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This afternoon, 7G pupils invited parents and grandparents into school for some fun, and what a turn out we had!

We worked together to make a photo frame and took some hilarious photographs using our wide selection of props. This was followed by a nice cup of tea or juice and a taste of the…

This half term in RE, Maple Class are learning about Baptism. We watched a video of a baptism service and then role played baptising a baby using the language "I baptise you in the name of the father, and of the son, and of the Holy Spirit". We then had a party because we learnt that baptism is a…

KS4 were treated to a fantastic afternoon of drama hosted by Preston College at Inspire Youth Zone. The theme of the afternoon was "This is Me." Students chose from three different workshops i.e. dance, acting or singing. We first listened to a rendition of "The Greatest Showman"…

Today 8G made their own bugs from Playdoh. As a class we learnt and recapped on the three body parts of an insect (head, thorax and abdomen) and the number of legs they have. After making our bugs we labelled them,  before  naming  and writing a simple description about the insect.

Good Work…

Katie from Community Network Rail was inspired by 10R and their interest in the ‘Manchester Bee’ to make a bid in order to fund, develop and deliver a city-wide Manchester project and create an illustrative walking map where one can spot bees along the way.   

The project has been given the…

This half term we are learning all about space. 9G had a lovely morning working on following instructions to make different aliens out of marshmallows icing.  We all made different types of aliens for our own individual planets. We then got to eat our aliens which tasted delicious! We really…

As you may have heard, from September 2020 it will be compulsory for all schools to cover Health Education, primary schools to cover Relationships Education, and secondary schools to cover Relationships and Sex Education (…

Today 8G have carried on with the theme "Bug's Life" by making bug biscuits. We took turns to do the mixing and making the dough , before choosing which bug cutter we wanted. After they were cooked and cooled we decorated them with icing, buttons and smarties. Some of us got a bit excited with the…

Today we went to Williamson Park in Lancaster where pupils could explore a range of different bugs. We discussed habitats and diets for some of the creatures we found. 

Many of the pupils enjoyed the butterfly house where the butterflies occasionally landed on us, others couldn’t get out…

Chestnut had a fab time at the Wild Discovery Centre, we had a keeper led day, holding and feeling the animals. The children used some good describing words to describe how they felt and we loved the armadillo! We then went for a walk around the park and fed the animals, we even saw a mummy…

9G had an absolutely fantastic time today at Devonshire Road Park. We enjoyed playing on the swings, the roundabout,the climbing frame, in the sand and with the musical instruments there. It was so much fun choosing between so many fun things to try. We all played so well together and really…