Mrs Simmons

We had a wonderful visit to Moses Gate yesterday despite all having very tired legs by the time we got back to school! We learned all about the different wildlife and plants you can see and how some of them came to be in the UK via the Victorians. We found beetles on leaves and learned about the birds who used the posts to dry off because their wings are not waterproof. We even saw an egret – can you spot it on the photos? Playing a game called ‘edible or deadible’ was fun too, learning about how people use plants to create food – we wonder if anyone has ever had nettle soup? We are so lucky to have this on our doorstep.

We had a great trip to Farnworth Library yesterday. The children were wonderfully behaved and spent time on a book hunt to familiarise themselves with the library. They spotted familiar books and those they’d like to read in the future and had a story time about the Mist Monster. We were also excited about the introduction to the summer reading challenge. Thank you to all the staff who made us feel so welcome. We are so lucky to have this wonderful resource in our community.

On Monday we had a super session with the poet Ian Bland. These are our poems based on his work. We hope you enjoy them!

We had another great session with Project Chameleon yesterday. We learned a lot about domestic abuse and healthy relationships. This was a very important session and we learned a lot. Thank you Ruth. We also did the bleep test again – our fitness is improving!

This afternoon we welcomed Ruth into our classroom and we found out what the next ten weeks of Project Chameleon would be about. We can’t wait to get started. Today we talked about choices and consequences – every action has a consequence whether that is positive or negative. It was a super first session and we are really looking forward to next week!

Year 5G really enjoyed their trip to St John’s today. A huge thank you to all the volunteers who spent time teaching us about the Easter story.