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12 July 2016

Party in the Park

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…

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7 July 2016

Water Safety Talk

This afternoon we have had a talk on how to stay safe around open water! Keep safe! 

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5 July 2016

Science Festival

 

On Friday year 3 went to Preston to a Science Festival. We had a fantastic day! We did lots of different activities like brushing different animals teeth, learnt about a 'Human Guinea Pig' who took a picture of the inside of an eye and even put a camera down his nostril! We used…

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5 July 2016

Science Festival

On Friday Year 5 attended the UCLAN Science Festival.  It was a full day of science based activities and roadshows.  We found out lots of interesting things about space and space travel.

The gravity defying stunt show was amazing: man v machine!  

All the children behaved well and we had a…

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4 July 2016

The Creepy Crawly Show visits Year 4

Year 4 had a very exciting morning when we were visited by the Creepy Crawly Show.  Jungle Johny introduced us to a variety of different creatures including a Giant Madagascar Hissing Cockroach, a python, different lizards as well as a tarantula.  We found out lots of interesting facts about the…

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1 July 2016

Reception Class by the sea!

This week we have continued our topic about animals and have started to think about the animals and plants found by the sea and in the sea. So far we have enjoyed the story 'Sharing a Shell' by Julia Donaldson. We retold the story in our own words using puppets and in writing. We also painted…

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1 July 2016

'The Explorer' in Year Two

'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…

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29 June 2016

Using keys

Year 4 have been busy in Science learning how to use a classification key to identify a variety of mini-beasts and plants.  Once we had used a key, we had the challenge of creating our own key.  To begin with, we used liquorice allsorts and had to think of different questions, which would sort all…

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28 June 2016

Chorley Magistrates Court Visit

Year six pupils visited Chorley Magistrates Court today and were able to have a tour around the court rooms. We also took up the roles of a trial and acted out a court case. We all played our roles well and after hearing all the evidence and witness statements, the magistrates made the final…

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24 June 2016

ICT at Albany

On Tuesday morning Year 5 visited Albany for an ICT lesson.  The children were taught how to use the Scratch program to code.  Mrs Noble at Albany was impressed by what the children could already do.  They all had a brilliant time and were able to make multiple robots dance by the end of the…

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22 June 2016

Worm charming

Today we have been worm charmers in Year 4!

We worked in groups to decide on the best methods to get worms to come to the surface.

We had some super ideas like pouring soapy water into the ground, stamping on the ground or causing vibrations.  There was a competition to see who could charm…

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17 June 2016

Pets Week in Reception Class

This week in Reception we have been learning about animals. On Pets Day everybody brought in a toy animal as their 'pet'. The children enjoyed learning about, writing about and painting their animal. We made all our information into a fantastic book. We also welcomed some chinchillas, a dog and a…

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