Blog Author: Mrs Kendall

Today in Art we experimented with clay in preparations for making our own African pots. We tried to include different types of lines using clay tools. 

This week in Science we have started to our new topic on growing plants. We discussed what plants need to survive and planted our own sunflower seeds. We then went on a germination hunt around our school grounds.  

This week we celebrated Ash Wednesday with a special assembly. We discussed about praying, fasting and giving during lent and were offered ashes on our forehead. What will you give up during lent this year? Have you made a Lenten promise? 

On Friday we went on the minibuses to Bolton Museum to learn more exciting information about Ancient Egypt and the discovery of Tutankhamen tomb. We explored lots of different artefacts and even saw a real mummy. 

As part of our DT unit this half term we have been learning all about food and the eat well plate. Over the past two weeks we have designed and created our own dips and smoothies, choosing the ingredients we would like to add. Last week we made dips and brought them home for our adults to try and…

This week the children in Year 2 competed at mini skills tournament at West View against 15 local school. They had many challenges - passing the ball without dropping it, kicking a ball to a target, an obstacle course, a relay race and a distance kick. The children behaved impeccably and we had…

This week we went on a materials hunt around school! We had to name and locate materials inside and outside of the building and explain why the were fit for purpose.

This week in Science we have been exploring materials and their properties. We had to search for items around our classroom that would fit into each category. We explored transparent, translucent, opaque, rigid, flexible and waterproof. Can you test us to find out what each of them means? 

In RE this half term we have been looking our how God created our wonderful world. This week we focused on our role in looking after his creation so we produced a piece of artwork and thought about four ways we could help by recycling, reusing and repurposing materials. We also thought about our…

We had our Christmas party today and it was so much fun! We even got a special visit from Father Christmas who brought us all gifts. It was such a magical afternoon! 

We loved our Christmas lunch on Friday  - thank you to the ladies in the kitchen! 

This week in English we have been learning about a poem called the owl and the pussycat. Today we were given a section of the poem and we had to put actions to it and perform it. Scan the QR code to check it out!