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.

• Cheerleading Competition

  Thu 04 Apr 2019
  Today our fantastic cheerleading squad took part in the Rossendale Sports Partnership Cheerleading Competition at Alder Grange. The girls have worked exceptionally hard all term for this and produced an outstanding performance that was thoroughly enjoyed by the entire audience at Alder Grange - the applause raised the roof! Well done to every single one of you!

  

• Year 3 and 4's Easter Performance.

  Mon 01 Apr 2019
  This week our children have been performing their Easter play to their parents and families. The children were treated to a preview last week and judging by the smiles on the members of the audience, everyone has enjoyed watching. The children have worked very hard on learning the lines and the songs and it definitely paid off so Well Done Years 3 and 4. A big thank you to staff who have worked heard on this production and a thank you to all the parents and relatives who came along to watch the children.

  

• Mother's Day Assembly.

  Fri 29 Mar 2019
  Today our Key Stage 1 children performed an assembly to celebrate Mother's Day and make their mums feel really special. The children performed a number of songs and then read out some poetry all about Mother's Day. The children then presented their mums with a hand-tied bunch of daffodils and it was so heart-warming to see them being presented with them. We wish all Northern mums a very Happy Mother's Day.

  

• Life Education Visit

  Tue 19 Mar 2019
  This week our children have been meeting our annual visitor and friend - Harold the Giraffe! The Life Education initiative come in and work with every class on a range of topics such as staying healthy, being good friends and making the right decisions. The children love these workshops and all received a sticker from Harold for all of their fantastic answers! Steven - who delivered the workshops - told us as he left that the children at Northern are some of the best he works with! Well done Northern.

  

• Football Match

  Mon 18 Mar 2019
  Tonight our children took part in a football match against Britannia Primary School. Both teachers said it was a fantastic match and despite losing 2-1, the boys played magnificently and represented Northern amazingly. Many thanks to the parents who provided transport as without your generosity, these matches could not go ahead. Well done footballers.

• Red Nose Day

  Fri 15 Mar 2019
  Today our children have been dancing, wearing non-uniform and buying buns in order to raise money for a worthwhile cause. Through our Rights Respecting School work, the children have been talking about the importance of fundraising to help other children less fortunate than themselves to ensure that they are able to enjoy the rights that they are entitled to. As a result of the hard work of both parents and children, we have raised over £270! Massive thanks to everyone who contributed to this fantastic day!

  

• World Book Day

  Thu 07 Mar 2019
  Today our school has been celebrating World Book Day which is held annually to celebrate the world's fantastic authors a well as promote a love of reading. We have had a wide variety of characters from both children and staff from Cat in the Hat to Gangsta Granny to Willy Wonka and many more - the list is endless. We started the day with an assembly in order for the children to have a look at each other's outfits and then each class went off to celebrate the works of different authors. Reception have looked at Julia Donaldson, Year 1 - Oliver Jeffers, Year 2 - Martin Waddell, Year 3 - Frank Baum, Year 5 - Rudyard Kipling and Years 4 and  6 have studied David Walliams. Staff would also like to say a massive thank you to all the parents for their fantastic support.

  

• Shrove Tuesday

  Tue 05 Mar 2019
  Today our children have been learning about Shrove Tuesday and why it is celebrated. They have learnt about who it is important to and why it is now known as Pancake Day. Some children were even lucky enough to enjoy pancakes in their class.

  

• Family Learning Workshop - Science

  Wed 27 Feb 2019
  Today our children got to work with their parents on some exciting Science projects that had been organised and ran by the Family Learning Centre. They made some fantastic things and tested some great scientific theories. Many thanks to all the parents or grandparents that managed to attend.

  

• PE Inclusion Event

  Tue 26 Feb 2019
  Today several of our children attended a PE event organised by Rossendale Sports Partnership. It was held at Fearns and the events the children could take part in were Curling, Football and Target practice. The children had an amazing time and represented Northern in their usual fantastic manner. Well done!