PSHE & RSE: Blog items
Date: 23rd Mar 2022 @ 2:48pm
We have had a visit from the Police this week to talk about legal and, mainly, illegal drugs. This involved looking at how drugs are trying to be disguised as sweets, looking at the risks and 'street' names of illegal drugs and discussing peer pressure. Year 6 children were really sensible, listened carefully, participated well and asked some great question.
Year 5 Much Ado About Nothing?
Date: 21st Mar 2022 @ 7:38am
A huge congratulations to all the Year 5 children who took part in the RSC's performance of William Shakespeare's, 'Much Ado About Nothing'. We were joined by 9 other Blackpool schools as part of the RSC's Associate Schools Programme, which has been created to support pupils in building confidence, resiliance and speaking and listening skills. After several weeks of practising, learning lines and dress-rehersals, the performance was perfectly delivered infront of a packed Grand Theatre in Blackpool. We are all so proud of the children who took part - what a great experience!
Date: 21st Mar 2022 @ 7:29am
A big 'thank you' to all of the families who have supported Comic Relief this year. Lots of the children in Hawthorn came dressed as their personal hero, or a famous superhero. Mrs Bradley led a special assembly, explaining all of the good work that the charity does with the money that is raised all over the country, and we all took part in a special Superman dance!
Date: 16th Mar 2022 @ 10:20pm
In December, Mrs Webster asked the School Council if they had any ideas as to how they could help get children more active at playtimes by improving their KS1 playground.
Each school councillor went back to their class for ideas, these were then given to Mrs Webster, and the result was- well take a look for yourselves!
"I love playing snakes and ladders!"
"You take turns throwing the ball to each other- it keeps you fit!"
"Hopping and jumping and running can keep you healthy"
Date: 10th Mar 2022 @ 5:07pm
In maths this week the children in year 5 set sail across the Atlantic Ocean on the world-famous cruise liner, Titanic. Using our interactive resource, Now Press Play, the pupils were transported back in time to April 10th 1912, where they were able to stow away on to the Titanic to find their estranged father in New York. After hitting the iceberg, the children had to use their knowlege of fractions and their calculation skills to solve problems and reach the lifeboats before the ship sank into the ice-cold water.
Date: 9th Mar 2022 @ 12:29pm
Date: 7th Mar 2022 @ 7:20pm
This week in PSHE we explored our similarities, differences, likes and dislikes. We talked about what 'special' and 'unique' mean and understood that we are all one of a kind! We then looked at pictures of lots of different children and with our talk partners we explored what was the same about them and what was different about them. We saw that some children had different skin colours, some had different hair colours, some were girls, some were boys but they were all special! We then read the story 'Eat your Peas' and talked about our own likes and dislikes. We understood this was our opinion and there was no right or wrong answer!
Date: 11th Feb 2022 @ 8:00pm
As part of children's mental health week we read the story 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' and discussed the changes the characters went through. We then thought about changes we ourselves have been through and what we would like to be able to do when we are older. We thought about whether we might need help at first to do these things, and who might help us. We then decorated butterfly outlines with pictures or words depicting things we have learnt to do, e.g. write our names, count to 20 and read our common exception words.
Year 4 Children's Mental Health Week
Date: 11th Feb 2022 @ 5:07pm
We have been having some fantastic discussions in Year 4 this week with it being Children's Mental Health Week. We have been talking about what we think mental health means and what it means to us. There have been some really positive and mature discussion points this week and the children have really enjoyed talking about all the ways in which we can ensure that we not only look after our bodies but our minds too!
Date: 9th Feb 2022 @ 7:40pm
As part of 'Safer Internet Day' we read the story 'Digiduck and the Magic Castle.' We listened and participated throughout the story, answering key questions such as 'how can you make a password strong, and hard to guess?' and 'who are the adults that you could talk to if anything online worries or upsets you?' We then completed two tasks. One was to give examples of our trusted adults and how they can help and the other was an online or offline sort. Through this we identified what information should be kept private and offline and what information is safe to share online.
Reception Chinese New Year Celebrations!
Date: 4th Feb 2022 @ 4:31pm
This week we have been celebrating Chinese New Year!
We decorated our home corner and made Chinese lanterns and dragons. The children learned the skill of folding paper into a concertina and attaching a handle and sticks to their work. Ribbon dancing, fan dancing and dragon dancing was enjoyed by everyone and we read The Chinese New Year Story (how the new year animals were chosen) and wrote about our facvourite animal from the story. This year it is The Year of the Tiger!
Year 4 We take 'Pride' in our work!
Date: 4th Feb 2022 @ 7:35am
In our latest Reading into Writing journey we have been learning all about newspaper reports and the features that come with them. We have also put a focus on learning about the LGBTQ+ community and have based our newspaper report on Blackpool Pride. We have had some amazing discussions and open-mindedness and some fantastic work! Mr McCormack and Mr Bamber are looking forward to reading the final pieces!
Date: 3rd Feb 2022 @ 8:39pm
Nursery provides a mixture of experiences and some of these come straight from the children! This week they have been coming up with lots of super ideas. When they were playing outside, the children asked for some blankets so they could turn the crates in to beds! Then they used the bricks in some really inventive ways. One little girl said "It's my phone. I'm on my phone!" The chidlren also asked if they could have some dressing up clothes which led to super interaction and speech and language opportunities.
Reception Meet Danny Determination
Date: 28th Jan 2022 @ 5:19pm
This week the children were introduced to the characteristic monster Danny Determination. Danny Determination taught us that you have to keep on trying and not give up no matter how hard it might be. Children showed determination with their phonics, writing and maths- even using the new sports equipment outside.
Take a look at how determined we are in Reception!
Date: 24th Jan 2022 @ 8:48pm
The children have been busy exploring ice in the outside area. The ice was simply placed on a tray and left for the children to make their own observations, use new vocabulary they had learned that week and show collaboration.
"It feels wet...cold...slippy" Alicja.
"It's melting...look there is water...the sun is melting it" Mercedes.
"When it is cold water freezes" Charlie
Date: 23rd Jan 2022 @ 11:15am
At the start of Spring 1, Year 5's Science Club was officially launched!
So far, we have had a go at the following experiments to investigate different areas of science:
Making giant fingerprints (DNA and what makes us different)
Making raisins dance (Buoyancy)
Making different sized paper rockets (Air resistance)
Writing messages with lemon juice (Oxidisation)
Magic milk (Surface tension)
Date: 20th Jan 2022 @ 5:31pm
Everyday, the children have access to our wonderful outdoor area. Here they can explore a variety of different activites and express themselves through lots of open ended resources. Some of the experiences on offer include role play, sand and water investigation, gross motor activites, activities to develop their thinking through cause and effect and of course there's always space for a little quiet time. The children love to play outdoors and it's a great place for them to build realtionships and learn to work toegther.
Date: 19th Jan 2022 @ 6:53pm
We have enjoyed another No Pen Day in Year 6. Together we started the day by looking at Thunks - thought-provoking statements that we use to generate lots of discussions. During the day we took part in a GPS session outside - we had to find questions hidden around the playground and go to the adults with the answers. We also worked in pairs to look through an arithmetic test with mistakes and discussed together what errors had been made. In the afternoon, we spent time on our DT topic. This involved threading a needle and practising a range of different stitches.
Boundary's in the news: Royal Ballet partnership
Date: 17th Jan 2022 @ 9:36am
Date: 13th Jan 2022 @ 8:15pm
This week in school we launch the WOW Walk to School Campaugn where the children learnt about how walking to school can benefit their health and wellbeing. We also discussed how less cars on the road can have a positive effect on the environment. Back in the classroom we discussed the importance of keep ourselves safe whilst crossing the road. We were visited by our School Crossing Officier Zoe who gave us some top safety tips.
Always stop, look and listen
Find a safe place to cross e.g. a pedestrian crossing or a Zebra crossing
Always hold an adults hand
Don't run incase you fall over.
Never cross between parked cars
After our visit we made a road outside in the garden and put her advise into action.
Nursery What Does Winter Feel like?
Date: 11th Jan 2022 @ 9:33pm
It's been a little bit chilly this week in Nursery as we have been exploring winter. We have been talking about the things we know about winter and lots of the children said that it snows in the winter and we need to wear hats and scraves to keep us warm. We tried to recreate some snow by mixing baking soda and conditioner together - the result was quiet realistic! The chilren have also been exploring ice and have been painting some ice cubes! This initiated a great converstaion about ice melting as a pool of water began to appear in the tray!
Date: 9th Jan 2022 @ 10:50am
This week we were introduced to our new text, ‘Lost and Found’ by Oliver Jeffers. As a class we read the story, focusing on our understanding of key vocabulary and the order of key events. Through the story we learnt about the unlikely friendship and relationship between the boy and the penguin as well as the characteristics of kindness and compassion. We also used our skills of prediction to work out what might happen next from what we had read so far. We then worked with a partner to order key events independently and retell the story ourselves.
Year 1 Now Press Play - Seasons
Date: 6th Jan 2022 @ 7:11pm
Welcome back Year 1! This morning, after our welcome back assembly we dove straight in to our third Now Press Play experience!
We are now able to access and operate the headphones independently and in no time at all we were ready to take part in our brand new experience. Todays experience was all about the four seasons. We were transported to summer, where there was a strange clock on the wall that didn't tell the time, but instead told us what season it was. However, we were all too hot in summer, so we thought we would help by moving the hand to winter! That should sort things shouldn't it? Uh oh, Jack Frost appeared! He stole the clock and it was our job to get it back!
Throughout our experience we learnt: the names of the four seasons, how the weather changes across the seasons and how seasonal changes affect animals and nature. It was lots of fun!
Date: 6th Jan 2022 @ 4:01pm
This week we started our Forest School sessions! We had lots of fun exploring the outside area and espically jumping in puddles! These experiences teach us important skill such as team work and hands on skills of cutting!
Reception Now Press Play...The Christmas Story
Date: 17th Dec 2021 @ 12:02pm
The children of Reception have been learning about why Christians celebrate Christmas and this week we listened to the Christmas Story using the headphones. They followed the instructions and went on an exciting journey to Bethlehem where baby Jesus was born.
Take a look at pur photos!
