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Famous Fives remember events from the past…

Continent Twister

Today in our Geography lesson we learnt about the 7 continents of the world. We played a fun game of Continent Twister!

Delving deep with Rex Retriever…

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! ...

Famous Fives enjoyed their sport morning…

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. ...

First Aid for our Famous Fives…

Famous Fives investigate air resistance…

Carousel, Class 5, Science

Our first ‘Proud Portal’ moment!

Carousel, Class 4, English

In the Year 4 classroom, we now have a cosy reading cottage that can be used as a quiet space for our pupils to share how they love their learning. This is our first entry: https://vimeo.com/1158830254

If all the world were…

Carousel, Class 2, English

This week the children in class 2 have been drawing upon ideas in the text to think about special objects, creating noun phrases for each. They have then applied this idea into a non-narrative poem with a focus on drawing upon the author’s language. Finally, after...

TEDDY BEARS’ PICNIC!

Carousel, Design Technology, English, Nursery

The Hungry Caterpillars took part in an indoor teddy bears’ picnic. The children followed instructions to make a sandwich for picnic time. Everyone enjoyed eating their sandwich and crisps with their friends. They also listened to the traditional Teddy Bears’ Picnic...

Whole School Letters

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Sequencing the main events of Florence Nightingale’s life

Carousel, Class 2, History

In our history lesson we learnt about some of the main events in Florence Nightingale’s life. We used a timeline to order these events.

Famous Fives deepen their understanding of The Fall using drama…

Carousel, Class 5, English

Headteacher’s Letter 16 January 2026

Whole School Letters

Famous Fives explore the characters in A Midsummer Night’s Dream…

Carousel, Class 5, English

Headteachers Letter 9 January 2026

Whole School Letters

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HAPPY NEW YEAR 2026!

Carousel, Nursery

The Hungry Caterpillars returned to Nursery happily at the beginning of the new year, 2026, and we also welcomed several new starters. The children learnt about how people celebrate the new year by enjoying firework displays and making new year resolutions. We...

THE SHINING STARS HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY PAINTING WINTER TREES!

Art & Design, Carousel, Reception

The children have followed a sequence of pictures, to create their own Winter tree paintings. They have used the materials: paint, glue and glitter to create different effects. A variety of paintbrush sizes and lollypop sticks were used to apply the paint, glue and...

Remembering and sharing knowledge about events from the past…

Carousel, Class 5, History, History and Geography

Famous Fives explaining how to multiply a 2-digit number by a 2-digit number…

Carousel, Class 5, Maths

Florence Nightingale…

Carousel, Class 2, History, History and Geography

When was Florence Nightingale alive? We ordered the historical events on the timeline which we have been previously taught and then added the Florence Nightingale card. How do we know about people from the past? We looked at images of Florence Nightingale and tried to...

Famous Fives discuss the key concepts of Christianity…

British Values, Carousel, Class 5, RE and Worship

What is the creation story?

Carousel, Class 2, RE and Worship

In our RE learning today we used drama to bring alive and deepen our knowledge and understanding of the 7 parts of the story of creation.

Festive Fun in Foundation One!

British Values, Carousel, Nursery, RE and Worship

The Hungry Caterpillars have loved learning about why and how we celebrate Christmas. The children have been finding out about Advent and Jesus being born on the first Christmas day by using books, the Smartboard, our Nativity figures and performing in our own...

Headteacher’s Letter 18th December 2025

Whole School Letters

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Brilliant Brass concert from our Famous Fives…

Carousel, Class 5, Music

Hand Puppets

Art & Design, Carousel, Class 2

In our design technology lessons we have been learning how to sew using a running stitch. We have designed and made star hand puppets.

THE SHINING STARS HAVE PERFORMED THEIR NATIVITY: ‘THE TWINKLY NATIVITY’ TO BOTH SCHOOL AND FAMILY AUDIENCES!

Carousel, RE and Worship, Reception

The children were super confident as they retold the Nativity story through words, actions and songs! All of their hard work practising, culminated in two fabulous performances! Thank you to supporting staff and to our lovely families who were such an encouraging...