Year 1-Year or Prayer- Knots (Thinking About Our Fears and Worries)
This week, the theme for the Diocesan Year of Prayer, 1 is ‘Knots’. For this, Year 1 had to think about the fears and worries that they experience whilst tying a knot into a ribbon. Year 1 shared worries such as moving into a new classroom with a less familiar teacher, hearing loud noises, our pets or family being poorly, being told off for not making the right choice and coming face to face with scary creatures such as spiders or crocodiles. To symbolise letting go of these worries, Year 1 undid their knot whilst asking God to take away these worries and fears.
Year 3- Maths-Understanding Money: Pounds and Pence
This week in maths, the children have been consolidating their understanding of notes and coins. They’ve focused on converting single amounts of pence into pounds and pence, becoming more confident in recognising that 100p = £1. They’ve practised counting in groups of 100 and used their knowledge of place value and number bonds to 100 to help with conversions. Physical and pictorial representations of money have supported their learning and helped them make these conversions more effectively.
Year 1 PE- Athletics
This afternoon in PE, Year 1 enjoyed an athletics session on the MUGA. They enjoyed demonstrating lots of the skills (hopping, jumping two feet to two feet, rolling a ball, running, changing direction and underarm throwing ) that they have been focusing on in their PE lessons to complete an obstacle course.
Year 4 - Linking Schools: Visit One
The Year 4 class were excited to welcome their link class from St Matthew’s on Monday. They started the day telling their visitors what they love about our wonderful school and about Darwen. They spent the day in teams collaborating and sharing through building towers and taking part in team games. We are so proud of how well our children welcomed their new friends. They were polite and accommodating and everyone had a wonderful day. We are looking forward to going to St Matthew’s for visit day two.
Year 4 - Science: Sound Insulation
In today’s science lesson, the Year 4s were able to explain in detail reasons why we should protect our ears. They discussed the damage prolonged exposure to loud noises can do to our hearing and ways in which we can reduce that exposure. Their main idea was to block out the sound, so their task was to investigate different materials to evaluate their ability to insulate against sound. After exploring the materials available, they predicted which would work best and then got to work creating their own ear defenders, filling cups with their chosen material. Each child then got the opportunity to test out each of the materials by holding them against their ears and recording how well the material blocked out the sound. The majority of the class noted that cotton wool appeared to be the best at blocking out the sound.
Online Safety: Violent Content Online
Violence, viral videos and vulnerability. Most kids aren’t looking for violent content online – but they’re still seeing it. This week’s #WakeUpWednesday guide explores the impact and offers advice for trusted adults. Download your FREE copy here >> https://ow.ly/KcKr50VVJxp
BwD Schools Bee Stinger Netball Champions
After taking part in the heats a few weeks ago Team B played in the Blackburn with Darwen Bee Stinger Netball finals tonight at St Bedes. The quality of play was outstanding and every single player fought for every ball and really performed to the highest level. Five back to back wins : 6-0, 8-1, 9-0, 5-2 and 9-0 saw them crowned BwD champions for the second consecutive year, which is incredible and they will now go on to represent the Borough at the Lancashire Championships!
Year 2 - Striking games
This was our final striking and fielding session of this half term. We used all of the skills we have been practicing to play some games where these skills were important! At the end of our lesson, we made use of our amazing gym!
Year 3- R.E-A Special Visitor: Learning About Judaism
Over the past two weeks in RE, Year 3 have explored different world faiths, learning about the similarities and differences within Sikhism, Buddhism, Islam, and Humanism. Today, we were fortunate to have Lennox's aunt, a follower of Judaism, visit our class. She shared insights into the history of her religion and spoke about her visit to Palestine. The children engaged thoughtfully, asking many insightful questions, such as what inspired her to embrace Judaism, why pork is not consumed in her faith, and the significance of Saturday as their special day.
Year 5 - Life Cycles
Today in Science, Year 5 explored the fascinating world of life cycles, focusing on a range of insects. They compared how some insects undergo complete metamorphosis, changing form entirely at each stage, while others simply grow into larger versions of their younger selves. The children then created visual representations of their chosen insect’s life cycle, using a variety of materials such as rope, cones and counters to illustrate each stage in a creative and engaging way.
Mental Health Awareness Whole School Worship Led by Year 4
Following on from Mental Health Awareness Week last week, Year 4 led a whole school worship this morning. The children in Year 4 have been focusing on mental health, what helps us to better our mental health and they have also delivered random acts of kindness. In the worship, the children shared a lovely video that was created by primary school children on how we can share our feelings, thinking, emotions and moods. We know how to look after our physical health but our mental health is just as important. We learnt that Year 4 like to take part in sport, get a good nights sleep, spend time with friends and family, share problems and eat healthy and drink plenty of water! The children also shared some beautiful kindness poems and buckets of how they fill them to support their mental health. We are very proud of Year 4 for sharing their experiences and it’s great to know how much we can support each other along the way!
Year 4 History - Cause or Consequence?
As part of British History sessions, today Year 4 discussed the impact of events using cause and consequence. An example of this being that a cause was - The Vikings started to stay in Britain instead of raiding and leaving. The consequence was that parts of Britain then became controlled by the Vikings. We also found out that King Cnut was a king three times before he died in 1035.