Curriculum News
Our school choir …
Our school choir singing Christmas songs at the Midland today. A real credit to the school. They raised some more money for the Hannah’s smile foundation too!
Congratulations to our Sandylands superstars and Respect Champions of the term.
Congratulations to our Sandylands superstars and Respect Champions of the term.
The Chocolate raffle …
The Chocolate raffle has been drawn and we have some very happy children in school! We do have a 3rd prize hamper still to be claimed ... Green ticket number 951. Please claim from the office.
The Fantastic Book Awards Launch
Year 5 and 6 pupils had a great time today at the launch of the FBA (The Fantastic Book Awards), where we looked at new books over a glass of grape juice and a few nibbles! Run by the Lancashire Schools' Library Service, the FBA is an annual book event designed to...
Year 4 Rivers trip
Year 4 had a fantastic time on their rivers trip today. The trip was part of our study into the features of rivers and what makes our local river so special. Both classes behaved impeccably and were a credit to Sandylands. For more photos see the school's Facebook...
In history year 3 have been studying the Stone Age …
In history year 3 have been studying the Stone Age to the Iron Age and explored a range of artefacts
Year 5’s trip to the moon!
Year 5’s trip to the moon! Both classes are currently visiting the Priory in the Lancaster as part of their Science.
One child can make a difference…
One child can make a difference... A simple letter to Ms Hickson about the environment and how we use plastics in school has brought about massive change.The School Parliament will be working with our own little eco-warrior in the coming weeks to work on ways to...
What a great time Year 5 had on their trip to the Harris museum today
Northumberland trip… coast, city and culture
Over the last few days, some of the Year 6 children have been touring Northumberland as part of their very own city, coast and cultural trip. We visited the city of Newcastle - the famous river Tyne and it's bridges, the Angel of the North, Beamish open air museum,...
Macmillan Coffee Afternoon
Thank you to all those who came along and supported our coffee afternoon for Macmillan Nurses. We managed to raised over £100 for a very worthy cause.
Learning superstars this week
Well done to all our superstars this week. They have all tried hard to use some of our learning attributes including being quick to settle, talking about their learning and being proud of their work.
The ARP warden visits Sandylands
As part of our topic on World War Two, we were treated to a visit from 'Mrs Riley, the ARP warden' (from the Lancashire Museums Service). We learned many new things today, including how to put a gas mask on, what to do if an incendiary bomb was dropped on us and how...
The Oscars
It's that time of the year when we celebrate the personal and academic achievements of our wonderful Year 6 pupils. Everyone donned their glad rags to take afternoon tea in the marquee, followed by a ceremony where each child received an Oscar and a certificate. A...
Year 6 2019 Production – “Joseph’s Technicolour Dreamcoat”
What an amazing show we put on for the parents last week. Our Year 6 production of Joseph was worthy of the West End (and not just ours!), with superb singing and energetic dance routines. Every child in Year 6 made a contribution to the success of the show and we...
Caterpillars to Butterflies
Today was the day we released our painted lady butterflies. The nursery children have been learning how they change from caterpillars to butterflies and have been so fascinated by this process. Lots of the children have helped to give them water and cut up segments of...
Festival Day
We had a fantastic time at our sunny festival day. We really enjoyed watching the performances in the morning and afternoon and thought our workshops were brilliant. We made puppets, kites and treasure chests. We built pirate ships to sail in the paddling pools, made...
Eco Club Save The Bees!
Eco Club's latest project has been to make bee houses from bamboo. We each took a bee house home for our gardens this week.
Amazing Athletes!
Wow! What fantastic team spirit there was last week at the inter-school Athletics tournament - well done to all who took part. Pictures are just some of the medal holders.
D Day 75 year Anniversary
As part of the anniversary, each child created a footprint of remembrance to signify the sacrifices made by the soldiers 75 years ago.
75 Years D-Day Commemorations 2019
Today was a time to remember ….. the 75 year anniversary of the D Day Landings. We had an assembly this morning and we will be creating our own memorial in the playground later today.
This half term’s focus value is…
This half term’s focus value is ….. HOPE!Our Values Forum chose this value because they believe “we should always hope for good things for others, and we should be positive and always hope for the best by believing in ourselves.” A P4C thought linked to hope …. Do you...
