Hockey Team
After successfully winning their heat last week, the hockey team playd in the Tameside Schools Final on Wednesday evening. They finished 2nd in their group - winning 1, drawing 1 and losing 1.
Well done to all the children and Amelia O Brien (who is not in the photo) for playing so well and…
Hockey Team
After successfully winning their heat last week, the hockey team playd in the Tameside Schools Final on Wednesday evening. They finished 2nd in their group - winning 1, drawing 1 and losing 1.
Well done to all the children and Amelia O Brien (who is not in the photo) for playing so well and…
Year 3 learning how to cook!
Year 3 learning how to cut vegetables and make cous cous for tea.
Amazing Anti-Bullying Assembly
In anti-bullying week, the whole of Upper School watched and took part in an amazing production ran by 2 Boards and a Passion. Children from year 4 to 6 identified appropriate ways of dealing with bullies. The hilarious actors also showed us the ways to not handle being spoken to unkindly! After…
Diwali Learning
We have been learning all about the festival of Diwali - 'The Festival of Lights'. We learnt about how it is celebrated, and listened to the story of Diwali. We made Diya lamps out of salt dough and tasted some Indian food, it was delicious!
Year 6 have gone spotty for Children in Need
Dowson Primary Academy recognised Children in Need by having a dress down day.
Year 6 had fun wearing clothes of their choice including pyjamas!
Amazing Artists!
Year 3 have been studying a famous artist and replicating their work.
Year 5 paper lanterns
Last week, Year 5 worked with Caroline as part of Tameside's Winter carnival. They made paper lanterns to take to the Northern Lights parade this weekend.
Melting Point Experiment
In today’s lesson, we investigated the melting point of ice, butter and chocolate.
We used data loggers to precisely measure this.
Year 2 Woodlice Experiment
Year 2 enjoyed predicting which microhabitat woodlice would prefer by using a choice chamber.
Children in Need
We had a fantastic day raising money for Children in Need. Pudsey would be proud!
Diwali sweets
Look at the delicious traditional Diwali sweets that we made in class. These are called Coconut Ladoo and are made from desiccated coconut and condensed milk. The sweets were super sweet but we enjoyed them as a special treat!