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We began the Kidsafe programme today. The purpose of this programme is to develop the children's ability to recognise unsafe situations and to take action to help protect themselves. Today, we looked particularly at what trust means and we talked about 'yukky feelings' - feelings that are sad,…

This afternoon Kaye Barker from Playground Proms came into school to do a music workshop. The whole school learnt some songs and found out about stringed instruments them Y3 had a Dalcroze workshop. Dalcroze is movement and music that teaches pulse, rhythm and dynamics. We had a fantastic…

Year 5 have been working hard to create toys with moving parts using a cam mechanism. You can see the wonderful models they have made in the photos below.

Year 5 had a wonderful five days at Borwick Hall last week! They enjoyed varied outdoor and adventurous activities, including canoeing, climbing, hill-walking and caving. Some of these activities involved going outside our comfort zone and we were really pleased with the positive attitude and…

Last night we performed at Ashton Hall in Lancaster with other schools from the Lancaster district. We sang 13 songs about our beautiful world and the need to take care of it. Some of our favourites were 'Plastic Soup', 'Big, Bay View' and 'Love Shine a Light'.

Some of us sang so impressively…

Peter Knutsford came into school to talk to us today about living and working in Africa. Peter has lived there for over 14 years and came to tell us more about the culture and particularly about African animals. We saw photos of the animals that walk across his garden each day such as giraffes,…

Year 6 have been threading the needle this week with their amazing sewing skills!

Please find a link below to access the Spring 2025 copy of Lancashire FIND Magazine, a useful resources of parents of SEND pupils in Lancashire. 

If you need any help accessing services you see in the magazine, please see Mrs Benson. 

SEND Newsletter - Lancashire County Council

Year 5 had a beautiful walk up to Williamson Park for our Big Lent Walk. It was a beautiful sunny day and there were lots of spring flowers. Thank you to everyone who sponsored us for this event to help us to raise money to support the work of CAFOD.

Year 6 earnt their sponsorship money for their Lent walk by recording 15 laps around the playground!

Excellent job Year 6!

Do you know how to make jam tarts? Well Y2 do, and on world book day when the Queen of Hearts came to visit she taught us! Look how fabulous they are!

Now we are going to learn about features of instruction writing and write a set of 'how to make' instructions.

We had some wonderful book characters in Year 5 today and we enjoyed hearing about the inspiration for some of the costumes. Reading is an important part of every day and we spent time this afternoon creating posters to advertise our favourite books.