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Farewell Service

Today we had a special Farewell Service at Tankersley St Peter’s Church to say goodbye to our year 6 pupils. They shared memories of their favourite times at school, thanked staff for all the support over the years and were each presented with a Bible by Reverend...

Early Years Seaside Afternoon!

  The Hungry Caterpillars and the Shining Stars enjoyed a lovely seaside themed activity afternoon together in our outdoor play area. The children loved taking their shoes and socks off...

THE SHINING STARS HAD A FUN END OF YEAR SUMMER TRIP AT THE BUTTERFLY HOUSE IN ANSTON!

  The children learnt so much as they observed and asked questions about a range of creatures, including meerkats, porcupines, parrots, owls, tamarin monkeys and otters, to name a few! The Shining Stars also took part in a hands on 'Feather, Fur and Scales' workshop....

Comparing Yom Kippur and Easter

In our lesson today we compared the Jewish festival of Yom Kippur with the holiest Christian festival of Easter. We placed the statements in the correct place on the Venn diagram.  

A Sunny Day Out at Sundown!

The Hungry Caterpillars enjoyed a sunny day out at Sundown Adventureland. The children had lots of fun exploring  wonderful rides and amazing  play areas with their friends. A lovely time was had by everyone and happy memories were made!                               ...

THE SHINING STARS RESPONDED TO AN EVIL PEA CRIME SCENE IN THEIR ROLE-PLAY KITCHEN!

The children were shocked to see a carrot, cucumber and piece of broccoli in distress, in their role-play kitchen, after returning from lunch time play! The Shining Stars spotted frozen peas and realised that it was the work of the Evil Pea! Everyone decided to get...

Class 2 visit to Scarborough

On Monday 13th July we went on our school visit to Scarborough. We enjoyed building sandcastles on the beach and eating ice-cream. We also loved seeing some of the amazing sea creatures at the Sea life Centre.                                                           ...

Worry Dolls

  Today the Year 1 children visited Class 2. They listened to the story 'Silly Billy' by Anthony Browne. They learnt about worry dolls  and how you tell them your worry before you go to bed. Then, you place them under your pillow when you sleep and the worry...

How do Jewish people celebrate Shabbat?

Challah bread is a Jewish bread eaten on the Sabbath – a holy day of rest and celebration for Jewish people. The Sabbath begins at nightfall on Friday and lasts until nightfall on Saturday. Today we tried to plait some Challah bread dough.   [gallery...
Happy Father’s Day!

Happy Father’s Day!

  The Hungry Caterpillars have been thinking and talking about their daddies. The children have used the computer to draw a picture of daddy for a special card. They have also been busy in the kitchen making a mud pie (complete with a worm) to give to daddy!  ...

HEDGEHOG HOMES!

HEDGEHOG HOMES!

  The Hungry Caterpillars have worked in collaborative pairs during our Design and Technology project. The children worked together to design and make a home for a hedgehog after learning about hedgehogs. They used a planning sheet for their joint design and then used...

Learning About Islam

Learning About Islam

We were delighted to welcome Imam Abdul Aziz from Barnsley Mosque to our school to help us learn more about Islam. It was fascinating to hear about his experiences of Hajj and how he follows the Five Pillars of Islam in his daily life. He showed us different prayer...

Our Fantastic Ancient Greece Day

Our Fantastic Ancient Greece Day

This week, we enjoyed a wonderful Ancient Greece Day where everyone dressed up as Ancient Greeks and took part in lots of exciting activities. We learnt all about life in Ancient Greece and discovered that the Olympic Games were held to honour the gods and were...

Our Water Run Was Fantastic Fun!

Our Water Run Was Fantastic Fun!

The Hungry Caterpillars really enjoyed their sponsored water run. The children were raising money for our wonderful school . The Early Years children ran around the school field on a lovely Friday afternoon getting sprayed with water by Mrs Harrison and her fabulous...

Imam’s visit to our class

Imam’s visit to our class

We were very lucky to have a special visit from Imam Abdul Aziz today.  We learnt that Muslims worship in a mosque and the leader of the worship is called an imam. The imam helps Muslims learn more about Allah's  teachings.   [gallery type="rectangular"...

ZOOLAB VISIT…

ZOOLAB VISIT…

The Hungry Caterpillars and Shining Stars had great fun using their senses to explore a range of animals, insects and mini-beasts. They handled different creatures who would naturally live in the various layers of the  rainforest! The children had the opportunity to...

Easter church service

Easter church service

We celebrated Easter with a very special church service at Tankersley St Peter’s church. It was wonderful to come together as a school community and remember all the main events from the Holy Week. Each class sang a song and there were Bible readings about the Palm...

Our amazing Easter play

Our amazing Easter play

The Year 3 and 4 pupils worked really hard in their music lessons and rehearsed an Easter play about important events in the life of Jesus which they presented to the rest of the school and their families. The songs, music and drama really brought to life the events...

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