This week in Beliefs and Values we have been looking at the value of ‘caring’, with a particular focus on caring for our planet, as this links to our topic this half term. We identified several threats to our planet such as pollution, climate change, water shortages and pollution and Read more…
As part of our Beliefs and Value topic, Class 4 have been discussing what types of things make a good friend. Once we had decided on the best ones, we poured each one into a magic potion to create a good friend potion.
During the course of the Year our PLT members have been looking into the importance of recycling. A few facts stood out to us: 1. It takes hundreds of Years for plastic to decompose when not recycled 2. Bottle tops are currently not recycled in our area 3. There is Read more…
Today in the Nursery we had an end of term water fight and the sun even came out! The children really enjoyed using their water guns and had good aim particularly at the grown ups! But Mrs Nolan and I soon got our revenge! What good fun we had!
The Anti-Bullying Ambassadors have been working hard to ensure that children across the school know about bullying and the vital work that the anti-bullying ambassadors do across school. As a result of a recent questionnaire they identified that Year 1 children were a little bit unsure about this, so they Read more…
As we have been learning about Peru we had a Spanish themed morning today. We listened to Spanish music and had a go at flamenco dancing! We practised saying hello and goodbye in Spanish. Then we made some potatas bravas and paella and did some food tasting!
The pods on our bean plants were now ready to pick this week! We estimated how many pods there were on the plants then we pulled them off the plants. We enjoyed picking the beans out of the pods and then we cooked them and had them in our Spanish Read more…
Today in English, class 11 worked on using effective communication during various games and activities. We discussed how important it was to be able to have good speaking and listening skills and how this would help them as they progress through their school life and eventually worklife too. In one Read more…
Yesterday, class 11 and 12 had another visit to a local high school; this time it was Siddal Moor. We took part in 3 different lessons. Our first was a drama lesson full of games designedly to develop stage directions, listening skills and coordination. Next we had a PSHE lesson Read more…
This week Class 8 have voted for their Children’s Champion who will represent the voice of children at Rochdale Council. We watched videos from each of the candidates and then held a secret ballot to vote for our favourite. Can you remember why you voted for your favourite candidate?