Viking Day in Year 6

Our Year 6 classes have been learning all about Viking history and today they had a special celebration in which parents and guardians were able to come into school and take part in a range of activities with their children.

The children were invited to cook and sample some traditional Viking recipes:


They created historical PowerPoint presentations about Viking life:


The designed and made Viking rune stones:


The children also took part in an acting workshop...



...and made origami Viking hats!

The Many Faces of Year 5!

All of our Year 5s have had their photos taken for their new "Reciprocal Reading" book marks. The photos depict the children in four poses, to remind them of the four strategies they should use when reading: Predict, Clarify, Question and Summarise. See if you can match up the poses in the short video below:

 

Year 6 Leaver's Trip 2016 @Pleasure_Beach

Yesterday was a day of mixed feelings here at Marton. We had a smashing time at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, but we also had to say goodbye to our Year 6s as they move on to the start of their new lives at high school. Yesterday was a celebration of all their hard work and effort at Marton over the years and we wish them all every success for the future!



To view the entire album, please click here.

Year 6 'Fiver Challenge' raises over £1000 for local charity! @TennerFiverYE @BrianHouseCH @trinity_hospice ‪#‎fiverchallenge‬ #youngenterprise

Today in assembly, our Year 6 children were proud to hand over a cheque for £1105 to Brian House Children's Hospice (part of Trinity Hospice).

















This was the culmination of a month of hard work in which the children had to set up and run their own small business. Each child was loaned £5 by Richard Branson's Virgin Money company which, of course, they had to pay back at the end of the project. The Fiver Challenge ran from 6th June-1st July.  It has helped pupils to develop vital employability skills, such as team work, creative thinking, problem solving and communication, as well as encouraging them to handle money.

The children's 'mini companies' ranged from cake and smoothie sales, to hand painted rocks, cupcakes, donuts and we even had a fancy dress photo booth! You can see more photos and videos on our school's Twitter feed and Fiver Challenge on Facebook.

Well done to all the children involved and a big thank you to all our sponsors of this project!

Chess on the lawn anyone? @ChessKidcom #lovechess

Today we were blessed with the weather here in Marton, so it was the perfect time to get out the giant chess set (albeit one or two pieces seem to have "walked" off!). Anyway, we had a great turnout today with the added twist of playing this excellent game: OUTSIDE!





Check out the fastest chess set ever to be set up!



A big thank you to all the children who came along to chess club this year. There will be a prize for the child with the top attendance, announced next week. Chess club will return in the Autumn term!

Youth Games - Year 4 Dodgeball at Stanley Park

Well done to the Year 4 dodgeball team who were representing the school today. Although we didn't win the the overall competition, Marton managed two wins, one against Moor Park and the other against Boundary. The competition was tough, so well done to the children who took part who will all receive a certificate for their achievements.






View more photos here

Visiting a construction site @morgansindall #kidsstaysafe

Today, our Year 5s and some of our Year 6s were lucky enough to visit a real, working construction site. Apart from visiting what will be a brand new school in 2017, the lesson was an important one about the dangers of entering a building site without permission from an adult in charge.



The visit was to look at the new school at South Shore Academy, Blackpool, which is being built over the next two years. After an important safety talk and video...



...the children had to put hard hats and high-vis vests and we then made our way on to the site.






The children watched the giant crane lift the huge steel girders into place...

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...and asked lots of questions about what was going on. They also found out that the building will cost over £13 million to complete and some even correctly guessed the cost!





Find out more about staying safe around construction sites by clicking this link.

Year 5 "Feeling the Force" @ Highfield Humanities College

Our Year 5s have been on a special visit to Highfield Humanities College today to take part in a science experiment.

Can you guess which forces they were looking at?



The class had to design a parachute which would support the weight of an egg:




and then construct it using only the materials provided:



Time for some last minute modifications...



Before the final parachute "show-down":

Year 6 Eden Camp April 2016

We all had a fabulous day out at the Eden Camp Modern History Theme Museum in North Yorkshire last week...

...although some of us were quite tired by the time we arrived back at school!

View the full gallery by clicking here.

Pre-School Open Day

We have had lots of local nursery schools visiting this week for our "Pre-School" open day. We also welcomed our visitors from Bowland Farm who brought a selection of animals for the children to engage with. There were alpacas, chickens, ducks and goats. Here are a few photos from the day and an interesting video of Mr. Sandwell chasing a lamb! Please click here for the full gallery.

The Marton Primary Academy Players perform "The Dream"

We are proud to be able to show you the video of the opening of "The Dream" which was performed at The Grand Theatre, Blackpool on the 8th March 2016 in front of a live audience. As the Marton Players were opening the show, arguably, they had the most difficult part to perform!

It was an amazing celebration of the achievements of our youngsters involved in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Learning and Performance Network and we are thrilled at the successful achievement of these talented team of performers. We hope you enjoy watching this short video:

Year 6 reach soaring heights!

Yesterday, daring Year 6 pupils at Marton were given the challenge of conquering an amazing climbing wall! After an important safety briefing, the children were strapped into their safety harnesses - then the fun began... Watch the movie below and click here to visit the full gallery!

School's Alive 2016

You can view a selection of Photos of Marton "Schools Alive" by clicking this link. Many thanks to Miss Jones for taking the pictures.



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