Blog by Tag: Curriculum enrichment

Year 6 recently visited West Lakes Academy to take part in an exciting careers fair. During the visit, pupils had the chance to speak with professionals from a wide range of industries and learn about many different jobs.

The experience was eye-opening and gave the children a better…

Year 4 celebrated British Science Week by investigating the question: What makes the best hankie when you have a cold?

The children explored a range of different materials, including tissue paper, cotton, paper towel and cloth. They predicted which material would work best before carrying out…

Year 3 celebrated their love of reading when they visited the library. They selected a book to take home and listened to our class book. They even saw a surprise visitor ….. Mr and Mrs Stead ????

Today we visited our local library and spent some time looking around the children’s section and choosing books to take home. At the moment, our favourite books are Dork Diaries and Diary of a Wimpy Kid. We were excited to see if there were any new ones we haven’t read yet. Everyone chose a book…

A lovely afternoon at our local library for our Year 6 pupils! 

It was wonderful to see so many children excited and enthusiastic about choosing a book to take home. The library shelves were full of great discoveries, and the pupils took their time exploring different stories and…

Year 3 enjoyed a Live Lesson online and created their top 10 favourite book list today. They celebrated World Book Day 2026 by looking fantastic in pyjamas and book character costumes, sharing a book with Reception and designing their own bookmarks. They also reviewed their favourite book in…

Year 4 have had a wonderful time celebrating World Book Day 2026. We began with the BBC live lesson, exploring our own, individual reading vibes, thinking about how we want books to make us feel.  Inspired by our class enjoyment book, The Faraway Tree, we then created our own black out poetry,…

What a busy and positive week we’ve had celebrating Children’s Mental Health Week!

Fore Safer Internet Day, the children explored the good and bad sides of Roblox. They worked in groups to discuss online safety before presenting their ideas to the class. The children also created colourful…

During Children’s Mental Health Week 2026, organised by Place2Be, our school came together to recognise the importance of children’s wellbeing. To show our support, everyone wore blue to school, creating a wonderful sense of unity and reminding us all that mental health matters.

Year 6 explored…

Year 3 have been playing shape and place value guessing games, going for gold and solving number problems today. Happy Number Day!
 

Year 3 prepared some beautiful St. Bridget’s day prayer cards to distribute to the community. After celebrating Mass for St. Bridget’s Day, Year 3 walked up the street to the doctors surgery, Marion’s and Cohen’s Chemist, leaving a thoughtful message in each card.

Year 5 and 6 enjoyed a fantastic Christmas treat with a trip to the cinema to watch Wicked for Good. The excitement began as soon as we arrived, with everyone receiving popcorn and a drink to enjoy during the film.

Wicked was a big hit — full of colour, music, and moments that had the whole…