Northern is an amazing place for our children to learn. In our latest news section we will share with you the latest events taking place across the school. More detailed information can be found on your child's class website page.

• Cross Country Madness!

  Wed 25 May 2022

  Today after school, children from our Key Stage 2 classes attended Marl Pits to take part in the cross country competition. It was wet and muddy but our children ran their socks off to finish that race and showed our Northern value of resilience and made every one of their teachers smile with pride! Many thanks to the parents who transported - these events could not happen without your kindness!

  

• Jubilee Disco!

  Wed 25 May 2022

  After school, our hall was transformed into a dance floor complete with excellent music, super lighting and children having mega fun! It was amazing to see our children laughing and dancing as well as getting their teachers involved! Massive thanks again to the PTA and the volunteers for organising and helping to make this a success. Excellent feedback from all parents about how much fun their child had makes it all worthwhile!

  

• Year 5 and Year 6 Football Competition.

  Mon 23 May 2022

  Today after school our Year 5 and Year 6 football team attended The Valley Leadership Academy to compete for a place in the next round of the cup. We are delighted to tell you that the boys played outstanding and won 4-2 with goals coming from Mason, Lewis and 2 coming from Brandon. The opposition commented on how well our team played too which is fantastic to hear! Special thanks to Mr Ford who took the team for an extra training practice and also refereed the second half! Well played boys and here's to victory in the next round!

  

• Summer Fair Success!

  Sat 21 May 2022

  Today was Northern's Summer Fair 2022! And what an amazing day it turned out to be. It was fantastic to see all the children and parents having so much fun together playing games, entering competitions and being entertained! It was so nice to see the Northern community mixing again. A massive thank you to Karen and Sue for all your exceptional organisation skills, great thanks to the volunteers and staff too without whom it could not have been the amazing success it was. Special thanks must also go to the band, dancers, coconutters and the majorettes for entertaining everybody. Have a look at the pictures to see just how sensational the fair was - can you spot yourself?

  

• Year 6's Buddhist Visitor.

  Wed 18 May 2022

  Today our Year 6 children had a visit from Dharmachari Sanghaketu which linked to their RE topic this term of Buddhism. The children took part in a meditation session, a question and answer session and he spoke to the children all about the story of Siddhartha and how the religion was born. The children thoroughly enjoyed this session and he was amazed with the children's prior knowledge. Well done Year 6!

  

• Police Visit to Year 5 and Year 6.

  Tue 17 May 2022

  Today our children in Year 5 and Year 6 have had a visit from PC424 Vinnie Hopkins and PCSO729 Lyndsay Hayhurst who spoke with the children about knife crime, stranger danger and being asked to do something that they feel uncomfortable or unsure of. They spoke with the children about how to contact the police or ensure they speak with a trusted adult. They answered all of the children's questions and the children were very attentive! Well done Year 5 and Year 6.

  

• Romeo and Juliet Performance to Year 5 and Year 6.

  Thu 28 Apr 2022

  Today our Year 5 and Year 6 children have been treated to some Shakespeare here in school. The theatre company came in and performed an adaptation of Romeo and Juliet and then answered the children's questions all about what they had watched. The children thoroughly enjoyed themselves this afternoon so thank you actors!

  

• Story Telling Session!

  Wed 27 Apr 2022

  Today our children have been treated to a magical story telling session that allowed the children of Northern to be wowed and amazed by the power of literature! Caroline from Lancashire County Council has been into every class and read to us all! It really was a phenomenal experience and the voices Caroline used entertained us all!

  

• Year 2 become engineers

  Wed 27 Apr 2022 Mrs Ewens

  We had the most amazing time this week when BAE Systems delivered a zoom lesson to our Year 2 class.  We had to predict what an engineer would look like and we all had our own ideas.  Then we looked at some of the amazing machines and technology BAE are involved in creating.  After we learned about all the amazing and exciting things engineers are involved in, we became engineers ourselves! 

  First we had a challenge to try and create the tallest tower that we could but... we only had 3 pieces of paper and 1 metre of masking tape!  Take a look at some of our amazing towers, they were amazing.

  After this, we watched a short tory about Rapunzel https://www.aerocontact.com/videos/90279-rapunzel-engineering-fairy-tales We had to be creative and find ways to rescue Rapunzel.  WE had a pack each with lolly sticks, paper, string, tape and pegs.  Look at our amazing designs and finished products.

  

• Mad Science Assembly.

  Mon 25 Apr 2022

  Today our children were treated to a fantastic whole school Mad Science Assembly where they saw science come to life before their very eyes. Titled "A Journey to Mars", the children embarked on a mission to land on Mars using real-life rocket fuel! The children were amazed by all the experiments that happened in front of them. The Mad Science Club will start next half term and if you would like any further information, please contact the school office.