As part of their history work, Class 3 have been learning about the Vikings. They have learned all about how the Vikings invaded Anglo-Saxon Britain and in the video, Emma explains this further. They worked really hard creating Viking inspired pouches. The children had to design and make a pouch that would have been suitable […]
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Keith Haring Art
Art inspired by Keith Haring This half term we have been looking at some of Keith Haring’s art work. We looked at the variety of his work – and took inspiration from some of his drawings, particularly his people. We drew our own versions in different scales and made some out of clay and painted […]
Santa Dash
Santa Dash On Tuesday 17th Dec Class Two took part in the Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Interschools’ Santa Dash. As well as doing the run, the children enjoyed a warm up to music. As you can see from the photos, a great deal of fun was had by all! Previous Next
Jump Rope Skipping Event
As part of our Fighting Fit topic, Class 1 took part in the British Heart Foundation’s ‘Jump Rope for Heart’ charity event. We skipped for a whole hour which made our hearts beat fast and we felt very hot and sweaty! We needed a big drink afterwards! The hard work was worth it as we […]
Clitheroe Castle Visit
At the end of December Class Three made a visit to Clitheroe Castle, it was an amazing day out. The children learnt a lot about castles and battles whilst they were there. As part of the day, all the children had eggs which had to be protected at all costs! They had to create armour […]
Class One Nativity
Class One have spent the last half term making sure that they were ready to celebrate Christmas in one of the best ways possible – by performing their Nativity. This year they chose A Wriggly Nativity by Peter Fardell, where everyone is so excited about the coming birth that nobody can keep still. Everyone performed […]
This week’s news
A huge thank you to everyone who helped make Santa Stops at Sabden such a success. We raised over £700 which is a marvellous amount for a small school. This will be used towards much-needed Monster Phonics Reading Books for Class 1. A special thank you to Mel Cregan who personally sourced and collected some […]
Fighting Fit
In last half term’s topic, ‘Fighting Fit’, Class One thought about how we can stay healthy with an emphasis on exercise, healthy eating and hygiene. We did lots of wonderful work for this including a very exciting visit from Matthew’s Daddy who arrived in a Rapid Response Vehicle with flashing lights and the siren blaring! […]
Shackleton
In October, Class 3 started their Survival topic and especially enjoyed learning about Sir Ernest Shackleton . The children created biographies all about him along with creating stunning artwork based on the ‘Ice Trap’ book we studied and images of Sir Ernest Shackleton and his crew. Previous Next
Cl3 Science: Habitats
In Class 3 we have been thinking about animals and their habitats. Everyone was given clues based upon a certain animal. They then had to work out, using their scientific knowledge, what the animal was and where it lived. The children then used junk modelling to create their animal’s habitat. They wrote and prepared speeches […]