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Holocaust Memorial Day

Holocaust Memorial Day - the international day on 27 January - which marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi camp. Today we remember. 


Tameside Cross County Championships

Well done to all the KS2 pupils who took part in the Tameside Cross Country Championships this weekend! We had some fantastic results with 3 children being selected to represent Tameside in the Greater Manchester Championships! Y3/4 girls - Esme 16th, Alice 24th

Y3/4 boys - Eric 19th, Seb 22nd, Niki 25th, Peyton 28th, George 35th, Henry 36th

Year 5/6 girls - Lois 11th, Matilda 20th

Year 5/6 boys - Jacob 4th, George 7th, Luke 26th

Congratulations to everyone that took part; you did us proud! 


Year 5/6 Dodgeball competition

Our dodgeball teams showed fantastic skill and enthusiasm in their competition tonight. Our Year 6 team came 2nd in their group and our Year 5 team 3rd in theirs. Well done everyone - you did our school proud! 


Maths - Multiplication grid

 In maths, the class practised using the multiplication grid. They generated their own numbers using dice and checked their answers in the end with the calculator.


Science - Prenatal development

In Science, we learnt about the prenatal development and growth of a foetus. We compared the different stages of development with different fruits and even held a watermelon to see how heavy a pregnancy could have felt at 40 weeks! 


Researching endangered animals

Year 5 are tasked with writing me a persuasive letter to adopt an animal from the WWF website. They have been researching facts about their chosen animal to learn more about why they are endangered and what we can do to help. This will help them write their letter next week. 


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