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Curriculum News
Year 1 Material spotters
Year 1 have had a great time in Science this week. They have been on a materials hunt and then trying to make the Three Little pigs a new home. Which material was the strongest for the job?
School Games Gold Award
Well done to all the children and staff at Sandylands! We have been awarded the school games mark Gold award for our PE provision. We love that our children have a 'healthy body, healthy mind' attitude to their learning both in school and within our local...
Welcome Back!
'A smile is the universal welcome'- Max Eastman We can't wait to welcome back all your smiling faces tomorrow for another fun filled year! See you soon...
Year 1’s Science trip to Leighton Moss
Year 1 had a great time at Leighton Moss last week. They went bird watching, looked at plants as well as a bit of pond dipping as part of their Science this term. 1K's photos are to follow!
Year 1 Sports day
We finally got to run the Year 1 and 2 sports day today. The children thoroughly enjoyed themselves (nearly as much as the parents watching!). It was great to see so many spectators - thank you for joining us.
Year 5’s trip to Borwick Hall
What an amazing time the Year 5 children had at Borwick Hall at the weekend. Everyone involved had a great time taking part in canoeing, climbing, caving, orienteering and much much more! They were a real credit to our school and all the adults working with them...
Children’s University Graduation 2022
Congratulations to all our amazing Children's University Graduates who took part in their graduation ceremony today at the University of Cumbria. We are only one of two schools in the area still members and it takes great commitment for all the children to get...
Big Book Bonanza!
Thank you to all those who took part in our Big Book Bonanza on Friday - it was a great success. The children loved swapping their books and there were some winners in our book and chocolate raffle too! It was good to see so many children enjoying reading for...
Year 5 ‘The Lost sounds’ coding sessions
Year 5 worked on the 'Lost sounds' programme as part of their coding and programming sessions in computing. They used a 'Raspberry' computer to code a programme which responded to a touch-sensitive sensor to produce bird calls and then wired the hardware for an...
Martial arts superstar!
A huge congratulations to one of our pupils who has proved herself to be a real martial arts superstar. The Martial arts school hosted a demonstration at Crag Bank village hall in Carnforth which was attended by 100’s of students. Three of the students were promoted...
Commonwealth games 2022 – The relay baton comes to school!
We had an amazing day on Friday with the Commonwealth baton. Some children from Westgate school delivered the baton via bicycles and then we performed for them as part of the receiving ceremony. Year 3 and 4 dance club put together a dance, the school choir sang...
Art training – yes teachers learn too!
All the staff took part in an Art masterclass with Mrs Hickson recently. We were looking at how we can make your art sessions in school even better!
News From Reception
We have been busy over the past few weeks taking delivery of some soil and sand to enhance our outside area. The children were excited to watch the delivery and very eager to start digging, tipping and exploring our new areas. We have also been busy inside too,...
Positive Footprints – Raising Aspirations Programme
Y6 attended an online Career Conversation with Emma King. She told us about the application process to become an astronaut at the European Space Agency. We learned she did not know her times tables at Primary school, which gave us all hope!
The Lost Sounds – Trip Out!
Year 2 were joined by a whole host of experts from Lancaster University, Local Bird Watching group and RSPB and Wildlife Trust and local Eden Project. We wanted to learn about our local area and in particular the coastal habitat. We learnt a range of local bird calls...
Nursery Outdoors
We were very excited last week in nursery when the lorry came to deliver big bags of soil and sand for our new digging and sand pits. We worked as a team to move the soil and the sand into the new planters for the digging and sand pits.We also helped to move the...
Pupil Parliament – making a difference in our local community
We were blown away with the maturity and enthusiasm of our Pupil Parliament last week. They visited the Lancashire County Council buildings in Preston and were able to pose questions to the Chairman Councillor Yates and Councillor Pattison. There were a great...
Earth day 2022
On Earth day 2022, we thought it would be fitting to celebrate our very own ‘agents of change’ our children! We are so proud of you all for caring about the world you live in and making daily suggestions of how to improve the way we can live more sustainably as...
Meet the Family Team!
What do we offer? We have a team of family support workers who work closely with the children and their families to ensure all children are able to achieve their full potential. You can contact any of the team in school and they are always available to offer support...
Culinary Skills – Level 1 Award
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Ambassadors Football Girls Footy Festival
The girls who sign up do not need to be in a team!! The festival involves each girl having an individual...
Still life
Year 6 children have been inspired by their studies on cubism and Picasso to create some still life drawings of every day objects in Art. They independently selected and effectively used familiar techniques and materials when drawing. The children were then able to...
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Last Updated on March 22, 2022
