--- title: "Blog" url: "https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog" school: "Boarshaw Primary School" --- # Blog [![Image of Book Competition](https://files.schudio.com/boarshawprimary/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/SadiaSchoolBlog/Bear_Hunt_Cover.jpg)](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/2020-06-12-14-38-39-book-competition) 12 June 2020 #### [Book Competition](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/2020-06-12-14-38-39-book-competition) #### **We Love Books!** #### During the school closure, Rochdale Council asked pupils across the borough to take part in a very special book competition. The competition focused on recreating famous book covers at home using whatever they could find. Have a look at these fantastic covers. Well done to… [Continue reading](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/2020-06-12-14-38-39-book-competition) [![Image of Year 2 Memorable Experience ](https://files.schudio.com/boarshawprimary/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/Year2Lobsters/IMG_2489.JPG)](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/2019-01-18-11-20-55-year-2-memorable-experience) 18 January 2019 #### [Year 2 Memorable Experience ](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/2019-01-18-11-20-55-year-2-memorable-experience) #### **Year 2 Memorable Experience** #### Year 2 will be learning about the Great Fire of London this half term. To help set up the experience we started to find out in our classes all about what happened and the sequence of key events. We used books, videos and the Internet to help us to research and… [Continue reading](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/2019-01-18-11-20-55-year-2-memorable-experience) 19 December 2018 #### [Christmas Dinner 2018](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/2018-12-19-15-30-00-christmas-dinner-2018) Well we all had a fantastic time and everyone filled their bellies with tantalising turkey, scrumptious stuffing, perfectly cooked parsnips, crunchy carrots, marvellous mashed potato, ridiculously good roast potatoes and topped off with a generous helping of gorgeous gravy! It didn't go… [Continue reading](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/2018-12-19-15-30-00-christmas-dinner-2018) [![Image of The Snowman](https://files.schudio.com/boarshawprimary/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/Year5/D8AE39C5-5900-4895-8575-92AE5C64BECE.jpeg)](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/2018-12-19-08-02-36-the-snowman) 19 December 2018 #### [The Snowman](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/2018-12-19-08-02-36-the-snowman) As a class we have been writing about the fantastic story The Snowman. We have been able to write character descriptions, setting descriptions and imagine we were the Snowman on that eventful Christmas Eve. We made cross curricular links with art and used tissue paper to create a collage of the… [Continue reading](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/2018-12-19-08-02-36-the-snowman) 28 November 2018 #### [Year 5 Memorable Experience ](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/2018-11-28-16-31-53-year-5-memorable-experience) The Ancient Greeks We have been learning about ‘The Ancient Greeks’ and as part of our memorable experience we visited Touchstones Musuem in Rochdale. We were treated on arrival by two time travellers who needed our help. A murder had been committed and we needed to solve the Ancient Greek… [Continue reading](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/2018-11-28-16-31-53-year-5-memorable-experience) [![Image of We have learnt all about toys!](https://files.schudio.com/boarshawprimary/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_2343.JPG)](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/2018-11-27-18-40-13-we-have-learnt-all-about-toys) 27 November 2018 #### [We have learnt all about toys!](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/2018-11-27-18-40-13-we-have-learnt-all-about-toys) As part of our ‘Marvellous Me’ topic this term we have looked at toys and all of the different kinds. At the beginning of the term we had the opportunity to bring in our favourite toy. We loved presenting our favourite toy with the rest of the class, before playing and sharing them with our… [Continue reading](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/2018-11-27-18-40-13-we-have-learnt-all-about-toys) [![Image of Year 4 Jellyfish Bug Hunt](https://files.schudio.com/boarshawprimary/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/3W72119s5BjWMGm4Xa2MvD5AT2bJsSA8F9WeC71v1s1fKfGkK9mMKuc3LcvF4KigbWg9UsrpEPGCN8RPk3bYK5CYmAqfJR1bcDpWxf1M32JuRfqEqrwzai(2).png)](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/2018-11-26-13-01-10-year-4-jellyfish-bug-hunt) 26 November 2018 #### [Year 4 Jellyfish Bug Hunt](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/2018-11-26-13-01-10-year-4-jellyfish-bug-hunt) ### Year 4 Jellyfish - Bug Hunt #### In Science last week, our pupils undertook and adventure that saw them follow in the footsteps of the great Sir David Attenborough! Our experiment this week included a "bug hunt" where our pupils ventured into the wilds of the playground to locate and capture a… [Continue reading](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/2018-11-26-13-01-10-year-4-jellyfish-bug-hunt) [![Image of Year 2 Visit Middleton Library](https://files.schudio.com/boarshawprimary/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/Year2Lobsters/IMG_1773.JPG)](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/2018-11-11-13-45-00-year-2-visit-middleton-library) 11 November 2018 #### [Year 2 Visit Middleton Library](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/2018-11-11-13-45-00-year-2-visit-middleton-library) #### Year 2 visited Middleton Library on Monday 5th November 2018. We were looking forward to the opportunity of going there and being able to read for pleasure. We walked down on a cold morning and were greeted upon our arrival. We had the opportunity to explore the children’s library and have the… [Continue reading](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/2018-11-11-13-45-00-year-2-visit-middleton-library) [![Image of World War One](https://files.schudio.com/boarshawprimary/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/6417F33D-B6AF-4785-8508-BEA4851853CD.jpeg)](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/2018-11-02-08-52-28-world-war-one) 2 November 2018 #### [World War One](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/2018-11-02-08-52-28-world-war-one) Year 5 have been learning about World War One to remember the soldiers who fought for our country from 1914-1918. We have been visited by a soldier this week and we have learnt all the skills a soldier needed to survive in WW1. As a class we have researched the main events of the war and looked at… [Continue reading](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/2018-11-02-08-52-28-world-war-one) 29 October 2018 #### [Nursery Rhymes ](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/2018-10-29-15-00-00-nursery-rhymes) We have had a very busy term. We have settled into our new classroom well and classroom routines. We have done a lot of learning this term we have learnt a variety of nursery rhymes ranging from Incy Wincy Spider, Old McDonald, Humpty Dumpty, Mary Mary and many more. We had a fantastic… [Continue reading](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/2018-10-29-15-00-00-nursery-rhymes) [![Image of Year 2 Visit from the Edgar Wood Society](https://files.schudio.com/boarshawprimary/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/Year2Lobsters/Edgar_Wood_Visit_(2).JPG)](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/2018-10-26-12-15-00-year-2-visit-from-the-edgar-wood-society) 26 October 2018 #### [Year 2 Visit from the Edgar Wood Society](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/2018-10-26-12-15-00-year-2-visit-from-the-edgar-wood-society) #### Year 2 were privileged to receive a visit from the Edgar Wood Society. Our guests brought along none other than Mr Wood himself! #### ![](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/images/blog/Year2Lobsters/Edgar_Wood_Visit_(11).JPG) ![](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/images/blog/Year2Lobsters/Edgar_Wood_Visit_(16).JPG) ![](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/images/blog/Year2Lobsters/Edgar_Wood_Visit_(12).JPG) ![](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/images/blog/Year2Lobsters/Edgar_Wood_Visit_(19).JPG) #### He had travelled through time to come and talk to Year 2 about his work and early life in Middleton. Mr Wood was very surprised at how different Middleton… [Continue reading](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/2018-10-26-12-15-00-year-2-visit-from-the-edgar-wood-society) [![Image of Year 2 Marvellous Middleton](https://files.schudio.com/boarshawprimary/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/Year2Lobsters/IMG_1286.JPG)](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/2018-10-17-11-45-00-year-2-marvellous-middleton) 17 October 2018 #### [Year 2 Marvellous Middleton](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/2018-10-17-11-45-00-year-2-marvellous-middleton) #### During Autumn 1, our topic was called Marvellous Middleton and as I am sure you can guess, we were finding out all about the amazing place where we live. Middleton has such a rich history with so many significant places and people who have lived here. One such person is Edgar Wood. #### ![](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/images/blog/Year2Lobsters/IMG_1191.JPG) #### Edgar… [Continue reading](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/2018-10-17-11-45-00-year-2-marvellous-middleton) ### Blog - [Nursery Sea Turtles Blog](http://www.boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/category/nursery-sea-turtles) - [Reception Clown Fish](http://www.boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/category/reception-clown-fish) - [Reception Blue Tang](http://www.boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/category/reception-blue-tang) - [Year 1 Sharks](http://www.boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/category/year-1-sharks) - [Year 1 Dolphins](http://www.boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/category/year-1-dolphin) - [Year 1/2 Penguins](http://www.boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/category/year-2-penguin) - [Year 2 Lobsters](http://www.boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/category/year-2-lobster) - [Year 3 Seahorses](http://www.boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/category/year-3-sea-horses) - [Year 4 Star Fish](http://www.boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/category/year-4-star-fish) - [Year 5 Lion Fish](http://www.boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/category/year-5-lionfish) - [Year 6 Stingray](http://www.boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/category/year-6-stingray) ### Categories - [Nursery](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/category/nursery) - [Reception](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/category/reception-1) - [Year 1](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/category/year-1) - [Year 2](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/category/year-2) - [Year 3](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/category/year-3) - [Year 5](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/category/year-5) - [Year 6](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/category/year-6) - [Cohort 2016](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/category/cohort-2016) - [Nursery - Sea Turtles](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/category/nursery-sea-turtles) - [Reception - Clown Fish](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/category/reception-clown-fish) - [Reception - Blue Tang](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/category/reception-blue-tang) - [Year 1 - Sharks](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/category/year-1-sharks) - [Year 1 - Dolphin](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/category/year-1-dolphin) - [Year 2 - Penguin](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/category/year-2-penguin) - [Year 2 - Lobster](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/category/year-2-lobster) - [Year 3 - Sea Horses](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/category/year-3-sea-horses) - [Year 4 - Star Fish](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/category/year-4-star-fish) - [Year 4 - Jelly Fish](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/category/year-4-jelly-fish) - [Year 5 - Lionfish](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/category/year-5-lionfish) - [Year 6 - Stingray](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/category/year-6-stingray) - [Boarshaw Football](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/category/boarshaw-football) - [Whole School](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/category/whole-school) **Boarshaw Primary School** Stanycliffe lane Middleton Manchester M24 2PB Tel: 0161 653 9536 ## Useful Links: [Term Dates](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/parents/termdates) [Contact Us](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/contact) [Admissions](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/our-school/admissions) [Policies](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/our-school/school-policies) © Copyright 2025–2026 Boarshaw Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)