On Tuesday, the Digital Leaders joined their counterparts from other schools at Bowlee Park Primary School in Middleton for the first of two KidsMeets and what a fantastic event it was! They got to experience a variety of fun computing activities and entertainment, including: exploring augmented reality with representatives from Read more…
This week we have been learnings about the different types of triangle. Equilateral triangles have 3 equal sides and 3 equal angles. Isosceles triangles have 2 equal sides and 2 equal angles. Scalene triangles have no equal sides and no equal angles. There is also a fourth type of triangle, Read more…
Today in Class 9 we cast our votes for who we want to be Rochdale Children’s Champion. After watching each of the six candidates’ videos in assembly, we put our x in the box on the ballot paper before posting them in the ballot box. If if you want to Read more…
On Friday after school, the parents and PTFA teacher team joined together for their annual netball match. After an exhausting and competitive 4 rounds, the teachers were the victorious team scoring 13 goals to 4. We would like to say a huge thank you for all the parents who joined Read more…
This week in Science, we conducted an investigation to find out the effect of sugary drinks on our teeth. We did this using eggs because egg shells are made of the sameness material as the enamel on our teeth – calcium carbonate. We placed hard boiled eggs in 200ml of Read more…
This week, four children represented our school at the Arch Alliance Spelling Bee at Milnrow Parish. The children were Aayan and Wayne (Yr 6), Emily (Yr 5) and Cerys (Yr 6). They first round was a written round where children had to spell 25 words, but as soon as they Read more…
In preparation for out new topic, “Where Does Our Stuff Come From?” the children in Class 9 completed some fantastic half term homework. From Wind Turbines to Eco-House, from leaflets to Miss French was very impressed by the standard of work that had been done.
In this morning’s assembly, we learnt all about Shavuot; the Jewish harvest festival that takes place 6 weeks after Passover. Shavuot is celebrated to mark the receiving of the Torah from God at Mount Sinai. Take a look at this video, which explains the festival in more detail:
Today we had our first session of Computing Club. Seventeen children attended and, helped by the Digital Leaders, explored a variety of coding apps.
After several weeks of investigation and testing, Class 9 made their final boats this week. Using the knowledge gained in previous tests, they designed a final product that they thought would meet the design brief: A Viking longboat that would float and be powered by wind. After building their boats, Read more…