London's Burning!

Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service 

Visit Stanley

The Fire Brigade came into school on Tuesday to talk to us about fire safety and what the emergency services use today. We compared the equipment that is used today with what was available in 1666 during the time of the Great Fire of London. 

In order for children to understand how quickly fire spreads and the important role of the Fire Service, we recreated part of Pudding Lane from the Great Fire of London on our playground. 

Take a look at our video below. 

Easter Holiday Homework

Homework over the holidays:

All children have been asked to practice reading and spelling the common tricky words they have been given in phonics.

Mrs Greatrex’s, Mrs Connor’s/Mrs Eaves’s and Mrs Fearon’s/Mrs Woolley’s phonics groups have also been given revision booklets to work through. The children have been asked to complete as much as possible over the holidays and return with it after Easter so we can see what they have done.

The children in Mrs Page’s phonics group have been asked to continue to play with the games and activities she has given out in recent weeks to practice their sounds.

Thank you to all parents and families with their ongoing support with homework and spellings – it really is making a difference!

Book Week 2018

Once again, we've completed another action-packed term and the grand finale was a week of adventure, excitement, drama, mystery and fun!

It's time to sit back, relax, grab a brew as you look at some of the highlights. 

Warning: There are a lot of photos. (Mrs Page is going for a lie down). 

Book Week 2018 

Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 kicked off the week with a Book Week Assembly and lots of fun Book Week Activities. Each year group enjoyed an afternoon of storybook games, matching pairs, stories in the library and the opportunity for fun role play. 

Book Swap

Thursday Fancy Dress
Class 1P heroes, princesses, mischievous, magical and mythical characters. 

The hall was full of characters. Can you spot some fancy dress twins?

Here are the winners of the Best Costume for original, creative and homemade designs.  

The Mad Hatter, Mr Grumpy and Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs.

The Cat in the Hat, Mr Bump and Mr Stink

The Magic Faraway Tree, Rainbow Fish and the Scarecrow

Hobgoblin Theatre Company

We were delighted to invite the talented actors of Hobgoblin Theatre Company to perform on Friday morning. The children watched a humorous performance of the Frog Prince. 

The children also participated in a drama workshop. Their task was to think about how different fairy tale characters might express themselves. The children also posed as parts of an enchanted forest. 

Drama Queens and Kings

We look forward to inviting the Hobgoblin crew again for next year's Book Week!

Just Another Day

It is possible that today, your child returned home full of stories of stomping dinosaurs, scared teachers and mystery objects left around school. 

Please do not be alarmed. 

It was just another day at school. 

As part of our Book Week activities, the children became researchers. Where did this creature come from? What does it want? What evidence was left behind?

Some said it was a Tyrannosaurus Rex. Others insisted that it was a Triceratops. 

What do you think it is? 

Our Year 1 Make Space has been transformed into a Dinosaur Research Lab, full of non-fiction and fiction books to fire up the imagination! 

The task today was to investigate which type of dinosaur visited Stanley, what it eats, its habits and the possible reasons for it visiting. 

The researchers in 1P took this job very seriously and even at playtime, they found signs (and tastes!) of dinosaur footprints. Some said they found dinosaur skin, while others even brought a dinosaur tooth back into the class. 

Tomorrow we will be looking at information about dinosaur eggs as one was found on the grounds and is now securely stored in our Research Lab. We discussed that often dinosaurs are named after their place of discovery, e.g. the Stanleysaurus.  

Children will be sketching what they think the 'Stanleysaurus' egg will look like when it hatches. 

We hope that after all this imaginative Book Week work, everyone has a good night's sleep.

Mrs Paaaaaage! and Mrs Wooooooolee!


Update: Research in the Dino Lab

On our dino walk, looking for evidence outside.

Frozen dinosaur eggs!

Artists' Impressions of the 'Stanleysaurus'