Month: May 2024

Fairsnape class enjoyed a successful trip to the Scorton Picnic Site along the river. The students had a fantastic day filled with exploration and learning.

Highlights included a guided nature walk where the children collected a list of pollution that they found on the way.  You will be pleased to know not much pollution was found in the local area of the school.

Learning map skills.

Interactive sessions on local wildlife, and engaging environmental conservation activities.

The children took part in learning about river formation as well as conducting a science experiment about river flow.

The children used maps and a compass to locate their position on a map.

The day concluded with a delightful picnic and fun games, making it a memorable experience for all.

In our topic lessons we have been learning all about the Coastlines of the UK and have explored human and physical geography.

On our trip to Cleveleys Beach we observed the coastline and spoke about erosion. Children discussed why there was a wall built – so to protect the town from when the tide comes in and to prevent any further erosion.

They were able to identify human and physical geography well and discussed the difference between the two.

Whilst there, children observed and focused on the sculptures taken from our book focus ‘The Sea Swallows’, which tells the story of Mary, a human looking for the magic golden seashell, which is protected by the Ogre! Children were able to see the shell, the sea swallows and Mary’s father’s guitar.

Unfortunately, the tide was in and it covered the Ogre, showing children how deep the sea can be and re-enforcing our lesson on staying safe at the coastline. Children will use these sculptures and observations to create their own Sea Swallow’s sculpture!

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Oakenclough class enjoyed a trip to Longridge Observatories where they were able to go on a mission to outer space.

The children were able to witness the observatory open up to expose the sky, where they could see the telescope move automatically to point towards specific stars and planets.

The final part of their journey took them to the planetarium where they could observe the night sky and its visible stars

They enjoyed listening to the lecturer from the local university, he was able to answer lots of wonderful questions posed by the children! 

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