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Our morning children really enjoyed our trip this morning to Sugar Lumps. There was lots of different activities set out in a large space for us to explore all of our different senses. We got to explore lots of different textures using our hands and feet. There were different smells and even a tray with cereal out for us to taste. We got to meet lots of new friends from two of the other bases which was lots of fun.

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We had an amazing time at Bridgewater. The weather was beautiful and the grounds are stunning. We played on the park, explored the gardens and completed our "art in nature" workshop.

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A HUGE thank you to Homeless Aid for coming into our school and sharing their vision, work and information about how we can help others in our community! We raised an incredible £141 so far which will feed 70 homeless people. We are so excited to see what this partnership will hold in the future! #volunteering #collaboration

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21.04.26 African arts workshop: creating backgrounds and using the technique of pointillism 

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21.04.26 African arts workshop: creating backgrounds and using the technique of pointillism 

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Year 5 17/04/26- Bury Fire Training Centre

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Year 5 17/04/26- Bury Fire Training Centre

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We had a fantastic time at Bury Fire Training Station!

We enjoyed a range of brilliant experiences from learning about fire risk, calls, emergency procedures and safety.

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Year 3 visited RHS Bridgwater to explore plants. We looked at photosynthesis, germination and even had a go at demonstrating seed dispersal.

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We investigated the potting shed. We planted pea seeds.

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We had a fantastic visit from Caro C who talked to us about our canal visit. We created our own designs of the canal, composed our own music and create art pieces! We had a great time!

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We went for a walk around the canal to learn more about how canals were created and why. We looked at wildlife as well. The weather was awful! We had rain, hailstone and snow! We had some hot chocolate back at school to warm ourselves up.

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All our Key Stage 2 classes attend swimming sessions at Turton Sports centre as part of our curriculum offer.

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12th March 2026 - Easter Experience.

We had a lovely time learning about the Easter story, which included lots of elements that we have previously learnt in Year 4.

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Today we headed off to Cineworld to participate in the IntoFilm festival. This festival gives children the opportunity to delve into the world of cinema, film and media and helps them to decide if a career in the field is for them.

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Another library trip.

We’re getting increasingly confident when searching the physical and electronic library systems. We’re also dab hands at checking out our own books 📚

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Today Y6 teamed up with Y1 as we headed out on our respective journeys.

Year 6 headed to the library to develop our reading skills and love of reading while Year 1 headed to the park to build their gross motor skills.

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We have 5 caterpillars in class. This links to our Science topic from Autumn where we learnt about the life cycles of different animals. We will watch them grow and see how they change.

Update 10/3/2026

Our caterpillars are getting much bigger now. In the next 7 days, they should attach to the top of the cup and become chrysalides.

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Safer internet day

Today we joined in with a national workshop that explored the safe use of AI.

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Growing Farnworth’s Future Art Exhibition 

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Growing Farnworth’s Future Art Exhibition 

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Year 6 recently participated in the Growing Farnworth’s Future project. Our art work will soon feature in an exhibition!

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12/03- Year 5 visit to St John’s Church 

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12/03- Year 5 visit to St John’s Church 

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We had a great visit to St John’s Church. We enjoyed the Easter Experience and learning about the Christian Easter story.

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World Book Day winners!

Thank you so much to all of the amazing paper plates entries. It was incredibly hard to choose the winners. Well done to everyone who took part. The children given a golden ticket were:

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We have had some very special visitors in Y5 today - some gerbils called Pete and Steven. Mrs Glover rescued them last week after they had been abandoned by their previous owner. We've written letters persuading people to look after their pets properly as a result of what happened.

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LCCC Cricket Day - Chance to shine programme

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LCCC Cricket Day - Chance to shine programme

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Key stage 2 participated in the Chance to Shine programme delivered by Lancashire Cricket Club 🏏

https://foundation.lancashirecricket.co.uk/play/kids-cricket/chance-to-shine/

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Year 4 History- The Victorians and The Industrial Revolution

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Year 4 History- The Victorians and The Industrial Revolution

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Year 4 visited Quarry Bank Mill to consolidate our learning about the Victorians and the Industrial Revolution. During the visit, we explored the historic cotton mill and discovered how textiles were produced using large machinery powered by water. We learned about the important role mills played during the Industrial Revolution and how they helped Britain become a leading industrial nation.

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Monday 23rd and Tuesday 24th February -Bikeability 🚴

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Monday 23rd and Tuesday 24th February -Bikeability 🚴

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Over the course of two days, we worked on bike safety and communication to improve our safety when using bikes on the road.

We received some great feedback from the instructors. They were super impressed with our skills and attitudes to learning.

Here we are showing off our certificates and badges.

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Year 6 smashed their Bikeability sessions! Our children showed perseverance and courage in learning new skills and pushing themselves out of their comfort zone.

Well done 👍✅

https://www.bikeability.org.uk/

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2nd February 2026

#FarnworthMatters

We have gathered with lots of other Year 5 children from across Farnworth to meet with different people who have some incredible careers. From construction, to Paralympic athletes to paramedics.

We came away with a lasting messages:

*Find a passion and dedicate yourself to it. *Overcome challenges.

*Don't let anyone say you can't.

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Year 5 had a great time at an after school referring course. Thanks Mr Murphy for organising!

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Our year 4 parents were welcomed into school for our MTC coffee morning which focused on informing parents and supporting parents in how best to support their child with the upcoming MTC

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We made rockets like Saturn V

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Our choir represented our school at the annual Young Voices event. What a fantastic event for our children to be involved in!

https://youngvoices.co.uk

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We had a great time at Harper Green, learning all about careers in construction, sports (wheelchair rugby) and how to become a paramedic.

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Our much anticipated 'reading for pleasure' library trip took place today!
Instead of enjoying books in the classroom, we headed off to see Gina at Farnworth library.

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Year 6 Crucial Crew - Monday 26th January 2026

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Year 6 Crucial Crew - Monday 26th January 2026

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Crucial Crew is an interactive, multi-agency safety education program designed for Year 6 pupils (aged 10-11) in the UK, aimed at teaching life skills to manage hazards. Through workshops involving police, fire and safety services, children learn to handle real-life scenarios like road safety, fire safety, and anti-social behaviour.

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15th January - Parts of a River

Today we headed to Moses Gate, where we looked at the River Croal, which runs through the country park. We tried to see which features of a river we could see and talked about how the River Croal is a tributary of the River Irwell.

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Farnworth Matters - A visit from Azeem Amir.

We were lucky enough to be visited by Azeem, a visually impaired football player, who has played for England!

He taught us about the difficulties of being visually impaired and how he overcomes these. He showed us his purchase of Meta glasses, which has helped him to live a very fulfilled life!

We tried a few different activities to see what it is like to have a lack of sight and/or a lack of hearing.

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Year 4 visited a local care home to sing for the residents. This activity complemented our PSHE learning on protected characteristics, with a particular focus on age and disability. It was so lovely to see the smiles on the residents faces. 🙂

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19/1/2026 - Walk the plank's visit to 5B

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19/1/2026 - Walk the plank's visit to 5B

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"Walk the Plank" is an arts organization that partners with the Canal & River Trust, offering free canal-themed educational programs, activities, and workshops for schools, focusing on local history, water safety, and outdoor learning

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Year 2 9.1.26 GFOL workshop: investigating materials 

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Year 2 9.1.26 GFOL workshop: investigating materials 

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Today we had a challenge were we had to choose only two materials to create a new bakery for Thomas Farrinor. We discussed how our roof’s needed to be waterproof and our walls needed to be strong. We discussed the properties of our chosen materials. To make it fair we squirted 2 pumps of water over our creations, however we weren’t successful in making them waterproof. This led us to evaluate why and what we could do next time.

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Throughout our walk we reviewed evergreen and deciduous trees. We also discussed the changes that Autumn

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Year 2 2/12/25 STEM workshop: Festive farming

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Year 2 2/12/25 STEM workshop: Festive farming

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Today we took part in a workshop that helped us to review lots of our knowledge. We reviewed what plants need in order to grow and survive, as well as what animals need to be able to survive. We compared and contrasted different plants and animals and learned about the different types of farmers that help produce vegetables, Christmas trees and who look after animals.

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We had a great visit from Azeem who is an inspiration to many of us!

He taught us to play blind football and helped us to understand how to persevere.

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Year 2 9.1.26 History: The Great Fire of London workshop

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Year 2 9.1.26 History: The Great Fire of London workshop

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Today we learned about when and where the GFOL started. We talked about the materials houses were made from in the past and recreated wattle and daub walls. We talked about how flammable materials were used and the weather conditions that made the fire spread rapidly.

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Wednesday 3rd December 2025

What a way to finish our geography topic of 'rainforests'.

We loved looking at the animals and really enjoyed the workshop. Not only did we consolidate our learning but we also learnt how we can help the rainforest by living sustainability and reducing our palm oil consumption.

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Wednesday 3rd December 2025

What a way to finish our geography topic of 'rainforests'.

We loved looking at the animals and really enjoyed the workshop. Not only did we consolidate our learning but we also learnt how we can help the rainforest by living sustainability and reducing our palm oil consumption.

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Educational visits and a wide range of visitors enrich pupils’ personal development by broadening their experiences beyond the classroom, raising aspirations, developing social confidence, and helping pupils to understand their place within the local community and the wider world

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We held the coffee morning to:

Strengthen communication and language development by showing parents the key skills children need in EYFS — listening, understanding, talking, turn-taking, and vocabulary growth.

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Wednesday 3rd December 2025

What a way to finish our geography topic of 'rainforests'.

We loved looking at the animals and really enjoyed the workshop. Not only did we consolidate our learning but we also learnt how we can help the rainforest by living sustainability and reducing our palm oil consumption.

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Our choir and brass ensemble attended the Well Foodbank to spread some Christmas cheer- well done everyone 🎄

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We had great fun in our Anglo-Saxon workshop with Tony North!

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Shield making!!!

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Today we learnt all about the signs and symptoms of this dangerous gas and what to do if we think we have a CO leak.

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Throughout our walk we reviewed evergreen and deciduous trees. We also discussed the changes that Autumn

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Year 3 remember those who gave their lives during the Wars. They created a remembrance wreath to commemorate their lives.

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St John’s Christmas experience.

The children visited the Church of St John where they were told the Christian story of Christmas.

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After Mrs Glover's gerbils, Pete and Steve visited class, Thea was really keen to bring her hamster "Hammy" in for a visit. We talked about how to hold animals properly, how to look after them and the life cycle of a hamster. Hammy was utterly lovely and very well behaved, and the children were really excited to meet her.

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Fantastic assembly sharing historical facts about the stone age and showing understanding of key historical concepts such as BC and AD- well done year 3 😀

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26th September 2025

STEM event - Road to RIAT.

5M took part in a STEM event online, which allowed them to work in teams to design their own gliders from specifications given. They then used materials such as straws, card, masking tape and blue tac to assemble them.

(to be continued)

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26th September 2025

STEM event - Road to RIAT

We then spent some time testing out our gliders, seeing how far it would travel and how quickly, meaning we were able to work out the speed they were travelling.

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26th September 2025

STEM event - Road to RIAT

In the afternoon, we took part in a competition to design a sustainable aircraft of the future. When designing we had to consider the following:

*What will it be made out of?

*How will it be powered?

*What makes it stand out above all of the others?

*How is it sustainable?

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9th October 2025

Fives with a Fizz - Forces event with Neil West.

We spent the afternoon exploring physics in a workshop with Neil.

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We went to Blackpool Zoo. The zoo keeper taught us how to classify animals.

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Florence spoke to us about the conditions of the hospital and the jobs she had to do

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First we dressed up like children from 1854

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The children went back to the Stone Age!

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We had a fantastic morning learning all about forces under tension. We built catapults, tried archery and had a paper aeroplane competition!

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We had a fantastic morning learning all about forces under tension. We built catapults, tried archery and had a paper aeroplane competition!

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We had great fun!

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Father Stephen came to meet us 😊

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26th September 2025

STEM event - Road to RIAT

In the afternoon, we took part in a competition to design a sustainable aircraft of the future. When designing we had to consider the following:

*What will it be made out of?

*How will it be powered?

*What makes it stand out above all of the others?

*How is it sustainable?

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Take a look at some of our amazing acting skills!

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We walked around Moses Gate and explored the plants and animals there. We also had a lovely time on the park.

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We walked around Moses Gate and explored the plants and animals there. We also had a lovely time on the park.

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Reception: Our lovely governors came to visit our reception class to deliver a wiggle worship :)

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Reception: Our lovely governors came to visit our reception class to deliver a wiggle worship :)

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Food bank visit to kick off our fundraising campaign.

The children were very engaged and asked lots of questions. It also helps us prepare for our fundraising campaign and harvest assembly, where we will put these values into practice by sharing what we have with those in need.

We're also aware of how this links with human rights.

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18th September 2025 - Our introductory WOW lesson within our local area, to Moses Gate to spot life cycles, seeds, flowers and we even managed to do some conker hunting, making sure every child in class had a conker to take home!

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Year 4 had an exciting journey back in time to the Roman era!

We had the chance to explore Roman artefacts, learn all

It was a fantastic day full of learning, discovery and fun and a brilliant way to bring our history topic to life!

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We had great fun!

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Year 2 visited St. John's church to learn about the features found within a church and why they are important.

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Year 2 visited St. John's church to learn about the features found within a church and why they are important.