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A CRACKING AFTERNOON WITH SOME EGG-CITING CATAPULTS!

April 17, 2020 by admin

Last week, the children in school hatched a plan to construct some catapults. The children made a study design from rubber bands, popsicle sticks and spoons (which was very fiddly indeed). After adding some interesting decorations to their eggs, the children went outside and tested their devices. OH’s prediction, that that the raw might fly the furthest as it wouldn’t be pushed back by the wind or be too heavy, was chosen. However, it turned out that the plastic egg travelled the most egg-stravagant distance. The children concluded that this was because it was the lightest of the eggs and, while their test pilots ended up scrambled on the floor, they all had a cracking time!



Filed Under: News

Class 4’s Super Spy Stories

April 17, 2020 by admin

As part of their home learning, children in Class 4 have been writing their very own spy stories. Taking inspiration from books they have enjoyed, different locations and the world around them, they have created a fantastic range of thrillers which create great imagery with an interesting plot for readers to enjoy. Well done Class 4!

The Feather of the Shapeshifter
Amber the Spy
The Agent

Spies in the Amazon
The Victory of Piper
Specky Woods

Agent Stone
Horrid Henry’s Worst School Nightmare

Click on the links below to download and read the full version of Class 4’s stories:

The Agent

Spies in the Amazon

The Feather of the Shapeshifter

Horrid Henry’s Worst School Nightmare

Agent Stone

Specky Woods

The Victory of Piper

Amber the Spy

Filed Under: News, Year 4

STEM Home Learning Resources

April 14, 2020 by admin

STEM learning have released a range of home learning activities that can be used to support children’s education from home. They have a range of activities which include: cross-curricular tasks, science tasks, maths tasks, computing tasks and design and technology tasks.

Access the link to the page below:

Primary Home Learning

Filed Under: News

Feel Good Fridays

April 3, 2020 by admin

Well done to all of the children and parents who have shared their home learning with us during the second week of the school closures. This week’s video is bigger and better, as we’ve had an increase in home learning photos shared with us. The staff at West Cornforth Primary School are overwhelmed with the fantastic work we have received this week. Enjoy the video and keep up the fantastic learning that is taking place at home!

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_dwtK-6YPM]

Filed Under: News

Easter Childcare for Key Workers

April 2, 2020 by admin

School will continue to offer childcare throughout the holidays. Please contact the school via telephone, text or email for more information.

Filed Under: News

Julia Donaldson Weekly Broadcast (4pm)

April 2, 2020 by admin

EXCITING NEWS! Julia Donaldson will launch her first weekly broadcast TODAY at 4pm (02.04.20). The star illustrator on today’s ‘Julia Donaldson & Friends’ is Axel Scheffler. Tune in to the link below at 4pm to watch ‘Julia Donaldson & Friends’:

Scholastic UK

This is great news for all of our younger pupils who are fans of Julia Donaldson. Who is your favourite character from her books?

Filed Under: Early Years, News, Year 1, Year 2

Free Audiobooks and Harry Potter Magic

April 2, 2020 by admin

@audibleuk have made their audiobooks available for children to listen to for FREE! They also have the first Harry Potter book on there! Click the link below to start listening:
Audible Books
Visit the new Harry Potter at Home hub and uncover all kinds of gems from Wizarding World, Scholastic and Bloomsbury Books. They are all aimed at younger readers who might be discovering the magic of Harry Potter for the first time. Website link below:
Wizarding World

Filed Under: News

Online Safety Advice for Parents

March 30, 2020 by admin

Please find below a document outlining online safety advice for parents, this will provide you with help and guidance to keep your children safe online during this time.

Click on this link to access the document:

Online Safety for Parents – Covid 19

As children are staying in touch with friends/family online, please stay vigilant at this time. A link  for information and guidance for parents (NSPCC Net Aware) is below:

Net Aware

 

Filed Under: News

Week 2 Home Learning Tasks

March 29, 2020 by admin

We have really enjoyed watching all of the learning that has been taking place on our weekly Feel Good Fridays video. Send in your photos/work for this week, and watch them on this week’s video. Home learning tasks have been uploaded to class blogs for week 2. You can access these directly by clicking on the links below:

Nursery

Reception

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Year 6

Have a brilliant week, look after yourselves and we look forward to hearing from you.

Filed Under: News

Feel Good Fridays

March 27, 2020 by admin

Over the last week, teachers at West Cornforth Primary School have really enjoyed receiving photos of the learning that has been taking place at home. Keep up the fantastic work and we hope to include even more pieces of work in next week’s Feel Good Fridays video.

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMwY4oE_kCY]

Filed Under: News

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