Y4 celebrate the King’s Coronation!
Today we learnt all about what the King’s Coronation is and why it is important. The children made their own Union Jack flags too!
Y1 Science Tree Hunt
Mr Riley took us on a tree hunt today! We explored all the trees on the playground looking at the different sizes, branches, leaves and needles and even discovered bumpy roots buried within the ground. We were asked if we thought the trees where evergreen or deciduous. Back in the classroom, we…
Year Five independent writing
Year Five been enjoying their independent writing, based on Cosmic by Frank Cottrell Boyce. We've been writing about a youngster who fools people into thinking he's a real-life pilot! #enjoy #wemakethedifference
Year 1 RE- Is Shabbat important to Jewish children?
During Religious Education this term, we are exploring Judaism by answering the question "Is Shabbat important to Jewish children?" We are learning to empathise with Jewish children by understanding what they do during Shabbat and why it is important to them. Abbey Owl introduced the topic…
Reception- Monkey Puzzle
This week Reception have been reading the story Monkey Puzzle. We have been learning about animals that live in the jungle. We looked at a birdseye view of a jungle and our home town of Skelmersdale and discussed the similarities and differences. We then drew a map of the jungle, carefully…
Owl facts
As part of their English, Year 2 have been researching facts about owls. They have learnt so many interesting things. Did you know the tiniest owl in the world is the Elf Owl, which is 5 - 6 inches tall and weighs about 1 ½ ounces?
The Hangout - Caterpillars
Over the next few weeks, The Hangout are looking after caterpillars and will be watching how they transform from tiny caterpillars into beautiful butterflies.
Awe and wonder in Science as Year 3 learnt about the parts of a flower
Awe and wonder in Science, as Year 3 learnt about why plants have flowers. They loved dissecting a lily to help them learn about the different parts of a flower.
Year Five create camera obscurers
Year Five had a great time learning about the many inventions, from the Islamic Golden Age, which have since shaped the world. We studied Hasan Ibn al-Haytham, who studied optics and created the first concept for the camera obscurer. We then created our own working camera obscurers using boxes,…
Year Five investigate air resistance
Year Five have been investigating how air resistance can work as an opposing force to gravity. We also found that air resistance is influenced by the surface area of an object as it falls to Earth. To investigate this, we dropped parachutes of three differing sizes, with 3 specific surface areas.…
History Victorian Games and Playground Games
This term, we have been studying the Victorians. We have started our study by comparing our lives to theirs and what better place to start than with the things we love the most, TOYS! Firstly, we looked at what playground games they may have played and enjoyed and realised that some of these games…