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Year 6 - National Storytelling Week
As part of National Storytelling Week, Year 6 took part in a fun-filled online workshop that explored a love of reading through rap and rhythm. Schools from across the UK came together to create a powerful rap celebrating the superpowers we share: friendship, creativity and imagination. The workshop encouraged collaboration, confidence and a shared passion for stories and language.
Year 1 RE: Jesus Turns Water into Wine
In RE, we looked at another story which shows us that Jesus is special. It is about a time when Jesus attended a wedding, but they ran out of wine. He used special stone jars to turn water into wine. We discussed what a wedding is and showed pictures of our own experiences at weddings. We then created special celebration jars that we might use at a wedding.
Year 3- Celebrating National Storytelling Week with a Parent Reader
To celebrate National Storytelling Week, we were delighted to welcome a parent (Harry's mum)to read The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark. The children loved hearing the story and were so inspired by her enthusiasm for reading. The children were highly engaged and are thrilled that she would like to return to read with us again soon. A huge thank you for visiting us.
Year 1 Creative Area: Making Forky
In the Creative Area this week, Year 1 have created their own Forky. This is based on our PE, as we have been creating dances based on Toy Story, focusing on Woody and Forky’s friendship. They have really enjoyed making their own Forky friend.
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Year 2 PE - Gymnastics - Travelling, rolling and balancing
Year 2 have been building a sequence of movements involving travelling, rolling and balancing.
Year 1 Class Worship: National Storytelling Week
As it is National Storytelling Week, we were fortunate enough to join a Class Worship led by Annemarie Anang, the author of I Am Nefertiti. We loved joining in with the story and creating sounds and music. Then, we created some “I Am” poems which focused on our good qualities and being proud of our name. For example: “I am kind. I am smart. I am helpful. I am (name).” They also designed their backgrounds and shared them with each other.
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Year 2 - National Storytelling Week
Year 2 took part in an online event for National Storytelling Week. We listened to the story 'I am Nefertiti' by Annemarie Anang. We will be writing some poems as a follow up activity later on in the week.
Year 2 - National Storytelling Week
Noah's dad Russell very kindly read a story to the Year 2 class as part of National Storytelling Week.
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Year 3/4 BwD Primary Schools Key Step Gymnastics Competition
Today we had the pleasure of taking sixteen of our Year 4 children to represent the school at the Blackburn with Darwen Schools Key Step Gymnastics competition at S Bede’s. They took part in three routines ; floor exercise, body management and vault. It was a very long day but the children stayed focused and worked so hard to remember the three complex routines. We had a mixed team, two girls teams and a boys team. They all worked solidly within their squads showing perseverance and encouraging each other every step of the way. We can’t wait to hear the outcome in a couple of days when the results will be shared.
Year 4 Artwork in a Carousel
In our art session this week we completed a carousel of activities which included Batik with one group, William Morris inspired floral deigns and one group did repeated patterns. The children were super creative in the design process even though the concept of the repeated patterns process was quite complex. We can’t wait to display our masterpieces outside our classroom over the next few weeks!
Year 3- English-Exploring the magic of storytelling through sound and rhythm Online Workshop with Alim Kamara
To celebrate National Storytelling Week, our Year 3 class took part in an inspiring online workshop today with the award-winning rapper and storyteller, Alim Kamara. This fun, interactive session focused on the theme "Soundtrack Your Story," which encourages pupils to explore the magic of storytelling through sound, music, and rhythm. The children fully immersed themselves in the experience by joining in with raps and even creating their own original raps, using beats and rhyme to bring their ideas to life. The workshop served as an exciting springboard for the class, sparking their imaginations and providing fresh inspiration for their own story creations.
Reception: Soundtrack your Story Workshop
Our Reception class had a wonderful experience today during our National Storytelling Week workshop with guest author Annemarie. The children learned about the roles of authors and illustrators and explored how music can be used to tell stories. Focusing on Annemarie’s book, I Am Nefertiti, the class learned a new song and discussed the importance of our names. The students also experimented with creating their own soundtracks to reflect different emotions. They discovered how high sounds can represent fear, low sounds can convey sadness, and how tempo changes can make a character feel excited or sleepy. To conclude the session, the children listened to the story accompanied by their own sound effects and even learned the mambo!