Blog Author: Jessica Walker

In KS4, our English topic this term is ‘Pets’. For our WOW day, we were very lucky to enjoy a day full of activities all about pets!

During the morning, we used laptops and iPads to do some research about our favourite animals and then we had to design and create an animal shelter for a…

Students in KS4 are studying the artist Jackson Pollock this term. They have been using the internet to research the artist and the styles of art he produced. Students have then chosen a piece of his work they like and tried to recreate it.

Pupils in KS4W have been learning about the dangers of crossing roads and how to cross safely using looking and listening skills. Pupils followed the rules and were all very sensible.

Students in KS4W are studying Life Skills during Spring term. Over the past two weeks, we have been practising our independence and learning lots of valuable life skills such as washing our own hands and learning to tie our own shoelaces. Students have also been learning how to use a washing…

Our students put on an amazing Christmas performance today showing off all of their special talents. We had singing, dancing, sign language, poem readings and even a scene from The Polar Express! Well done to involved involved and a big thank you to everyone who joined us this morning. We hope you…

KS4W enjoyed their first RE and MFL lesson with Miss Rees today. For RE we learnt about different festivals and what foods are enjoyed within different celebrations. Students discussed some of the foods they liked and disliked, and then shared with classmates the work they produced. 

KS4W students became detectives for the day and had to solve a murder crime in the school! Students took part in different activities looking at our own fingerprints and how they are all different. They collected clues and evidence, and interrogated the suspects. The whole class had a great day…

KS4W enjoyed a trip to West Lancs Diner & Sandy Lane park to celebrate a fantastic year in Key Stage 4. All students chose and paid for their own items and waited to collect their change. Students also got to enjoy some time in the arcades and chose a game each to play on. Afterwards, we made the…

KS4W have been baking some homemade ‘Millies Cookies’ this week in their DT lesson. Students measured out all of the ingredients and followed a visual recipe to make their cookies. They turned out delicious! Well done KS4W.

KS4W have been learning outside of the classroom this week. They went on a walk in the community to visit the park. All students thoroughly enjoyed the trip to the park and showed great use of their Skillsbuilder knowledge using great communication and teamwork skills. Students also showed a great…

KS4 students spent some time caring for the small animals during transition weeks. Students discussed their favourite animals and talked about how we care for them. Matilda, our school therapy dog even got to show off some tricks to earn her treats!

KS4w tested out different ways to make paper aeroplanes to see which ones flew the furthest. All of the students enjoyed flying their planes across the yard.