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15 May

Year 2 - Fire Safety Visit

Today we had a visit from Darwen Fire Brigade. They taught us all about how to stay safe around fires and how it's important to have a get out plan at home.

Image of Year 2 Fire Plan Reenactment
15 May

Year 2 Fire Plan Reenactment

Year 2 acted out what they had learned about a fire plan at home.

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14 May

Micro:bit Club - Creating a Digital Pet

Today the children have been programming their Micro:bit to create a digitial pet. There were lots of variables needed and lots of code to debug! The children showed gret perseverence and were proud of their finished program.

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12 May

Ordering School Meals Via ParentPay

We have listened to your feedback regarding wanting to know what your child eats in school and we have now activated ParentPay meal ordering so that you can order what your child will eat in school (please note thaat this will be compulsory form September). Please familiarise yourself with this by logging on to your ParentPay account and selecting your child's meals with them at home. Dinners need to be ordered before 9am. Please message Miss Greenwood if you have any problems logging on, thank you.

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8 May

Introducing Recount Letters - Year 2

Year 2 have started their English topic on recount letters. We have read a variety of letters developing our reading fluency. Today we investigated different unknown words from the letters we read.

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2 May

Science Year 2 - Classifying Objects

Today in Science we were being scientists by classifying objects. We had to record objects we could find that were alive, once alive or never alive.

Image of Year 2 PE Athletic Games
1 May

Year 2 PE Athletic Games

This week some year 6 pupils set up some fun athletic games for us to try out.

Image of Year 2 Computing - Creating Buttons
1 May

Year 2 Computing - Creating Buttons

In computing this week we were developing our coding skills by learning how to add a button to our code.

Image of Music in Year 2
24 Apr

Music in Year 2

Year 2 have been exploring making simple tunes using the glockenspiel.

Image of Year 2 Art - Exploring Colours
24 Apr

Year 2 Art - Exploring Colours

Year 2 explored primary and complementary colours in art this week using different materials to create six collages.

Image of Year 2 Religious Education - Church
24 Apr

Year 2 Religious Education - Church

Year 2 RE - Year 2 went to visit Church to look at the special features it had. We found things like the altar, font and stained glass windows.

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22 Apr

Friends of DSJ

We are looking for new members of our Friends at Darwen St James group. The group was created to help raise funds for school by thinking of ideas and planning fundraisers throughout the year. Past events include; *Film night *Bingo night *Family evening *Summer Fair *Christmas Fair All the money we raise is used in school - we have developed the nurture room and we are currently renovating the library areas around school. If you would like to find our more or if you would like to volunteer, please speak to Miss Sears.