Year 5 - Computing
First, we explored how programming affects real world technology, such as traffic lights and vending machines. Then the children watched a video demonstrating a range of uses for programming before debugging a program for a Sphero robot.
Reception Remembrance Day
This week in Reception, we have been learning about Remembrance Day and the importance of the poppy as a symbol of remembrance. Through hands-on activities, the children explored this theme by designing artistic poppies with loose parts, practising their fine motor skills by creating detailed patterns on poppy petals, and by sharing their own thoughtful prayers and kind words of thanks for brave soldiers and service members.
DPSSA Girls Football League Winners 26/27
Tonight saw the final evening of games for the Darwen Primary School girls football league. It was extremely tense as two teams, us and Avondale, led the top of the table and those two teams played each other tonight to decide on the overall winners! It was an incredibly close game which finished 0-0 but all of the girls played their hearts out, showed respect at every level and did so with huge smiles on their face. They now go on to represent the Borough at the Lancashire finals in January. Go Team B - we are so proud of you all and special thanks to the supporting parents and Mr Bloomfield for his exemplary coaching. We can’t wait to present them with trophies tomorrow in our Celebration Worship.
Year 1 Science: Animal Diets
Year 1 had an exciting Science lesson today to understand animal diets. We found that herbivores eat plants, carnivores eat meat and omnivores eat both. To find which animals eat each diet, we became poo detectives and looked at what food we could see inside animal poo. The children loved it even though they found it disgusting.
Year 2-Fire Fighter Visit
This week, Year 2 had a visit from the fire department. They learnt about the difference between good fires and bad fires, what to do if their clothes catch fire, a fire plan for keeping safe in the house and that they need to check their fire alarms. Thank you very much for visiting. Year 2 thoroughly enjoyed it!
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Online Safety: Advertisements
From influencer promotions to in-game adverts, children are exposed to advertising across their digital lives. But with developing critical thinking skills and increasingly sophisticated marketing techniques, recognising when content is trying to sell them something isn't always easy. Our latest #WakeUpWednesday guide examines: • The growing influence of influencer marketing on children's purchasing decisions • How online advertising can create pressure on parents to buy products • The impact of unrealistic expectations around products, appearance and lifestyle • Exposure to harmful or age-inappropriate advertising • The risks of unintended purchases through games, apps and online platforms • How a lack of advertising transparency can make promotional content difficult to recognise Access the guide: https://vist.ly/5ratc #Education #OnlineSafety #DigitalLiteracy #MediaLiteracy
Poppy Appeal
🌺 SUPPORT OUR POPPY APPEAL! 🌺 Our wonderful Head and Deputy Heads are proud to be supporting the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal this year! ❤️✨ They will be selling a fantastic range of poppy-themed items to help raise vital funds. Here’s what’s available to buy: ✏️ Pencils – 50p 🩹 Slap Bands – £1.50 💫 Bracelets – £1.00 🔑 Poppy Keyrings – 50p 📅 When: Sold daily at break times ⏰ 💰 How to buy: If your child would like to purchase any items, please send their money in a named envelope clearly marked with their name, class, and what they would like to buy. Slap bands are limited to one per child. Thank you so much for your generosity and support in helping our children make a difference! 🙏🔴 #PoppyAppeal #RoyalBritishLegion #LestWeForget #SchoolCommunity #SupportingGoodCauses #YoungLeaders
Year 4 Class Worship - Picture News
In this mornings class worship, Year 4 focused on Picture News - Is the journey more important than the destination? It looked at Karl Bushby who has just returned to the UK after spending 28 years travelling to achieve his dreams, experience amazing adventures and face brutal challenges. He hasn’t used any transport and carried everything on a trolley. Karl is so inspiring and it got the children thinking about if life is actually about the journey rather than the destination!
Science - The Digestive System in Year 4
This half term we are looking at Animals, including humans. Our first lesson involved looking at organs in the digestive system. The children looked at the main parts including the mouth, oesophagus, stomach, small and large intestines. They labelled these and then added descriptions about each example.
Year 3 - RE: The Ten Commandments
As we continue our auxiliary RE unit about Moses, this week we learned about when God sent Moses down from Mount Sinai with the Ten Commandments. The children looked at the Commandments and thought about how they still apply in the world today. They were then tasked to work in groups to place the Commandments in order of importance, with the rule they considered to be most important at the top.
Year 1 History: Our Favourite Toys
Year 1 have started their new topic Toys From The Past. They each brought in their favourite toy from home and we looked carefully to find what materials the toys were made from. We noticed that most of our toys are made from plastic, but some are metal and fabric too. Then, we looked at pictures of toys from the past and noticed they were mostly made from wood and metal.
Year 1 DT: Making Mechanisms
Today, Year 1 had their first DT session. Our end product is to create moving Christmas picture books to sell at our Christmas Fair. We started by looking at an example of a Christmas picture book that has moving parts and spotted that some parts move up and down, side to side and around the page. The children then had a go at making their own up and down slider, a side to side slider and a pivot mechanism. They tried really hard to listen and follow all of the instructions. Some parts were tricky, such as poking holes into the paper, however they showed lots of perseverance and managed to complete them all.
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