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!

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.

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!

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!

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.

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.

Today we have so many children bunny hopping around the yard, field and even in the classroom! It was all to raise money for the amazing Rossendale Hospice and can we all say a massive thank you to the parents for sending in your donations and supporting this fantastic cause! Penny the Pig, who is the mascot for the charity, also came to say hello to everyone too! Well done Northern! 

At the weekend we were excitedly looking forward to our planned Welly Wednesday.  As we sat out in the sunshine I hoped that it would not be too hot for the children to be outdoors all morning.  HOWEVER, as we know, the weather can quickly change around here!  KS1 still had an amazing morning in our fabulous school grounds although we did take some of the activities indoors.  Look at all our amazing learning!