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We have been using robots to create computer programs this week.

We used our knowledge of fractions as well as clockwise and anticlockwise turns to write a simple program and then inputted this into the robots.

We checked our program to make sure that the robot had followed it correctly and…

This week we have studied what it means to be 'All Different, All Equal'.

As a whole class, we discussed how differences can be used to bully other people and we agreed how wonderful it is that we are all different and we should respect our differences and celebrate them.

We shared in circle…

One of the activities we have completed this week linked to how we are the same and how we are different.

We thought about 4 things that we liked and discussed them as a group.  We then had to identify one thing we all liked that was the same.

There was a lot of discussion about the…

To celebrate our differences and equalities in Year 1, we have completed work based upon this year's anti-bullying theme of: 'All different, all equal'.  

The staff in KS1 dramatised a bullying scenario one morning and spoke with the children about what was happening and what they should do if…

Don't forget to attend the E-Safety workshop for parents on Monday 20th November at 6pm.

Please send the slip back by Friday. 

We have been very excited to have the opportunity to borrow and use some Blue-Bots for a few days in Reception Class. A Blue-Bot is a small programmable robot which operates remotely via bluetooth. The children used a special piece of equipment called a tactile reader to create their own sequence…

This week we have begun to read a new story called - 'Lost and Found'.  We have met a penguin and a boy in the story and the lost penguin even came to visit us in class!  We are looking after hime well and will help him find his way home.

This week we have been learning about fractions. We started by making a 1/2 and a 1/4 line on two plates. We then used fractions cards to split Smarties into halves and quarters. We discussed whether we would like to eat half or a quarter of the sweets. 

Next week we will be learning how to…

Ian Richardson came in to school on Monday to thank the children for their fundrasing last year for the Chilli Children Trust, which supports children in Uganda.

Last year we raised over £300 to help the children. Ian shared a video of the children in Uganda, and how their money is being used…

Year 5 have been learning about the 8 phases of the moon.  Today they recreated these using Oreo biscuits.  It really helped them to understand how the moon changes shape over the course of a lunar month. 

It was also a bonus that they got to eat the spare biscuits after the…

This week, Year 3 have been learning  a range of cooking skills. On Wednesday we learned how to make a traditional stew. The stew was based on a 100 year old recipe, to give the children an idea what people would eat in Chorley over 100 years ago. The children had to hygienically prepare the…

Mrs Smith started her sessions on healthy lifestyles this week. It was interesting to learn about how food helps us in different ways and to understand portion sizes.