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Rards at Sabden Primary School Shis week'after it received a glowing OFSTED report. Scoring 2 across the board, vhich is “good,” inspectors de
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scribed Sabden as a good school Sthat had improved rapidly and se- icurely since its previous inspec- Stion because good leadership land management had tackled Ihead on the issues for improve- fmentidentifiedatthetime. Governors, staff and pupils
fat the school were thrilled at the frcport and headteacher Mrs Lisa ITitchiner said; ‘The report sup- Iports the opinion of us all that |we are a good school.” OFSTED reported that chil-
Idren make good progress and I achieve well in the Early Foun- Idation Stage. Outdoor provision |is used effectively to promote Ichildren’s enjoyment and their ^inquisitiveness., In Key Stage L and 2, pupils
5 make good progress and achieve {well. Attainment at the end of kboth key stages is consistently (above average. Achievement I has improved significantly since (the last inspection because of a I number of important factors, in- Ieluding higher expectations, bet- Iter teaching and much sharper (use of assessment data to check |on pupils’progress.
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DONE!: Sabden Pri mary School headteacher Mrs ■ Titchiner celebrates the OFSTED report with pupils.An- nabel Saly (6), Alicia Heywood (10), Sophie Knight (8)
Geenhalgh (9) , Rhys Trella (10) and Freddie Durant (6).
• The teaching of letters and sounds is good and as a result attainment in reading is above average and the achievement of some high attaining pupils in Year 2 is exceptionally high. Teaching wasjudgedtobecon-’ sistently good and reflected in the well-planned curriculum. Lessons are conducted at a
lively pace with good variety so that pupils are kept interested and on their toes.
Pupils are encouraged to-
work respectfully together and with adults. This and the strong relationships between adults and pupils make a valuable contri bution to pupils’ good social, moral, spiritual and cultural de velopment. Pupil’s behaviour is good and
they are unfailingly polite and courteous to each other, adults and visitors, Good leadership and management provide the
school with a sharp focus on improvement and a clear vision for future development. There is a strong sense of teamwork with the governing body providing challenge and support. Inspectors noted that since
its previous report the overall effectiveness of the school had improved from “satisfactory” to “good” which demonstrated the school’s su-ong capacity for fur ther improvement.
Pupils went on a space expedition
YEAR 5 pupils at Waddington and West Bradford Primary School have been learning all about space. Their favourite lessons were
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designing and making their own 3D planet from paper mache, re searching and delivering a Power Point presentation on one of the planets in our solar system to the rest of the class and writing their own science fiction stories. Pupils thoroughly enjoyed a trip
to Spaceport in Liverpool as wel. There they learnt more about the galaxy, what stars are made of and what life is like as an astronaut. “I liked learning all about the
COUNTDOWN: Pupils at Waddington and West Bradford Pri mary School learn all about space, (s)
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Brookslde Primary School, Clitheroe
Tomorrow (Friday), The Ufe Education Van ar rives at school and will remain there on Mon day and Tuesday of next week.
Ufe Education is a charity providing a unique health educah'on programme which includes drug prevention work. It teaches children about the wonder of their bodies, how to take care of them and how drugs (including medicines), can affect them. The specially, equipped classroom provides an untorgetta- ble experience for the children, which assists our school in our health education work.
Tuesday, March 20th, and Thursday, March 22nd, Is Parents’ Evening.
Clubs: Recorders Club, this is held during lunchtimes on
• Mondays. ' After school clubs: . ' ; • ■
Monday - Netball Club for Year Four, Five and Six, Cheer Leading, Art Club for Years One and Two and Cookery Club for Reception.
Tuesday-Accrington Stanley Football (EYFS and Key Stage One).
Wednesday - Olympic Sports (Key Stage Two). _ Thursday - Football Training. Friday - KS2 Multi sports, Giant Inflatable.
Pendle Primary School, CllUieroe
The Friends of Pendle School held a quiz night on Friday (March 9th) at Clitheroe FC. The or ganisation's AGM will take place in school on ' Tuesday, March 20th at 7 p.m.
Year Five pupils took part in an Olympic Multi- - Skills Festival at Hyndbum Sports Centre on ■ Thursday....................................
Schools from Hyndbum and the Ribble Valley took part in the event which was organised by Ribblesdale High School as part of the East .
Lancashire School Sports Partnership.
Each school “represented’ a country and Pen- die’s chosen country was New Zealand; the children dressed in red, white and blue or all black. The children had also made flags.
Pupils were able to take part in Paralympic and Olympic activib'es including boocia, volleyball and curling.
It is STEM Week (Science, Technology, Engineer ing and Maths) at Pendle.
Throughout the week there have been a lot of exciting activities including a “Squashed To mato” workshop; visit from the Fossil Man;
. Heavenly Chocolate workshop; building a giant tetrahedron and fixed point photogra- ;: phy. The week will end with World Maths Day
. tomorrovv (Friday, March 16th). Some of the week’s activities were sponsored and sup- ported by local firm Johnson Matthey.
sun because it is so fascinating to know that its surface temperature is 5,500°C,” pupil Elleana Barton said.
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