Year 5 created a variety of exciting fantasy stories for their special write. Children chose their own character and created a portal where the character went to an unusual fantasy setting. During Art, children designed their own front cover and blurb and then in ICT children typed out their story. Some children were also chosen to read their stories to Year 1 for story time. We are going to enjoy reading our stories to each Read more…
Class 13 have been making circuits to light a bulb. They had to investigate the difference between a series circuit and a parallel circuit.
Before half term, one of our Primary Leaders was put forward as a candidate for ‘Rochdale Children Champion. Alex Kellyevans from Year 5 was short listed and attended an interview at Rochdale Town Hall. She had to conduct a 5 minute presentation on changes she would make within Rochdale to support the lives of children and young people. If chosen Alex would be the youth representative for children across Rochdale. Visit the website below to Read more…
To celebrate all their hard work and to show all they have learnt in Linked Learning this half term, Class 6 had a Mexico party. We listened to traditional Mexican music, had a go at smashing a piñata and tried some yummy Mexican food. We enjoyed the salsa and tortilla chips but some weren’t so sure on the guacamole!
Class 6 had their class assembly this morning. A big thank you to all our family and friends who came to watch the children were so happy with the turnout!
This afternoon we have had special visitors in class 3, they came in to share their stories. We really enjoyed listening to their adventures.
This week, Year 1 came to explore the Year 5 rainforest! Class 11 used their sketching skills to draw their chosen rainforest animal and then used oil pastels to create vibrant colours. They then used these sketches to create abstract artwork with felt tips. Year 1 join the animal abstract work and also coloured in some rainforest animals. Year 5 enjoyed teaching Year 1 about their knowledge of the Amazon and there was fantastic discussions Read more…
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, they tested them in the water tray and used a hair dryer to provide some wind power. They then evaluated their boats’ effectiveness by answering Read more…
Nursery children have been on a number hunt in our outside environment. What numbers can the children recognise at home?
