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Another busy half term for the Catforth Lions! We shared our book ‘Whatever Next’ and made a Space Adventure area in our classroom. We learned about Astronaut Mae Jemison and had lots of fun experimenting at our Science Fair.  Our artwork was inspired by ‘Space’ and the spotty dotty creations of…

We learnt all about Ancient Egyptians in the Spring term. We role played the mummification process, made Egyptian torches for the tombs and visited Bolton museum which has a fantastic Ancient Egyptian area. We have loved learning about the Ancient Egyptians and love sharing facts like Did…

In order to raise money for Comic Relief, we dressed up in clothes from the 80s. We had much fun talking about our choice of 80s fashion and even had an 80s disco in the afternoon. What a brilliant way to raise some money for this fantastic charity. 

On a lovely sunny afternoon, we were very lucky to have a Lancashire County cricket coach come in and teach us some batting, bowling and fielding skills. Once we had mastered the skills, we enjoyed a very competitive but fun cricket game. 

As part of British Science Week, we had a visit from Lock Learners. We had to work together as Scientists to find an antidote to stop a world-wide virus from spreading. In order to do this, we had to solve clues to find various lock combinations. Once we had solved all the clues we could then use…

As part of Children's Mental Health Week, we dressed up to help raise money for the charity 'Place2Be'. The day was called 'Express yourself day' where the children could come dressed in their favourite outfit or an outfit that expressed their interests. We loved learning more about each other and…

We have been learning about Kenya this term. We decided to create a traditional Kenyan dish called 'Kenyan Beef stew'. We learnt how to chop, season and peel food. 

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We have had so much fun this term! Take a look at some of the things we got up to:

Bee- Bots

We have loved learning how to use the Bee-Bots. We learnt how to give the Bee-Bots commands, giving it clear instructions in a sequence. We learnt how to program the Bee-Bot to…

Lions Class have been getting to know one another this half term, saying hello to old friends and welcoming new ones. We have been finding out how to look after our classroom and garden, sharing lots of stories together and singing our favourite songs! 

During our Computing sessions this term, we were learning to code a micro-bit. We managed to turn the micro-bit into a name label, a step counter, a rock, paper and scissors game and an emotions label. It really developed our knowledge of coding and tested our resilience…

Tigers took part in an online workshop from the Royal Ballet Society! We met one of their dancers and a set designer who taught us how to make a model of the trees from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. We learned about making models to scale. The class were fantastic at following directions and…

We had lots of fun when we worked as teams to create a obstacle course during our outdoor learning session. Once we had created our courses, we then tested each others out. As an extra challenge, we then had to guide a partner through the course whilst they wore a blindfold. This required us to…