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...
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Crucial Crew & WBD
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...
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Busy Week
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...
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Mother’s Day Assembly
On Tuesday Form 1 and KG2 performed their class assembly. The theme was Mother’s Day and we invited our mums and any special ladies in our lives to come and watch. The children performed beautifully. They each read out why their mums are special and showed a picture which they had drawn of their mum....
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Mother’s Day
The highlight of our week was our Mother’s Day assembly on Tuesday morning. Miss Macdonald and I were very proud of Form 1. They each stood in front of an audience and were able to speak aloud. They put a lot of effort into making the assembly special and I know the mums left feeling...
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Mother’s Day
KG1 have been very busy this week. The children have been thinking about how important their Mum’s are to them and they have been making some lovely art and crafts for Mother’s Day. They have also been very busy matching quantities to numerals, working in their Maths workbooks. The children have also been working hard...
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Branwood History in the Making
On Tuesday our netball team played a fantastic away game as part of the Worsley Schools League against St Augustine’s C of E. The final score was 15-5 to Branwood. Well done to all the team and a special mention for Ella who was nominated player of the match. For the first time in Branwood’s...
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Lacrosse Success
Yesterday we took part in the Salford School’s Lacrosse qualifiers hosted by St Edmunds RC Primary. Our players had a fantastic afternoon showcasing skills learnt from their lessons in school. They did brilliantly, ending up with bronze medals and narrowly missed representing Salford in the Nationals. A massive well done to all of the team. You...
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Sean Perkins visit to Form 1
We saw the return of author Sean Perkins this week. Form 1 had great fun turning their ‘Teacher into a Creature’. Sean has visited Branwood a number of times and his visits have always been enjoyable. Form 1 really enjoyed his silly stories and enthusiastic storytelling.
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WWII
Form 4 have made great progress with our WWII topic this week! We have been exploring shading techniques and have been using grids to help us to recreate photographs of WWII aircrafts. We have also been looking at the roles of different men and women who helped with the war effort – a highlight was...