Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural Development (SMSC): Blog items
Date: 5th Dec 2025 @ 10:48am
We have been reading the story The Gingerbreadman.
It is one of our favourite stories and everyone loves joining in saying "Run, run as fast as you can, you can't catch me I'm the Gingerbreadman!".
Everyone collaged and painted a Gingerbreadman, wrote a list of the characters from the story and retold the story at the story telling table.
"Everyone chased the Gingerbreadman" Raya
"They couldn't catch him" Ibrahim
"He was a very fast Gingerbreadman" Harrison- Bleu
"The fox was sneaky- he tricked him and ate him all up!" Bonnie
Reception- Christmas Role Play
Date: 5th Dec 2025 @ 10:37am
It has been a very exciting week in Reception- Christmas has arrived!
All the children have been enjoying dressing up in the home corner as Elves and reindeers. They sang songs, made "hot chocolate" and "Christmas dinner" and wrote Christmas lists to Santa. They also helped each other put their costumes on too.
Reception get busy in Santa's Workshop
Date: 5th Dec 2025 @ 10:26am
This week the children have hand a great time role playing in Santa's Workshop. They have been practising their scissor skills by cutting wrapping paper and working their finger muscles to wrapp a range of different presents. They have been creating their own role plays by using their imagination and developing thewir sharing and turn taking skills whislt playing together. The children have been busy designing teir own toys and writing Chirstmas lists. What a fabulous time they have had!
Date: 4th Dec 2025 @ 9:22am
🎄 The Christmas Kindness Challenge: Small Acts, Big Joy
This week, our Christmas Kindness Challenge has encouraged pupils to spread festive cheer through simple, thoughtful actions.
Day 1: Make a card for your teacher
Students created colourful, heartfelt cards to show their appreciation. A lovely start to the week!
Day 2: Hold the door open
A small act with a big impact—our corridors were full of smiles and good manners.
Day 3: Say something nice to a friend
Kind words filled the classrooms as pupils shared compliments and encouragement.
Day 4: Tidy the classroom
Everyone pitched in to make our learning spaces clean, organised, and welcoming.
A little kindness goes a long way—especially at Christmas! Let’s keep the festive goodwill flowing. 🎅✨
Year 4 - December Kindness Challenge
Date: 2nd Dec 2025 @ 10:22am
Our December kindness challenge is up and running in Year 4!
1st - Make your teacher a Christmas card
2nd - Hold the door open for someone
We can't wait to see more kindness not just in school but outside of school throughout December!
Date: 1st Dec 2025 @ 6:41pm
This week Reverend Peter from St Marks Church visited us to talk about the important message in the Christmas story. We told him everything that we have learnt about Christianity so far. Reverend Peter 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 had some time to ask questions about the Nativity story and the Christian faith.
Date: 1st Dec 2025 @ 6:37pm
Today we learnt to recognise the symbols used on an Ordnance Survey map. We learnt that these maps are used to help people find places of interest in an area. We then looked at different map symbols together and worked out what each meant. We learnt that symbols are used to save space on a map and clearly show where different things area located.
Date: 28th Nov 2025 @ 8:52am
As part of our PSHE and Science curriculum, today we invited PCSO Debby Savage to talk to Year 6 about the effects and dangers of drugs and alcohol. The children were very sensible listening to what she had to say and asked some very good questions. We discussed smoking, vaping, alcohol and illegal/legal drugs and how they can affect our bodies.
Date: 25th Nov 2025 @ 10:04am
What a great morning at our Together Time today. We welcomed in parents and carers to our programming lesson on Scratch. Before we got started, we showed our parents our Sensory Circuit which gets us ready for the day! Then we followed instructions from Scratch to code a fun game. Our teachers were very impressed with our knowledge...and the parents!
Date: 21st Nov 2025 @ 11:23am
This week Acorns have been exploring the celebration of Diwali.
We have enjoyed sharing songs and stories, exploring light up toys and lamps in our 'Bucket time' sessions and creating Diva lamps.
We have had so much fun.
Date: 19th Nov 2025 @ 1:28pm
This week, we found a fun new brain break to have a go at! We enjoy having a break and then being ready for the next lesson.
Date: 14th Nov 2025 @ 3:57pm
This week we have been exploring travelling by cars as part of our travel and transport topic. We have had lots of fun exploring a variety of resources including a garage, roads and car park, with lots of ramps and new cars.
Acorns have been developing their social skills, playing skills and turn taking skills through a variety of activities with these resources. We have also been developing our communication skills with the support of choice boards and visuals.
Date: 14th Nov 2025 @ 3:24pm
Acorns explored Remeberance Day through poppy art. We enjoyed collaging poppies and choosing different colours to create our poppies.
We went outside with Redwoods to lay our poppy's alongside our remembrance area. Some of us enjoyed looking at the remembrance area and some us us planted our poppies independently.
Date: 14th Nov 2025 @ 11:41am
Reception have been learning about the Hindu festival of Diwali- 'The Festival of Light'. The children have been finding out how Hindu's prepare for the celebration by cleaning and decorating this houses. The learnt what a diva lamp is and that rangolli patterns are made to welcome guests to their homes. We found out that they have many special traditionsincluding visiting their temple, sharing a special meal with their families, wearing speacial clothes and even setting off fireworks. the children enjoyed making Diwali cards for their friends, paintng rangolli patterns and even making their very own diva lamp to take home.
"Diwali is the festaval of light" Rohan
"They celebrate good over bad" Ava
"They wear special clothes and have food with their family" Lockie
"The light a diva lamp" Isabel
Date: 14th Nov 2025 @ 10:36am
Today, the children celebrated Children in Need. They came to school dressed in something spotty or stripy and donated money to the charity.
In the afternoon, we had a whole school assembly to celebrate this good cause.
Take a look at our photos!
Date: 14th Nov 2025 @ 10:02am
On Tuesday 11th November, each child in Reception made and planted their poppy in the school Remembrance Garden. On each poppy they had the name of a soldier who had died in the First World War.
Afterwards, the school took part in a service where the pupils remembered these soldiers and others who had sacrificed their lives in past and present conflicts.
The service was led by Year 6 and Reverend Peter.
Reception also had opportunities to paint a poppy, collage a poppy, draw a poppy using pencil crayons or felt tips and label it too.
" We wear a poppy so we remember the soldiers who died in the war" Noah
"Poppies are red" Zara
Date: 13th Nov 2025 @ 7:22pm
Today we enjoyed raising money for Children in Need. Lots of us changed a part of our uniform to something spotty or stripy and donated money to charity. We learnt more about Children in Need in our Friday assembly and how the theme for this year is helping to raise funds.
Date: 13th Nov 2025 @ 9:13am
This week, we have celebrated anti-bullying week. We began the week with an assembly by Mrs Clarke who gave us some scenarios and we discussed what we could do to be an upstander rather than a bystander. We understood that if we see someone being bullied we need to act and get help from a trusted adult. On Friday, we celebrated our differences by wearing odd socks and completed our PSHE lesson, looking at the difference between being unkind and being bullied. We know that bullying is when something is intentional and repeated behaviour and how to get help.
Date: 11th Nov 2025 @ 11:15am
Today, Tuesday 11th November, each pupil from Boundary Primary School made and planted their poppy in the school Remembrance Garden. On each poppy they had written the name of a soldier who had died in the First World War. Afterwards, the school took part in a service where the pupils remembered these soldiers and others who had sacrificed their lives in past and present conflicts. The service was led by Year 6 and Reverend Peter. The pupils also had further opportunities to reflect as they took part in a whole school art week based around the theme of poppies, using different techniques, such as collage, print and sketching.
Date: 11th Nov 2025 @ 8:58am
Today we planned our poppies in our remembrance garden to honour all the soldiers that have died in wars over the years. We will remember them.
Reception- Holly Class Trip To The Woods
Date: 10th Nov 2025 @ 4:58pm
Today we visited Salisbury Woods to learn about Autumn.
Here, we had a great time collecting different types of leaves and looking at the different colours they were, red, orange, yellow and brown. We also found pine cones and conkers and saw a squirrel running through the trees collecting food for the Winter.
"My leaf is red" Tilly- Mae
"My leaf is brown and shaped like a love heart" Dolcie- Rae
"The leaves fall off the trees in Autumn because they have died" Rohan
"The weather is getting colder in Autumn" Bonnie
Reception Willow Class visit the woods
Date: 10th Nov 2025 @ 4:56pm
Today the children in Willoiw class had a fantastic time visiting Salisbury Woods to look for signs of autumn. The children enjoyed collecting a range of different autumnal objects including autumn leaves, conkers and pine cones. As we walked around the woods we discussed the changes we see during the season of autumn.
"The leaves are changing colour- red and yellow" Lockie
:The leaves fall off the trees" Theo
"It gets dark quick at night" Grayson
"Animals hibernate" Ava
The children enjoyed playing some different traditioonal games including hide and seek and pooh sticks. They were even lucky enough to spot some grey squirrels.
Date: 7th Nov 2025 @ 3:53pm
Children in Year 6 have been looking at Remembrance and have learnt more about why the Poppy is a symbol of remembrance. We sketched poppies and coloured them in with pencil crayons. The children have also been busy making poppies that have the name of a soldier that they will keep in their thoughts when they plant them during our whole school act of remembrance on Tuesday 11th November.
Date: 7th Nov 2025 @ 10:22am
This week in Reception we have been talking about different traditions and celebrations. We focused on Halloween and Bonfire Night- discussing how did people celebrate with their friends and families. The children enjoyed discussingtheir family traditions explaining which celebration their prefered and why.
"I like bonfire night because you eat toffee aples" Noah
"I prefer halloween because I like going treat or trating and having parties" Lockie
"Halloween is fin because you dress you" Shiloh
The children emersed themselves in the different celebrations by taking part in a range of activities including carving pumpkins, making potions, collaging halloween theme pictures and even making their own bonfire night picture. Have a look at all the wonderful things we have been doing this week.
Reception- Blackpool Football Club
Date: 7th Nov 2025 @ 10:19am
Over the next half term, each week, Reception will be having a PE lesson with Blackpool Football Club. They will learn the fundamental skills of listening, moving in different ways, throwing and catching a ball. controlling a ball with their feet, taking turns and showing respect. We also learned the importance of warming up before exercising.
Take a look at how we moved around the hall as different animals, changing our speed and listening to the instructions.
"You have to warm up so your muscles don't get hurt" Zane
"I was a giraffe standing on my tip toes" Zara
"You have to stop when it is red!" Faith B
