British Values: Blog items
Reception- RSE- Caring Friendships and Families
Date: 8th Feb 2024 @ 5:39pm
This week we have been learning about how friendships can make us feel happy and how we can welcome new friends. We also learnt about how members of our family are different and how they can help us too.
At storytime, we read about Ezza The Elephant and his friends and family. We then made crowns and drew pictures of our own families.
"Always ask someone to play with you if they have no friends to play with" Esmai.
"I sometimes feel nervous but I have my friend who can play with me" Elisha.
"My family is big- lots of brothers and sisters" Oliver.
Date: 8th Feb 2024 @ 3:44pm
For our second RSE lesson we explored how we grow and change. We recapped on our ground rules before our lesson and practised our feeling faces. We all remembered how to listen respecfully to one another and use our talking object on our turn. Today we read another story and discussed key questions about the events. Our story enabled us to discuss how and why babies need more help and care than older children. We tallked about lots of things we can now do that we couldn't do when we were babies. Finally, we created a lifecycle for a human being. We ordered the cards from youngest to eldest and labelled each picture.
In our third lesson we explored trust, who our trusted adults are and who to talk to if something happens that we don't like. We each identified at least three adults we can each trust in school and at home.
Year 5 - Relationships and sex education
Date: 8th Feb 2024 @ 3:03pm
In year 5, we built on our learning in science to look more closely at the changes that take place in human bodies during puberty. In groups, we looked at the physical and emotional changes that happen in boys and girls and discussed the changes that are different between girls bodies and boys bodies. We discussed the importance of personal hygiene, and explored different products that are available to keep us clean and healthy.
Date: 8th Feb 2024 @ 3:03pm
This week we have enjoyed our three RSE lessons. Our first lesson included reading the story 'It's Okay to Be Different' by Todd Parrs. We all took part in a circle time session to discuss the story and its key themes. This story helped us understand an important message of acceptance and understanding through a fun story with some silly scenes! We celebrated our individuality through acceptance of others and self-confidence. Through our circle time we then explored how we are all different! We drew and wrote about an imaginary friend who is different to us. Some of us drew friends with different skin colours, different hair colours, friends who were a different size to us or friends who moved differently to us.
Date: 8th Feb 2024 @ 2:58pm
For Internet Safety Day, Year 4 discussed the positive and negative influences on the internet. As a class, we debated whether certain influences impacted our behaviour and views positively, negatively or both. We also talked about different uses for the internet and the differences it can make to our lives.
Date: 8th Feb 2024 @ 1:06pm
This half term we have been looking at Hindu Dharma in RE. We have looked at different Gods and Goddesses and how they are represented as Murtis on s shrine. The children had the opportunity to look at a shrine which was created in school and learn about home worship. They had lots of fun finding out information about the religion, especially the different Gods and Goddesses.
Date: 8th Feb 2024 @ 12:12pm
Nursery are throughly enjoying PE sessions with Mr Humble. They have been developing their ball skills by bouncing and catching balls, exploring differemt ways to move their bodies and have even taken part in some team games. PE is also a great way to develop the children's listening and attention skills as well as their PSED skills.
Date: 6th Feb 2024 @ 3:45pm
Today we were visited by local magistrates who told us all about their jobs and how they play integral roles in the court system. We then took part in a mock trial, which centred around a case of online bullying. Children were given roles to play and words to read out, these included prosecution, defence, judge, victim, court usher and witnesses. The children really got a feel for what goes on in a courtroom and some of us are even considering future careers!
Date: 6th Feb 2024 @ 3:36pm
In RE today we finished out unit on Christianity by considering the questions 'How have we changed so far in our lives? How might we change in the future?' We also discussed where we can look for help and guidance as we grow up.
School Council- Fundraising and reading book ideas.
Date: 5th Feb 2024 @ 7:43pm
At our latest meeting, the School Council were joined by Miss Moyes, Miss Jones- Boast and Debbie our Cook.
We met to discuss how to calculate the cost and possible profit that could be made when we sell Elmer themed cup cakes to raise money for Brian House.
The cupcakes will be all different bright colours, just like Elmer. They will be sold at hometime on the school gates and also during the day for staff to purchase too.
Miss Moyes also needed to know what type of school reading books the children would enjoy, as she was going to be ordering some more. The school council then went back to their classes to find out.
Another meeting will be held in the last week of this half term to discuss the results.
Date: 5th Feb 2024 @ 7:19pm
This half term, Reception have enjoyed staying for their first extra- curricular club- The Story Club!
Each week, they have chilled out on cushions, got cosy under throws and snuggled up to cuddly toys as they listened to a different Wintery story each week.
This was followed by colouring pictures from the story to take home and talk about with their families.
Date: 5th Feb 2024 @ 7:05pm
The Eco Warriors met to discuss the environmental review.
We looked at the ten topics and took note of our findings and ideas- all the positives (which there were many) and the negatives (the few we will be working on this year on our action plan).
This will then be uploaded for our Eco Schools Green Flag apllication form.
Year 4 - Planning for LGBTQ+ news report
Date: 1st Feb 2024 @ 8:33pm
As a class, we did a carousel to make a group plan for a news report about Blackpool Pride.
Date: 29th Jan 2024 @ 7:46am
This week Reception have had lots of fun in PE pretending to be super heroes!
They practiced their running, jumping and hopping skills and then went on to throwing and catching. They had to listen, take turns and try not to crash into each other.
Take a look at our photos.
Date: 25th Jan 2024 @ 11:35am
In this music journey, pupils are learning about South African protests songs. These are usually a fussion of different musical genres; especially jazz, gospel and pop music. Pupils learned the words of a song called, 'Freedom is Coming' and sang, whilst other children improvised a melody using pitched percussion instruments.
Acorns Bucket: Attention Autism
Date: 23rd Jan 2024 @ 4:49pm
Introducing Bucket - Attention Autism
Acorns have been enjoying 'Bucket'. Developing focus and attention skills, turn taking and aticipation through fun activities.
Acorns have enjoyed experiening a variety of fun action objects and winter realated activities like snow, snowman splatt and snow fountains.
Date: 22nd Jan 2024 @ 9:05pm
We started our LGBTQ+ research today. In Reading into Writing, our genre is News Reports. We used our digital literacy skills to research Blackpool Pride. We will use this information to write News Reports about Pride in Blackpool.
Date: 22nd Jan 2024 @ 7:36am
This week Reception have been learning how to keep safe and be responsible when crossing the road.
They had a special visitor from Zoe our crossing patrol warden or, as we like to say, our lollypop lady!
We all learnt that we have to :
1- Find a safe place to cross.
2- Stay on the curb.
3- Look both ways.
4- Listen for the traffic.
5-Then walk sensibly across the road.
"I have to hold my mummy's hand when I cross the road" Lucy.
"Zoe helps me cross the road safely when I come to school"
Date: 22nd Dec 2023 @ 10:11am
This week Reception had their Christmas Party.
They had fun dancing, playing musical statues, musical bumps and pass the parcel. Everyone took turns and clapped the winners.
After the games we had some party food and then we were visited by a very special guest- Father Christmas! He had brought presents for everyone because they had all been good this year.
Merry Christmas to you all!
School Council- Fund Raising For Elmer
Date: 22nd Dec 2023 @ 10:02am
We have been busy raising money for Elmer by wearing our Christmas jumpers. it was so successful that one of the Brian House collection boxes is already full!
Watch this space for more exciting fund raising events!
School Council- Business Enterprise
Date: 20th Dec 2023 @ 12:02pm
At the School Council Meeting, Miss Moyes was our guest. She was here to talk about her recent enterprise visit to Highfurlong with some of the Key Stage 2 children. They explained how they had visited their shop and looked at the different items they have made to sell. Dayle explained that they had to calculate how much each item would cost to make and how much it would have to be sold at the Summer Fair in order to make a profit. The School Council were very excited and were keen to make cards, keyrings and sell mugs. We will be holding a further meeting to discuss our next steps.
Date: 20th Dec 2023 @ 11:51am
There has been a lot of excitement in school this week, as as we took delivery of our Elmer sculpture.
The school council excitedly unwrapped it and it was taken to a safe place in school until it is ready to be decorated by the children.
Date: 18th Dec 2023 @ 8:05am
Well done to Thearush who won the Boundary Primary 'Road Safety Awareness' poster competition. His prize? An afternoon with the PCSOs on Traffic Duty!
Date: 15th Dec 2023 @ 1:42pm
This week we were lucky enough to visit St Mark’s Church in Layton. We met Reverend Matthew and told him everything that we have learnt about Christianity so far. Reverend Matthew then read the nativity story to us and we all joined in with different parts. He taught us about the key messages in the story and the roles of different characters. We then learnt about the advent wreath and the symbolism of the different candles. Finally we looked around the church and asked and answered lots of questions about features of the church.
Date: 12th Dec 2023 @ 6:57pm
What a lovely community event we attended this evening - the Walking Nativity. The choir performed two songs and played a part in acting out the Christmas story with our friends from Christ the King ⭐🎶
