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Design a book bag competition!

Design a book bag competition!

Reception have all been busy designing a book bag for the Kirkham Library competition. They all thought of how they could show their love of reading through different pictures and words. Take a look at some of our designs!

Our First Reconciliation

Our First Reconciliation

Over the last few weeks some of our children and their parents have been meeting together to prepare for the Sacrament of Reconciliation. The children and parents have been supported in this by Fr. Andrew and the parish catechists Diane, Suzanne, Laura and Dave. This...

Year 5 Hockey

Year 5 Hockey

Year 5 have been working extremely hard at learning the sport of hockey. It is fast paced and really tricky to control and aim the ball with such a small stick. Everyone made excellent progress which allowed us to play some heated competitions in our final lessons....

Year 3 – Visit to Kirkham Library!

Year 3 – Visit to Kirkham Library!

Year 3 were invited to Kirkham Library for their musical 'Petting Zoo'! A member of Fylde Music Centre was there to tell us all about the different instruments and showed us how to make a sound out of each one!  We all got to try playing the violin, the clarinet, the...

Reception make clay snakes

Reception make clay snakes

To finish our Jungle theme we all used the clay to make snakes. We had to work hard to manipulate the clay into the shape we wanted.  Take a look at the photographs of our designs.

Reception P.E.

Reception P.E.

In P.E. we have been working on developing the strength in our wrist and hand muscles.  This week we have been using the equipment in the hall to show our wrist and arm strength.  Mrs Aris was so impressed with how much we challenged ourselves.

The Mass

The Mass

One of Year 4's topics this term in RE is 'Giving and Receiving'. We have been learning about how when we celebrate the Eucharist Jesus gives himself to us in Word and Sacrament. We have been learning about the different parts of the Mass (the rites) and the different...

Year 3 – World Book Day!

Year 3 – World Book Day!

On Thursday 7th March, Year 3 celebrated World Book Day. We dressed as our favourite book characters for the day and took part in lots of fun activities linked to reading to try to raise the profile of reading and the children's love of reading. Children across school...

Year 4 Disgusting Digestion Experiment!

Year 4 Disgusting Digestion Experiment!

Year 4's topic this half term in science is all about digestion and how our body processes food. To bring this topic to life and help the children visualise each stage of the digestion process, we conducted a brilliant experiment using tights, orange juice, weetabix,...

Year 4 Celebrate World Book Day

Year 4 Celebrate World Book Day

On Thursday 7th March, Year 4 celebrated World Book Day. We dressed as our favourite book characters for the day and took part in lots of fun activities linked to reading to try to raise the profile of reading and the children's love of reading. Children across school...

Year 5 Minecraft Anglo-Saxon villages

Year 5 Minecraft Anglo-Saxon villages

Year 5 learnt about Anglo-Saxon houses and villages then made their own using Minecraft. They had to find a perfect spot with lots of wood and fresh water and had to build it in an authentic Anglo-Saxon style. Some have included Roman ruins as well as thanes and churls.

Year 6’s World Book Day

Year 6’s World Book Day

The children were excited to come to school dressed as their favourite book character. We've enjoyed playing World Book Day quizzes, Book Cover Orienteering and book themed maths!  We loved doing the Orienteering with our buddies too!

Reception celebrate World Book Day

Reception celebrate World Book Day

The children were excited to come to school dressed as their favourite book character.  We enjoyed listening to lots of different stories that the children shared with each other.

Reception planting

Reception planting

In R.E this week we have been looking at the Bible story of Jesus going into the desert.We were thinking about how Jesus would feel going into the desert, being lonely and having nothing to eat or drink. To help us understand the length of time for 40 days, we have...

Year 5 Dragons spotted over Kirkham!

Year 5 Dragons spotted over Kirkham!

Year 5 created news flashes about outbreaks of dragons terrorising Kirkham and the surrounding areas. Church’s roof has been damaged, Fox’s biscuits is in crumbs and AFC Fylde’s pitch has been torn to shreds. You are advised to stay inside and keep your doors and...

Reception describe The Gruffalo

Reception describe The Gruffalo

Reception have started this half term by looking at the story of The Gruffalo. We have been experimenting with different materials to best match them to The Gruffalo's features. The children have loved developing their vocabulary through exploring. 

Swimming Pool Success!

Swimming Pool Success!

Over the last two weeks, The Willows has been home to a pop-up swimming pool on our junior playground!  The 10mx5m swimming pool has been accessed by every class over the last week, with incredible success. As well as ensuring every child got at least two...

Year 3 – Roman Visitor!

Year 3 – Roman Visitor!

Year 3 had a very special visitor on Tuesday - a Roman soldier! The children enjoyed learning and responding to Latin commands, marching in formation with a Roman Scutum (shields) and exploring Roman weapons. They learned that the Roman army had lots of recognisable...

Year 5 Gymnastics

Year 5 Gymnastics

Year 5 did some amazing gymnastics showing strength, control and flexibility. We had to create paired sequences using canon and unison and worked incredibly hard. There was some fabulous creativity.

School Reading Stars Spring 1

School Reading Stars Spring 1

To continue promoting a love of reading and celebrate reading success stories, we are selecting one child from each class, each half term, to be our Reading Stars. As well as being applauded in assembly for their efforts and enthusiasm towards reading both at school...

Healthy snack grand prize draw!

Healthy snack grand prize draw!

In a bid to educate the children about healthy eating and promote healthy snacks, we are doing a biannual grand prize draw for children who have been spotted eating a healthy snack at break time.  We informed and educated both parents and children on what constituted...

Year 5 Dance

Year 5 Dance

Year 5 worked extremely hard to create some fabulous dances around the theme of space. We did solo, paired and group dances, then finished with a whole class dance. 

Year 5 Space Art

Year 5 Space Art

Year 5 did some amazing art work during their space topic. We used Modroc to create texture for our lunar landscapes then mixed grey tones to paint it. We create mixed media (paint, chalk, pastel, crayon) for our galaxies piece and had a go at a digital piece inspired...

Year 4 Safer Internet Day

Year 4 Safer Internet Day

On Tuesday 6th February, Year 4 took part in Safer Internet Day. We completed lots of tasks, challenges and discussions throughout the day on varying themes relating to how to stay safe online and using technology responsibly. There were lots of scenario based...

Year 5 Safer Internet Day

Year 5 Safer Internet Day

Year 5 had lots of discussions and worked extremely hard on Safer Internet Day. We explored what personal information is and what is ok to reveal to people online. We created strong passwords and used a password checker to see how long they would take to get hacked....

Year 6 Food Technology

Year 6 Food Technology

This half term, Year 6's Design Technology project has been based around Food. The children have been learning about how makes a healthy diet and the different food groups. The children were tasked with researching packed lunches and how they can be improved to make...

Year 4 Edible Spoon Experiment

Year 4 Edible Spoon Experiment

Do you know how many plastic spoons are thrown away per year as landfill in India alone? Believe it or not, it is a staggering 120 BILLION!  Year 4 have been learning all about the environment and how to be more sustainable, so when we found out this fact, we decided...

Year 4 Make Plastic

Year 4 Make Plastic

This half term, Year 4 have been learning all about the environment in geography, with a particular focus on sustainability and plastic pollution. Did you know that plastic takes around 1000 years to break down? To try to experiment how we can help improve the plastic...

Holocaust Memorial Day

Holocaust Memorial Day

We were delighted to be invited to contribute to National Holocaust Memorial Day by the Jewish Community at St. Anne's Synagogue. We joined Rabbi Danny Bergson, Robert Pinkus (the President of the Synagogue) four local high schools and specially invited guests for the...

Year 6 in the SNOW!!!

Year 6 in the SNOW!!!

On Tuesday, Year 6 made the most of the snow, given the Fylde coast doesn't get it very often. We had lots of fun sledging, having snowball fights and building snowmen. Have a look at the photos below to see how much fun we had. 

Year 4 Habitat Explorers

Year 4 Habitat Explorers

To link with our science topic of 'Habitats', Year 4 went on an exciting adventure exploring the habitats of our school grounds and the church woods. Armed with tweezers and containers, we lifted logs, searched under plant pots and sifted through leaves to find any...

Reception experiment with ice

Reception experiment with ice

This term Reception are looking at the Arctic and what we would find there. They have been learning all about the different animals that live in the cold conditions. This week they had a challenge, all the animals were trapped in ice blocks. The children worked...

Reception loved the snow!

Reception loved the snow!

What a fabulous morning we have had, enjoying the snow, making snowballs and working together to build snowmen. We had so much fun. We even had a hot chocolate afterwards to warm us up! 

Year 4 Enjoy The Snow!

Year 4 Enjoy The Snow!

A rare snow day meant only one thing in Year 4... Snowmen, snowballs and sledging! Children across school were playing on the field throughout the morning, building huge snowmen, sledging down the hill and of course throwing snowballs at their friends and teachers. I...

Year 4 Eco-Warriors!

Year 4 Eco-Warriors!

As part of our 'Environment' and 'Habitats' topics in science and geography, Year 4 have been out in the local community litter picking. We have learnt all about plastic pollution and its impacts on the environment and were shocked to see first hand just how polluted...

Year 6 Survival Day

Year 6 Survival Day

Towards the end of this half term, Year 6 went outside and had to 'survive' for the day. Drawing on all the learning from this half term, the children built their own shelters, collected firewood, built and maintained their own fire and then cooked their tea on their...

KS2 Christmas Disco

KS2 Christmas Disco

One of our final Christmas events was the PTFA Christmas Disco. Open to all children from KS2, the children enjoyed lots of Christmas classics and danced to their hearts content. 

Year 4 Christmas Craft morning

Year 4 Christmas Craft morning

On Tuesday 19th December, Year 4 held a Christmas craft morning, honing their D.T. and art skills while getting into the festive spirit. The children followed a recipe as a group to make icing and decorated a biscuit, they used tools like a hot glue gun and a drill to...

Festive Book Swap!

Festive Book Swap!

On Tuesday 19th December, we held a festive book swap across school called 'Books around the tree'. Unused or unwanted books that families had at home were repurposed and rehomed as the books were laid around the hall and one class at a time, the children came in to...

Year 5/6 Carr Hill Dodgeball Success!

Year 5/6 Carr Hill Dodgeball Success!

Taking place over two consecutive Tuesday afternoons, a team of Year 5 and 6 children took part in the Carr Hill Dodgeball Competition against other schools from the area. The children won 6 out of 9 matches over the two meetings, finishing in third place out of the...

Year 4 Plague Day

Year 4 Plague Day

To end our Year 4 Plague topic, we held an exciting 'Plague Day'. We were visited by the scary-looking, but very friendly Doctor Bob, who told us all about the plague, how important modern day hygiene is and how the village of Eyam suffered to save the rest of the...

Year 4 D.T. Animals

Year 4 D.T. Animals

This half term, Year 4 have been creating model animals that use a pulley to open the jaw in D.T. The children started the project by understanding scale and proportion, drawing lots of animals and making sure the head and limbs were in proportion to the rest of the...

Reception bake Christmas biscuits

Reception bake Christmas biscuits

This week Reception have been looking at recipes and ingredients. They decided that they would like to make some Christmas biscuits following the recipe. We were so impressed with how the children carefully mixed the ingredients together, rolled out the dough and used...

Reception Nativity

Reception Nativity

Over the past few months Reception have been working hard on our Nativity 'The Big Little Nativity'. They performed their Nativity to the whole school as well as their families. They told the special story of Baby Jesus being born so well and sang so beautifully....

Reception enjoy Christmas lunch

Reception enjoy Christmas lunch

On Wednesday, the whole school were very lucky to have Christmas dinner together.  Our kitchen staff worked incredibly hard to create such a special day for us.  All the children thought the dinner was 'delicious' and 'yummy'. 

Performance with Preston Concert Band

Performance with Preston Concert Band

On Saturday, our choir and orchestra had the wonderful chance to collaborate with the Preston Concert Band at St. Michael's Church. This experience allowed the children to play alongside seasoned musicians and relish the experience of contributing to a grand musical...

Reception – Advent Promises

Reception – Advent Promises

This week Reception have been thinking about their Advent promises. They have all decided to promise to do something during the time of Advent. We loved sharing our promises with each other. 

Year 5 Advent Art

Year 5 Advent Art

Year 5 created some beautiful Advent art to tie-in with our learning about the Advent Wreath in RE.

Year 5 Separating

Year 5 Separating

Year 5 had to undo Mr Knight's mistake. He put sand, salt, staples and beads together for Mr McKeown who actually wanted them all in separate pots. So, Year 5 had to come up with a way of separating them all out again.

Reception – Julia Donaldson Day

Reception – Julia Donaldson Day

This term Reception have been looking at stories by the author Julia Donaldson. They have enjoyed looking at all the different stories and sharing their favourite characters with each other. The children came to school dressed as their favourite Julia Donaldson...

Year 5 Visit to Morrisons

Year 5 Visit to Morrisons

Year 5 went for a visit to Morrisons. As part of their Science, Geography and DT, Year 5 have been learning all about healthy eating as well as where our food comes from. We collected lots of information about where fruit and vegetables are grown as well as...

Year 5 DT Cooking

Year 5 DT Cooking

Year 5 made their own scrambled egg including ham, cheese, tomato and spring onion. It was yummy!

Year 4 Science Experiments

Year 4 Science Experiments

This half term, Year 4 have been learning all about different materials and states of matter. We first learnt all about solids, liquids and gases and their characteristics, before seeing if we can plan and carry out a fair test experiment that changes a material's...

Year 5 Mechanical Toys

Year 5 Mechanical Toys

Year 5 created mechanical toys with a cam mechanism that are animal themed to be sold at a zoo shop.

Krzysztof beat leukemia!

Krzysztof beat leukemia!

Many of you will know, Krzysztof has been receiving treatment for leukemia for a number of years now. During half term, he rang the bell at Manchester Children's Hospital marking the end of his treatment.  This afternoon, to help Krzysztof celebrate, Year 6 had a...

Year 6 trip to IWM North

Year 6 trip to IWM North

On Thursday, Year 6 travelled to Manchester to visit the Imperial War Museum as our topics this term have been centred around WW1 and WW2. Despite the lengthy train delays, we had an excellent day.

Year 6 lead Remembrance Sunday Prayer and Liturgy!

Year 6 lead Remembrance Sunday Prayer and Liturgy!

Year 6 led a moving assembly on Remembrance Sunday, paying tribute to the courageous servicemen and women who sacrificed their lives for our freedom. Held in the school hall on Thursday, the liturgy aimed to educate and inspire their fellow students about the...

Year 5 Made Cheese

Year 5 Made Cheese

Year 5 explored reversible and irreversible changes in Science. We added milk to vinegar so that it would separate into the curds and whey. Then, when it had dried, we painted it.

Year 5 and 6 Dodgeball

Year 5 and 6 Dodgeball

Year 5 and 6 took part in some heated Dodgeball games for our whole school competition. There were balls flying everywhere as the children did some amazing ducking and weaving to avoid being hit.

Reception visit Kirkham Library

Reception visit Kirkham Library

On Wednesday afternoon Reception visited Kirkham Library. We had so much fun looking at all the different books on the shelves. The Librarians read us a story too and we really enjoyed it.

Year 5 Science

Year 5 Science

Year 5 explored reversible and irreversible changes. We dissolved salt in hot and cold water and found that we could dissolve more in the hot water. We created a saturated solution and evaporated the water to form salt crystals.

Reception – Diwali Workshop

Reception – Diwali Workshop

In Reception we have been looking at the festival of Diwali; we have been learning all about the festival of light. We took part in a Diwali workshop which was full of different activities to show us what happens when people celebrate the festival of Diwali. We had so...

Autumn 1 Star Readers

Autumn 1 Star Readers

To continue promoting a love of reading at The Willows, each half term teachers from each class will be awarding a Star Reader. This is an award to celebrate enthusiasm and commitment towards reading both in school and at home. Each child was awarded with a bookmark...

Year 4 Harvest Prayer and Liturgy

Year 4 Harvest Prayer and Liturgy

On Thursday 19th October, Year 4 led the school in a Harvest-themed Prayer and Liturgy. The children did an excellent job explaining why we celebrate Harvest during autumn and how it is a time to show both care and generosity towards others. With this in mind, the...

Poppy Appeal

Poppy Appeal

We had a very special visitor from The Royal British Legion in school to talk to us about the Poppy Appeal. The Poppy Appeal is the Royal British Legion's biggest fundraising campaign held every year in November, during the period of Remembrance. Mick talked to us...

Year 4 Cricket

Year 4 Cricket

This half term, Year 4 have enjoyed learning new skills in cricket during P.E. lessons. As well as improving on key skills like striking, throwing and catching, the children have played mini games of diamond cricket and quick cricket to improve their team skills and...

Year 4 French Day!

Year 4 French Day!

On Thursday 12th October, Year 4 held a French day to culminate their learning from their 'Paris' geography topic and their learning from French MFL lessons this half term. The children spent the entire day dressed in French colours and completed lots of French themed...

Year 2 P.E.

Year 2 P.E.

Year 2 have had lots of fun during their P.E. lessons. They are becoming so independent and confident using the equipment.

Reception Forest School

Reception Forest School

Every Thursday afternoon, Reception go down to our Forest School Area. They had so much fun today exploring the area. They took part in lots of activities and enjoyed the wet mud.

Year 5 Cricket

Year 5 Cricket

Year 5 managed to get their hands on a bat and even had a go at bowling. There were some amazing batters. Check out their batting stances.

Settling into School

Settling into School

Our Reception children are settling into school life very well. We had our welcome assembly last week and this was the first time the children had been in an assembly; their behaviour was outstanding.  We have been making friends with everyone in our class, learning...

Super Year 4 Netballers!

Super Year 4 Netballers!

On Tuesday 19th September, 6 children from Year 4 took part in the Carr Hill Fylde Year 3 and 4 Netball Tournament. The event took place at Carr Hill High school in the Sports Dome against 8 other local primary schools. The tournament started off without using formal...

Fylde Football Champions!

Fylde Football Champions!

Over the last three Mondays, 8 children from Year 5 and 6 have been taking part in the annual Carr Hill Fylde Football League. After playing 8 games, scoring over 40 goals and conceding just 1 goal in the entire tournament, The Willows ended top of the league and...

Year 4 Sound Experimenting

Year 4 Sound Experimenting

Year 4 have continued to learn about sound and how sound travels from a sound source by experimenting with instruments this week. The children used a range of instruments to explore the relationship between vibrations, pitch and type of sound produced. The children...

Year 5 Tag Rugby

Year 5 Tag Rugby

Year 5 have been learning all about Tag Rugby. There are lots of new rules that are making it hard work, such as keeping two hands on the ball at all times and only being allowed to pass backwards. This last rule is really messing with our heads, but we are trying so...

Year 5 Cricket

Year 5 Cricket

Year 5 managed to dodge the rain and had their first day of Cricket. We developed our catching skills and had to dribble the ball with a stump. It felt more like Hockey than Cricket, but it helped us improve at holding the bat correctly.

Year 5 Portraits

Year 5 Portraits

Year 5 used watercolours to paint their portraits to go around the hall. Do you think that they managed to capture a good likeness?

Our Positions of Responsibility

Our Positions of Responsibility

This week, our Year 6 children gave their speeches to apply for the position of Head Boy and Head Girl. At The Willows, we strongly believe all the children in Year 6 have the capability of being our Head Boy or Head Girl. Since the start of term, Year 6 have been...

Reception’s First Week

Reception’s First Week

What a fabulous first week Reception have had.  The children have settled into school life very well and have met their Year 6 buddies.  They have had their first Music lesson and also started Balance-ability.  We have even started to learn some sounds in Phonics.

Year 4 Science – Sound

Year 4 Science – Sound

Year 4's science topic this half term is SOUND. The children this week learnt how sounds travel to your ears, starting as vibrations from a sound source which bump air particles, which in turn bump other air particles. These particles create a ripple of vibrating...

Year 4 Outdoor R.E. Artwork

Year 4 Outdoor R.E. Artwork

Year 4 have been thinking all about positive Gospel values and how they can show them this year. Their challenge was to create a piece of outdoor artwork using natural materials to portray different Gospel values. We went on a muddy explore around the church grounds...

We Are, We Are Year 4!

We Are, We Are Year 4!

During their first week in Year 4, the children were tasked with counting beats and becoming creative songwriters. We wrote a class song together as a shared write, changing the words of Queen's 'We Will Rock You' and linking it to what we are looking forward to and...

Year 4 Practical Place Value

Year 4 Practical Place Value

During our first few weeks of term, we will be focusing on the place value of numbers in Year 4. We have done lots of partitioning and problem solving, but we have also been very practical with our activities too. We used the dienes blocks to create 3 and 4 digit...

Year 4 Scooter Fun

Year 4 Scooter Fun

Year 4 are very excited about using our new school scooters to get to and from swimming this year! We have been getting used to riding the all-terrain scooters around the playground and school environment and even practised marking out the road layout to get ready for...

Year 5 Tennis

Year 5 Tennis

Year 5 are working on our Tennis skills. We have been trying to aim and direct the ball with more accuracy, but it is quite tricky. Maybe one day we will be ready for Wimbledon!

Year 5 DT Embroidery

Year 5 DT Embroidery

Year 5 have completed their embroidery artwork. We took inspiration from the art of Victoria Poltovitza whose embroidery artwork is based on maps. We explored different maps for one of the capital cities of the UK and created our own design. Then we used running...

Year 5 Parts of a Flower

Year 5 Parts of a Flower

Year 5 studied pollination and the parts of a flower. We made and labelled a 3D model to help us remember how it all works.

Inter-House Handball Competition

Inter-House Handball Competition

During the week commencing 21st March, every child across school competed in our most recent intra-school competition - Handball. Handball is a fast paced, energetic and inclusive game which is best described as a mixture of netball and football. A football pitch...

Year 5 Sewing

Year 5 Sewing

Year 5 had a go at sewing this week. We mastered the running stitch, back stitch and satin stitch ready to create pieces of art based on work by Victoria Poltovitza.

Year 5 and 6 Carr Hill Dodgeball Tournament

Year 5 and 6 Carr Hill Dodgeball Tournament

Two teams of children from Year 5 and 6 took part over two consecutive weeks in this year's Carr Hill Dodgeball Tournament. The mixed teams of boys and girls took part in competitive dodgeball competitions against 11 other teams from local primary schools. There was...

Year 6 Make Healthy Pizzas

Year 6 Make Healthy Pizzas

On Wednesday 1st February, Year 6 finally made their healthy pizzas. The children have been working hard on a healthy living project, mixing their knowledge of science and design technology. The children designed a healthy, well-balanced pizza that had less fat and...

Year 3 – Christmas Lunch!

Year 3 – Christmas Lunch!

The children all enjoyed feeling festive in their Christmas jumpers for Christmas lunch. A very big thank you to the wonderful ladies in the kitchen for such beautiful food! 

Year 6 Skateboarders!

Year 6 Skateboarders!

On Tuesday 29th September, Year 6 had an hour's skateboard coaching with Issy from Team Rubicon Skateboarding. This was in a bid to engage the childr5en in physical activity and my goodness, did they engage! All of the children loved learning how to ride the...

Year 3 – Forest School

Year 3 – Forest School

Year 3 loved getting muddy during their half termly Forest School session with Mrs. Hayes and as always, they had lots of fun exploring and adventuring in the Forest School area.