15 Mar

3D Shape

We are learning about 3D shapes in maths.  Here we are making some using cocktail sticks and marshmallows. This helped us to think about how many vertices in each shape.

14 Mar

Investigating structures

As part of our DT topic on shelters, we have been investigating techniques for making strong, stable structures using a variety of materials. We discovered that the use of triangles helps to make a structure rigid. We experimented with different materials to build a framework, including art straws…

14 Mar

Y1-Meet our new pets

As part of our topic of animals, we have been looking closely at different types of animals, their groups and their features. Therefore, we were very excited to look after some fish for a few weeks. We are enjoying feeding them and discussing the different parts we can see e.g “...look at their…

14 Mar

Pupil Parliament

These lovely year 5 pupils represented the school brilliantly today at Pupil Parliament. They found out about climate change and started thinking about how to make school a more sustainable place. 

13 Mar

The start of Lent

What better way to start lent than with a pancake.new had a look in the shopping bag to see what ingredients we will need. We talked about where each came from and already knew that eggs came from hens and milk from cows. We were a bit unsure about where flour came from. We sang our rhyme, “Mix a…

13 Mar

The lost sheep.

We have been looking everywhere for those pesky lost sheep. We listened to the story Jesus told and then went to find all of the sheep hiding around Nursery. Come in at the end of the day and see how many you and your child can spot.

13 Mar

It’s World Book Day!

We have enjoyed listening to stories today. Thank you  to Y3 for coming and reading to us. We love to see you. 

11 Mar

Football Fun at St. Luke's

Some of the Year 5 and Year 6 girls enjoyed an afternoon of fun and football with girls from St. Luke's Primary School in Skerton. Coaches from Morecambe Football Club organised a skills session for us, before we played a friendly match. Despite the wind and rain, everyone had fun and showed great…

11 Mar

Garden Time

Today the children were tasked with collecting objects from the garden and making pictures with them. 

 

11 Mar

Teddy Bear Hospital

We had a brilliant time learning about how to keep ourselves healthy this morning when the student doctors from Lancaster Uni visited. 

 

10 Mar

Year 6 cricket at the field

After disappointing wet weather for our first cricket session last week, the sun shone for us today and we were able to go down to the field with Steve and his assistant coaches. We practised some striking skills as well as playing a game of Diamond Cricket. There was some very impressive batting…

10 Mar

Parachute investigation

Today, we have been learning about air resistance. We made parachutes that were different sizes and dropped them from the same height to see whether the surface area created more air resistance. We found out that the larger the canopy, the slower they fell to the ground. We also found out from…