Prep IV visited Bolton Museum last Thursday. Despite Bolton being the place where a machine used to spin cotton was invented, our visit was to view real Egyptian artefacts. The children were shown how long ago Ancient Egypt was as
What would you find in a brown recycling bin? The answer is not worms!
Prep III went to Longley Lane Recycling Centre on Wednesday 1st May to see what happens to our bottle, tin and glass bin once it is taken from our house. We arrived, and were met by our education officer for
Jolly hockey sticks! Prep II in action…
The school recently hosted the Premier Sports Year 2 tournament for Salford Schools. With superb endeavour, our young players played extremely well together and eventually ran out as silver medallists. Special mention must go to Freddie, who was voted Player
Prep VI evacuated to Stockport…
There were orderly scenes in Prep VI this morning as the class prepared for their evacuation to Stockport, the safety of the shelters and the proximity therefore of the families that were going to house our children. Our initial task
Lizards and monkeys for lunch? Only if you’re a Prep V Mayan…
Prep V spent an entertaining and informative afternoon learning about the Maya people today with history facilitator Del Bannister. The Maya were an ancient civilization form Mesoamerica, and we found out about their culture, rituals, diet and clothes by working
Basketball success for Olivia
While we often celebrate success within school, we love to hear about the success of our students outside of school. We were particularly delighted, therefore, to hear about Olivia’s basketball exploits. Her team, the U12 Manchester Mystics (Olivia is playing
Mixed results in Prep V double header
An enthusiastic afternoon of sport took place last week, with our Prep V teams in action against Branwood School. On the football pitch, the boys narrowly missed out, going down 3-5, despite some good goalkeeping skills from Zion. The girls
Mr. Connolly’s Marathon Effort!
This Sunday saw our very own Mr. Connolly complete his second Manchester marathon in a fantastic time of 3 hours and 57 minutes, beating last year’s effort by some 17 minutes. If you had seen Mr. Connolly walking around school
Prep Magazine – Spring 2023-2024
The latest edition of the Prep Magazine is out, showcasing work across the Prep Department. Enjoy!
National Science Week: “Time, Gentlemen, Please.”
The children in the Prep Department have been carrying out experiments exploring the nature and measurement of….TIME! All classes started by discussing what they thought time was; it turns out that it is quite a difficult concept to define or