Today in our Science lesson we learnt about soil layers. We looked each layer and what it is made of. We put materials inside plastic cups to show the soil profile and we labelled each layer. We also discussed different factors that influence how soil is made such as climate, parent material and landscape. 

Do you know who this brave woman is from our history? February is LGBT History Month and we’re focussing on the lives and work of some courageous LGBT women. If you find out any details let Mrs Parker know for house points - we shall do some research together in assembly. 

As part of their Rainforest Topic, and to enhance their reading of the class text,  "The Explorer", Year 5 enjoyed tasting a delicious pineapple on Friday!  In the book, the characters have just discovered  the fruits, after eating grubs to survive!  Some interesting Hot Seating followed, as the children took on the personalities of some of the main characters!  Impressive acting and sensible questions from the class took place!  Mrs Blomeley

Well done to Year 5's award winners this week!   Headteacher certificates were awarded for fantastic Maths work and being positive and cheerful whilst our Good to be Green winners received their awards for being Ready, Respectful and Safe all week. We also had a Bronze award for achieving 50 star points and Year 5's winner of Miss Harvey's Book Review competition! Fantastic work Year 5!  Mrs Blomeley

A big well done to everyone who gave up their Saturday morning to take part in the Tameside Cross Country Championships. It was brilliant to see some new faces and see everyone cheering on pupils in the other races. A special congratulations to the two boys who have been selected to represent Tameside in the Greater Manchester Cross Country Championships at Heaton Park next week. 

Year 3-4 Girls = 8th, 13th, 19th and 44th

Year 3-4 Boys = 3rd, 17th and 51st

Year 5-6 Girls = 36th and 52nd

Year 5-6 Boys = 10th, 16th and 19th

Year1 have been extrememly busy in their forest school session this week.  Making fairy houses, bird feeders, using tools safely and playing the follow the leader game.  Some children were very brave and really enjoyed climbing the trees.  Well done everyone!

Well done to the children who received this week’s Head Teacher and Good to be Green awards, they are well deserved! Well done to the four children who have reached their silver award, it’s not easy reaching 100 star points but you are smashing it! Finally, well do to X and L who have received a recent swimming award at their after-school club and to T who got an award for her cheerleading. Keep up the hard work everybody! 

Congratulations to our superstars this week Thomas and Keaton. 

Thomas has really tried hard this week with his writing and I am impressed with his character description.

Keaton is a keen reader and he is starting to justify his opinions by referring to what has happened in the text.

Lucy and Jenson won our Good to be Green Award today.

Well done to Abigail for her great book review too. 

We have had a smashing day today dressed as Vikings. We worked collaboratively in groups to plan and then perform our own Viking sagas. These were really incredible, and I am so impressed with the acting skills in the class. Your knowledge of Vikings shone through today in your re-enactments.

Congratulations to our awards winners this week. The Head Teacher's certificates were awarded for brilliant writing and fantastic maths work. We also had Good to be Green lottery winners. Some children achieved Bronze and Siver Awards. Well done everyone. You are working really hard!