All children in Class 14 wrote a detailed letter persuading the class to vote for them as their PLT. Children described why they would be a successful candidate and put forward their exciting ideas for the year ahead. 13 children decided to run as a candidate and it was a Read more…
On Friday, we held a class spelling bee to show all the spelling ruleswe have learnt in Year 5. We sat in house point teams and each round a different person tried the spelling bee. We ended up with ‘sudden death’ between three of the teams who scored the same Read more…
Year 5 really enjoyed their trip to the zoo last week. We spotted a number of animals which would be found in the rainforest. The lemurs were very friendly.
After writing some fantastic fantasy stories last term, class 12 finally can show off their finished books. Everyone created an eye catching cover for their story and typed it up ready to ‘publish’. Each child has shown great dedication, creative thinking and pride in their work. Who knows we may Read more…
As part of our rainforest topic, Year 5 visited Blackpool Zoo today! We had the chance to watch a sea lion show where they performed amazing tricks. We also explored the whole park finding many animals including: lions, penguins, monkeys and many more. Class 11 were also very shocked at Read more…
In class 12 we had an arithmetic session starting with times table connect four. We had to roll a dice and multiply it by 7 then put a counter over the answer. If we matched 4 in a row we won!
Year 5 had the chance to experience two lessons at Siddal Moor high school today. Class 11 had an art lesson where they imprinted pictures using paint and then had a stunting lesson in dance & drama. Class 12 had a design lesson where they made door hangers, badges and Read more…
Congratulations to Alex Kellyevans who has achieved Deputy position on the Children’s Council for the Rochdale borough! Alex read her speech alongside the other five candidates at Rochdale Town Hall this afternoon and was awarded two trophies during the event. We are all very proud of you and we look Read more…
As part of our Linked Learning topic in Year 5, we discovered how chocolate was made from the rainforest. We discussed the process from cocoa bean to chocolate bar and the importance of fair trade. We then tasted 6 different chocolates (some we loved and some we didn’t!). Using our Read more…
On Friday lunch times, children from Class 11 have been taking part in a dance club organised by Miss Forbes. They choreographed a decades dance and performed it for KS2 during assembly. All the staff, parents and children were blown away by the talented group of children and their AMAZING Read more…