Blog Author: Miss Huddleston

Year 6 were extremely fortunate with the weather today for their geography field trip to the Lake District.

We set off early in the morning and headed for Ambleside, where we walked up to Todd Crag. At the top we had a spectacular view of Windermere and the surrounding fells. We orientated our…

This afternoon, at the end of a very busy week, Year 6 returned to Dorrington Woods to build a camp fire - with a lot of help from Mrs Walsh! She got the fire going so well that we were able to toast marshmallows, which was a new experience for some of us. We also enjoyed biscuits and hot…

After enjoying wheelchair basketball, Year 6 focussed on learning some basic First Aid skills. We looked at what to do if we come across a casualty who is unresponsive. We learned how to check if they are breathing and, if they are, how to keep them safe by putting them into the recovery position.…

At the start of a very busy day, Year 6 enjoyed a session of wheelchair basketball. 

This evening, Scotforth put on its first ever outdoor production. Year 6 braved the drizzle to perform Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. The story began on the school field, before moving up into the woods to explore the goings-on of a group of runaway Athenians, a bunch of very…

Today, Year 6 were invited back to Ashton Manor residential home, to join the staff and residents for a Mad Hatter’s Tea Party. First we entertained them by singing songs from our production, before enjoying cakes, jelly and ice cream. Finally we worked with the residents to solve a number of…

Year 6 had a long but interesting day today on their visit to County Hall. We began bright and early by walking down to the station and catching the train to Preston. As part of this term’s Citizenship activities, we spent the morning with Mr. Mynott, who took us on a tour of County Hall…

Two teams of Year 6 netballers went to Moorside School this afternoon to take part in the inter-schools netball tournament. We came second and fifth, but most importantly we showed great teamwork, resilience and sportsmanship.

Year 4 learned all about rivers earlier in the year, but today they had the chance to take a journey down the River Lune, from its source at Newbiggin-on-Lune in Cumbria all the way down to the estuary beyond Glasson Dock. We started off at St. Helen's Well - the source of the Lune - just outside…

The sun shone for Year 6 today as they walked into Lancaster. Having learned about the development of the settlement of Lancaster in class, we followed our maps (both a modern OS map and a 1610 version) down the A6 before walking past White Cross then down Penny Street and Market Street up to the…

Year 6 had an inventive afternoon today. They were tasked with coming up with new ideas for using technology in the classroom. Our ideas included electronic, interactive display boards and electronic mini whiteboards that can store your workings and mean you don’t need to worry about your…

Today, Year 6 enjoyed an afternoon off their SATs to practise their cricket skills with Coach Regan.