Blog by Miss Gill

In our 5/6 science lessons we have been learning about lifecycles. We have been observing some caterpillars over the course of several weeks. When we got them they were about 1cm long. They grew so quickly, then turned into chrysalises. Our first butterfly emerged from its chrysalis today (we were…

After SATs, Year 6s had a bit of a treat for all their hard work. We make pizzas from scratch and enjoyed watching a film. Well done for all the super hard work Year 6s!

On Monday, we had a visit from Omar. He came to tell us about who Jesus was to him, as a Muslim. We learned lots of things. Muslims believe that Jesus was a prophet, but not the Son of God as Christians believe. They also believe that Jesus didn't die on the cross, but do believe (as Christians…

In English, we are learning about the plot of Shakespeare's famous tragedy, Romeo and Juliet. We created actions for the different characters and then retold the plot through freeze frames. Take a look and see if you can guess which scenes we did.

In science we have been learning about properties of materials. As part of this we have looked at what a reversible change is (one where a material will return to its original state) and irreversible changes (one where the material will not return to its original state). We had lots of fun making…

On Wednesday, we had a different Maths lesson. For starters, we were in the hall--which was great fun--and then we had our parents in with us too! The Year 5s were starting a new decimals unit and working on numbers with two decimal places and the Year 6s were finishing off a unit on algebra,…

We have been learning a dance and are going to perform it for the rest of the school. It’s been lots of fun!

We had a visit from our local fire service, reminding us about fire safety at home. The told us to make sure we have a plan to escape just in case of a fire and to make sure we check our smoke alarms at home. We also learned about keeping safe on roads too.

We have been planning recipes with hero ingredients. Our class has been divided into 6 groups (two starters, two mains and two desserts). Each group has been given a hero ingredient: either a pepper, some salmon or some pineapple. We had to make sure this ingredient was the star of our recipe.…

We have been learning about healthy eating and where our food comes from. As part of this we have been taste testing different bolognese sauces, cheap and expensive. On the whole, as a class, we preferred the cheaper sauce.

Today we had a visit from Anthony, who works with South Ribble Sports. We learned about leadership and how to create games and activities for our KS1 children. In addition to creating games, we thought about how to adapt them, making them easier, more difficult or adding a challenge, to ensure…

Across the whole school we have had a spirituality and prayer day. We have thought about the Easter story. Starting with Palm Sunday, we thought about Jesus coming into Jerusalem and how he was a hero; this led on to us thinking about heroes we have. At the second station, we thought about…