Year 6 Junior Jam: Music
In music, year 6 continued their unit on singing partner songs . They completed voice and body warm-ups and then learned some partner songs to sing as a class.
Reception-PSHE- I am Caring
In PSHE we were discussing what does caring behaviour looks like? And what can we do to show that we are caring? The children learnt that their own caring actions can help make a difference to how others feel. The children spoke about when others had shown kindness to them and when they have shown kindness to others. As part of the activity the children made a circle and and soft toys were placed in the centre. The children were told the toys were feeling lonely and they were then asked what they could do to help. The children came up with some lovely ideas such as play with them, share with them, make them things, give them a cuddle if they want one or make them a card.
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Year 3 Presents their learning to Year 4
This morning, Year 3 confidently presented their learning all about the classical poem, 'The Spider and the Fly,' to Year 4. The children did a brilliant job, having memorised key parts of the original poem and then sharing the exciting ending of their own innovated version. The entire class then proudly said the poem's moral: 'Do not be fooled by flattery and compliments'. A huge well done to Year 3!
Year 5 Junior Jam: French
In French, year 5 have been reading and writing sentences about the sports they play and learning new vocabulary to describe when and how often they play them. The children then added sentences to explain whether they liked certain sports or not.
Year 4 - Interfaith Celebration
This year, to celebrate Interfaith Week, Miss Kachwalla led a series of workshops explaining what being Muslim means to her. The children develop a better understanding of different faiths when they learn directly from believers, especially how their faith impacts their daily lives. Miss Kachwalla gave a fantastic presentation to the children, in which she explained how she lives out the 5 pillars. She introduced her experience of Hajj and introduced us to some of the foods that the Prophet ate. We also had the opportunity to ask some of our own curiosity questions. We then returned to our classroom to taste some of the foods mentioned, including dates, olives, figs, melon and wholemeal bread with honey. Also this week, Years 3 and 4 watched a special recorded worship delivered by Imran from Muslim Learner Services. The children learned about how easy or difficult it is for many Muslims to follow the 5 pillars in Britain today. They also played some thumbs up/down quizzes and watched a tour of a mosque in Bolton.
Year 4 - Science: Teeth
As our Year 4 scientists continued their research on the human body, this week, they learned about the different types of teeth and their functions. They colour-coded the teeth in order to label the tooth types on a diagram and then they explained whether each tooth was for cutting, tearing or grinding the food.
Year 4 - Presentation of Learning
The Year 4s were very excited to present their learning to the Year 1 class this week. The children were put into groups of 6 to create a model of the human digestive system. They rehearsed their explanations of what each part does to the food and then proudly presented to small groups of Year 1 children. To start with, their explanations were a little bit complicated for our younger audience because they were keen to use the scientific vocabulary they’d learned, but we practised again using our best Mr Tumble impressions to make our explanations more Year 1 friendly.
Year 5 - Assessment Week
This week, Year 5 are carrying out a number of assessments in arithmetic, mathematical reasoning, reading, grammar and spelling. Today everyone worked extremely hard and gave each assessment their very best. These will help us determine how your children are progressing and where we can offer additional academic support.
KS2 - Football Club
On Tuesday, as part of KS2 Football Club, the children took part in a range of indoor activities due to the awful weather. They played games such as Zone Ball, which helped them develop their spatial awareness, teamwork and quick decision-making. The activities also encouraged them to think tactically about movement, positioning and how to create space during a match.
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Year 6 - Steady Hand Game
Today, the children began designing their steady hand games with a festive Christmas theme. Using all the knowledge they have gained about electrical circuits, they then started to construct their own loop and buzzer games, applying their understanding of components, conductors and how to create a complete circuit.
Year 5 - Class worship: Interfaith Week
In class worship, we continued exploring the Islamic faith. We learned about famous British Muslims such as Mo Farah and Amir Khan before considering some true or false statements about Islam. The children did very well, getting 9 out of 10 correct. These included whether or not Muslims could drink alcohol and if they worshipped Allah or Mohammed. We discussed the 5 pillars of Islam before learning more about a mosque in Bolton.
Reception class celebrate Interfaith Week
Reception class had a highly engaging week exploring Islam and the life of a Muslim. During their worship session with Miss Kachwalla, the class delved into the Five Pillars of Islam. Miss Kachwalla enhanced the learning by demonstrating her prayer mat and discussing the significance of pilgrimages. The children really enjoyed listening to Miss Kachwalla and enjoyed looking at her special clothes. Miss Kachwalla explained why certain foods were significant to Islam. They enjoyed tasting honey, wholemeal bread, melon, figs and olives and found out that Muslims eat these to keep healthy, help our bodies and to give us energy too. Thank you so much Miss Kachwalla, we have really enjoyed learning all about your religion!