Blog Author: Miss Huddleston

As is our custom, Year 6 visited Chrinside House yesterday afternoon, to sing carols to the residents. We went along with Mrs Weatherill, Church Warden at St. Paul's Church who talked to us and the residents about the joy of Christmas, using a Christmas cracker. We enjoyed talking to the residents…

Today we have focussed on our place as citizens of Lancaster. We have learnt about how counties and cities are run and the services they provide for the people who live in them. We found out about the difficult decisions which councillors have to make about the way they spend money, to best help…

Sergeant Carson-Brown came to visit Year 6 at the start of their Citizenship Week. He talked to us about the role of the police in the community and answered lots of questions. We also acted out a story about a character who is suspected of stealing from a car. We will continue the story on…

We have studied the architect and artist Hundertwasser. A group of us made these canvases in our own time. We created our own pictures in his style. 

Year 5 had a super afternoon at the University of Cumbria, learning about healthy lifestyles and enjoying a range of sporting activities.

Year 6 have enjoyed a series of lessons about the Old Testament, led by James from Bible Explorers. We have learnt about a range of Bible stories from Creation to the time just before Jesus was born, and learnt how they all fit in time order. As part of the programme, we have memorised a series of…

We have been visited today by Cyber-Safe, who have reminded us about keeping safe online. We discussed top tips for keeping safe online, including being very careful with our personal information.

Well done to all the Year 6 enterprise groups, who have worked hard throughout the week to produce some excellent products to sell at last night's Christmas Fair. As a class, we made a profit of approximately £200, which is an amazing achievement. We will reveal the winning team next…

Year 6 have been using poly-blocks top create multi-coloured Christmas prints. They have achieved some stunning results - look out for them on your Christmas cards.

Year 6 led our Remembrance Assembly today. They recited the poem "For the Fallen", which was written during WW1 by Robert Binyon, who was originally from Lancaster.

When we arrived at Clitheroe Castle, we were met by Sargeant Maddocks, who taught us how to become soldiers. We practised our drill and learnt how to survive in the trenches. We also spent some time reflecting on different people's perspectives on war, including writing some poetry. We finished…

Year 6 have been studying Lewis Carroll's classic poem, "Jabberwocky". We have enjoyed using our imaginations to work out what some of the nonsense words in the poem mean, and have created our own artwork based on our ideas. Finally, we learnt and performed the poem for Year 3, as part of their…