What a busy week we have had. Yesterday, we had a brilliant open afternoon and it was great to see so many parents joining in with their child’s learning. You will soon be able to see Beacon’s rocket attempts outdoors, which will be under Beacon class area. It was a truly enjoyable afternoon. Fairsnape were coming to the end of their Rock n Roll timelines and Parlick were engrossed in their Spring topic. Pendle were making puppets and the whole school was alive with excitement. I have put a few pictures on this blog for you to see just a few of the exciting things we have been up to in school this half term. Don’t forget, you can always look on the class pages to see what learning is taking place in the classes on a weekly basis. We had a wonderful ‘Ash Wednesday’ Mass over in Church and it was great to see so many parishioners joining us. Today, your child is coming home with a wrapped up bin bag and a little note attached to tell you about our ‘Clothe the Naked’ Act of Mercy. You can visit ‘The Year of Mercy’ section on our webpage to find out more.

I don’t usually get much peace and quiet in school but today was an exception. It had reached 2.30pm and I was wondering why I was all alone in the school hall when assembly was due to begin. Not just any Golden assembly-but the showing of our video for any parents who had not yet seen it. Not a single child or adult could be seen so I went to investigate! Wellington boots, gardening gloves, Ipads and smiles could be seen through the window. It was one of our UFA groups in the Willow area creating bug hotels and generally having a great time gardening. As I looked on, a class arrived and sat down quietly discussing what they had just been doing, also smiling. The baking group had a wonderful time and all children had fun.

In Reception class, we have continued our planning meetings and have created floorbooks. We put samples of our work in the books and examples of our planning meetings to show how our learning progresses throughout a topic/theme. These are usually led by the children and keep our excitement alive.