“Facing The Past” slave trade trail
The sun shone for Year 6 today as they walked down to the Maritime Museum to take part in the slave trade trail developed by “Facing The Past” and some local teachers - including our very own Mrs Walsh.
Once we arrived at the Maritime Museum, we met our guide, Eleanor, who lead us round some of…
Happy Easter!
In RE we have been finding out more about who Jesus is, including learning about some of the different names used for Jesus either in the Bible or by Christians generally. We used these names to create our stunning Easter cards.
Bikeability
Everyone inYear 6 has had the opportunity to take part in Bikeability training this week, making sure we have the knowledge and experience to ride our bikes on the road safely for ourselves and other road users. This involved two full days of practice with instructors from Go Velo. We began on the…
Investigating chocolate production - is it fair?
As the culmination of their geography work on world trade, Year 6 used all their knowledge to help them understand the supply chain involved in chocolate production. They were shocked to find that from the £1 retail price of a bar of chocolate, the cocoa farmers in Ghana only receive 8p! Through…
Eco group go tree planting
What a glorious day for planting trees! The Eco-group donned their wellies and gardening gloves this afternoon and went down to the school field with their spades and trowels. Hilary from the Friends of Dorrington Woods joined us there to show us how to plant different types of saplings - potted…
Sharing books over a cup of hot chocolate!
To celebrate World Book Day, Year 5 and 6 got together this afternoon to enjoy a cup of hot chocolate (other drinks were available!) and a pastry. It wasn't just about food and drink though - we each chose a favourite book to write a review of and shared these with the other children on our…
World Book Day- The Day the Crayons Quit! En français... Rébellion chez les crayons !
Bonjour mes amis!
Today across school, the children have been celebrating World Book Day by sharing Drew Daywalt's wonderful story- The Day the Crayons Quit.
In Year 6, we wrote letters back to the crayons persuading them to return to us by telling them how much we loved each colour and by…
Be the Change - Go Green!
Today Year 5 and 6 went to Lancaster University for a “Be the Change Day” focusing on the environment.
This was organised by the students of the university and took place on campus.
We learnt all about food miles, how fruit and vegetables are grown and transported and the impact of plastics on…
Be the Change Day (Go Green!) Year 5
Today Year 5 and 6 went to Lancaster University for a “Be the Change Day” focusing on the environment.
This was organised by the students of the university and took place on campus.
We learnt all about food miles, how fruit and vegetables are grown and transported and the impact of plastics on…
Gymnastic balances
Year 6 have been working on developing their gymnastic skills this half term. So far we have practised mirrored and matched balances, including counter balance and counter tension balances. Today we moved on to plan routines including working on a piece of apparatus. There were some great ideas…
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