Year 5 - World Down Syndrome Day
To celebrate World Down Syndrome day, we rocked out in our best socks. We learned about what Down Syndrome is, how it is caused and how it can impact people. Most importantly we learned that children with Down Syndrome are just the same as others. All children love eating cake, playing with their friends, spending time with their families and learning amazing things about the world.
Reception Maths - Making 7
This week in Maths we have been thinking about all the different ways to make 7. The children explored this in relation to our story this week ‘The Birthday Crown’ where they thought of different ways they could arrange 7 jewels for the Queen’s crown.
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World Down Syndrome Day in Year 4
Today we Rocked Our Socks for World Down Syndrome Day in Year 4. We started with a special class worship, followed by a quiz to see who could remember the most Makaton songs that we have looked at in school over several weeks. Next we designed our own socks and talked about with the right support most people with a disability can lead independent lives. It was lovely to see the children developing their oracy skills through group discussion and using their talk tokens to share their ideas.
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Reception Rock your Socks for Down Syndrome
Today we are rocking our socks for World Down Syndrome Day on 21st March. We have been learning about different adults and children across the world with Down Syndrome and the ways we can support them, just like we do with Lenny in our school! The children practised different Makaton signs to help them to communicate with Lenny when he comes into class and decorated their own pairs of socks.
Year 2 - Rock Your Socks - World Down Syndrome Day
Year 2 celebrated World Down Syndrome Day by rocking our socks.
Year 2 - Maths - Longer or shorter than a metre?
Year 2 estimated whether items were longer or shorter than a metre and then checked their answers by using a metre stick.
Year 3 - World Down Syndrome Day
The Year 3s rocked their socks today for World Down Syndrome Day. Not only did they wear some funky socks, but they also learned a bit about Down syndrome, took part in a Makaton quiz and decorated a paper sock to show off their uniqueness.
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Blackburn with Darwen Schools Swimming Gala
What a fantastic evening we have had taking part in The Blackburn with Darwen Swimming Gala! We had ten children taking part tonight and they were an absolute credit to our school. We had some new events today but we faced the challenge head on and came away with some great results. Boys IM - Bronze medal for Desmond Boys Backstroke - Bronze medal for James Boys Butterfly - Silver medal for Desmond Boys Breaststroke - Silver medal for Jenson. Huge thanks to everyone involved, especially the families who came to support! Go Team B!
Whole School Worship with Rev Ben
Our Whole School Worship was led by Rev Ben this morning and he started by thanking the children who took part in the ‘ Let’s Go Sing ‘ concert at Planet Ice as they were so amazing and represented our school beautifully. Next, our game was The Fruit Challenge. Neve, Jacob, Darcy, Grace,James and Elijah had to name as many fruits as possible, continuously without any hesitation or repetition. It sounded easier than it was, but as it went on it became harder and harder. This was all about remembering things. Our Bible story was also about remembering things - The Last Supper. The Last Supper was Jesus’ final meal with his 12 closest friends (disciples) before his death, celebrated during Passover. He washed their feet to teach service, shared bread and wine to represent his broken body and poured-out blood, and commanded them to love one another and remember him. Christians believe that Jesus died so that those that trust Him can be forgiven. Jesus gave Christians this special meal to help them remember. Rev Ben asked us ‘ What happened in today's Bible story? ‘ and ‘ What does Holy Communion help Christians to remember?’ The children gave some lovely answers which included the fact that Jesus gave up his life for us with the bread representing Jesus' body which was broken on the cross and the wine represents his blood. We finished our Worship by singing Jesus strong and Kind.
Year 3- English- Speaking and Listening: The Iron Man
In English today, the class read Chapter 3 of The Iron Man together, focusing on the moment the Iron Man is lured into the scrap metal pit. Instead of writing in their books, the children spent the session developing their oral skills by describing the Iron Man's massive feast. They practised retrieving specific details from the text to build descriptive sentences out loud. It was a great opportunity for them to use talk tactics, such as building on each other's ideas and instigating new points of view, to bring the scene to life through high-quality discussion.
Kids with Bricks Lego Club
This week's theme in our Kids with Bricks Lego Club was flying machines. We watched our weekly video, which gave us some fascinating facts about the very first aeroplanes, inspiring our own amazing creations - we had UFOs, aeroplanes, hover crafts and more! The children had a lot of fun. A special well done to our Builder of the Week, Eliza!
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Wow Group: Tree Planting
What a fantastic afternoon our WOW group had on our school grounds! They had a wonderful time planting a brand-new orchard across two different areas of the school- next to the MUGA and next to our infant yard. We added a variety of plum, apple, and pear trees to our landscape, and it was a great learning experience for everyone involved. Ian and Aileen joined us to explain the life cycle of the trees, teaching the children how they will first burst into blossom during the spring and early summer. They learned that once those flowers are pollinated, they will begin the transformation into delicious fruit, just in time for the start of the autumn term. WOW group really got stuck into the hard work, digging the holes, positioning the trees, and carefully installing guards and stakes to keep them secure. It was a joy to see them working so well as a team, showing great care for our new environment. We are all really looking forward to watching these trees grow over the coming years, and we certainly can’t wait to eventually taste the fruits of our labour!