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This week in maths 7a have been working really hard with subtraction. The have been able to use number lines to work out subtraction equations up to 20. Some of the children worked in small groups and others independently. The teachers were super impressed with our subtraction superstars this…

Rowan Class have had a super busy week! Spring colour hunt, swimming, making fruit salads, bikes and scooters, reading, number work, writing, raising money for Red Nose Day and being all round superheroes!!

Have a great weekend everyone and enjoy the Spring sunshine.

Mrs Down and the Rowan…

7P have been doing a little bit of celebrating over the last few weeks! 

We took part in a yoga session arranged by Mr Murphy last week which taught us about strategies to help us when we are feeling sad or worried. Everyone participated and followed the instructions of the teacher well.

We…

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…