Our blogs
Paper planes, by Mrs Schultz
Date: 27th Jan 2022 @ 11:26am
We made our own paper planes in Design Technology today. We looked at what all paper planes have in common, and used our knowledge from our work on aerodynamics to discuss what good planes all have. We then explored different thicknesses of card and paper. We made predictions on which material would work best to make a plane with, based on what we already know about those materials. The paper group thought the paper would be best because it was the lightest, the card group said the card would be the strongest, the coloured paper group (medium thickness of paper) said theirs would be the smoothest and finally the origami paper group predicted that theirs would be the best because their paper squares were the smallest. We followed instructions to make the planes and then flew them to test. The planes that flew the furthest were made out of card or medium thickness paper!
Year 2 Weather Forecasters, by Mrs Schultz
Date: 27th Jan 2022 @ 11:04am
We have been looking at different weather patterns and climates in Geography. The children became weather forecasters, reporting on the different weather patterns in the polar region, the tropical region and the desert (arid region).
Science- Materials, by Mrs Schultz
Date: 27th Jan 2022 @ 10:55am
We made an investigation to see which materials are the most durable. The children used mini sanding blocks to rub different squares of material. We made the test fair by rubbing each material only 10 times...we tried really hard to not get too carried away! Some of the materials had the pattern rub away and some materials got holes in them! The most durable materials were fleece and denim.
European Sandwiches, by Mrs Schultz
Date: 27th Jan 2022 @ 10:18am
Last half term, we were looking at sandwiches from around the world. We then focussed on different European sandwich fillings. The children tasted and evaluated different meats and cheeses from around Europe. They then looked at what makes a healthy, balanced meal plate and had a practise in school at making a healthy sandwich. The children then designed a sandwich, taking care to choose a meat/ cheese filling that they liked and adding 2 healthy salad items. We concluded our last DT project by having a European afternoon tea!
Up, up and away continued, by Mrs Schultz
Date: 27th Jan 2022 @ 9:47am
We continued our Design Technology project by looking at how aeroplanes fly and how important wings are. By blowing on strips of paper, we realised that fast air blown over the top of the paper makes the strip go up (not down as we expected!). This helps to explain how the wings work on an aeroplane; with the air moving faster over the top than the bottom, lift is created. We experimented with 2 different paper planes to see which would fly the best. One plane had some air blocking 'flaps' at the top. After a lot of fun, we discovered that the planes with the flaps did not fly very well because the fast air was being blocked from moving over the wing. One of the children recognised that the flaps on a real aeroplane help to slow it down when it lands! We are fast becoming experts on aerodynamics!
Year 5 Trip to Hoghton Tower ?, by Miss Flynn
Date: 25th Jan 2022 @ 4:23pm
Today, Year 5 visited Hoghton Tower as past of our History topic. Upon arrival, the children were welcomed by experienced tour guides dressed in Tudor clothing! They were then taken around the house including the state bedroom and ballroom. After lunch we got to see the underground passages and dungeons along with our new video about the visit of King James I. We also held our own ceremony to ‘knight’ some of the children during the day. Although the castle was really cold ? we all had a great day! ?
Year 5 Physical Education~Dance, by Miss Flynn
Date: 25th Jan 2022 @ 4:14pm
As part of this term's dance topic we learnt and performed the 'Lindy Hop' dance....
Up, up and away!, by Mrs Schultz
Date: 24th Jan 2022 @ 9:46am
Year 2 have had a great time in our DT lessons over the last couple of weeks. We have been learning all about aerodynamics. We started by looking at how hot air balloons fly. In groups, we made our own hot air balloons using different plastic bags. The children chose their own materials and had different ways of joining them together. We had so much fun trying to get some of them to fly! Some of them were too heavy, some had holes in them and one of the groups forgot to leave an opening for the hot air to be put in! But we learned a lot from our mistakes.
Year 5 Weekly Spellings 24.1.22, by Miss Flynn
Date: 22nd Jan 2022 @ 1:08pm
Following Instructions - Jam Sandwiches, by Mr Chamberlain
Date: 18th Jan 2022 @ 4:22pm
Year 1 had an amazing time today following instructions and making their fantastic jam sandwiches. We looked at what instructions are and how to write them, as well as looking at adverbials and imperative (bossy) verbs in the instructions! They looked (and tasted) brilliant!
Well done Year 1!
Year 5 Weekly Spellings 17.1.22, by Miss Flynn
Date: 16th Jan 2022 @ 5:15pm
Year 5 Trip to Liverpool Museum, by Miss Flynn
Date: 14th Jan 2022 @ 2:54pm
We had a great day at Liverpool Museum today!
We started the day by studying the buildings - focusing on the columns outside the museum and St George's Hall. This tied in with our topic- Ancient Greece.
We then spent the first half of the morning exploring the museum- we particularly enjoyed the mummy room and aquarium!
After that, we took part in a workshop in the Planetarium. We loved learning about the solar system and how telescopes ? work!
Year 5 Trip Letter - January 2022, by Mrs Walker
Date: 5th Jan 2022 @ 2:47pm
F2 - Christmas Party Day, by Miss Kealey
Date: 15th Dec 2021 @ 7:00pm
F2 have had a fantastic Christmas Party Day!
We played games, ate party food and even met Father Christmas.
We are definitely feeling the Christmas Spirit in F2!
F2K - Christmas Jumper Day, by Miss Kealey
Date: 10th Dec 2021 @ 4:23pm
F2K supported the ‘Save the Children’ movement by wearing Christmas jumpers to school. We loved showing off our festive clothes and enjoying a tasty Christmas Dinner. It has been a brilliant day!
Thank you for all of your donations!
F2W Christmas Jumper Day, by Miss Ward
Date: 10th Dec 2021 @ 4:17pm
We have had a brilliant day celebrating Christmas Jumper Day. We participated in lots of fun activities and had a scrumptious Christmas Dinner at lunchtime. Thank you so much for all of the donations to the 'Save the Children' charity.
Foundation Stage Nativity - Thursday, 9 December 2021 (p.m.), by Mrs Harris
Date: 9th Dec 2021 @ 5:18pm
Foundation Stage Nativity - Thursday, 9 December 2021 (a.m.), by Mrs Harris
Date: 9th Dec 2021 @ 5:10pm
KS1 Nativity - Wednesday, 8 December 2021, by Mrs Harris
Date: 9th Dec 2021 @ 10:12am
Weekly Spelling 06.12.21, by Miss Flynn
Date: 8th Dec 2021 @ 10:01am
KS1 Nativity 2021, by Mrs Harris
Date: 7th Dec 2021 @ 8:40pm
Elf Day, by Mrs Schultz
Date: 5th Dec 2021 @ 11:42pm
Check out our cheeky little elves from last Friday! Thanks as always for your cooperation, the children looked fantastic and all money raised goes to support the wonderful work of the Alzheimer's society.
F2W - Elf Day, by Miss Ward
Date: 3rd Dec 2021 @ 4:04pm
F2W have had lots of fun celebrating 'Elf Day' today. Thank you to all the parents/carers for helping raise so much money for the Alzheimer's Society today!
F2K - Elf Day, by Miss Kealey
Date: 3rd Dec 2021 @ 4:02pm
We have had a brilliant Elf Day. Thank you for your donations!
