US Art: exploring our new artist
Upper School thoroughly enjoyed exploring pieces produced by our new artist of focus: Joan Miro.
The children observed closely and discussed various pieces, making comparisons between them. The children listened to one another and shared their opinions brilliantly.
We enjoyed the…
RE-Church Visit
The Upper School class have been learning about The Eucharist (Holy Communion) in our RE lessons this half term so today we walked down to church to learn a bit more from Rev Paul. He taught us about how special Communion is to Christians and we learnt about the symbols and artefacts used during…
English- How to Live Forever Freeze Frames
Today the children explored the drama convention of Freeze Framing an event from our story, How to Live Forever. They were given a list of scenes from the book to choose from and then worked with a partner to freeze frame the scene like a photo. We had to believe they were the characters by the…
Snow Fun!
We just couldn’t resist getting outside into the snow this morning! Some of our children had never seen real snow before! We had great fun making snow people, rolling snow, sculpting snow and generally just throwing it around! Smiles all round. Enjoy the photos!
Composing with ukulele
Ms Thornton was lucky enough to get to spend a music lesson with upper school this week! Of course we had to get out the ukuleles to see how much we remembered. The children did excellently, remembering their C and F chords with ease, and some children even remembering G7. After going through some…
Christingle making
This morning, Upper School learnt about and made Christingles ready for our last collective worship tomorrow morning. They loved learning about the symbolism of each part of the christingle and especially loved practising lighting them! After the service with Rev Paul, the children will bring…
Basketball at Garstang Academy
9 Year 5/6 children chose to be part of a girls and boys netball team for a competition at Garstang Academy after school on Wednesday. The children spent three weeks practising their basketball skills during dinner breaks with Corey from Fleetwood Town Primary Stars and were definitely ready for…
Advent Calendars
The children in Upper School were challenged to make their own Advent calendar this half term and to bring it in for the class to use if they would like to. Jayden, Leo, Sophie, Beth and Flo all very kindly decided to bring their handmade designs in and we have all been enjoying opening the doors…
Science- Investigating circuits
The children planned their own scientific investigation into circuits today. They wanted to know whether the length of the wires in a circuit made a difference to the brightness of a bulb or the speed of a motor. The class decided what equipment they would need and how they would record their…
RE- Jesus is Coming!
Today the children thought about the fourth candle on the Advent wreath which symbolises God’s People. We discussed the importance in the Christian faith of the Second Coming of Christ and how God’s people prepare for this in their hearts and minds during the Advent season through prayer and…
RE-Advent Wreath
Over the past three weeks, Upper School has been learning about the season of Advent and the significance to Christians of the Advent Wreath. The children have learnt about the meaning of each of the candles-prophets Isaiah and Micah, John the Baptist and Mary Mother of Jesus. This week we also…
Year 6 visit to Protect the Planet Event - Liverpool FC
We are so lucky to have been chosen to take part in the Primary Stars and Premier League Protect the Planet event today at Anfield. The children at Inskip, St Peter’s were chosen to take part after being involved in the Walk To School Project in the summer term with Corey from Fleetwood Town.
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