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British Science Week We all enjoyed engaging with Science Week last week. Class 1 have taken part in a live lesson with the NFU, becoming Change Champions. They have looked at becoming ‘Green’ citizens, having great fun exploring what we shouldn’t flush away! The children discussed how our planet needs us to take care of it and possible ‘Green’ jobs of the future. They also explored what happens to plastic once it is discarded. Finally, we took part in some deep sea yoga. Lower KS2 joined an Astronaut Training School with the famous Tim Peake. They learned how important exercise is both in space and on earth. They recognised how central a nutritionally balanced diet is and came up with suggestions for a healthy meal. In Upper KS2 the children have been planning and investigating what happens when you mix various solids with luke warm water. They predicted whether the solids were soluble or insoluble. Following this they explored different techniques in an attempt to separate different mixtures. They chose sieving for flour and rice, filtration for tea leaves and water, used magnets to remove staples from sand and a hairdryer to evaporate water from a salty solution.

World Book Day

The Musical Theatre students from Runshaw College visited us today and entertained the children with two exciting shows. They were fantastic and inspired us with their enthusiasm. #theprofessionalprogramme

Today our children performed Christmas songs, to a packed house, for the members of the U3A in Mawdesley Village Hall. An event we look forward to every year. See our video page to hear the beautiful singing.

Nativity 2024 - see our video page too

STEM CLUB Our Stem Superstars ended their After School Sessions by testing a theory. They wanted to know if toast with jam always falls jam side down!

Each class has enjoyed a visit from Sophie, from Life Education, who has been working with them on a variety of topics including Our Wonderful Bodies and how we fuel them, Mental Well Being and Conversations. It was a great day and the children found out a few new strategies for dealing with their busy lives.

A big thank you to everyone who attended our Macmillan Coffee Morning last Friday. The cakes were phenomenal and the children also got to enjoy some too! The raffle prizes stretched as far as the eye could see; thank you to everyone who donated. In total we raised £260.60 which has been sent to Macmillan. Thank you so much for your support.

Children enjoyed their first session of STEM Club tonight and are looking forward to more investigations next week.

Celebrating Year 6 as they leave us for High School. Giving thanks for all that Mrs. Boardman has contributed to the school and wishing her well for the future.

End of term ice cream treat!

We had a great end to last week with children and parents entering our 'Great School Bake Off'. The theme was 'Summer on a Cake' and all of our entrants went above and beyond, producing some marvellous creations. Congratulations to Ava, Poppy and Samuel who were the winners. Thank you to our mystery judge who had a VERY difficult task, our prize donators, all our entrants and the people who bought cake at our sale. We are grateful for your support.

Sports Day and Summer Fair

Recently, all children at SS. Peter & Paul's were given opportunities by a coach from the English Cricket Board to learn new skills and raise their self-esteem, with the possibility of saying 'cricket is a game for me.' All children thoroughly enjoyed the experience and hopefully some of our children will go on to play for their local village team, Lancashire or even England.

As part of our understanding of British Values, on Wednesday afternoon, Mrs Walker held a democracy assembly. Children looked at the folktale, 'The Farmer's Cart' and reflected on the messages within the story. We talked about the vote that took part within the story, what voting is as well as the children's own experiences of voting. Children came away with an understanding that democracy is about everyone having a voice and is heard.

Last week we had a visit from Konflux Theatre who provided workshops for all our pupils, looking at recycling and how we can improve and look after our environment. Class 1 had a very interactive session exploring different ways to travel rather than using a car, especially for short journeys. They learnt about global warming and its effects, plastic litter in our oceans and how to reduce reuse and recycle. Class 2 learned about different gases that harm the environment and better ways to travel. The children loved taking part in role-play about littering and landfill. Class 3 looked at all of the above and the effects pollution has on our planet and our health. Thank you to Konflux Theatre for the fun and informative sessions that gave us lots to think about.

Yesterday, our children took part in the TCS Mini London Marathon. Dressed in bright, colourful sports clothing, we raised funds for The Rainbow Hub Mawdesley; as we ran, jogged and walked the 2.6 miles around our school field. Despite some muddy corners, we were fortunate that the sun shone down as we got active, improved our mental health and wellbeing and gave our support to an amazing local charity. Well done to all our children, staff and parents who completed the course - you were superstars.

"The results are in! A huge thank you to everyone for taking part in The Big Plastic Count 2024"

British Science Week Congratulations to all pupils and parents for taking part in The Big Plastic Count, it has highlighted the amount of plastic we use daily and what types of plastic can, and more importantly can't, be recycled. Don't forget to upload your data at home using your class link, or bring in your tally sheet for your teacher to help you. All pupils have taken part in a wide range of science activities, including live NFU farming lessons, STEM investigations along with exciting and interactive science lessons. Class 1 investigated this year's theme of time by using the enquiry type 'observing over time', they made jelly and added different fruits, then observed which set first and last, and discussed reasons why there were differences. They also planted out their runner bean seedlings and sowed companion seeds, planted to encourage the bees. Following the NFU live lesson they sowed pumpkin seeds, designed and created a homemade propagator, and now have a long time to care for them in order to create pumpkin lanterns in October! During the live lesson, children in Class 2 enjoyed learning about what a vet on the farm does and how to take care of a cow. They even witnessed a live birth of a calf, which was very exciting. Children also learnt about food webs and microhabitats. Did you know that cow poo is a microhabitat to thousands of insects? The children found this fascinating (as well as rather disgusting). Class 3 also watched a live lesson set on a farm where a cow was being born – they found this amazing. Throughout the week, Class 3 have also been working on producing an advert for food that has come from Red Tractor assured farms.

We celebrated #LetGirlsPlayFootball today by encouraging our girls to take part in some ball control drills and some mini matches. Despite it being a little cooler than usual all of the girls joined in and thoroughly enjoyed themselves whilst showing off some super skills.

What an AMAZING World Book Day we have had! It was brilliant this morning seeing so many children dressed up as their favourite book characters - well done and thank you! We began the day in the hall with an assembly all about World Book Day. This year, the theme for World Book Day is 'Read Your Way' so we talked about where we love to read, what we love to read and how we love to read. Children then looked at some of the books included with the World Book Day tokens and listened to advice from the authors about ways they like to read. Following assembly, children went back to their classes. Class 1 joined Burnley Youth Theatre in a live Zoom story-telling session, with plenty of interactive opportunities. They listened to the story ‘Charlie Chooses’ by Lou Peacock. A beautifully illustrated book about tricky choices and friendship. A great book exploring the idea of making tricky decisions. Class 2 then joined the next Youth Theatre group where they listened to the story, 'The Incredible Book Eating Boy'. There have been lots of other book themed activities throughout the day from book cover quizzes to entering the World Book Day Design a Token Competition. As well as all of this, children have done a super job on their 'Book in a Jar' competition entries! In the afternoon, the jars were all displayed in the hall within their class groups and children had the opportunity to look at all of them. They then voted for their favourite from each year group - winners to be announced! Thanks again to all of the families for helping to make our World Book Day so fabulous this year!

Yesterday,  PC Rob from Lancashire Police Service visited Class 3 to discuss the British Values - The Rule of Law, Individual Liberty and Mutual Respect. He spoke at length with our children about the importance of making good choices, showing respect and sharing worries with a responsible adult.

Focusing Class 3's attention to the fact that 10 years old is the age of criminal responsibly; he discussed crimes committed by children: assault, theft, criminal damage and malicious communication and the impact a criminal record can have on a person's life.

Working together PC Rob and Class 3 found ways, despite the possibility of peer pressure, to make the right choice, stay safe, be aware of people who may seek to harm them and the importance of knowing that bullying in any form (Physical, Social, Verbal, Cyber) is not acceptable.

This was certainly an important afternoon of life skills and preparation for the future.

Last Wednesday, we invited the Usborne Book Fair in to school. The children had a Wish List and wrote down the books they would like. It was lovely to see how enthusiastic and excited the children were about all of the different books. More World Book Day activities are taking place this week and the children are very excited.

This week, it is Children's Mental Health week with the focus being 'My Voice Matters'. Mrs Walker held an assembly where we talked about what it meant to express your views and opinions and that grown-ups should listen and take views seriously. Children listened to a wonderful book called 'Speak Up' which was about a little girl who used her voice to make a difference.

We had a lovely morning as students from Runshaw College Performing Arts Department came to school to showcase their super talents. The students sang and danced to tell the story of Tidler, by Julia Donaldson, and the story of Agatha who felt she was never good at anything. It was a delight to see the enthusiasm of the students, to watch their great performance and hear the super singing. Thank you to all the students and staff who organised this super treat. We look forward to another one soon!

Yesterday, our whole school family joined together in Church to celebrate the true meaning of Christmas. Class 1 led the Nativity beautifully with Classes 2 and 3 helping with the singing. Well done children we are all very proud of you!

We are very proud of our KS2 children who performed Cinderella Rockerfella, so well this week. Congratulations to them all.

Thank you to Mawdesley U3A for inviting us to spread some festive cheer this morning. The children put their hearts and souls in to the songs and sounded wonderful!

A lovely start to Wednesday morning today. The hall was resounding to Christmas songs and cheerful children as they enjoyed some creative time.

Many thanks go to PC Walker who yesterday, joined us for ‘A Neighbourhood Police Visit’. The children learned about the different parts of the uniform, what the different coloured lights are used for on the car, heard the siren and viewed the kinds of equipment they carry in the boot.

Today, Y2 and Y5/6 had a visit from the Fire and Rescue Service. Y2 looked at fire safety around the home and how to draw up a fire plan with the people in their house. Y5/6 revised how to draw up a fire plan and with a view to entering their High School years, they looked at keeping safe on the roads.

It was another busy and exciting day at school yesterday which ended with @Keepyourcool holding Ice Bath sessions for some of our intrepid parents. Ben Davie, one of the owners of @Keepyourcool came to school, and worked with parents to prepare them for the Ice Bath experience. Once the parents were prepared they entered the Ice Bath, taking time to focus and be present in the moment whilst eliminating any possible distractions. Ben guided the parents through immersing themselves in the Ice Bath and breathing to maintain their focus and gain maximum benefit from the experience. Once the Ice Bath was over the parents were all guided in how to keep moving to ensure maximum recovery from the Ice Bath. Our thanks to Ben, from @Keepyourcool and our intrepid parents! We already have a waiting list for a return visit. For more information you can contact @keepyourcool here https://instagram.com/keepyourcool.co.uk?igshid=NGVhN2U2NjQ0Yg==

We started this week off with a visit from SCARF (Safety, Caring, Resilience and Friendship) who provide resources for teachers and lessons for children to link in with the PSHE (Personal Social & Health Education) curriculum. In Class 1 Steve worked with the children about Feelings and Friendships. They looked at life through the eyes of Gerald the Giraffe and learnt about coping strategies for when things may seem a bit overwhelming. Steve talked to Class 2 about everyone being unique. The children discussed things that make them unique from fingerprints to eye colour. Children then learned about things we can do to stay healthy and even took a look inside the body. Next, children talked about smoking and the impact it could have on the body. E-cigarettes came up in the discussion and we learned about what is meant by addicted. Through discussion, games and watching a video, Class 3 looked at the difficulties of making decisions – particularly if peer pressure is applied and discovered strategies of how to cope with a concerning dilemma. We also looked at how drugs and alcohol can affect the way the body works and change how a person thinks, feels and behaves.

The thousands of visitors to Southport Flower Show over the last 4 days have had the privilege of seeing lots of wonderful exhibits. We are delighted to see Matilda’s garden on display at the show after she was a winner in the School’s Design a Garden competition. Thanks are also due to the staff and students, from Myerscough College, who brought the garden to life from Matilda’s winning design. Well done Matilda we are very proud of you.

Thanks to a very generous donation, we were all able to enjoy an ice-cream today. It certainly brightened us up on this wet Tuesday.

Rock Kidz were in school yesterday working with the whole school on self-esteem, health and well-being through the medium of Music. We had children and staff dressed as rock stars and they spent the day singing, dancing and having a blast. The take away message from our work is ‘You’re Awesome So Be Awesome’. Look in the mirror every day and say YASBA! Many thanks to the Y6 families who helped us to finance this great day. The costumes were out of this world – well done everyone!

On Friday, as part of our work towards the CAFOD Live Simply award, Class 3 took part in a local litter pick. We reflected on the beautiful surroundings God has given us and thought about how we can take care of it. The children worked hard to clear up the local area: they went round the church grounds and the nearby roads. They were surprised by how much they collected! Well done Class 3!

Poppy, one of our Year 6 pupils, entered the 'Write a Pledge' competition for the Lancashire School Games. We are delighted to say that Poppy's pledge was chosen as the winner for Lancashire and her prize was a VIP package to attend the Lancashire School Games which took place at Blackpool Sports Centre last week. Poppy was able to co- lead the Chorley athletes onto the track, tour the games and try out some of the activities, enjoy refreshments in the VIP area and read her pledge to the assembled dignitaries. Poppy had a great day and we are very proud of you!

We had an exciting evening on Tuesday when Lola, Romii, Chloe and Rose represented the school at the Winners Celebration for the TaRDIS Poetry Competition. The children had worked with poet David Bowden, also known as Word Guerilla, about ideas for poems about Respect, for ourselves, each other and the world. They came up with some amazing poems and performed them beautifully to an audience of over 100 people. The children received a certificate and a small gift for being chosen as our school winners. Well done children, we are very proud of you.

Tuesday afternoon brought lots of excitement as a great friend of the school, Ben, visited us to lead some energiser sessions, mindful moments and inspiration coaching. ‘Move with Ben’ is based near London and has been working in the Fitness Industry for over 15 years. He has been working online with our school since March 2020 and has provided many different types of movement, meditation, yoga and mindfulness sessions for all the different classes. Yesterday, he finally got to meet the children and staff in person after 3 years! Thanks for driving over 300 miles to come and see us Ben we had a fantastic time and hope to see you again soon.

Enjoying Sport's Day and our Summer Fair in the sunshine!

Well done to our Yr5/6 cricket team who came 3rd in the Mawdesly Cricket Club Primary Schools Tournament. For many it was the first time they had ever played in a cricket tournament. Congratulations to Hudson who was chosen by the umpires as ‘player of the match’ for our school. ☀️🏏🥉

Fantastic day rehearsing and singing at the Chorley Big Sing concert. Well done children you were amazing and your colourful flags and kites looked incredible.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our CAFOD Walk Against Hunger. We all had a lovely morning walk on the school field, enjoying the countryside, taking time to appreciate what we have, spending time with family and friends and raising money for CAFOD.

Today our school enjoyed a visit from the Lancashire Cricket Foundation as part of ‘The Chance to Shine’ initiative. Working in small age appropriate groups each child had the opportunity to improve their cricket skills, grow in confidence and develop their wider sense of well-being.

A wonderful evening at Astley Park, enjoying the orienteering event organised by Chorley Sports Partnership. Well done to our 5 teams who completed the course in 30minutes and found all 8 control points. We are very proud of you all. Also a big thank you to parents who came to support us. 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️⌛️

Let Girls Play Football Today to celebrate International Women’s Day and Let Girls Play Football we enjoyed a lunchtime football session on the school field; allowing everyone who wanted to play, a chance to enjoy the beautiful game in the spirit of equality. #LETGiRLSPLAY

We had a lovely time celebrating Christmas Around the World this afternoon in Church. We were joined by family and friends while the children shared different aspects about Christmas. The singing raised the roof and our Red Admiral Brass Players brought the service to a close by leading everyone in We Wish You a Merry Christmas.

The children and staff had a lovely start to Wednesday by visiting the members of Mawdesley U3A to sing some Christmas songs for their gathering. It was lovely to see the children on the stage with their super collection of Christmas hats and to hear their enthusiasm as they sang a selection of songs such as Away in Manger, Mary Had a Baby, Midnight and We Wish You a Merry Christmas. The audience loved the singing so much that the children performed an encore. Thanks to all the children, staff and Mrs Hannaford, our wonderful music teacher for all their hard work and lovely singing.

Getting in to the festive mood, we enjoyed our Christmas lunch and a sing-a-long today.

This half term Class 1 have been learning about significant people in history and how they helped to change the world. They have learned about Louis Braille and Helen Keller. Today, we looked at people who are still alive and show resilience, learning to live with disabilities such as Rob Burrows, Ellie Simmonds and others. The children explored ways of playing games and performing other activities, such as folding clothes, using other parts of their bodies than they would normally use.

Children had a lovely surprise today when they spent the morning working in the hall with Stephen from Creative Builders Workshops. Stephen brought with him over 5000 Lego pieces and the whole school spent the morning working on creating a Winter Wonderland scene. The buildings were fantastic, with the children being creative and learning new skills such as how to build a Lego Christmas Tree or a Lego Christmas Present. At the end of the morning everyone agreed that the Winter Wonderland looked superb and the children thought it was the best school morning ever!

A great school trip to Chester Zoo

What a week it has been for Sport! Monday saw Classes 2 & 3 take part in The Chorley Sports Partnership Pentathlon Challenge. This involved completing 5 challenges: • Speed Bounce • Vertical Jump • 100m Sprint • Long Jump • Chest Push The children took part with determination and courage and we are waiting to see which step on the Sporting Ladder of Excellence each child has received. Tuesday saw members of KS2 take part in The Chorley Sports Partnership Sportshall Athletics, an intense evening of indoor and field events. Our school displayed excellent team spirit encouraging each other to produce spectacular results in their heats. On Wednesday, the whole school competed in the Lancashire Active Mile Challenge with everyone running a mile around the playground. Having observed all our children give 100% this week, we are very proud of you all. You are all Sporting Super Stars – Well done!

We had another busy day yesterday in school with all of the children having a visit from Megan, a member of the Life Bus team. The visit was based around a variety of age-appropriate presentations and activities for the children. My Wonderful Body was the theme for Year 1 and Year 2, this was followed by a session on Friends for Year 5 & Year 6. In the afternoon Reception took part in an All About Me session and Year 3 & 4 finished the day with a session entitled Meet the Brain. Once again, it was lovely to see the children enjoying their learning so much and taking advantage of the lively and informative sessions. Our thanks to Megan who worked with the children and staff today.

The children had a great afternoon today with a visit from Dylan's Reptiles. We spent time in the hall looking at a Corn Snake, Bearded Dragon, Blue Tongue Skink, Leopard Gecko, Tarantula and a Boa Constrictor. The children were able to stroke the animals, ask questions and find out lots of new information about the animals from Dylan. Lots of brave children held the Boa Constrictor and were amazed at how heavy it was! A super way to start the week.

Congratulations to our children who achieved, between them, two 1sts, a 2nd, three 3rds and ‘A Best in Show’ in the Art Competition at Mawdesley Village Show last weekend. We are very proud of you, and all our children who designed a crown in Remembrance of Queen Elizabeth II.

Our traditional, end of year game of dodgeball. Staff v Y6. Staff won for the second year running - we are on a roll! We'll not talk about all the previous years!

Having been nominated for a PE award with Chorley Sports Partnership, we were delighted to be awarded 'Inclusive PE and Sport Award Runner Up 2021 - 2022'. Congratulations to all our children, staff, sports coaches and parents who share in our school ethos that everyone has the unique abilities to reach their full potential and is valued. Well done - we are proud of you all.

Today we had our Year 6 Leavers Assembly. They leave us with many memories, some of which they shared with us today. We wish them all the best for the future.

After School Drama Club

If you go down in the woods today, you're sure of a big surprise... Some of our children have been having a go at personification. Their pieces of work are displayed in our forest area if you would like to take a look. Please keep to the path in the church grounds, the forest area is out of bounds without staff present. Thank you.

We’ve had a lovely start to the week with Sparkle Day being a huge success. Children and staff came to school in their finest sparkle to raise money for the Sparkle Bean Trust set up by Tarleton Community Primary School in response to the unexpected death of a child from their school. The Sparkle Bean Trust aims to provide support for a school which experiences such a traumatic event. Today, through the generosity of our families and staff, we have raised over £200 for the Trust. Thank you for supporting such a worthy cause. There are Sparkle Bands available in school if anyone would like to buy one for £1 and the proceeds of each sale will also go to the trust.

On Friday, along with many primary schools in the Chorley Sports Partnership, SS. Peter & Paul’s took part in a World Record attempt for the most participants skipping for 1 minute at multiple venues across the country. Fingers crossed together we’ve broken the record.

Last Thursday we had a lovely celebration in school when Tyler and Amelia were both Baptised and Tyler made his First Holy Communion and was also Confirmed. They were joined by their family and friends and the whole of the school when Mass was celebrated in the hall. Children from Year 2 wrote and read the Bidding Prayers and one of Tyler’s friends read the First Reading. Our congratulations to Tyler and Amelia and our thanks to Fr Chris Thomas, who led our celebration.

What a great time we had at our Sport’s Day yesterday, the sun shone, the crowds cheered and all the children gave it their all. Well done to everyone!

Here at SS Peter & Paul’s we have been busy preparing for today. We have researched each decade of the Queen’s reign and presented our findings with display in the hall. Many thanks to the pupils in Class 3 who used their computing lessons to plan and budget for a party using Excel Spreadsheets. Today, the children and staff have had a lovely time celebrating the Platinum Jubilee of HRH Queen Elizabeth II. We began the day with a parade of Crowns, which the children had made at home, the crowns were judges by an anonymous judge and prizes awarded to one winner in each year group. During the day, there have also been many Jubilee themed classroom activities. After lunch, everyone met up in the hall to have party food and enjoy a sing song together, the dancing to ‘Rock Around the Clock was something to behold! Pass the parcel, Soldiers, a Jubilee Quiz and Pin the Crown on the Queen rounded off the afternoon nicely. To celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee all the children have been presented with a Jubilee Mug and a commemorative Pen and Pencil Set.

Friday 20th May was World Bee Day, this was to raise awareness of the importance of pollinators, the threats they face and their contribution to sustainable development. We were very fortunate that Mrs Riley, one of our grandparents was able to come in to school and talk to the children about her beekeeping. She spoke to the children in Class 1 and earlier today to Classes 2 and 3. All the children were engrossed at the information Mrs Riley shared with them and they were delighted to hear all about the plants and flowers, which attract the bees, as well as the products that bees make including honey, and beeswax for candles. It was great to see Mrs Riley in her beekeeping outfit and to look at the many things that she brought with her. Thank you Mrs Riley for sharing your time and skills with us.

Today, our girls took part in the biggest EVER football session for girls in school – LetGirlsPlay. At 10.45am, our girls took part in a session inspired by Disney Shooting Stars Active Play through Storytelling Programme, then at lunchtime they had the opportunity to practice football skills on the playground. This is how the girls felt: “I felt confident!” “I felt happy.” “It was fun.” “I like the Mr Incredible barge move.” “I liked being Violet.” “It was exciting.” “I want to do it again.” Watch this space for our After Schools Girls Football sessions on the school field in the summer.

On Monday 7th March our school proudly took part in the Chorley Schools' Baton Relay. Clapping and cheers rang out as we welcomed the selected Baton Bearers from Heskin Pemberton Primary School. Our selected runners then took the Baton to Eccleston St Mary's C of E Primary School where we were welcomed on to a playground of loud cheers from the staff and children at Eccleston St Mary's and some or our own parents who had come to support us. A proud moment in our school's sporting calendar.

Today we were lucky enough to have two coaches from Infinity Cheer in school for the afternoon. Each class spent time learning some new moves, creating a routine in a small group and perfecting their finishing technique. Watch out! We have some champions in the making.

We had some great entries for our ‘Guess the Book’ activity, for World Book Day.

Today we welcomed the Fire Service in to school. Years 2, 3 and 4 learned about useful and dangerous fires. They understand about how to keep themselves safe, the importance of having a smoke alarm and having a fire plan both at home and at school. They were able to role-play what would happen if they were involved in a fire. They were taught how to raise an alarm and use a bedtime routine to ensure the house is as safe as possible. They were also made aware of how to stop, drop and roll if they were on fire and how to check for a fire on the other side of a door by testing the heat on the door handle with the back of their hands. Years 5 and 6 recapped fire safety from previous lessons then went on to learn about road safety. They understood about not using headphones so they could listen for dangers, how to move safely around parked vehicles, being seen to be safe and in-car safety such as wearing an appropriate seat belt/booster seat and reducing distractions for the driver. The children took leaflets home to help them explain their learning with their families and were encouraged to make a fire plan for home.