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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.

What is Shabbat and why is it important to have a day of rest?

Carousel, Class 2, RE and Worship

Shabbat is on Saturday and is an exciting day of rest for Jewish people. It begins onFriday evening and ends on Saturday evening. We ordered the events of a Shabbat timetable. It shows how 3 children celebrate Shabbat. [gallery type="rectangular"...

HEDGEHOG HOMES!

Art & Design, Carousel, Nursery

Headteacher’s Letter 27 June 2025

Whole School Letters

What is in our blood? Our Butterfly Lions find out…

Carousel, Class 1, Class 6, Science

THE SHINING STARS HAVE ENJOYED BEING IN ROLE AS POLICE OFFICERS, INVESTIGATING THE GOLDILOCKS CRIME SCENE IN THE EARLY YEARS PLAYGROUND!

Carousel, English, Reception

The Shining Stars have been spotting clues at the Goldilocks crime scene, which they discovered earlier this week! The police officers saw 3 bowls, two still containing porridge and 1 small empty bowl. There was then a large chair, a medium sized chair and a broken...

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

Carousel, Class 2, RE and Worship

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. [gallery...

Clyppings service

Carousel, Class 3, RE and Worship

This morning we took part in the Clyppings service in Tankersley St Peter's Church. It was lovely to join members of the congregation and continue the tradition which as been taking place at this time of year for many decades and has its origins in Anglo-Saxon...

Speaking and Listening Game

Carousel, Class 2, English, Geography

Today in our Geography lesson we tested our memories and oracy skills by taking part in a game that required us to speak clearly and listen carefully.

Headteacher’s Letter 20 June 2025

Whole School Letters

Headteacher’s Letter 13 June 2025

Whole School Letters

Today we celebrated our love of multiplication tables by dressing up as TTRockStars!

Carousel, Class 2, Maths

Butterfly Lions have fun on residential…

Carousel, Class 6, PHSE

The 10 Commandments

Carousel, Class 2, RE and Worship

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.

Fun Run!

Carousel, Nursery, Sports

The Hungry Caterpillars really enjoyed their sponsored fun run. The children are raising money for our wonderful school's 150th birthday celebrations. The Early Years children ran around the school field on a lovely warm Friday afternoon getting sprayed with water by...

Headteacher’s Letter 16 May 2025

Whole School Letters

Inside a Synagogue

Carousel, Class 2, RE and Worship

Today we began to identify different features of the inside of a Jewish Synagogue. We then tried to create some of these features using playdough.

Headteacher’s Letter 9 May 2025

Whole School Letters

ZOOLAB VISITS THE EARLY YEARS FOUNDATION STAGE!

Carousel, Nursery, Reception, Science

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 Amazon Rainforest! The children had the...