Welcome to 

Shelly Woods Class 

Bonjour mon amie!

School was transformed into a sea of red, white and blue this morning to celebrate French day. The children visited each room to try a different french themed activity - everything from food tasting to naming animals. It was a fabulous morning and the children really enjoyed it. 

Oh we do like to be beside the seaside...

The fun continued yesterday with a trip to the beach followed by a fun swim session. With a Dominos pizza and ice cream also included, it was a deliciously memorable day for the children. 

It's a strike!

Shelley Woods class enjoyed a game of bowling at Thornton YMCA today.  The children played in teams and had an amazing time. 

Pleasure Beach

A great time had by all. The weather was on our side, the park was relatively quiet and we made the most of every minute. 

High ropes and model village 

Our fun days continued with a trip to Stanley Park high ropes and a visit to the model village. It was a great day, challenging and fun! We were lucky with the weather again and we had a fantastic time. 

Bible exploration 

Our Bible studies continued this week. Once again, the session was active, fun and engaging. 

Careers Event

Shelly Woods class hosted a careers event today. Lots of local professionals were invited to attend and talk to the children about their career and aspects such as: training, qualifications, inspiration etc. The children were also given the opportunity to ask questions and look at tools/equipment necessary for the various jobs. It was a fantastic morning, the visitors were fabulous and the children loved hearing from them. You never know - maybe we have planted some seeds for the future?    

Bible Studies

Our class enjoyed an RE lesson with a difference today. We were lucky enough to enjoy a lesson devoted to exploring the Bible. This involved actions, dress-up and some class discussion about certain aspects and stories within the Bible. It was fun and informative, the children were engrossed. 

Browse our brilliant bake off! 

Today was an amazing day for our class. The day of our long anticipated Coronation bake off had finally arrived. We have had to wait to commemorate the recent Coronation owing to the recent bank holidays and SATS tests. However, it was well worth the wait! What a fabulous effort the children made - they were literally beaming with pride as they displayed their bakes. Parents and children from all classes were also invited to join in the event. 

Can you see the light? 

Shelly Woods class are seeing the light this week. Our Science topic is light and refraction and our writing task for this week will be creating an explanation text outlining how we see and the work by Isaac Newton.  

An afternoon of friendship making and football

Ten year 6 children were chosen to represent St. Mary's at the Headstart Transition Tournament at Poolfoot this afternoon. The aim of the event was to bring year 6 children together from across local primary schools to help them get to know one another in readiness for high school. The children played several matches, on mixed school teams. It was a fabulous afternoon and the children benefitted greatly. A huge thankyou to the Fleetwood Town Community Trust for organising such a fantastic event. 

An afternoon yoga session

Our class had some much needed relaxation this afternoon. We tried a variety of yoga poses and the session was really beneficial.  

Wonderful writers

Good news! We have been successful in yet another writing competition. The envelope arrived today, packed with bookmarks, certificates and letters inviting the children to have their work published. Well done children.  

An afternoon of cricket

Woods class enjoying an afternoon of cricket... 

Eid al-Fitr

To celebrate Eid, the celebration to mark the end of Ramadan, Shelly Woods class enjoyed some special treats. 

And breathe...

Woods class started the day with a spectacular yoga session today. We started by spraying some essential oils around the room to awaken our senses then we completed a chair based session. This involved breathing techniques and a series of invigorating stretches and movements. Starting our day like this was fabulous and the children benefitted enormously. 

Respect and Responsibility

Our PSHE topic for this half term is respect and responsibility. Today we looked at two different articles about the same topic to compare fact, opinion and bias. We discussed how bias might effect what we believe when looking at information online for example. 

Maths Revision Challenge

Our Maths lesson today involved working in pairs to complete a fractions, decimals and percentage challenge. The aim was to complete the task as quickly and accurately as possible.  As always, the children rose to the challenge. 

Stations of The Cross

We held our annual Stations of The Cross event today. Each class interpreted a station and they were displayed in the hall for the children, parents and parishioners to see. As always, it was a spiritual, reflective experience. 

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - Newspaper Articles

Young Writer's Competition - Big Green Poetry Machine 

Look at all of our wonderful winners - very well deserved!  The children have worked extremely hard on their writing and deserved to be recognised.  Watch out for our published book!

A selection of our wonderful writing from 'Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.'

Fleetwood's Footballing Finest 

We had some very special visitors in our class today. Two Fleetwood town players, Callum Dolan and Dylan Boyle, came in to talk to the children about their football careers. The children were able to question them about overcoming challenge, being resilient and highs and lows of their profession. The children were hooked, really taking on board everything they were saying. A huge thank you to Rachel, Callum and Dylan for giving up their time to make our afternoon extra special.   

Happy International Women's Day!

To acknowledge International Women's Day, Woods class has a discussion about the importance of embracing equity - for all people (whatever their gender) around the world. We then wrote a note of appreciation to an inspirational woman in our life. 

World Book Day 

Take a look at our World Book Day celebrations. Each class enjoyed a parade in the hall, during which we admired each others costumes and discussed our costume choices.  It was great fun and, as you can see, the children made a huge effort. 

First aid training

Woods class were lucky enough to take part in a first aid lesson this week. The children learnt about DR ABC and how to safely put a casualty in the recovery position. 

Crucial Crew

This week, we were invited to take part in a Fleetwood initiative called 'Crucial Crew'. We spent the afternoon at YMCA Fleetwood where we took part in sessions designed to stimulate the children and raise awareness about important issues. These included a boxing session, a sea safety talk, a lesson about the dangers of cyber crime and a session about substance abuse. 

Police visit

Members of the local policing team popped in for a chat today. We had a discussion about laws, consequences and the criminal age of responsibility. 

Eco fashion show

Our school was transformed into a fashion house this week, catwalk and all! Our Eco team were joined by those of other local schools to put on a fashion show. The outfits displayed were made form all manner of recycled items: discarded fabric, crisp packets, old clothes, carboard and so on. 

Once completed, the creations were modelled on the catwalk for all to see. It was a tremendous occasion, well done to the Eco team! 

SCARF 

To mark the end of Children's Mental Health Week, the children were invited to wear their scarf to school today. This represents the SCARF PSHE scheme that we follow in school. 

Our UCLAN adventure

Today was an extra special day for Shelly Woods class. We visited UCLAN for a morning of forensic science/policing activities. The children took fingerprints, examined CCTV footage for clues about a robbery, analysed footprints and looked at facial recognition techniques. As if all this wasn't enough, we then enjoyed a spectacular tour of the campus. It was a memorable day,  the children will never forget having visited a university.  After such a great visit, our hope is that they may even have been inspired to go to university themselves! 

Safer Internet Day

Children's Mental Health Week

Science Day!

Today our school is celebrating Science. Each class will be completing various STEM activities (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) and each key stage will enjoy a spectacular science assembly. 

Woods class were tasked with creating a 20 second timer, based on the idea of helping Cinderella to tell the time so that she can leave the ball on time. The children worked in small groups to complete the challenge. It wasn't easy and they did a fantastic job, the winning team managed to produce a 22 second timer (impressively close to the target time). 

Athletics competition

Look how smart we look in our new PE kits!  What a fabulous day!

Can you learn resilience? 

Our focus for this week is resilience. We did some activities and discussed whether a person is born with resilience or if it can be learnt. We looked at famous sports people and times they have shown resilience in their career. Our session finished with a game, designed to encourage resilient strategies. 

Young Writers Competition 

Here are our wonderful winners of the Young Writers Competition we entered in 2022.  A Twist in the Tale and Through the Magic Door.  Well done - we are so proud of you!  Watch out for the next one!

LEGO Builders Workshop - Science Circuits

We LOVED our morning with the LEGO builders workshop - we built a LEGO city, made circuits and lit it all up!  We even made the train move forwards and backwards!

Creepy Crawly Roadshow 2023

We loved our session with the creepy crawly roadshow!  We learnt about different creatures and then did a question and answer.  Some of us were lucky enough to have a snake around our neck!

Blackpool Gazette

In the Autumn term, some children attended a science project at Blackpool Football club.  We have just received news that the day has received a write up in the gazette.  Well done!  You can find the link below.

https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/people/the-future-of-fylde-coast-is-bright-after-being-left-in-the-hands-of-local-schools-3974920 

WWII Homework Projects

We have showcased our projects to the class and they are now on display near the hall for the whole school to see!

The joy of giving

The true meaning of Christmas has been deeply felt in our class this morning. To start our day, the children enjoyed a magical graze breakfast. They sat together and shared an abundance of delicious treats and nibbles. We then opened our much awaited Secret Santa gifts. It was a truly beautiful moment. Many of the children were overjoyed to see the gifts they had chosen being so well received, before even opening their own gift. The smiles on their faces said it all, there is nothing like the joy of giving.   

FTFC Charity Mission 

We are proud to support Fleetwood Town in their mission to make 500-1000 food hampers for our community this Christmas.  We hope we can make a slight difference in transforming someone's Christmas. 

Christmas lunch

It was our Key Stage 2 Christmas lunch today. It was a lovely, merry occasion - full of festive cheer! Thank-you to Mrs Ashworth and Mrs Ward for making it so special for the children. 

Swimming success! 

The children are making great progress with their swimming, another batch of certificates have been awarded. 

Fleetwood Town - Mental Health

Our session today was about giving back to each other and the community.  We spoke about how good it feels to be nice to other people and to say kind words.  We also talked about how we are going to support Fleetwood Town with their charity mission giving back to our Fleetwood community during the Christmas period.

School of Justice - A Courtroom Visit

To ink with our RE Justice topic and British Values in school, we were lucky enough to visit the mock courtroom at UCLAN.  The children got to dress up and perform a courtroom role play.  We had lots of fun!

Nathan Parker

We were fortunate enough to work with Nathan Parker all day today.  He is a spoken poet and worked closely with us to create our own poems.  He spoke to us about the features of poetry, confidence, spoken word, rhymes and performance.  He also read some of his own work to us!  Safe to say, we were inspired!  Check him out on Instagram!

Is there anybody out there? 

Today was a unique and interesting day for our children. The Planeterium was in school and each class enjoyed a session, in which they learnt all about the delights of the solar system. It was a fabulous experience for our children, both fun and informative. It was mesmerising and the children were enthralled! 

Yoga Session with Fleetwood Town

Ancient Greek Pottery Painting 

Parental Engagement & Science Celebrations

Thank you to our parents who celebrated our science success with us and stayed behind after assembly to look at our projects.  

The ‘Road to Riat Challenge'

Our class took part in a special challenge today. The ‘Road to Riat Challenge’, delivered by the RAF, allowed us to create and test our own rockets.  We planned our design, made it and tested it with different ‘loads.’  This challenge enabled us to work as a team, work individually and work scientifically. The ‘Road to Riat Challenge’, delivered by the RAF, allowed us to create and test our own rockets.  We planned our design, made it and tested it with different ‘loads.’  This challenge enabled us to work as a team, work individually and work scientifically.

Tag Rugby

A fabulous opportunity for us to have an extra PE session today learning the basics of tag rugby!

Building bridges 

Our enhancement week activity for today was bridge building. The children looked at various famous bridges and discussed features of their design. We then worked in small groups to design and build a bridge – each group working with different materials.  Teamwork and communication were the highest priorities, as well as a sturdy bridge design.

Anti-Bullying Week 2022 - Reach Out

Ancient Greek Pottery

Today we got all messy and created our very own Ancient Greek pottery.  We researched some designs, created some of our own, practised different patterns and then used clay to create our own masterpieces!  When they are dry, we will use black and orange (the colours the Ancient Greeks used) to paint our creations!

We Will Remember

Science STEM Enthuse Project

Saving Blackpool sea front!  We were lucky enough to take part in Blackpool's Enthuse project at Blackpool Football Club.  The children had to come up with innovative ideas that would eventually become a reality in the future.  We came up with a salt water sensor, turbines on the tower and an illuminator app and device that created kinetic energy.  The judges were very impressed and we had a great day presenting our ideas, watching a science show and then working as a team on two STEM activities. 

L'est we forget 

In preparation for Remembrance Day, the children have been selling poppies at break time. This will be discussed in the coming days and members of Shelly Woods class will be asked to represent our school at the remembrance event this Sunday. 

Fleetwood Town PSHE

During our session with Fleetwood Town today for our PSHE lesson, we have focused on 'The 5 ways to wellbeing.'  Throughout this session we talked about how important it is to show ourselves some self-care as well as sharing our time with others. 

Ancient Greece Timelines

Take a look at some of our Ancient Greece timelines!  What a fabulous effort our wonderful class have made. 

Street Child - A letter to Mum from Jim Jarvis

Take a look at our lovely informal letters, written in first person, from Jim Jarvis (the main character) to his mum.  We have used plenty of grammar and punctuation in our letters.

Celebrating our writing success! 

Woods class received some wonderful news this morning. Before the half term break we entered two writing competitions and the winners have been announced. Amazingly, we have broken all previous class records and every child has won!  Our class was over flowing with winning certificates, stickers and bookmarks. Well done to the children, it is fantastic!   

Ancient Greece 

To begin our Ancient Greece topic, the children were given some half term homework. The task was to research, design or build something relating to Ancient Greece. The task was deliberately vague so the children could let their imaginations run wild. So far the response has been amazing, we've had written projects, shields, a vase, various buildings and a rap song! 

RE - Showing Compassion

During our RE session, we looked for Bible scriptures whereby Jesus showed mercy and compassion.  We talked about how we could show mercy and compassion and what OUR mission was. 

Children of the World Disco

STEM Enthuse Partnership - The planning stage!

We have the opportunity to take part in the STEM Enthuse project at Blackpool Football Club.  We are currently in the planning stage but our project ideas are top secret!  We will keep you informed along the way!  We cant wait to take part in the science project in a few weeks!

Harvest Mass

Our children represented our school beautifully at our whole school Harvest Mass today.  

Explorer Day 

To start explorer day off, we gathered in assembly to listen to lots of explorer stories.  We listened all about the items we would need in order to survive on an expedition, we looked at real life pictures of an explorer’s journey and then we took part in orienteering!  Such a fun day!

Coram Life Education Bus - Decisions 

Our session with Coram life education was about decisions.  We talked about decisions we might have to make in life, peer pressure and some consequences related to decisions we make.

Black History Month

To acknowledge Black History Month, Shelly Woods class will be doing reading comprehensions based on the lives of prominent black people. We will begin today with a reading comprehension based on 'The women who helped build NASA'. 

STEM challenge

Exciting news! Some our year 5/6 children are taking part in a STEM challenge next month, to be hosted at Blackpool Football Club. The challenge is to design future, renewable ideas to help Blackpool avoid flooding and maintain electricity supplies - hence keeping the illuminations shining. We have already started thinking about our ideas but, owing to the competitive nature of the challenge, we are unable to divulge anymore information at this stage.  Watch this space for more information in the coming weeks...

PSHE - Fleetwood Town FC

Today's session was all about stress and how we can manage it.  We spoke about what might make us stressed then talked about stres management techniques.  

Enrichment & Enhancement Week

During our enrichment and enhancement week, we have focused on art.  We have particularly focused on Typography.  This was a relatively new concept to many of us so we firstly began by researching what it was and looking carefully at some examples. We then created some of our own examples and extended this to creating our own name using typography and graffiti style online.  After creating our own style of typography, we added this into our final piece.  Take a look at some of our work and see how much fun we had!

RWI Spelling

In our spelling we are developing our dictionary skills - it's safe to say we are already pretty prefect at this!

Bird Man

In assembly this morning, we listened carefully to the bird man as he told us all about his birds of prey.  He told us all about adaptation and survival, key learning that links to our science!  Take a look at our pictures to see how much fun we had. 

World Heart Day 

Shelly Woods class acknowledged World Heart Day by having a discussion about how best to keep our heart healthy. The children did a poster containing information. We also combined this with a practical experiment to replicate blood and all it's components. 

Comparing our four nations

Our geography focus is the wonderful United Kingdom. This afternoon, the children used i pads to look at similarities and differences between our four nations, such as landmarks, national dress etc. 

How does the heart work? 

Our focus on the heart continued this afternoon. We looked at a diagram of the heart and labelled the various parts. We also discussed the function of each part. 

The lungs

We also continued our exploration of the circulatory system with an in-depth look at the lungs. We drew a diagram of the lungs and discussed the parts and their function. I think you'll agree they did a fantastic job.  

Fleetwood Town

Fleetwood Town Football club will be working closely with us over the next year discussing ways in which we can cope with change, especially as our year 6 children approach high school. 

During our first session we talked about the following:

• Transition to high school and the feelings that may be associated with this.
• Things that make us worry
• Things that make us feel positive and what we look forward to.
• Embracing change and some strategies that we could use to deal with this. 
• Trust building games

God's Kingdom

In RE, we talked about everyone being welcome in God's Kingdom.  We linked this to our PSHE lesson on positivity and self love.