Kelly Farnworth-HeadteacherCalder Lodge School
Oakenclough
Preston
Lancashire
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13/01/26 – Blackpool Sea Life Centre
Bleasdale Class visited the Blackpool Sea Life Centre as part of their Abyss topic. The purpose of the visit was to inspire the children to write alliteration poems linked to sea life and underwater habitats. The children greatly enjoyed exploring the Sea Life Centre and observing the wide variety of animals. They used the information […]
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Wyresdale Dexter’s Farm – 2/12/25
As part of our class topic ‘Paws, Claws and Whiskers’, we visited Wyresdale Dexter’s Farm, a working farm close to school. This visit gave the children the opportunity to learn about what happens on a farm each day and learn how to take care of farm animals. During our visit, the children met a variety […]
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7.1.26 – Following Recipes
Today, Fairsnape took part in a practical cooking activity to support our English learning- instructional writing. To help the children understand the purpose and structure of instructional writing, we followed a recipe to make rocky road biscuits, working in two small groups. Before starting, we looked closely at the features of a recipe together. In […]
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Nicky Nook Hike
The children had an exciting adventure hiking up Nicky Nook, spotting trees, streams, mud, fences and amazing views along the way. As we walked, the class began making up their own alliteration phrases, inspired by everything they could see, hear and squelch through! The walk certainly wasn’t short of drama. Archie and Ranell managed to […]
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13/11/2025 – Beacon Fell
We had a brilliant day out at Beacon Fell, even though the weather was definitely on the colder side! The children didn’t let that stop them—they wrapped up warm and enjoyed exploring the outdoors from the moment we arrived. We spent lots of time walking across different terrains, including muddy paths, rocky tracks, and soft […]
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11/11/2025 – Science and DT
Bleasdale has been busy exploring exciting activities in both Science and Design & Technology, all inspired by the topic “Invasion from the Vikings” and cultural-based designs. The pupils have been developing their creative skills whilst learning about Viking culture and science concepts related to the water cycle. In Design & Technology, students created a variety […]
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Leyland Commercial Vehicle Museum – 8/10/2025
In previous learning our children have learned about events and people from the past, such as the Great Fire of London. They have explored how life was different in the past compared to today, looking at homes, schools and jobs. In our current learning we have been looking at significant people and technology (buses, boats, […]
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15/10/2025 – Greenlands Farm
On the 15th October Nicky Nook visited Greenlands Farm. This was an educational visit which linked to the class topic of Paws, Claws and Whiskers but it also linked to our Science topic (animals including humans). During the visit the students looked at many different farmyard animals, including cows, goats, rabbits, guinea pigs, sheep, chickens, […]
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Golden Time 14/10/25
Throughout this half term we have been looking out for both children and adults who are ‘caught being kind, helpful or doing something for someone else’. Across the whole school we have observed many actions. During our assemblies this week we have shared these acts and the children have received a gold sticker. Some children, […]
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Brockholes visit 1/10/2025
In Parlick as part of our Topic ‘Lets explore!’ We took our exploration further afield to the Brockholes Nature Reserve. Despite the rainy weather, the nature reserve provided the opportunity for our class to engage with a local, open space whilst also exploring seasonal changes and what these look like in a natural environment. Throughout […]
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Homles Wood 30/09/2025
This week, Bleasdale Class took their learning outdoors with a series of exciting activities in Holmes Wood. In science, pupils explored changes of state through hands-on investigations. They observed a candle melting from a solid to a liquid before cooling back into a solid again. They also investigated how chocolate changes when heated, carefully spooning […]
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Brockholes visit 24/09/2025
In Oakenclough class as part of our Starry, Starry Night topic in English and our Science topic on Animals Including Humans, we went on a brilliant trip to Brockholes Nature Reserve. The visit was carefully chosen to give children a real-life context for exploring nocturnal and diurnal animals, helping to deepen their understanding of animal […]
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