Well done to all of our rugby players that attended the Barnsley rugby finals on Wednesday. They were superb and became the 6th best school in the whole of Barnsley. There were some tremendous individual performances and all children should be very proud of themselves. We played a total of 8 matches. We won 4, drew 1 and lost 3. I am very happy with that. We will keep working hard in this area and prepare well for next year's competition. 

Today, we had some special visitors (from the school nursing team) in school who led a fantastic workshop all about the importance of healthy eating. The session was fun, interactive and full of interesting facts that got us all thinking about the food we eat and how it affects our bodies.
We started by discussing what makes up a balanced diet and why it's important to avoid too much sugar. We explored the question, “How does our food affect our body functions and organs?” — and some of the answers really surprised us!
Throughout the session, we took part in a range of hands-on activities. One of our favourites was working in teams to guess how much sugar was in different food and drink items. It was eye-opening to see just how much sugar is hidden in some everyday snacks!
Next, we played a group game using the Eatwell Plate. We had to sort different foods into the correct food groups, helping us to understand how much of each type of food we should eat to stay healthy and strong.
We also worked together on a giant body map activity, where we discussed how certain foods affect different parts of our body and our organs. It was a great way to visualise the impact of our diet on things like the heart, brain, muscles and more.
We learned so much during the workshop and had a brilliant time doing it. A big thank you to our visitors for making healthy eating fun and informative!

This week, Year 5 have been hard at work writing gripping setting descriptions of a battlefield, inspired by our class book War Horse. The children imagined what it might have been like to stand among the mud, smoke and chaos of war — and their writing truly brought the scene to life.
Our grammar focus has been on using semi-colons — both to split independent clauses and to create detailed, powerful lists. We also worked hard on using commas accurately to avoid ambiguity, making sure our meaning was always clear.
We’re incredibly proud of the effort and creativity everyone has shown. The vocabulary choices, imagery and sentence structures are fantastic. Take a look at some of our amazing work below — you'll feel like you're right there on the battlefield with them!
Well done Year 5, I am beyond proud of you all!

In our RE lessons, we have been learning about Judaism and exploring some of the difficult questions that arise from stories in the Jewish sacred texts and from key events in Jewish history. One such event we studied was the Holocaust—a tragic period during World War II when millions of people, mostly Jews, were killed by the Nazis.

As part of our learning, we took part in a workshop that linked closely with our RE topic. During the session, we explored four different poems about the Holocaust. We discussed the emotions, messages and meanings within each poem, which helped us to understand the experiences of Jewish people during this time on a much deeper and more personal level.
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Through this learning, we were reminded that no matter what religion, race or background a person comes from, everyone deserves to be treated with kindness, respect and equality. It highlighted the importance of standing up against discrimination and always showing empathy towards others.