Year 5 Blog

This half term, Year 5 have been learning about e-safety (online safety). We discussed what things in our homes use the internet and what apps we use as a class. We chose one of the apps that uses the internet, e.g.: Roblox to learn about and we created a poster or PowerPoint or moviemaker or used word to create information for others to learn about. We really enjoyed learning about e-safety, and we presented them to our parents at the front of the classroom. Now, we know how to stay safe online. We really enjoyed it.By C.O

On Saturday, lots of children and their parents braved the cold for the Primary Cross Country Championships. All the children ran amazingly and did Broadbent Fold proud. A special congratulations to Oliver and Liam in Year 6 who have been selected to represent Tameside in the Greater Manchester Cross Country Championships this Saturday. 

Last week, the whole school took part in the Challenge Me Hula Hooping event. EYFS had to hula hoop for 2 minutes, KS1 for 4 minutes and KS2 for 6 minutes without stopping! This was to try to improve our stamina. We had lots of fun and all got stickers for taking part.

We were delighted to be asked to work with sculptor Michael Condron again!   Michael  last worked with some of our pupils back in 2016 when he was commissioned to create a sculpture for the new Ashton Interchange, which is now nearing completion.  On Friday, pupils from Key Stage 2 created some designs based on 'Journeys' to be included in the final artwork.  Twelve children drew their designs before scratching them onto plaster disks.  Michael will fire glass onto the plaster disks in his kiln so their designs will be moulded into the coloured glass circles that will form part of the publi