Parental Involvement Fun
The jubilee event was well attended by children from all across school. We made crowns, soldiers and frames. We all had a great time!
Jubilee events….
We are hosting an event in school at 9:15am on Thursday 26th May for you to enjoy with your child. This will include dressing up and crown making. Please email school if you would like to join in this event with your child. Also on this day is an online event in the evening. Please sign up to this via their website…
WORLD BOOK DAY 🌎📚
Dear parents and guardians,
In recognition of World Book Day celebrations and theme of “You are a Reader”, Lancashire Adult Learning are pleased to offer a FREE event. The event will take place online and is aimed at parents and carers to attend a short session with your child(ren).
Please see attached poster for further information, L.Dixon
Christmas craft activity
Wednesday 8th December
Homemade Christmas
A fantastic FREE online event!
Wednesday 8th December | 6.30pm - 8pm
Join us for an evening of crafting and festivities as you learn how to make edible treats, simple Christmas crafts and how to encourage wildlife to your garden over the winter months!
FREE Resource Pack posted to you in advance.
Click here to find out more and enrol!
Open to anyone aged 19 and over living in Lancashire. The Zoom link will be emailed to you before the start of the event.
Lancashire Adult Learning
Glen Way,Brierfield,
Nelson
BB9 5NH
Brush and Pencil
Both parents and children are enjoying the after school art sessions at Brush and Pencil. They have been working hard every week to produce some super work.
September 2021
Reception September Fun with Maths....
Reception September Fun with phonics....
2020-2021
EASTER HOLIDAY FUN!!! 🥚💐
For children aged 3-6 and their parents/ carers
Join us for an 'Egg 'citing time this Easter in the comfort of your own home! Our family learning session will take place on Thursday 1st April, and will comprise of special spring themed games, quizzes and crafts. With parents/ carers support, children will learn whilst having an abundance of seasonal fun.
You'll receive a resource pack through the post so you can be 'hands on' with all the crafty activities. So come on, don't 'chick'en out and enrol now! The family learning team and our very cheeky MYSTERY GUEST can't wait to see you there!
Enrol link: https://portal.mis.nelsongroup.ac.uk/Page/U_PublicCourseDetails?uio_id=12618
Get online and join us as a family on our Family Learning Spring Fair.Take part in lots of fun and exciting seasonal themed crafts, games and activities. Resource packs will be provided so you can take part from home.
ALL NEW Let’s Do LEGO-Family Challenge. We had so much fun on the last LEGO Challenge that we’ve a brand new session ready to go! Work together as a team to complete tasks set by our Family Learning team! Design a balloon powered car, join in a new 10 minute challenge and more…Come along, have fun and build up your STEM skills too! Resource packs provided- but you will need LEGO at home.
Enrol link: https://portal.mis.nelsongroup.ac.uk/Page/U_PublicCourseDetails?uio_id=12425
World Book Day
World Book Day 📚 events....
KS1- Monsters, Dinosaurs and Poop!
Thurs 4th March 9:30am-1am or 1pm-2:30pm
Join us for a special World Book Day themed session based on two books by 'the author of the moment': Tom Fletcher. Expect monsters, dinosaurs and poop! (yes, we did write that!).
This fun, online session has been created so that you can listen to the stories together and carry out fun craft activities from home; as well as top tips on how you can help your child develop their reading skills.
ENROL HERE for 9:30-11am:
https://portal.mis.nelsongroup.ac.uk/Page/U_PublicCourseDetails?uio_id=12513
Enrol here for 1-2:30pm:
https://portal.mis.nelsongroup.ac.uk/Page/U_PublicCourseDetails?uio_id=12341
KS2- The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (Art, Illustrations, storyboards and more!)
Join our family learning team and a professional artist and learn as a family the art of illustration, story boards, journaling and more!
ENROL HERE:
https://portal.mis.nelsongroup.ac.uk/Page/U_PublicCourseDetails?uio_id=12342
World Book Day for all- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Join us as a family for a super-tastic trip around Charlie and the Chocolate Factory! Look out for the golden ticket, pop into the invention room, and create some phizz-whizzing craft creations of your own!
ENROL HERE:
https://portal.mis.nelsongroup.ac.uk/Page/U_PublicCourseDetails?uio_id=12340
Science week
Up next we have Science week! Join us as a family for Chemistry, Physics and Biology activities on Tuesday 9th or Thursday 11th March, 4pm-5.15pm(Both sessions are the same so please chose only one!)
FREE resource packs provided. (Suitable for primary school aged children and their parents/ carers)
Enrol here for Tuesday: https://portal.mis.nelsongroup.ac.uk/Page/U_PublicCourseDetails?uio_id=12403
Enrol here for Thursday: https://portal.mis.nelsongroup.ac.uk/Page/U_PublicCourseDetails?uio_id=12404
Become a green fingered gardener this lockdown....
Why not sign up to this event.
Please find attached details of our FREE Family Sow and Grow Together session on Sat 13th February 1pm-2:30pm
Families are asked to enrol before Tues 9th Feb to ensure we can send the resource packs out in time.
The session will include 'grow your own,' wild flower seed bombs and natural arts and crafts used from materials found either in gardens or whilst out on a walk.
The link to enrol is:
https://portal.mis.nelsongroup.ac.uk/Page/U_PublicCourseDetails?uio_id=11714
Year One
Elastic band powered car
Year One worked so hard on making cars this morning. They were not easy as I found out! I had to use lots of sellotape to make sure the wheels didn’t come off. I know you all had fun and it might have inspired you into making other wheeled vehicles- or robots! Here are some of the pictures.....
Year Five 9.2.21
Space Art
Year Five enjoyed a session on Tuesday with Lancashire Adult Learning. They made various pictures based on space. They look fab!
Year Six
Healthy eating.
Year Six enjoyed a session with Lancashire Adult Learning. They learnt lots and enjoyed some practical activities.
Year Three Cave Art.
Year 3 had great fun this afternoon learning a bit more about the Stone Age. They received a pack of paper, pastels, card and extra resources and set to work to create 2 amazing pictures....
Welcome back!
Lancashire Adult Learning can provide lots of different lessons during this period of lockdown. I am organising at least one lesson for each class with the team during the next few weeks...I will be sending out notice texts. If you haven’t tried one before have a go! They do lots that you can log into yourself....Here is a link for all the different meetings that are going on this term.
L.Dixon Please email ldixon@northern.lancs.sch.uk
Due to the current situation parents are not going to be able to come in to school at least for the first half term. I will update online training you may find useful here. Lancashire adult learning have several free qualifications starting this week.
Cache Level 1 Prep to work in schools- free if earning under £17,000.
Cache Level 2 Support Work in Schools and Colleges- free if you are earning under £17,000.
Use the link below
https://www.lal.ac.uk/what-we-do/childcare-and-education/
There is also free, live, online classrooms- courses for parents to support their children to 'catch up with maths and English'. Family learning courses for groups of children/ and parents in self isolation. Alongside the Maths and English there are also courses featuring yoga, science, Art and craft and engineering!
Festive crafts Key stage 2. Thursday 3rd December.
Parents and children enjoyed making various Christmas crafts. We joined with another school whilst online but the more the merrier! We made headbands, Christmas tree decorations and an advent calendar. Have a look at some of the photographs below...
Christingle workshop
Tonight we found out all about Christingles and how Christians count down to Christmas. We received a pack with all the materials in to make our own christingles and we followed the instructions with the team step by step. We found out what each part of the christingle represents. After we painted a paper plate to create an advent picture. The children all had fun!
Christingle workshop
Festive crafts workshop for Key stage 2 Thursday 3rd December.
Please email ldixon@northern.lancs.sch.uk if you and your child would like to join in via zoom. All resources will be sent home prior to the event.
Festive family fun.
Well done to Year 3 who took part in the STEAM session this afternoon with Lancashire Adult Learning. They completed three tasks which involved Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Maths. They all had great fun...
Thank you so much to those parents who joined in from Reception and Year One for the spooky craft zoom session. It was the first time we had done such an event and I’m sure you will agree it was great! Here are examples of the bookmark and the lantern that were made......
I will be setting up more of these style involvements and will try and vary the classes each time. There are various online courses etc.. detailed below on their web page. Some are zoom type meetings and others you can access in your own time. Have a browse!
Mrs Dixon