Author: Calder Lodge School

Fairsnape class enjoyed a successful trip to the Scorton Picnic Site along the river. The students had a fantastic day filled with exploration and learning.

Highlights included a guided nature walk where the children collected a list of pollution that they found on the way.  You will be pleased to know not much pollution was found in the local area of the school.

Learning map skills.

Interactive sessions on local wildlife, and engaging environmental conservation activities.

The children took part in learning about river formation as well as conducting a science experiment about river flow.

The children used maps and a compass to locate their position on a map.

The day concluded with a delightful picnic and fun games, making it a memorable experience for all.

In our topic lessons we have been learning all about the Coastlines of the UK and have explored human and physical geography.

On our trip to Cleveleys Beach we observed the coastline and spoke about erosion. Children discussed why there was a wall built – so to protect the town from when the tide comes in and to prevent any further erosion.

They were able to identify human and physical geography well and discussed the difference between the two.

Whilst there, children observed and focused on the sculptures taken from our book focus ‘The Sea Swallows’, which tells the story of Mary, a human looking for the magic golden seashell, which is protected by the Ogre! Children were able to see the shell, the sea swallows and Mary’s father’s guitar.

Unfortunately, the tide was in and it covered the Ogre, showing children how deep the sea can be and re-enforcing our lesson on staying safe at the coastline. Children will use these sculptures and observations to create their own Sea Swallow’s sculpture!

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Oakenclough class enjoyed a trip to Longridge Observatories where they were able to go on a mission to outer space.

The children were able to witness the observatory open up to expose the sky, where they could see the telescope move automatically to point towards specific stars and planets.

The final part of their journey took them to the planetarium where they could observe the night sky and its visible stars

They enjoyed listening to the lecturer from the local university, he was able to answer lots of wonderful questions posed by the children! 

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On Monday 25th March we visited Ribby Hall to use their swimming facilities. On the way there all the students were in good spirits, as some of them sang songs from the radio and they were all very happy. When we arrived they all demonstrated great behaviour by following all instructions and they all managed to get changed with no problems. They all got to the swimming area and were very keen to get going. The students explored every aspect of the swimming facilities, which included the large pool, small/large slides, jacuzzi and the pirate ship playing area. Every student enjoyed their time and if they had the chance they would have loved to have stayed there longer. I definitely think visiting Ribby Hall for swimming is going to be a popular choice for future events.

Potters Barn Cafe.

During our last Spring Cultural Capital trip children were able to show their artistic side! At Potters Barn Cafe children were given the opportunity to choose their own dog figure or egg cup to decorate.

They used previous skills, as well as learning new ones, using various techniques and brushes to create their pieces of art! Children chose their own colours to make their unique creations. 

Children listened well to instructions and were respectful at all times. They responded well when told that they would need to wait until next week for their items to be collected, as they needed to go through a special process.

Pupils have been getting ready for the growing season down in our forest dell.

We give the plants a headstart in our greenhouse.

Pupils recreated stone age artifacts using clay as part of their topic.

The pupils in Oakenclough have been learning all about the beginnings of plant life.

Oakenclough Class enjoyed a trip to Leighton Hall, a family owned house which dates back to before the Victorian period. We were fortunate enough to have a lovely guide, who told us all about the history of Leighton Hall and how it has been in the same family for 800 years.

 The children were shown various artefacts dating back to the Victorian era, they were even allowed to use a snuffer to put out candles.

The children were particularly interested to hear about the unusual meal which was enjoyed in the 19th Century; parrot pie. The children were keen to ask lots of interesting questions.