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As it is St Patrick’s Day, Willow Class have got into the Irish spirit!!!

We started by making Irish soda bread. We all had a turn at weighing out the ingredients, mixing them together, and then kneading the dough. 
Once it was ready we all smelt it, or tasted it. Some of us weren’t too keen…

This morning while half of maple class went to strawberry fields to swim the rest of us in Maple Class had fun celebrating St Patrick’s Day. 
First we did an attention autism, in our bucket was a spinning top, a rocket and a flashing spiky ball. Next for stage 2 we did a shamrock fall. Miss Woods…

9Gs wonderful Safari adventure.

So as you know, 9G were very lucky to be able to go to Knowsley Safari park today. 

We saw soooo many different animals! We managed to spot lots of deers, camels, donkeys, rhinos, wolves, tigers and we even got to see lots and lots of baboons! We…

On Thursday 31 March our Year 11 pupils and some staff will be taking part in a Sponsored Swim- We have been practicing and perfecting our swimming techniques over the last few weeks at Brinscall Swimming Baths!
And also collecting sponsors from our families and friends! We are swimming as a…

On Friday 10R visited Newman College. We had a lovely day looking around the college and getting a feel for how busy it could get. We looked at the gym,climbing wall, nurture room and classrooms. 

We couldn’t quite believe how many different areas where we could get food and drink from. 

We…

On Wednesday we had a change from our usual morning Cafe in class. As it was a lovely day we went for a walk to the Cafe at Astley Park. We practiced our road safety skills whilst out in the community, finding safe places to cross and spotting dangers.

Once at the Cafe we looked at the…

This week in 7a we have enjoyed orienteering in PE. The children have shown great listening and communication skills in this terms PE with a difference. They have been working in groups independently to explore the grounds of school to find multiple musical instruments hidden around the forest and…

To celebrate the Commonwealth Games being hosted in this country, and the Queen’s Jubilee year, the school took part in the Lancashire School Games Baton Relay. Members of the school council, together with participating classes, provided a welcoming party for teachers and pupils from St Mary’s…

In Oak on International Women's Day, we looked at pictures of women who are special to us, we talked about who we could see in the pictures and then looked for another picture that was the same. The children all recognised their family members who are special to them and liked to look at each…

This week Willow Class went on our first walking trip to visit Astley Park. We have been learning all about our local environment, habitats and wildlife in class, especially looking at local birds during the big bird watch in February so it was time to put all our knowledge to the test! 
We…

In Sycamore for International Woman’s Day we learnt about what International Woman’s Day is and why we celebrate it. We looked at how throughout history, women have been treated differently to men. We talked about how women was not allowed to vote and how in some job roles, men were paid more than…

Ahoy there! In Beech class this week we have had lots of fun looking at all things pirates! 

We have explored lots of sea creatures, treasures, and pirate ships in sensory trays of cereal, water and sand.

In our attention autism sessions, we have sifted flour octopuses, practiced our numbers…