Our outdoor classroom
This week in nursery the children have enjoyed taking their learning outside. We used the giant parachute to simulate a space ship and sang ‘five little men in a flying saucer’ using some of our reading bears as our space men! We all exercised some excellent listening skills and followed…
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Y4 Football
Last week Y4 footballers attended a competition at Manchester City and, as usual, represented the school in style, coming very close to winning the final. Level at 1-1 in a very tight game, the boys eventually lost on penalties. A great group, they can nonetheless be extremely proud of…
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KS2 Author Visit
Our Key Stage Two pupils were extremely lucky this week to receive a visit from published author Eamonn Riley. He delivered an assembly all about what it isn’t like to be an author, and showcased some of his fabulous books.
Some pupils were lucky enough to get up close and personal and bought…
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Debatemate Final
Earlier this week, St Clare's Debate Team were extremely lucky to get to go and debate against other schools, at Manchester University. The pupils thoroughly enjoyed debating in a professional setting and feeling like university students.
The two motions they debated were:
1- This House…
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Reception Stay and Play
We had so much fun today in Reception. Our parents got to stay with us and we joined in lots of different activities. We made rice crispy cakes, chicks, Easter baskets and more! Some of us even decided to put on a puppet show of ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ for the parents. We love it when our parents…
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A Debatemate Victory!
St Clare's Debatemate Squad attended their second UDL round at Plymouth yesterday (Tuesday 13th March). They had a wonderful time and took part in two debates:
1- This House Believes that voting should be compulsory for everyone over the age of 18.
2- This House Believes that the internet…
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The day the minibeasts came to St Clare's...
Our topic in Spring 2 Term has been 'Wiggle and Crawl' so the children have been learning all about different minibeasts and their habitats.
We had a special visit from Andrew, a minibeast expert from Animals Intuition, who brought along some of his very special minibeast friends to meet the…
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Debatemate Pupils
The Debatemate Pupils have been working really hard developing their skills over the past few weeks! They have debated a range of topics varying from whether sugary foods should be made more expensive, and if war games should be banned for children. On Tuesday, they are attending a Debate…
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Nursery’s Sensory Experience
The children in nursery enjoyed exploring their senses when they visited the brand new Sensory Room to experience a variety of stimulating lights and sounds whilst listening to a sensory story of the three little pigs. What a lovely day!
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The Robots are Coming
Code Club glimpsed the future last night at the robots exhibition being held at the Museum of Science and Industry. We hope you enjoy the pictures.
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Shrove Tuesday
Nursery have been learning about Shrove Tuesday and why we eat pancakes. Of course we had to try some too - yummy!
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Year 3 Cinema Trip
This morning, Year 3 visited the cinema as an end of topic treat. They enjoyed the new film ‘Early Man’ which is based upon a Stone Age boy meeting and competing against a Bronze Age football team. They were a fantastic example of our lovely behaviour here at St Clare’s. Myself and Miss Dodman…
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