Class of 2013

On Thursday morning Year 3 completed 3 different science investigations. The first investigation was a human body investigation. The children had to build a brick tower without using their fingers and hands – it proved very tricky! The second investigation was all about water where the children…

Earlier in the half term the children were set the challenge of growing the longest cress! Children returned to school with their plants today for the final measuring.

Here are the top 3 results –

1^st Place – Max – 18cm

Joint 2^nd Place – Louis and Grace – 17cm

3^rd…

In Year 3 this week we have been using a program on the computers called ‘Digimap’. Using Digimap we have been looking at maps of the local area from the present day and from 1900.

We have been investigating which ‘human’ and ‘physical’ features have developed over the last 116…

On Thursday Year 3 took part in the STEM Catapult Challenge. They learnt how to construct a simple catapult using lollypop sticks and elastic bands. They were then given the opportunity to practice using the catapult and decide on the best angle for firing a counter. After that they took…

This afternoon Year 3 had the pleasure of inviting our parents to help us with a homework challenge!

As it is outdoor week a challenge has been set to see who can grow the tallest plant in 30 days!

In class we have discussed the ideal conditions for a plant to grow and with the help of…

In Year 3 we have been studying an artist called Georges Seurat. He created a painting technique called ‘Pointillism’ which uses lots of tiny dots to create a picture. Seurat painted outdoor landscapes and famous Parisian landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower. Year 3 are going to be using…

Year Two enjoyed a fun filled day at Astley Park on Friday 8th July. We climbed, played sports and handled lots of animals in the Pet's Corner. The children also took part in a woodland walk during which they had to identify lots of different types of trees using a tree key. Year Two had a…

'The Explorer' 

Year Two watched a short clip this week in English about an explorer who travelled to the jungle in search of an immortal, golden monkey. We discussed the story and what happened but we didn't think that the ending was very good.

As a class we discussed what could happen…

Virtual Competition in Year 2 this week

Every year we hold a virtual sports competition for year 1 and year 2 against other schools. This entails Mrs Smith visiting lots of other Chorley schools and holding a seperate competition in each school. The scores are then added together and then the…

We only came back on Wednesday but we have had a fun filled week celebrating the Queen's birthday. We started the week with our fact files about the Queen and our sponsored 'Fit for the Queen' event.

We then wrote about what we would do if we were  Queen or King for the day. I'm not sure Miss…

Tolerance week

We started the week off with a KS1 sing along which was followed by a Tolerance lunch. The whole school were given different coloured stickers. This meant that each pupil had to sit with someone with the same coloured sticker in order to make new friends.

We also looked at the…

Computing Week

We started the week off trying to program using a sequence of moves. The children were taught how many quarter turns there are in a full circle and they learnt to move clockwise and anti clockwise. After that we programmed the bee bots with a sequence of moves for it to reach its…