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The biggest thank you to Mr and Mrs Nugent and Godal Technologies for our new sports kits. They have kindly sponsored our new football, netball and cross country team kits and we can’t wait to be able to show them off at the upcoming sporting events and competitions. Thank you also to Mr & Mrs…

Between ongoing work spent refining exam technique, Form 6 have enjoyed their forays into their study of Science, where the children mixed together various acidic and alkaline liquids, before then recording and analysing the effects upon their colour. They were also able to flex their creative muscles during a bonus Forest School session. Here the…

During Science, Form 5 enjoyed studying Leonardo Da Vinci and testing his Vitruvian Man theory about the proportions of the human body. For the most part, his findings did indeed appear to hold up to our testing! For example, we discovered that the width of one’s shoulders was indeed a quarter of one’s height. It…

Form 1 were keen to start their new DT topic, Eat a Rainbow. The first lesson focused on distinguishing between fruits and vegetables and knowing which part of a plant they might eat. Their observational drawings were impressive, we were particularly impressed by how carefully they sketched. When tasked with matching the fruit or vegetable to the part…

The children have returned after their Winter break refreshed and ready to learn. They have enjoyed being back at school (and some of the parents).Our firework pictures which have been ongoing have been used to create a Happy New Year display reminding us all that this year is going to be an amazing one for us…

We were treated to a colourful, informative and entertaining Chinese New Year assembly, organised and delivered by our parents and pupils. After assembly everyone was involved in workshops such as Chinese dances, songs, origami to name but a few. We also received red envelopes and fortune cookies. 新年快乐 Happy New Year

Form 1 had great fun making ‘Gingerbread Reindeer’. They did a wonderful job of following the instructions. We are very proud of them all. They enjoyed their creations as a break time snack, and they were delicious!

KG2 have enjoyed all of their Christmas activities this half term. The children were amazing Bethlehem travellers in our production of ‘Simply the Nativity.’ Christmas jumper day for Save the Children on the day of our school Christmas lunch, went down a treat. The classroom became a Winter Wonderland with Santa’s Grotto, decorations, snow pictures…

It was lovely to see so many bright and varied Christmas jumpers on our very own Christmas Jumper day. Donations to Save the Children totalling £138 were made and the whole school was buzzing with excitement. This also coincided with our Christmas lunch, made from scratch by Mr Pattinson and his amazing team. What a…

This half term saw the return of Branwood’s debate club. Pupils from Year 5 and 6 are invited to attend after school on Friday’s. The children are given a statement to debate and give their opinions of whether they agree, disagree or a combination of both. The children are also welcome to raise their own…

We were able to donate over 50 items to Wood Street Mission’s Toy Appeal, through our parent generosity. Thank you so much!

A wonderful time was had by all at our annual Christmas Fair. There was an opportunity for the children to visit Santa, and he even had some of his Elves to help him. We had the ever popular bottle and chocolate tombola stalls as well as glitter tattoos, splat the turkey and name the teddy….

Form 4 learnt about the myth of The Green Man (and woman!) The Green Man is a symbol deeply rooted in Celtic lore and is associated with the cyclical nature of life and nature deity. Through mythology, folklore, and Pagan beliefs, the Green Man represents the spiritual significance of nature and the divine symbol of rebirth and renewal. The children…

In Forest School Form 2 met Jess for the first time. She started the session by outlining the rules for Forest School and then talking about what we’d be learning in the session. The children we’re particularly interested in the big mushrooms. The children then went on a hunt for Jess’ teddies who had hidden…

KG1 began their Forest School adventures. The children were very excited to explore the outdoors. They sang some Autumn songs accompanied by Jess on her Ukelele and collected Autumn leaves to make a lovely Autumn leaf collage.

Thank you everyone  – We raised a fantastic £156 on Odd Socks Day for the Anti Bullying Alliance.

Form 4 made some moving Remembrance Day art by creating a tissue paper sunset with a striking silhouette soldier. Lest we forget ♥️

Form 4 have been learning all about Aesop’s fables in their English lessons. The children have been working in groups to work out the morals in the stories, as well as analysing common features, including anthropomorphism! They are now looking forward to writing their own.

What a treat we have all had watching KG1 to Form 2 children performing Simply The Nativity to the rest of the school as well as to all the parents and grandparents. What a wonderful start to the festive celebrations.

In English, Form 1 have been studying fictional stories. The first book they looked at was Aliens Love Underpants. The focus was to describe characters and settings. The children started by designing and painting an alien character, before moving on to writing character descriptions. The focus was then on writing a description of an alien planet….

In science Form 3 have been learning about light, how light is needed to see and what different light sources are used. In art, the children have started to create pointillism in the style of Georges Seurat which they have been thoroughly enjoying. In our first forest school this half term the children used outdoor…

This half term saw the return of Branwood’s debate club. Pupils from Year 5 and 6 are invited to attend after school on Friday’s. The children are given a statement to debate and give their opinions of whether they agree, disagree or a combination of both. The children are also welcome to raise their own…

Our Eco School Committee has had a busy term. After setting out their agenda for the year, they soon set their plans into action. Their three chosen areas to focus on this year are marine, water, and energy. As a team, they decided on three ways to support each area. To reduce the amount of…

Over the past few weeks, Form 5 and 6 pupils have been exploring the exciting world of vector graphics in their IT lessons. They have learned to use a range of digital tools to create detailed vector images, starting with simple shapes and building on their skills each week to produce impressive designs. The students…

KG2 have enjoyed collecting leaves as part of their topic on Autumn this term. Inspired by the artist Guiseppi Arcimboldo’s paintings, they created their own leaf faces, using the leaves they had collected. The children have enjoyed learning all about the Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights. One of the children spoke about their experiences…

Our Netball B team recently played their first match together in a friendly at Bridgewater School. It was a very exciting game where we were in the lead right up to the last quarter, only to be pipped at the post by two goals at the end. This was the first ever netball match for…

As part of their English topic on Sensory Poems, Form 1 got into the spooky spirit and wrote poems. They used their senses to help them with their ideas, thinking carefully about the adjectives they chose. The children understood that adjectives have the power to change the style of their poem. Asking themselves, did they…

Some of our Form 3 pupils attended an action packed residential trip to The Anderton Centre recently. The intrepid adventurers tried climbing as well as canoeing and had a wonderful time. They had a wonderful time and the weather was very kind to them too!

In preparation for their Anglo-Saxon day Form 4 cooked bannocks (traditional oat cakes) on an open fire in their Forest School session, followed by a sing-a-long. The children really enjoyed themselves and the consensus was that they would taste delicious with honey!

What a lovely afternoon we had on Friday, raising money for Macmillan Cancer Care at our annual coffee afternoon. Thank you for all your kind donations which enabled us to raise an amazing £388 to support this wonderful cause. A big thank you to all our parents who supported us and attended the event and…

Our Form 5 and Form 6 students buzzed with excitement as they coded their very own name badges using the BBC micro:bit in celebration of National Computing Week! Each student explored the basics of programming, crafting unique designs that lit up with vibrant colours and animations. This hands-on activity encouraged creativity and collaboration while helping…

Form 1 had great fun creating rain sticks as part of their Geography unit, Around the World. These were inspired by their lesson on Australia where they read about the didgeridoo,  boomerangs and Uluru, a sacred place for Australian Aboriginal people. The didgeridoo is believed to be the world’s oldest wind instrument, dating back thousands…

KG1 have had a super week in school. The children have been busy making friends, playing and learning together. In PSHEE the children learnt all about being part of the KG1  ‘class jigsaw’. Our KG1 classroom is a real life puzzle. Everyone is a special part of our class jigsaw and together we make a…

This week we enjoyed our second forest school lesson in KG2. We played a game on the playground at the start of the lesson to warm us up and then we were creating our own forest school restaurants. Children were in groups collecting ‘Forest food’ to cook and serve to our guests. What fun we…

          It has been a wonderful week in Form 3 with lots of learning and excellent attitude. In English all the children showed amazing confidence when they presented their non-chronological report about their unusual sports to the class. The children also displayed super listening skills and were a perfect audience for…

Congratulations to our talented music pupils who all passed their ABRSM music exams which they took just before we broke up for the summer. We had 21 pupils taking exams in total with a 100% pass rate! Amazing work everybody!