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THE SHINING STARS HAVE BEEN IN-ROLE AS POLICE OFFICERS INVESTIGATING A GOLDILOCKS CRIME SCENE!

The children noticed a large, medium and small bowl and the small bowl had no porridge left in it! The children also noticed a large, medium and small chair and the small chair was broken. There was a lock of golden curly hair and a bow at the scene! The Shining...

THE HUNGRY CATERPILLARS AND SHINING STARS HAVE HAD A WONDERFUL SPORTS MORNING!

All of the children had super fun as they took part in many different sports such as standing long jump, the egg and spoon obstacle course, javelin throwing, bean bag aiming, a jungle gym water obstacle course and sprinting! The children showed fantastic...

KS1 Sports Day

This morning we all took part in the KS1 Sports Day. We carried out 6 different activities including egg & spoon, javelin and throwing. We had lots of fun in the sun and then cooled down with a lovely ice-pop. [gallery type="rectangular"...

Delicious Focaccia bread making…

How does having a mezuzah help Jewish people to focus on God?

We learnt that the mezuzah is a paper scroll with the Shema prayer written on it which is kept in a small case. This can be hung outside the front door. We had fun making our own.

Triathlon fun for our Famous Fives…

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! ...

Famous Fives gold award graduation ceremony for Children’s University…

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

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

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...

The 10 Commandments

We carried out a diamond 9 (10) activity where as a group we had to rank each of the 10 commandments depending on its importance.

Different types of sentences

Carousel, Class 2, English

We have been identifying the difference between questions, statements, commands and exclamations.

Look At Me!

Art & Design, Carousel, Nursery

The Hungry Caterpillars used their sense of sight to see their face in a mirror and paint a self portrait. The children looked at the shape of their face and the colour of their eyes, hair and skin and created wonderful observational artwork. [gallery...

Working With Thousands

Carousel, Class 3, Maths

The Billionaires have been working hard in maths as we learn all about place value. We are learning about 4-digit numbers and how we can partition them in different ways. We've also learned what happens when we add or subtract thousands, hundreds, tens or ones. ...

Conscience Alley

Carousel, Class 2, RE and Worship

What decision did Jonah have to make? We used Conscience Alley to help us to explore the question: Should Jonah go to Nineveh?

Headteacher’s Letter 5 September 2025

Whole School Letters

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New Friends and EXPLORING NEW IN AND OUTDOOR RECEPTION CLASS PROVISION!

Carousel, Reception

The Shining Stars have made lots of new friends and enjoyed playing in the provision. They have also been learning all of the new routines in Reception class. There have been lots of activities to take part in: Funky Fingers, sand and water trays, being in role as...

Our Five Senses

Carousel, Nursery, Science

‘Who am I?’ is the enquiry question for the Hungry Caterpillars this half term in Nursery. The children have been finding out that we learn about the world around us by using our five senses. This week they explored their sense of taste. After listening to a...

Continent Twister

Class 2, Geography, History and Geography

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

Headteacher’s Letter 25 July 2025

Whole School Letters

Our fantastic trip to Magna

Carousel, Class 3, Science

Our last trip this academic year was to the science adventure park Magna. We had a wonderful day exploring the exhibits in the 4 different sections of the museum linked to Earth, Fire, Air and Water and watching a demonstration about steel making. We also took part in...

Headteacher’s Newsletter 18 July 2025

Whole School Letters

Our DT project

Art & Design, Carousel, Class 3

We really enjoyed our DT project making Greek...

Goodbye Service…

Carousel, Class 6, RE and Worship

This week we walked up to Tankersley Church for the Goodbye Service for the Butterfly Lions. It was lovely to hear about all the fun and good times they had at Tankersley School, memories they will surely treasure forever. We sang some our favourite hymns and the Y6...

THE SHINING STARS HAVE ENJOYED AN EXCITING DAY AT THE TROPICAL BUTTERFLY HOUSE, ANSTON!

Carousel, Reception

The children explored butterflies in the Tropical House, farm animals and a range of birds and small animals. They even joined an 'Animal Senses' guided workshop where they learnt lots of new information! It was so lovely to hear the children using vocabulary that...

A Super, Sunny Day Out at Sundown!

Carousel, Nursery

The Hungry Caterpillars enjoyed a super, sunny day out at Sundown Adventureland. The children had lots of fun exploring a variety of fantastic rides and brilliant play areas with their friends. A lovely time was had by everyone! [gallery type="rectangular"...

A FANTASTIC EARLY YEARS SPORTS MORNING!

Carousel, Nursery, Reception, Sports

Children in Nursery and Reception classes had a great time participating in a range of exciting physical activities. These included egg and spoon obstacle, javelin throwing, bean bag aiming, running and jumping races, long jump and the balancing water cup challenge....

Land of Blue

Class 3, English

We really enjoyed reading and analysing the poem called the Land of Blue. It made us think about our emotions, what we do when we are not very happy and how we can support each other in times of difficulty. We tried really hard with writing our own versions of the...

Class 2 visit Scarborough

Class 2, Geography

On Monday 14th July we went on our school visit to Scarborough. We went on the beach and used our buckets and spades to make sandcastles. We had a competition to see who could build the best one. After a while we had an ice-cream as a delicious treat because we’d all...

Headteacher’s Letter 11 July 2025

Whole School Letters

Animal poems

Carousel, Class 1, English

The Class 1 children have written some wonderful animal poems. If you could be an animal, what would you be? They had a wonderful time reciting the poems to their classmates. [gallery type="rectangular"...

How do Jewish people celebrate Shabbat?

Carousel, Class 2, RE and Worship

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...