Today we entered the Heywood Schools Gymnastics competition at Newhouse Academy. There were 5 schools in total who took part with over 75 children in total competing for their schools. We took 3 teams to this event a Year 1/2 team, 3/4 team and 5/6 team. The standard was amazing Read more…
We have been working hard to learn our lines and songs for our class assembly, relating to our English unit (Traditional Tales). Today we performed Goldilocks and the Three Bears, the children were all amazing! Thanks to all of the adults that came to watch, the children were very excited Read more…
Today during PE Year 1,2,3&4 continued their celebrations for the Queens Jubilee during their PE lesson. We didn’t let the rain stop us, we started off with completing a Jubilee dance dancing through different years, then we went on to complete an obstacle course. During the obstacle course the children Read more…
Today we had a plant hunt in the environmental area. The children enjoyed using their magnifying glass to look at the flower in detail. We were able to identify lots of common flowers.
In DT, we have been learning all about vehicles including how they move. The children are confident talking about wheels, axles and axle holders. We designed our own vehicles and today the children brought their designs to life. The children even used a saw and hammer to help them create Read more…
Today is ‘World Poetry Day’ and the challenge set out in this morning’s assembly will be to find a poem you like and post it in this school blog post. You may even find examples of people reciting your favourite poem on sites like You Tube – if so – Read more…
We prepared the fruit and vegetables to make smoothies. Then we used a blender and the children made a prediction on which would be their favourite. I wonder if you can guess which one we liked best by looking at our facial expressions.
In science we have been learning about materials. The children can identity what an object is made from, today we discussed the properties of these materials. The children each chose an object from around the classroom and told us the material and a property of the material. “It is made Read more…
In RE we have been thinking about ourselves.. what makes us happy, sad and tHints that make us special. The children created little people to represent themselves.
Year 1 and Year 2 have absolutely loved working together to create their Nativity performance. We have danced and sang our socks off for the past few weeks and it definitely paid off today! The kings were majestic, the sheep were super cute and the shepherds performed excellently! Our villagers Read more…
The children absolutely loved Santa visiting school, giving them a gift and singing carols. Thank you so much to Heywood Rotary Club!
Year 1 have had a wonderful party day. This morning we made party hats and place mats in preparation for our party. The children have been busy dancing, playing games and eating this afternoon.
Today our class elf had tried to leave us a hot chocolate treat but he didn’t know how to make it. We decided to help our elf and write him instructions so that we could have our hot chocolate treat.
In science we have been learning about classifying animals. Today we had special reptiles visit our class.. Tortoises! The children loved touching the tortoises, holding the tortoises and feeding the tortoises. They asked some super questions.
We have had a wonderful few weeks learning all about The Great Fire of London for our history unit. We loved learning all about the key facts and creating our own diary entry. We placed The Great Fire of London on our timeline and chose what jobs we would like Read more…