P2/1 are very excited about Halloween! Children have enjoyed building their fine motor skills this week by making pumpkins and ghosts from play dough, and then using describing words to write about their creations. They have also tackled a witch’s potion challenge, where they had to use tweezers to find the letters in the cauldron that matched the sounds on their potion recipe.

P3/2 and P4 have worked hard learning about Diwali and the story of Rama and Sita. Today they showcased their learning about Diwali and performed the story of Rama and Sita. Well done everyone! Happy Diwali!🪔

It was P6/5’s 2nd time in the Forest with Rob from Kids Gone Wild this week.

We were all really excited to get out there and, of course, get on that zip line!

We worked together to problem solve; how could we get the zip line back to the next person waiting when it was too high for us to reach?

We collaborated and communicated when it came to who was getting the next shot and how long each duo were on the net for.

We created something from nothing, using wood, natural clay, leaves and lots of other natural resources found in the forest.

Best of all, we had fun as a whole class and really showed what a great team we are. Well done P6/5!

Congratulations to the children who represented our football team at the Whitburn Academy Cluster football event. The Longridge team were told that the priority was representing the school with positive behaviour and attitude which they absolutely did. They were a credit to the school and their families!

Officially, the games were all friendlies with no scores being counted but… if they were, Longridge won 4 out of 5 games, only conceding 1 goal! This was a great achievement for our players, each game up against bigger local schools. Our players will remember their success for a long time to come!

PS a special thank you to Mrs Sneddon who not only organises the bus and letters for these events but offered to wash the strips. Over and above!!

Our extra curricular opportunities started this week with our first science club. In our first experiment, we created a chemical reaction which produced a gas, causing the test tube lid to pop right off!

Afterwards we learned about the science of bubbles. We had so much fun creating giant bubbles!

We were able to do some cool tricks with bubbles. Have you ever seen bubbles inside other bubbles? Did you know you can put your hand inside a bubble without popping it? You’ll have to ask our little scientists how it’s done!