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Reception Blog - Friday 19th June 2026
Date: 19th Jun 2026 @ 4:16pm
Writing
This week we had a go at writing a simple sentence independently.
RE
This week we learned that Jesus came for everyone, all around the world and we learned a new song to show what we learnt.
Maths
In Maths this week we have been learning about and making repeating patterns.
Understanding the World – Science
This week we investigated jungle and rainforest habitats and discovered the different areas in which animals live such as the canopy or the jungle floor. We discussed what a habitat is and how they can be different for different animals. We sang our Seasons Song and watched a video all about the season of Summer. We then split into groups and created a poster showing our understanding of Summer.
Expressive Art and Design
In Art this week we added our animals to our watery world backdrops which we created last week.
PE
In PE we focussed again, on our fundament skills of throwing and catching, running, hopping and skipping.
PSHE
During our PSHE session this week, we revisited keeping hands kind and looking after our friends.
Golden Assembly
Star of the week - Ella
Super Learner – Lucie
Superstar Writer – Elsi
Bookworm - Louie
Marvellous Mathematician – Vinnie
Year 5 blog Friday 19th June 2026
Date: 19th Jun 2026 @ 3:35pm
Welcome to your Friday Blog
Home Practice
Reading
Please read out loud every day for 20 minutes and try to use expression. Use a dictionary to find the meaning of any words you don’t know or ask an adult.
Spelling
Here are Year 5 spellings for this week.
rhyme rhythm queue familiar bargain average system symbol twelfth vehicle excellent exaggerate definite desperate occupy occur muscle recommend
Counting
Count out loud in:
6’s up to 120 and back again 0, 6, 12 …
100’s from 16900 to 18600 and back again 16900, 17,000, 17,100…
25’s from 500 to 1250 and back again 0, 25, 50, 75 …
Times Tables
Please keep practising your times tables. Everyone has their own targets, which the children should have noted on the top of their spelling sheet.
Sumdog
Maths practise – individual challenge.
Spelling Challenge – practise sheets have been sent home and there is a practise test on Sumdog.
Year 5 have had a great week of learning– well done Year 5!
This week the class have completed various assessment tests in English and maths. They have worked really hard and showed great resilience.
In English Year 5 have also been writing a descriptive piece about Matt, who decides to go to Africa and be a clown to cheer up the children in the refugee camp.
In Maths Year 5 have been re-capping division as well as addition and subtraction, using numbers with decimal points. They have also been learning new roman numerals.
In RE this week, Year 5 have continued to discuss the meaning of the stories in the bible and the difference between facts and spiritual truth.
The whole class enjoyed the taster day at All hallows, where they got to do a quiz, play cricket and rounders, enjoy performing arts and music and generally learn more about the school from teachers and other pupils. Mrs Hall, the Year 7 head, was very impressed with their behaviour and enthusiasm.
Year 5 also took part in their sports day and showed great sportsmanship and teamwork. Well done Year 5 on another great week of learning!
Golden stars this week
Star of the Week – Elena
Super Learners – Teddy
Superstar Writer – Louie
Bookworm - Bertie
Marvellous Mathematician - Maisie
Year 4 Blog Friday 19th June 2026
Date: 19th Jun 2026 @ 1:18pm
Welcome to your Friday blog
Home practice
Reading
Please read for 20 minutes each evening to an adult at home.
Reading every night will help you read more fluently and with understanding.
If you find any words you are unsure of, look them up in a dictionary and write them down in your reading diary.
You can use them in your own writing then.
Spellings
These are your spellings for next week:
calf calves half halves leaf leaves
shelf shelves thief thieves yourself yourselves
wolf wolves scarf scarves life lives knife knives
Counting
This week, please practise counting in 8’s
For example, start at 0 and count to 96 and back again
0 8 16 etc 96 88 80 etc
Times tables and Number facts
Please practise your individual tables target for your test next week.
You can practise your tables on TTRockstars, Hit the Button and timestables.co.uk
Please also practise your number facts.
You can practise your number facts on Hit the Button
It is crucial that you learn all of your table facts and your number facts as this will help you with many aspects of maths.
TTRockstars challenge
A ‘garage’ session
Sumdog challenges
A spelling challenge based on the words above
A tenths and hundredths challenge (to consolidate previous learning)
Our learning this week
English
This week, we wrote a playscript and then acted it out.
Maths
We learnt how to measure lines accurately and write the measurement 3 ways (eg 7cm 4mm / 7.4cm / 74mm).
RE
We listened to Galatians 3:27-28 and discussed what we could learn from this piece of scripture.
PSHE
We discussed money and how we make choices when we spend it.
We then explored the difference between needs and wants as well as how we can keep a track of money.
Science
We continued with our sound topic by investigating what was vibrating when a sound was made in the classroom.
We scored the loudness – 1 being the loudest and 5 being the quietest.
PE
We started our net and wall games topic by practising tapping a ball with a tennis racket, focussing on control.
We then practised tapping the ball back to our partner, followed by playing a game hitting the ball over the net.
Geography
We learnt about some of the different physical features of Greece.
We used the ipads to research information, for example, where the Pindus Mountains can be found and what is their nickname.
On Wednesday morning, South Ribble Sports Coaches gave us an introduction to golf.
We practised different skills as we moved round different bases in groups.
You can see us in action in our gallery.
In our Mindful Movement session, we followed a warm up routine and then carried out some stretches.
We also focussed on our breathing to ensure that we were getting plenty of oxygen into our blood stream and to our brains.
We finished the session with relaxation and a ‘body scan’ which involved concentrating on different parts of our body.
There are some photos in our gallery.
Golden Assembly
Star of the Week: Bobby
Super Learner: Alice
Superstar Writer: Francesca
Bookworm: Oscar
Marvellous Mathematician: Emilia
Special Mentions: Eliza and Alexander
The Year 4 team
Year 2 Blog Friday 19th June 2026
Date: 19th Jun 2026 @ 1:04pm
Home Practice
Reading: In Year 2, children should read for at least 15/20 minutes every night and talk about the book.
This will help with understanding the text and learning new words.
Spelling: Please practise these spellings for your quiz on Friday (26.06.26):
model camel towel travel squirrel label tunnel jewel channel angel
Sumdog: Complete the addition/subtraction and spelling challenges.
Counting: Count forwards and backwards 100. Count in 100's. For example, 100, 200, 300. What do you notice?
You could also work on your 2, 5, 10 or 3 times tables, telling the time and doubling and halving.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
English
We finished our story - Stella and the Seagull by producing some fantastic seagull information texts.
Our new story is Harry and the Jaggedy Daggers.
The children made excellent predictions about the story and enjoyed hearing about Harry's adventures and looking at the map included.
Maths
The children have been learning to use number lines to help them add/subtract two-digit numbers by partitioning the tens and ones.
History - Skipton Castle
We had an excellent day and the children's manners and behaviour was golden.
They remembered a lot of information from our lessons, but also learnt new/interesting facts about castles and life at the time.
Parent Assembly
The children really were fabulous in their class assembly - God's Wonderful World.
They read clearly, sang beautifully, danced greacefully and their art work was fantastic.
Well done Year 2.
Golden Assembly
Star of the Week- Bobby
Super Learner- Zac
Superstar Writer- Ella
Bookworm- Kamali
Mathematician- Nelly
Special Mentions- All of Year 2 for their wonderful performances in the class assembly.
Hopefully see you at the Summer Fair on Saturday 12.00-2.30
Year 6 Blog - Friday 19th June 2026
Date: 19th Jun 2026 @ 8:38am
Welcome to the Year 6 weekly blog.
Well done to all of Year 6 for their amazing Sport's Day this afternoon!
This week in Year 6
English
In English, we have been inspired by our evolution topic this week. We worked hard to research all about Charles Darwin and used the facts we found to create a biography all about his life and work. We also learned about Mary Anning and wrote a letter in role, explaining her thoughts and feelings when she found the ichthyosaur.
RE
This week we learned all about Missio and how they put their Christian faith into witness by helping people across the globe.
Topic
In Science, we have continued our topic on evolution. We learned all about peppered moths and how the species is an example of how natural selection may lead to evolution.
In Computing we learned how to input a formula into a spreadsheet as part of our spreadsheet topic.
In Music we practised our songs and actions for our Grease summer show!
Please complete the following tasks by Wednesday 24/06/26.
Reading - Use your home reading to read every night for 30 minutes. You also have a reading diary that must be used for the title of the book and any challenges chosen.
Books may be changed on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday.
Golden Assembly
Well done to all our award winners in Golden Assembly this week!
Star of the Week - Ebba
Super Learner - Leo H
Superstar Writer - Darcey
Bookworm -Oscar
Marvellous Mathematician - Eliza M, Ebba,
Special Mentions - Libby - for effort in all of her work and always doing the right thing.
Have a great weekend Year 6!
Year 1 Blog - Friday 19th June 2026
Date: 18th Jun 2026 @ 7:47pm
Home Practice - Sumdog
Maths challenge - Halving quantities
Phonics challenge - Dependent on phonics groups
Counting – Can you count in twos, fives and tens?
Reading - Please try to read at least three times a week.
Please remember to bring book bags each day.
English
We read 'Little Polar Bear', which is about a young polar bear named Lars who floats away from his home on an iceberg. We described the setting of the story and inferred Lars' feelings using speech bubbles.
We also completed our reading assessments.
Maths
We continued to halve quantities.
We also completed our arithmetic and reasoning assessments.
R.E.
We described the meanings of 'parish' and 'community'. We wrote questions for Father Michael, and then he came into the classroom to answer them!
P.E.
We bounced a ball to a partner and rolled a ball through a target.
Art
We continued to sketch minibeasts, this time adding more detail.
Computing
We used two new blocks - jump and draw. Our coding skills are evolving each week!
Science
We used our senses to identify any signs of summer.
History
We studied the reasons why the explorers wanted to discover a new place.
Golden Assembly
Star of the Week: Thomas
Super Learner: Connall
Superstar Writer: Imogen
Bookworm: Elsie
Marvellous Mathematician: Ada C and Amelie
Special Mentions: Stan for asking great questions to Father Michael. Isla-May for always being kind to everyone.
Little Owls - Wednesday 17th June
Date: 17th Jun 2026 @ 4:51pm
Little Owls Session 3
This week we read the story 'We're going on a Bear Hunt'
We then went on a bear hunt through school, spotting the pictures from the story and visiting the different classrooms. We also found out where we would get our dinner from and we had a look in the school hall.
We all got our own little bear keyring which mummy bear had dropped off for us.
Snack today was oranges.
The children loves exploring our outdoor area this week.
We will be sharing our 'All About Me' posters next week, so please return them if you have not yet done so :)
Year 3 Friday blog 12th June 2026
Date: 12th Jun 2026 @ 3:54pm
Welcome to your Friday Blog
This week in Year 3, we’ve been busy diving into lots of exciting learning!
Home Practice
Reading: Please read every night at home. Remember to change your school books regularly, we have an amazing selection to choose from!
Spellings: Homophones and near homophones. Use your blue spellings card to practise these.
Maths: Challenges are set on Sumdog. They are on 2D Shape and all your times tables.
This week in Year 3
This week, we had a brilliant time visiting the Egyptology exhibit at Bolton Museum. The children loved exploring the artefacts and learning more about life in Ancient Egypt. The highlight for many was seeing a real mummy, which sparked lots of excitement and some fantastic questions. It was a wonderful opportunity to bring our History learning to life. Be sure to check out our gallery to see some of the highlights from the trip.
In English, we have continued our work on The BFG, exploring both Dream Country and Giant Country. The children used the rich descriptions from the story to help them imagine these magical settings and have been developing their own ideas through discussion and writing.
In Maths, we have been exploring decimals. The children have been learning how decimals relate to whole numbers and have been using practical resources and representations to deepen their understanding. Everyone has worked hard and shown great perseverance when tackling new concepts.
This week, we also enjoyed a fantastic Mindful Movement session with the South Ribble coaches. The children took part enthusiastically and learned different ways to relax, focus and look after their wellbeing through movement and mindfulness activities.
In RE, we revisited the story of the Last Supper and thought carefully about its importance for Christians. The children then created beautiful zig-zag books to retell the events and demonstrate their understanding of this important moment in Jesus’ life.
In Art, we evaluated the moving pictures we created last week and reflected on what had gone well and what could be improved. We then used this feedback to create new designs, focusing on making our mechanisms more effective and our finished products even better.
Check out our galleries to see some of the fantastic learning we have captured this week.
Star of the week - Noah
Super Learner - Ellie
Writer of the week - Orlagh
Marvellous Mathematician -Adam
Bookworm - Henry P
Special Mentions - All of year 3 from all the staff at Bolton Museum!
Have a lovely weekend,
The Year 3 Team
Year 5 blog Friday 12th June 2026
Date: 12th Jun 2026 @ 3:50pm
Welcome to your Friday Blog
Home Practice
Reading
Please read out loud every day for 20 minutes and try to use expression. Use a dictionary to find the meaning of any words you don’t know or ask an adult.
Spelling
Here are Year 5 spellings for this week.
vicious conscious malicious suspicious fictitious infectious nutritious cautious precious ambitious gracious spacious vivacious delicious tenacious soldier shoulder yacht
Counting
Count out loud in:
7’s up to 140 and back again 0, 7, 14…
250’s from 17000 to 23500 and back again 17000, 17250…
25’s from 1500 to 2250 and back again 1500, 1525, 1550…
Times Tables
Please keep practising your times tables. Everyone has their own targets, which the children should have noted on the top of their spelling sheet.
Sumdog
Maths practise – individual challenge.
Spelling Challenge – practise sheets have been sent home and there is a practise test on Sumdog.
Year 5 have had a super week of learning– well done Year 5!
In English Year 5 have been writing about Hero the swallow’s journey from England to Africa. They have also created some detailed fact reports on swallows.
In Maths Year 5 have been re-capping long division. They have also been re-visiting place value and estimating on a number line.
In RE this week, Year 5 have been discovering and reflecting on the messages they get from the bible stories. They have been connecting them with what God wants them to do and who can help them interpret the bible.
In science the class have continued to investigate different materials and performed an experiment to test different materials and whether, once processes like heat, mixing and sieving have been applied, the changes can be reversible or irreversible.
Finally, Year 5 have enjoyed taking part in mindful yoga this week.
Well done Year 5 on another great week of learning!
Golden stars this week
Star of the Week – Lily
Super Learners – Josh M
Superstar Writer – Amelia
Bookworm - Joni
Marvellous Mathematician - Henry
Special Mention - Sam
Reception - Friday 12th June 2026
Date: 12th Jun 2026 @ 3:41pm
Drawing Club
We are reading ‘Commotion In The Ocean’ by Giles Andreae and we have been drawing and writing our own adventures for a creature from the sea.
Maths
In Maths this week we have been discovering doubles and that even numbers can be made up from pairs.
Understanding the World – Science
This week we investigated a woodland animal habitat and discovered what animals need to live. We discussed what a habitat is and how they can be different for different animals.
Expressive Art and Design
In Art this week we created the backdrop to our ‘Under The Sea’ project. We will continue this next week when we add the animals that live under the sea.
PE
In PE we focussed on our fundament skills of throwing and catching and balancing.
PSHE
During our PSHE session this week, in preparation for transition to Year 1, we discussed what we had enjoyed most about Reception and what we were looking forward to when we move up to Year 1.
Golden Assembly
Star of the week - Erin
Super Learner – Ava-Grace
Superstar Writer – Jenson
Bookworm - Arabella
Marvellous Mathematician – Luca
Date: 12th Jun 2026 @ 2:32pm
Little Owls Session 2
Everyone came into the classroom so calmly this week.
This week got moving with a wake up, shake up to get our bodies ready for exercise.
In small groups, we went into the butterfly room and practise some movements from our BEAM gross motor programme.
Todays story was 'The Hungry Caterpillar' and snack was apples.
Before we went home, we had a look at our infant playground.
Please can all children bring a filled water bottle next week :)
Year 4 Blog Friday 12th June 2026
Date: 12th Jun 2026 @ 12:50pm
Welcome to your weekly blog
Home practice
Reading
Please read for 20 minutes each evening to an adult at home.
Reading every night will help you read more fluently and with understanding.
Have a careful look at sentence openers. Are there any that you recognise eg subordinating conjunctions, adverbs, prepositions etc.
Spellings
These are your spellings for next week:
girls’ boys’ babies’ children’s people’s mens’
mice’s foxes’ rabbits’ parents’ dogs’ friends’
cats’ brothers’ sisters’ wolves’ books’ ladies’
Counting
This week, please practise counting in 1/2’s
For example, start at 0 and count to 11 and back again
0 ½ 1 etc 11 10 ½ 10 etc
Times tables and Number facts
Please practise your individual tables target for your test next week.
You can practise your tables on TTRockstars, Hit the Button and timestables.co.uk
Please also practise your number facts.
You can practise your number facts on Hit the Button
It is crucial that you learn all of your table facts and your number facts as this will help you with many aspects of maths.
TTRockstars challenge
‘Battle of the Bands’ Girls v Boys competition
Sumdog challenges
A spelling challenge based on the words above
An interpreting information in a line graph and other tables challenge
Our learning this week
English
We investigated the features of a play script.
We wll be writing our own play script next week.
Maths
We learnt how to use time graphs to answer questions as well as draw line graphs when we were given information.
RE
We explored some paintings of St Paul’s conversion and discussed which one we preferred.
Additionally, we read 1 Corinthians 13 1-7 and 13 and made links between the words and how we can use them in our everyday lives.
PSHE
We learnt how perseverance and resilience help us.
We also discussed how we can stay focussed on our goals using these 2 attributes.
Science
We started our new topic – Sound.
We discussed how we hear sounds and how our ears work.
We then explored what sound is (a vibration) and drew a diagram to show this.
Computing
We continued programming using code.org. We practised our ‘debugging’ skills by finding and fixing errors in pre-written code.
Then we arranged programming instructions in a specific, step by step order, so that the ipad played musical sounds in the order we wanted.
French
We started a new topic – Weather. We learnt how to name the different weather conditions.
On Thursday afternoon we also took part in a ‘Mindful Movement’ session.
During the session, we learnt how to make relaxing movements with our bodies, practised the ‘candle breathing’ technique, and let our bodies calm down and relax.
You can see some pictures in our gallery.
Golden Assembly
Star of the Week: Eddie
Super Learner: Jessica A
Superstar Writer: Oliver
Bookworm: Heidi
Marvellous Mathematician: Daisy
Special Mentions: The whole of Year 4 for a super sports day
The Year 4 team
Year 1 Blog - Friday 12th June 2026
Date: 11th Jun 2026 @ 8:10pm
Home Practice - Sumdog
Maths challenge - Halving
Phonics challenge - Dependent on phonics groups
Counting – Can you make an even number, count it in twos, then halve it?
Reading - Please try to read at least three times a week.
Please remember to bring book bags each day.
English
We continued reading Paddington. We wrote our own set of instructions for making a marmalade sandwich, followed them, and then ordered the story and rewrote it.
We also had a lovely trip to the library.
Maths
We halved both shapes and numbers.
R.E.
We drew and labelled the religious objects that can be found in a church, such as a font, a lectern and an altar.
Art
We sketched different minibeasts.
Computing
We added a new block into our coding instructions - the 'get' block, which allows us to pick up objects.
Science
We identified the signs of Spring.
History
We continued to compare explorers.
Forest School
We used the digging tools safely. We dug up some interesting rocks. There was also some knot tying, stick wrapping and delicious soup cooking.
Golden Assembly
Star of the Week: Rory
Super Learner: Ada G
Superstar Writer - Judah
Bookworm: Jack
Marvellous Mathematician: Noah H, Theo, Harriet and Hartley
Special Mentions: Felicity and Zara for their fantastic minibeast sketching.
Year 2 Blog Friday 12th June 2026
Date: 11th Jun 2026 @ 11:44am
Home Practice
Reading: In Year 2, children should read for at least 15/20 minutes every night and talk about the book.
This will help with understanding the text and learning new words.
Spelling: Please practise these spellings for your quiz on Friday (19.06.26):
gentle little juggle puzzle pebble pickle paddle nozzle saddle bubble
Sumdog: Complete the number and spelling challenges.
Counting: Count forwards and backwards in threes but start on 2, 4, 5, 7 or 9. What patterns can you see? Are some of the numbers similar?
You could write the numbers down on some paper and look more closely at them..
You could also work on your 2, 5, 10 or 3 times tables, telling the time and doubling and halving.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
English
This week we started our new book, Stella and the Seagull. Year 2 drew and wrote about the main events of the story in order on a flow diagram.
They noted down interesting vocabulary from the book and wrote a fantastic diary entry about Stella's day.
Maths
This week we have learnt about number sequences and we will be working on some tricky addition and subtraction calculations using empty number lines to help.
RE
The children found out about St Catherine of Siena.
They produced some excellent fact files about her life.
Geography
Our new topic is Zambia.
We learnt a lot about this African country, including it's population, the language spoken, the weather, food, animals and the flag design.
The children produced interesting fact files/posters.
P.E
The children have been playing mini games of rounders. We have got some great throwers, catchers and batters in Year 2.
Science
We went into our garden and observed the different plants. We found pea pods, strawberries and tomatoes. We saw bees on the wildflowers. The seeds which we harvested from seed heads have now grown into plants which will flower soon.
Art
We started some new learnng about how art and music can be linked. We learnt about an artist called Kandisky.
Forest School
A super session in the log circle area. We had children investigating plant structures, "we are scientists ". Other children made dens, obstacle courses and did some fabulous cooking. The digging tools were out again and some real treasures were found.
Golden Assembly
Star of the Week- William
Super Learner- Harry
Superstar Writer- Huxley
Bookworm- Rudy and Jaxon
Mathematician- Rudy
Special Mentions-Lara for counting in German and Joshua Irving and Buzz for their work about God's Wonderful World.
Year 6 Blog - Friday 12th June 2026
Date: 11th Jun 2026 @ 9:39am
Welcome to the Year 6 weekly blog.
This week in Year 6
English
In English, we have been inspired by different videos this week to create narratives with suspense. We created a blend of action, dialogue and description based on the videos 'Francis' and 'Alma' and utilised our skills as writers to build tension into our narratives.
RE
In RE, we have learned all about Mother Teresa. We have learned how she did small things with great love. We all thought carefully about what she could take with her when she became a nun and what she had to leave behind.
Topic
In Science, we have continued our topic on evolution. We researched different animals and learned about their special adaptations that help them to survive in their habitats.
In History, we completed our topic all about Crime and Punishment. We learned how the police have developed in the 20th century.
In Forest School, we all worked together so well to make our obstacle courses.There was negotiation, teamwork, imagination and cooperation at every stage of the process.
We have all really enjoyed our first aid training that took place today! We all learned how to complete a primary survey, complete comopression only CPR, and deal with medical emergencies.
Please complete the following tasks by Wednesday 18/06/25.
Reading - Use your home reading to read every night for 30 minutes. You also have a reading diary that must be used for the title of the book and any challenges chosen.
Books may be changed on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday.
All children need to be practicing their lines and songs for the Y6 production, as next week will be the last week of using scripts in rehearsal!
Golden Assembly
Well done to all our award winners in Golden Assembly this week!
Star of the Week - Eliza W
Super Learner - Edison
Superstar Writer - Eliza M
Bookworm - Willow
Marvellous Mathematician - Oscar and Freddie
Special Mentions - Zach O - for being a great referee in bench ball.
Have a happy weekend Year 6!
Year 3 Friday Blog 5th June 2026
Date: 5th Jun 2026 @ 4:53pm
Home Learning
Reading – Please read every night for at least 15 minutes. Don’t forget to record it in your reading diary!
Maths – We’ve set two challenges on Sumdog this week. They focus on shape and times tables. Good luck!
Spellings – This week’s spellings are all from Key Stage 1. There the colours and numbers. Practise on your spellings card and Sumdog.
This week in Year 3
We have had a brilliant week in Year 3! Today, everyone was amazing at our Tough Kidder event, every single child completed the course with determination and big smiles. Thank you so much for all your sponsorship and support!
This week in English, we have been loving our work on The BFG. The children have been writing newspaper reports detailing the Bloodbottler’s break-in at the BFG’s home. They worked hard to include eye-catching headlines, formal language and key facts to report the event clearly. We then used AI to publish our writing and create professional-looking newspaper articles. The children used these published versions to proofread, edit and improve their own work. It was fantastic to see them reflecting on their writing and making thoughtful improvements. Check out our gallery to see some of the finished reports.
In Maths, we have been learning how to compare angles and identify whether they are greater than, less than or equal to one another. We then applied this knowledge when drawing and investigating 2D shapes, thinking carefully about the angles needed to create different polygons.
In Geography, we revisited our learning about climate zones and the continent of South America. The children used maps and atlases to recall key information and began making links between climate, location and the physical features found across the continent.
In History, we learned all about Ramesses II, one of the most famous pharaohs of Ancient Egypt. We explored his achievements, the monuments he built and why he became known as Ramesses the Great. This has prepared us well for our upcoming visit to Bolton Museum, which we are all very excited about.
In RE, we have been reading about Exodus and learning how Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt. The children particularly enjoyed learning and singing a song about Moses and the Jews’ escape from Egypt, which helped bring this important story to life.
Check out our galleries to see some of the fantastic learning we have captured this week.
Star of the week - Eliza
Super Learner - Harrison
Writer of the week - Jonah
Marvellous Mathematician - Henry Y
Bookworm - Florence
Special Mentions - Rose and Grace, for being kind to everyone in Year 3
Have a lovely weekend,
The Year 3 Team
Year 5 blog Friday 5th June 2026
Date: 5th Jun 2026 @ 3:53pm
Welcome to your Friday Blog
Home Practice
Reading
Please read out loud every day for 20 minutes and try to use expression. Use a dictionary to find the meaning of any words you don’t know or ask an adult.
Spelling
Here are Year 5 spellings for this week.
identity immediately individual interfere interrupt language leisure lightning marvellous mischievous muscle necessary neighbour nuisance occupy occur opportunity parliament
Counting
Count out loud in:
4’s up to 204 and back again 0, 4, 8 …
90’s from 19000 to 20080 and back again 19090, 19180…
70’s from 770 to 1120 and back again 770, 840, 910…
Times Tables
Please keep practising your times tables. Everyone has their own targets, which the children should have noted on the top of their spelling sheet.
Sumdog
Maths practise – individual challenge.
Spelling Challenge – practise sheets have been sent home and there is a practise test on Sumdog.
Year 5 have had a super week of learning– well done Year 5!
In English Year 5 have been writing about their perfect day, using all their Year 5 writing skills. They have also been writing about characters from the new novel – ‘Dear Olly’ by Michael Morpurgo – using point, evidence and explanation.
In Maths Year 5 have been learning about mode, median and range when looking at sets of data. They have also started re-visiting place value.
In RE this week, Year 5 have been exploring the various books in the bible and the languages they were originally written in. They all listened to the first part of Genesis being read in Hebrew and found it fascinating!
In science the class have continued to investigate the suitability of different materials and performed an experiment to test different cups to find the best insulating material. They were able to reach a conclusion and evaluate their findings.
Finally, Year 5 have really enjoyed taking part in Tough Kidder. Everyone was so enthusiastic and got stuck in!
Well done Year 5 on another great week of learning!
Golden stars this week
Star of the Week – Caleb
Super Learners – Alfie
Superstar Writer – Edward
Bookworm - Trudy
Marvellous Mathematician - Josh W
Special Mention - Emma
Reception Blog - Friday 5th June 2026
Date: 5th Jun 2026 @ 3:35pm
Welcome to Reception’s Blog
Drawing Club
We read ‘Commotion In The Ocean’ by Giles Andreae and wrote our own descriptions of an animal from the story.
RE
We listened to the story of St Peter and St Paul and heard that they followed Jesus with courage and faith. We discussed people who do extraordinary things – who demonstrate they follow Jesus by the amazing things they do.
Maths
We explored both 2D and 3D shapes – we created pictures using the common shapes we already know. We discovered which shapes are best for building structures and why.
Understanding the World – Science
Wed investigated, through practical experimentation, which objects would sink or float. We discovered that just because an item is small does not necessarily mean that it will float. We concluded that how heavy or light an object was, and if it contained a lot of air, made a difference to the result of our experiments.
Expressive Art and Design
In Art we drew self-portraits. We used mirrors and pens to create our portraits.
PE
In PE we had our first experience of Tough Kidder - we had great fun, but we did all get very wet!!!
PSHE
During our PSHE session, we discussed the importance of making sure we keep our teeth clean. We talked about why it is necessary to keep our teeth healthy and who can help us keep our teeth in good condition. We also discussed which foods and drinks are good for our teeth.
Golden Assembly
Star of the week - Maisie
Super Learner - Cameron
Superstar Writer – Alice
Bookworm - George
Marvellous Mathematician – Ella
Year 4 Blog Friday 5th June 2026
Date: 5th Jun 2026 @ 12:06pm
Welcome to the first blog of this half term
Home practice
Reading
Please read for 20 minutes each evening to an adult at home.
Reading every night will help you read more fluently and with understanding.
See if you can spot any speech – look carefully at the punctuation used.
Spellings
These are your spellings for next week:
fruit grammar group guard guide heard
heart height history imagine increase important
interest island knowledge learn length library
Counting
This week, please practise counting in 12’s and back again
For example, start at 12 and count to 144 and back again
12 24 36 etc 144 132 120 etc
Now try counting in 1.2’s and back again
1.2 2.4 3.6 etc 14.4 13.2 12.0 etc
Times tables and Number facts
Please practise your individual tables target for your test next week.
You can practise your tables on TTRockstars, Hit the Button and timestables.co.uk
You can practise a similar Multiplication Tables Check on timestables.co.uk
If you practise for 5 minutes every night, you will see a big improvement in your tables fluency.
Please also practise your number facts.
You can practise your number facts on Hit the Button
It is crucial that you learn all of your table facts and your number facts as this will help you with many aspects of maths.
TTRockstars challenge
‘Soundcheck’ sessions
Sumdog challenges
A spelling challenge based on the words above
A co-ordinates challenge
In English, we wrote an account of our first day back after half term and how everything had changed! What imaginative minds some of you have.
In addition, we started our new novel, Stig of the Dump.
We rewrote some of the first chapter as if we were Barney and drew and labelled Stig’s cave including as much detail as we could.
In Maths, we consolidated our learning about coordinates.
We then extended this learning to translate points from one co-ordinate to another on a co-ordinate grid.
We also learnt what is meant by the term ‘area’ (the amount of space taken up by a 2D shape) and how to calculate it.
In RE, we started our new topic – Encounter and Dialogue.
We learnt about the conversion of St Paul on the road to Damascus and described his character before and after he was blinded by the light.
In PSHE, learnt how we can ‘Feel good and do good’.
We learnt what ‘big dream goals’ are and why setting goals makes us feel good.
In Science, we constructed and interpreted a variety of food chains, identifying producers, predators and prey.
In History, we learnt about life in Sparta and Athens.
We compared these two city states and then decided where we would rather live, based on our historical knowledge.
On Friday afternoon, we took part in Tough Kidder.
Wow – what a fabulous afternoon – please have a look at our pictures in the gallery!
Golden Assembly
Star of the Week: Archer
Super Learner: Georgie
Superstar Writer: Rudy and Eliza
Bookworm: Archer
Marvellous Mathematician: Mia
Special Mentions: Francesca and Heidi for putting lots of detail into their RE work
The Year 4 team
Year 1 Blog - Friday 5th June 2026
Date: 4th Jun 2026 @ 2:51pm
Home Practice - Sumdog
Maths challenge - Problem questions
Phonics challenge - Dependent on phonics groups
Counting – Can you count in tens, but starting from different numbers? For example, 5, 15, 25, 35...
Reading - Please try to read at least three times a week.
Please remember to bring book bags each day.
English
We started reading Paddington. We wrote sentences describing Paddington, identified the features of instructions and used bossy (imperative) verbs in our writing.
Maths
We continued to solve doubling questions using manipulatives. Then we solved word problem questions.
R.E.
We identified the words used in the Sign of the Cross.
P.E.
We bounced a ball to a partner.
We also had a great sports day!
Computing
We used loops in our coding to make our instructions simpler.
Science
We recognised the differences between the four seasons. We drew different deciduous trees to show the differences.
History
We started to compare different explorers.
Golden Assembly
Star of the Week: Eilish
Super Learner: Noah B
Superstar Writer: Lucas
Bookworm: Ariana
Marvellous Mathematician: Louie
Special Mentions: Grace, Tommy and Stan for finding all the imperative verbs in a set of instructions. Also, Indie for teaching others to try, try again.
Year 2 Blog Friday 5th June 2026
Date: 4th Jun 2026 @ 11:55am
Home Practice
Reading: In Year 2, children should read for at least 15/20 minutes every night and talk about the book.
This will help with understanding the text and learning new words.
Spelling: Please practise these spellings for your quiz on Friday (12.06.26):
knife knight knock knit know gnat gnome gnaw sign design
Sumdog: Complete the place value and spelling challenges.
Counting: Count forwards and backwards in threes. See how far you can go!
You could also work on your 2, 5, 10 or 3 times tables, telling the time and doubling and halving.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
English
We have spent a lot of time preparing for our assembly about God's Wonderful World.
The children have been writing all the things they love about our world and nature. They have also written prayers, designed posters/handprints and done some singing.
We have recapped things we learnt about in spelling, grammar and punctuation.
Our current topic is Place Value.
The children have been learning to partition two-digit numbers in different ways. We also learnt to use the greater than >, less than < and equals signs = in number sentences.
R.E.
The children chose their favourite piece of scripture about the Holy Spirit, then produced some beautiful art work go with it.
P.E
We have been busy learning the dance moves for this years 'Dance from the Heart' celebration.
Year 2 have picked up the moves very quickly and bring so much energy to the dance.
History
In History, we learnt about Queen Elizabeth I and her many palaces/castles.
For example, she was born at Greenwich Palace and spent a lot of her childhood at Hatfield
Tough Kidda
What a fantastic afternoon, full of fun, excitement, music and energy.
Year 2 were amazing!!
Golden Assembly
Star of the Week- Genieveve
Super Learner- Jesse
Superstar Writer- Seb
Bookworm- Honey
Mathematician- Gigi
Special Mentions-Joshua W. For being a king and thoughtful friend and
Nelly and Lara to thoughtful contributions to discussions about God's Wonderful World.
Year 6 Blog - Friday 5th June 2026
Date: 4th Jun 2026 @ 7:59am
Welcome to the Year 6 weekly blog.
All of Year 6 have had a busy first week back in school. All of the children have been working hard at rehearsals for our production. Year 6 have also helped to run the tough kidder this week. Well done for all your hard work Year 6!
This week in Year 6
English
In English we have been exploring the graphic novel 'The Arrival'. We have used our inference skills this week as there are no words in the text! We have written a narrative based on an image from the story, a diary entry in role as the protagonist and created a backstory for one of the characters who moved to the city.
RE
In RE we have learned about different Christians who are witnesses to their faith. We explored how their faith has influenced their lives. We have also explored prayers of faith, love and hope and created our own special prayers.
Topic
In Science, we have started our new topic all about evolution. We have learned about adaptation in plants by researching different plants and finding out how they are adapted to their environment.
In History, we have continued our topic on crime and punishment. We have learned about the rise of highwaymen in the Georgian era and what life was like in a Victorian prison.
In PSHE, we have been learning about how to stay safe online.
Please complete the following tasks by Wednesday 10/06/26.
Reading - Use your home reading to read every night for 30 minutes. You also have a reading diary that must be used for the title of the book and any challenges chosen.
Books may be changed on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday.
Please also continue to learn your lines and the lyrics for Grease Year 6!
Well done to all our award winners in Golden Assembly this week!
Star of the Week - Ebba
Super Learner - Zach M
Superstar Writer - Leo H
Bookworm - Holly W
Marvellous Mathematician - Xabier and Dominic
Special Mentions - Ronnie: for always being polite and working hard
Have a great weekend Year 6!
Little Owls - Wednesday 3rd June 2026
Date: 3rd Jun 2026 @ 2:31pm
Little Owls Session 1
I would like to say a big 'Well Done' to everyone this morning.
We had a great first little owls session.
All of the children came across to the classroom and settled really well.
We spoke about our listening rules when we are on the carpet.
We Look
We listen
We sit still
We are quiet
We did lots of lovely choosing in the classroom and began to learn some of our friends names.
Everyone had a go at drawing a picture of who was in their family.
Todays story was 'The Gruffalo' and snack was tomato.
Please can all children bring a filled water bottle next week :)
Reception Blog - 22nd May 2026
Date: 22nd May 2026 @ 3:36pm
Welcome to Reception’s Blog
Drawing Club
We read ‘Aliens Love Underpants’ by Claire Freedman and Ben Cort and we wrote a letter to the Aliens telling them that we had designed and made some underpants for them. We will be taking our letter home so that they do not take OUR underpants!
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RE
We have been discussing how the Good News of Jesus was lived out by early Christians.
We concentrated on discussing kind deeds so that others wanted to join the Christian community
Maths
This week we have cemented our previous learning about teen numbers with practical activities which have demonstrated our knowledge.
We have reiterated that a teen number is ‘one ten and ….. more’.
Understanding the World - History
In History, we compared monarchs from history such as Queen Elizabeth II with our current King Charles. We noticed that although the person has changed throughout history, the symbols of monarchy have remained the same with the same crown being used at the Coronation since 1661 when it was made for King Charles II.
Expressive Art and Design
This week in Art and Design we have designed and decorated our own underpants following the reading of ‘Aliens Love Underpants’ by Claire Freedman and Ben Cort.
PE
This week we have focussed on practising for our Sports Day which we held on Wednesday this week. During our Sports Day we raced in a Bean Bag relay, a Sack race, an Egg and Spoon race, we had a throwing challenge a Teddy Bear race and a running race. Not only did we do all this to an audience for the first time on Wednesday afternoon but we also completed all the races in the morning for our practice.
Look on our YouTube Channel St Oswald's TV for a video of our Sports Day!
PSHE
Once again, we undertook our Right Start programme this week. We finished our course and each child was given a certificate on completion. We now know how to Stop, Look and Listen before crossing a road safely.
We have also been learning about goal setting and we are setting our own goals for growth.
Forest School
We worked in our log circle. We put the elastic bands onto the frame. This is really good for developing our fine motor skills. We were allowed to pick grasses, flowers and leaves to make our weaving. We also did some den building,measuring,mud cooking and bug hunting.
Golden Assembly
Star of the week - Phoebe
Super Learner - Chester
Superstar Writer – Henry W
Bookworm - Elsi
Marvellous Mathematician – Arabella
Year 5 blog Friday 22nd May 2026
Date: 22nd May 2026 @ 3:33pm
Welcome to your Friday Blog
Home Practice
Year 5 have enjoyed lots of indoor and outdoor learning this week and have worked really hard – well done Year 5!
In English Year 5 finished their novel, Edward Tulane, and ended by writing a poem as Edward. They then performed their poem outside for other members of the class.
In Maths Year 5 have been developing their interpretation skills by analysing various types of tables and charts and answering questions about the data they showed. They also continued their geometry topic by making 3d shapes and working out the volume of them. There were some quite tricky shapes but everybody persevered and gave 100% effort.
In RE this week, Year 5 have been exploring discipleship by learning about the lives of Mary, St Francis and St Clare. They were also able to reflect on how they could be good disciples in their own lives.
Finally, Year 5 finished their art houses and successfully created intricate features for their homes, working in small groups collaboratively.
Well done Year 5 for a fantastic week of learning!
Golden stars this week
Star of the Week – Archie S
Super Learners – Archie P
Superstar Writer – Madelaina
Bookworm - Louie
Marvellous Mathematician - Jack
Special Mention – Josh M and Joni