed a great match against them, winning 12-5. Our player of the match was awarded to Ella and Lottie was given our player of the week award for great improvement in skills. Well…
Nunchaku Tournament Alaia from KG2 took part in the first Nunchaku sport tournament in the North West last weekend. She won ‘best sports person’ of the tournament for her tenacity, sportsmanship and for her bravery – fighting others a lot older and bigger than her. Well done Alaia – you are amazing and we are…
Form Five have been working so hard on their preparation for their examinations this week! It was nice to have a little break on Thursday, to celebrate World Book Day! Lots of children came to school in their cosy pyjamas and we even had some brilliant book-related costumes! Has anyone seen Wally?
What a busy and fun week it’s been! Forest School is always a favourite part of our week and we were blessed with lovely Spring weather for a bug hunt. We have continued to enjoy learning more about Florence Nightingale and produced really thoughtful character writing about how different people such as her parents and…
Last week, Form 6 enjoyed a valuable visit to Crucial Crew at the Haldane Barracks in Salford. Across our three hours there, we learned all about how to stay safe and prevent coming to harm. From learning about the dangers of venturing onto railway lines to understanding why cigarettes and vaping are best avoided, Form…
In Form 3 this week we have started to learn about The Romans, looking at when they ruled and what came before and after them, placing historical events on a timeline. In Forest School this week Form 3 thoroughly enjoyed our session, taking part in a super bug hunt, making caterpillars out of wood and…