KS1 Subjects this Term

June 16, 2025By Morag McNultyNews, Uncategorized

What we are learning this Summer Term in KS1 & EYFS The core subjects of Math’s and Literacy are taught every morning and this term in the other curriculum areas we will be looking at the following areas: – PSHE – Keeping ourselves safe: Sun Safety, Emergency Services/ Safety Symbols, Road Safety symbols, Household Symbols … Read More

Schools Together Friday 6th of June 2025

June 9, 2025By Morag McNultyNews, Uncategorized

Explore together: Fearfully and wonderfully made Today we all went to Biggin school for our schools together event. The focus of todays gathering was the Christian belief that God created everything, including people. The Bible teaches that people (we) are made in God’s image, are wonderfully made, and are God’s masterpiece. In Old Testament Genesis … Read More

Bird & Bat Boxes!

June 5, 2025By Morag McNultyNews, Uncategorized

On Tuesday 3rd of June 2025 we were very lucky at craft club to have two members from the community, Jo Woolley and Phillip Neal, come to visit us to make bird and bat boxes. Phillip explained to me that the community had received a grant from the Derbyshire Wildlife Trust which had enabled the … Read More

VE Day 2025

May 19, 2025By Morag McNultyNews, Uncategorized

To mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day in school we held a special series of collective worships, thinking about the meaning of VE Day and why it is important to remember the events of 80 years ago. Children in class 1 have also been researching VE Day and some of the events of the … Read More

MAST with Hannah W.

May 13, 2025By Morag McNultyNews, Uncategorized

On Tuesday 6th May we were visited by Hannah Will, who delivered collective worship for us. Hannah retold the story of John the Baptist from the New Testament. We have learnt about John’s life and the important message that John received from God. God spoke to John and told him to tell his people “Stop running … Read More

MAST Puppet Assembly

May 13, 2025By Morag McNultyNews, Uncategorized

On Friday 2nd May we had a special MAST Puppet Assembly. The puppets told the story of the woman at the well from the Gospel of John 4:4-42. The story talks about a woman from Samaria who encountered Jesus at Jacob’s Well. Jesus spoke to the woman and revealed himself as s the Messiah and offered … Read More

Outdoor “Fun”damentals!

May 6, 2025By Morag McNultyNews, Uncategorized

On Tuesday 29th April, both KS1 and KS2 travelled to Parwich to take part in a outdoor Primary Stars event with our cluster schools. The athletics event offered three events: running, throwing and jumping. In the throwing event the children took part in Javellin and Discus.  The jumping challenges included standing jump and running jump.  … Read More

Spring through the eyes of a child

April 25, 2025By Morag McNultyNews, Uncategorized

The reception children have been learning about the features of spring and some of the changes that we begin to notice with the coming of this new season. We have been making comparisons with the outgoing season of winter and the children had the opportunity to explore the school grounds looking for signs of spring. … Read More

Easter Service 2025

April 25, 2025By Morag McNultyNews, Uncategorized

On the final day of term, April 4th 2025, we held our Easter service in St. Giles Church in Hartington. The children told the story of Holy week, with hymns and songs as part of the celebration of the coming to life again of Jesus after his death on the cross, and that He went … Read More

Cookery Club – Spring 2

April 25, 2025By Morag McNultyNews, Uncategorized

We’ve been super busy at cookery club in the last half term, having been lucky to receive lots of new equipment from our amazing PTA and also a competition win from Aldi, we really were well equipped to get cooking! We started with Pork and apple sausage rolls on the first week, which learnt the … Read More