Matt Goodfellow performed some of his poems and we all learnt a poem and enjoyed performing it!Poetry is such fun with Matt Goodfellow.

Year 3 have made a pledge to take part in a mini marathon. This is a fabulous way to keep fit and be healthy.

Year 3 dressed as evacuees and experienced life as it would have been during WW2.

They learnt ever so much about the Air Raid Shelter and it's history. Children looked at artefacts and had wardens teach them all about the history and what life would have been like. 

Do you know how deep the Air Raid Shelters are?What jobs did the women do while the men went to war?

In our science topic this half term, year 6 have been creating their own classification keys to sort different animals. On Tuesday, we had the opportunity to use a classification key to identify different invertebrates on our school the grounds. 

We had a lot of fun!

This morning we have been learning how to glide on our balance bikes and played stop and start games. 

Year 3 are learning to play the game of rounders. They are learning how to hit a ball correctly and how to be a successful fielder.

Cooperation is needed to be part of a team. Can you be a good team player?

This morning the second half of Y6 visited Rayner High to make their 3D car and code it using the Crumble Coding Set. I am so impressed with the computing skills of all of the pupils who managed to make their police sirens flash in different colours.

Thank you to the staff at Rayner High for letting us use their facilities too!

Year 4 have been completing the mini marathon since last Monday. They are getting fitter and enjoying running on the yard for 10 minutes. They've been inspired by the London marathon this weekend and really tried to complete more laps in the time allocated and they are really looking forward to the Daily Mile Challenge on Thursday. 

Year 4 got the opportunity to observe their eggs after they'd been left in different liquids for 5 days. To some children's disgust, the eggs are starting to smell and rot in the liquids. The children were finding out that they needed to make very close observations of the eggs so that they could identify what actually was going on and were pleased that their predictions were coming true. We look forward to looking at the eggs throughout the week to see if anything else changes.

The Eco Leaders did a fantastic job when they went litter picking at Gorse Hall.  With the help of Mr Pickles from the Friends of Gorse Hall and Mr Moon from Tameside Rotary and we collected 4 big bags full of litter.  All of the children worked really hard even in the pouring rain.  Well done everyone for helping to improve our local environment which will help our wildlife to grow and thrive.