Year 6: History: Writing a Viking Saga
This week in History, Year 6 analysed two different Viking Sagas, which told the same story in different ways. They then produced their own Saga, including facts which are historically accurate as well as mythical elements. L.O: To create a Viking Saga
Year 6: PGL
Last week Year 6 had an amazing time at PGL, we participated in raft building, abseiling, zip-line, traverse, orienteering, archery tag and survival skills.
Cidari Earth Conference 2025
???? Cidari Earth Conference 2025 ???? This week, pupils from across the Cidari family came together under Gaia, the magnificent Earth installation, to take part in our Cidari Earth Conference. The theme was insurmountable problems — from disease and illness to deforestation and droughts — and how we, as a global family, can work together to solve them. Our children from Darwen St James were fantastic representatives. They spoke with real thoughtfulness and hope, offering ideas for how faith, kindness, and action can make a difference. They also created active prayer stations, encouraging others to reflect, pray, and act for the good of our world. It was wonderful to see the whole Cidari community united in faith and purpose — caring for creation, inspired by Christian values, and showing that even the biggest problems can be faced with love, courage, and perseverance. We’re so proud of our pupils and their passion for looking after God’s world.
Year 2 - PE - Skipping
Year 2 absolutely excelled in PE this week, learning how to skip with a rope! They showed great patience, listening carefully and building the skill up step-by-step with Mrs Cookson's guidance. Their focus paid off immediately: the majority had successfully mastered the technique by the end of the session. It was wonderful to see the genuine surprise and delight on their faces as they achieved something they didn't expect! Well done, Year 2, on showing fantastic skill and a great attitude!
Year 2 - Art - Feely Drawings
Year 2 explored a brilliant new technique this week in Art, creating fascinating 'feely drawings'! The children began by receiving a unique twig, which they had personally collected from the school grounds. The challenge? To feel the twig without looking, gathering as much detail as possible using only their sense of touch. This required excellent focus and descriptive memory! After two minutes, the twigs were hidden, and the children had five minutes to draw what they imagined the twig looked like. The session ended with the exciting reveal as they compared their tactile memory drawings to the actual object. What a fantastic way to develop observation skills and connect with nature!
Year 3 - PSHE - Sharing Our Opinions Respectfully
In Year 3, we're developing crucial communication and social skills through our PSHE lesson on sharing opinions respectfully. This session helped children understand that everyone has a right to their own viewpoint, and it's essential to express those views in a way that is kind, polite, and doesn't upset others.
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Year 1: PE - Jumping and Skipping Skills
Year 1 pupils were outside practicing how to skip and jump. They worked hard on their coordination and balance by learning to turn the rope, find the right rhythm, and jump smoothly. They are building great physical fitness and control!
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Year 5 PSHE - Role Playing Assertiveness
In PSHE this week, Year 5 mastered the skill of assertiveness. We brought the concept to life by role-playing a scenario where a boy assertively declined a friend's request to ride his brand new bicycle. This engaging exercise allowed the children to identify the key assertive strategies and effective body language used in the script. We then compiled a useful class list of these techniques, clearly distinguishing assertiveness from both aggression and passiveness.
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Year 1: Independent Challenges
Year 1 have been working extremely hard this week in independent challenges. We have been building Sukkahs using lego, practicing our number formation, writing silly sentences, working on greater than, less than and equal to and putting our phonics skills to the test in our phonics matching game!
Year 5 Maths - Multiplying and Dividing By 10, 100 and 1000
Year 5 made fantastic progress this week, mastering multiplication and division by 10, 100, and 1,000. To really grasp the concept, we created a human place value chart! Students actively moved across the chart with their digit boards, shifting one, two, or three places and correctly deciding how many zero placeholders were needed. This hands-on, kinaesthetic activity quickly built their confidence, enabling the class to work accurately and independently on all set problems afterward.
Year 5 Science - Materials: Find Someone Who
Year 5 started their Science this week by consolidating prior learning on the properties and changes of materials with a lively game of 'Find Someone Who'. This active revision, which included concepts from Year 3, generated a wealth of rich discussion and ensured strong information recall. Energized by this, we launched into our new topic: hardness. Students tested various materials, using a nail to scratch different objects and ranking them from hardest to softest. We then evaluated our investigation in terms of its reliability.
Nursery - Geography - Properties Of Natural Materials
Nursery class have been exploring the properties of foraged natural materials—pinecones and conkers. The activity began with practicing anticipation skills using a clear "Ready, Steady, Go!" cue to release the objects down the pipes. The children quickly discovered a key difference, the conkers rolled down the entire length of the pipe, but the pinecones stopped short and got 'stuck'. This led to a discussion about the physical characteristics of the materials. The children were prompted to feel each item, noting that the conker was smooth, while the pinecone was spikey, which stopped it from rolling. The experimentation then moved to exploring cause and effect by adjusting the slope of the drainpipes. The children used blocks to make the pipes higher or lower, observing how the incline affected the speed of the rolling objects. Then they raced the two materials, further working on their understanding of how a material's shape and texture influence its movement. This was a rich, hands-on lesson about the physical world around them.
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