Tadpoles!

Today, our Year 1 and Year 2 children were enthralled by visiting theatre company M6's performance of 'Tadpoles'. The show was performed by two superheroes and explored the issues of different strengths and weaknesses. We loved it!!!

Hot Spot Star Prize Winners!

<font face="chalkboard, comic sans ms, chalkboardse-regular, sans-serif">We held a special draw in today's assembly, drawing a star prize winner out from Key Stage 1 and 2 from all the hot spot tickets earned this half term.</font>

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School Councillors Visit Houses of Parliament

As part of the local Pupil Parliament, our Year 6 School Councillors and Mrs Price joined a group of over 70 pupils and teachers from other local primary schools to visit The Houses of Parliament in London.

We had a fantastic day learning about democracy and the British government. We joined the galleries in the House of Commons, where Jeremy Hunt was leading a debate on junior doctors which was being broadcast live on TV, the House of Lords and the Palace of Westminster. We took part in our own parliamentary debate in attempt to pass a new law and we met the secretary of our local MP, who answered all our questions.

We then has some time to take in the sights of London, including Downing Street, Horse Guards' Parade, Green Park and Buckingham Palace.

It was a fantastic day and Mrs Price was very proud of our two impeccably behaved School Councillors, who were a credit to Torrisholme.

Torrisholme Time Travellers

This week, the whole school is enjoying a themed week focused upon history.

In Reception, the children have been learning about key events in their own lifetimes, creating some wonderful photo timelines.

In Key Stage 1, the children will be taking it in turns to spend a day with each teacher, learning about different historical topics. These will include 'The Titanic', 'The Great Fire of London', the history of transport and 'Morecambe Now and Then'. 

In Key Stage 2, the children are all learning about the Mayan Civilisation.

Year 3 and Year 4 are working together, learning about the lives of Mayan children and the different gods that the Mayan people believed in.

Year 5 and Year 6 are also working together, learning about Mayan society and culture, Mayan writing, the different gods the Mayan people believed in and using their history skills to examine evidence.

Please see class pages for more details. Be aware that your children will have been working in different classes, so they may appear on more than one page!

MacMillan Coffee Morning

We had lots of fun and delicious cake at this morning's coffee morning! A big thank you to everyone who donated yummy treats, came along and enjoyed a drink and cake. We raised a total of £559.56 for MacMillan Cancer Care.