Blog by Tag: Community Links

10G took part in lots of activities for Internet safety day. We have been looking at stranger danger and why we use avatars on social media and gaming sites. Students played a game called "Be an Internet Legend" (available on Google) to understand what an avatar is. We watched a cartoon to think…

11R were tasked in making the public aware that feeding the pigeons at our Chorley in Bloom site, opposite McDonalds is causing more harm than good.

The site was started as a community edible garden and due to people feeding the bird the crop was being damaged and contaminated so that it…

KS4 classes worked with our local PCSO today discussing how we can stay safe online. We watched videos and compared what we do in person to what we do online. 
 

The aim of this workshop is to help pupils learn what to question when accessing the internet. To better prepare themselves when…

Willow Class have been learning all about our local community and how to keep safe when out and about. Last week we focussed on community helpers and stranger danger, alongside road safety skills.

To start our week off we went on a walking trip to ASDA cafe to put our road safety skills to the…

In class, we have been learning about the human body and also how to find help in our local communities. 10G had a real treat this week, as we were lucky enough to visit The Surgery, Collinson Avenue in Chorley. We met Dr. Scales and the very important  "ladies" who organise everything…

11R have worked hard today, we have been taking seeds off Nasturtiums, ready for replanting for next year.

We have also given the community garden a good tidy up, weeding the raised beds.

Pupils worked well together and got on with their tasks. 

After coming to a natural…

11R have been working with Community Rail Lancashire over the past year, taking photos, drawing images and looking around Manchester to learn about the importance of bees in the city. We also learnt about the amazing work of Emmeline Pankhurst and of James Watt. Pupils have enjoyed working with…

9R have been looking at Superhero’s and we have been looking at real life superhero’s in our community. We have done a lot of research on the police and were lucky enough to get a visit from them.

We had thought of lots of questions before they came in and managed to get some really interesting…

Katie from Community Rail Lancashire came in to work with 10R to create artwork and do some research for a brand new walking map between Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Victoria. The map will be available to school groups and the general public and will be a useful tool to spot the many…

Katie from Community Network Rail was inspired by 10R and their interest in the ‘Manchester Bee’ to make a bid in order to fund, develop and deliver a city-wide Manchester project and create an illustrative walking map where one can spot bees along the way.   

The project has been given the…

We braved the weather today to plant willow that we have been harvesting at school for our Community Action Project down at Ackhurst Lodge.  Mrs Broughton, Mrs Smith and Mr Brown; gardening experts from Chorley in Bloom were there to guide us and provide a helping hand – Thank you!  Whilst there…

Following on from our Spanish work on food and drink last half term, yesterday 11R enjoyed a selection of tapas including frittata, lamb koftas, stuffed olives, lemon and garlic chicken and rosemary and oven dried tomato flatbread amongst other delicious dishes. We were also given a talk by Chef…