In Year 3, we have been learning all about festivals and why they are important to religious communities. We have looked at the Easter story and thought about whether Christians would feel Easter was a happy festival or not and why. 
We then had Reverend Karen in who came to speak to us about how Christians prepare for Easter in their homes and in the church. 

This week, we have been sequencing significant people on a timeline, looking at key dates and key events that have influenced history.

Daisy Bank children had some wonderful visitors in their assembly this morning. A string quartet from the Royal Northern College of Music. They played lots of different music to represent different seasons and animals. The children (and teachers)  absolutely loved listening to the music. Year 1 then had an extra special treat of being able to have a closer look at a violin in small groups and play it. 

This week is Shakespeare week and Year 4 have been learning Sonnet 18. We have acted it out in our step and speak session. We have also been exploring the language that Shakespeare used and compared it to modern day English. 
Well done Year 4, keep up the hard work!

Reception H had a lovely morning sharing their learning with the parents. They had a super morning and loved showing the parents how to make a kite and singing their song. 

Last week, Year 6 were lucky enough to visit Crucial Crew. We took part in lots of vital sessions on safety including those from the police and transport services.  We even learnt how to detect CO in our homes.

The school council enjoyed a trip to the Salford Civic Centre on Friday. We met the ceremonial mayor and learnt about her job. We also learnt about how the voting system works and got to vote for our favourite city. Salford won!

Last week for science week  Nursery enjoyed exploring growing seeds. We discussed the sequence that we need to follow and the children then had to decide on and find the equipment that they needed to plant their seeds. We even carried out an experiment, planting bean seeds into bags instead of soil. We can't wait to see what happens to them.

This week Reception have been given lots of different challenges for STEM week. One of the challenges was to try and build a boat for Penguin Blue to get back home. Will it float or will it sink?