KS2 Pupil - Portrait Piece

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KS2 pupil has created his first portrait. His subject chosen - a dog. The portrait was created with ink, acrylic paint and pencil, using fan brushes to create texture and fur effects. 

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Science - Chick Hatchery

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Our yearly hands on hatchery, saw pupils exploring the production of chicken and eggs for food, teaching pupils about the life cycle, embryology and genetics. All eggs successfully hatched - 5 boys and 4 girls. 

Did You Know?

  • Nearly 50% of an egg's protein and most of the vitamins and…
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MFL in KS2 - Cours sur les transports

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KS2 pupils this week in French have been exploring the area of  transport learning the French vocabulary for different modes of transport and creating the correct sentence structure. Pupils sang in French to the translated wheels on the bus song to develop their pronunciation.  

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World Book Day - Konrad Hurell Visits School

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St Helens Rugby Club player Konrad Hurell spent the morning with pupils sharing his life experiences as a sportsman and engaging in World Book Day activities. Konrad a Tongan professional rugby league footballer plays as a centre for St Helens in the Super League and Tonga at international…

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KS2 - Shrove Tuesday

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KS2 combined cross curricular learning of religious calendar events with home cooking skills to make pancakes.

Shrove Tuesday is the day before 40 days of Lent. Lent is meant to be a time of sacrifice, in honour of Jesus who spent 40 days fasting in the wilderness. Christians would eat pancakes…

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Duke of Edinburgh Expedition 2024

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Four year 11 pupils on their Duke of Edinburgh Bronze expedition stage putting into practice their preparation for adulthood skills - Navigation ad map reading, orienteering to campsite - remote supervision, setting up campsite and tents, campfire cooking, overnight camping, packing up campsite,…

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Therapy Dog Nova's First Visit

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Therapy dog Nova took part in Friday's Enrichment sessions - mindfulness and the outdoors. Pupils chose to use the local community walks alongside Mr Fairclough to engage in their outdoor mindfulness session. 

Therapy dogs provide a range of roles in various settings. They aim is to contribute…

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Dissection - Structure of the Heart

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Year 11 have been learning about the structure of the heart this week as part of their 'Human Body' topic. Today they have carried out a dissection and used their knowledge to identify the chambers (atria and ventricles), and the main vessels (aorta, pulmonary vein, pulmonary artery and vena…

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Bikeability - Pupils Pass Their Level 1

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KS2 pupils have been working hard on their biking skills this term during forest school lessons in preparation from a visit of 'Bike Right'.  

These sessions were delivered with bike safety, road safety and health and fitness in mind. Pupils completed a series of checks and tests about how to…

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