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In PSHE this term we have been looking at how to keep our bodies clean. We created some top tips for good oral hygiene.

In Lego therapy today we have been working on team work and being able to follow instructions. Great job Theo and David!

Our germinating plant investigation in Science.

Measuring in millimetres and litres in Maths.

Ask us about our Clever badges

Last night we started our Messy church after school club! We had so much fun creating our own version of Joseph and his technicolor dream coat and listening to worship songs. There are still places available for any children who would like to come.

Year 2 have had a super busy week! Here we are enjoying dance in PE with Blackburn Rovers, using instruments in music with Junior Jam and using objects around our classroom for our measurement unit in Maths.

Our topic this term in Science is Plants. We sorted the different types of seeds and then did an investigation using a dry and soaked seed to spot the similarities and differences. Here we are opening the seed to investigate the different parts inside.

School reopens tomorrow for our Summer term. Breakfast club starts at 7:45am and the main gates open at 8:40am. We're excited to see you all looking smart and ready to learn in your school shoes or all black trainers, proudly wearing your ALWAYS badges.

Eid Mubarak to all our pupils and families celebrating at the end of the holy month of Ramadan.

Clubs are now available to book for the summer term. All clubs finish at 4:15pm. Places are limited.

Does you child fancy giving cricket a go?

Today in RE we discovered what the bread and wine symbolise in the Easter story and then we freeze framed the last supper. Great effort Year 2

Thank you Asda for our donation for Easter eggs for our Easter Egg Bingo night. Know any companies who would also like to donate? Please get in touch, it would be much appreciated.

Our World Book Day winners enjoyed their prize of a trip to Waterstones to choose a book and a hot chocolate at Costa. Well done!

World Book Day 2024 WINNERS!!!

What an excellent effort you have all gone to. We can’t wait to enjoy lots of activities today all about words to help extend our vocabulary and improve our writing✏️

Celebrate International Women's Day 2024 at King George's Hall on Friday, March 8th, from 10am to 12.30pm. Don't miss the special appearance by the Blackburn Rovers Women's Team!

Our topic in Geography this term is Our Local Area - Mill Hill. This week we looked at digimaps we found the keys on the map and had a go at guessing what they could be.

Our RE topic this term is Easter. We are looking at how symbols help us understand the Easter story. Yesterday we played pass the parcel with different parts of the story, we then put them on order and tried some delicious hot cross buns.

So far in Maths this week we have been making and drawing arrays to make it easier to calculate multiplications. This helps us understand that multiplication is commutative.

New look school council

We have been so lucky to go on two local walks this week. On Tuesday we went out out looking at the human and physical features of Mill Hill for our Geography topic. Here we are on our Science walk yesterday looking for wooden materials outdoors.

We are pleased to be holding our annual School Council Easter Bingo night again!

World Book Day- Most interesting word competition

This morning in Art we responded to Kurt Schwitters work, he used non-art materials to create collages. We used raffle tickets to create a pattern, some of us even used the overlapping technique.

We are finishing this week with our Art unit of collages. Today in Art we responded to the artist Bridget Riley, her work inspired us to create Op Art. What talented artists you are Year 2!

Today in Art we responded to Henri Matisse ‘The Snail’ - we used the primary and secondary colours to arrange different materials in different patterns. What a great week we have had so far!

World Book Day - Thursday 7th March

Some great half term holiday challenges here from Blackburn Children's University, why not give some a try?!

This morning we planned what ingredients we wanted to include in our salad. This afternoon we made our salads, the children were excellent at cutting, grating and peeling the ingredients. Super work Year 2

Our salad creations

DT week - Our topic this term in DT is salads. Tasting salads Today we explored the taste of Caesar, Greek and Waldorf salads. The children then evaluated the salads describing the appearance, smell, flavour, texture and then rated them.

We then focused on the skills part of our DT week. This afternoon, we have been learning the skill of cutting and how to do it safely. This will make sure that when we cut the ingredients of our salads carefully.

This week Miss Yates came to teach us Science. We investigated which material worked best for a car ramp then measured the distance. Our results showed that wood was the best material.

We are grateful to Rev Sam Cheesman for guiding our assembly today. He imparted a significant message that regardless of our location or the worries we carry, God is always there to lend an ear and bring tranquility to our lives.

Farewell assembly for Reverend Cath

Today we have been calculating with money in Maths. We would really appreciate your support in helping children learning the life skill of money at home.

Our story this term in English is Jemima Puddle-Duck. In English this week we used resources in school to help us understand how to look after a chick, then we wrote instructions.

Free of Charge Level 1 Childcare Course

Let's Go Sing! Tickets on sale now

Wow, what an amazing day we had yesterday! We are so grateful to Rock Kidz for visiting St Aidan’s. It was absolutely fantastic! YASBA!!

Family Autism Service

Wishing you a Happy New Year and blessed year ahead. May God's light guide your way in 2024.

Did your child/ren get a new electronic device for Christmas? If so, here are some top tips for setting up parental controls on them.

January 2024 is just around the corner, and it's bringing something special with it!

Thank you to all the parents who joined us for craft this afternoon. It was fantastic to see so many of you. We hope you enjoyed it. What a lovely day we have had.

Well done to our infant children; what a performance you put on today! You definitely got everyone into the Christmas spirit.

The pantomime of Beauty and the Beast at Blackburn Empire Theatre was an absolute blast! We had an incredible time! The children were so well-behaved and did a fantastic job representing St Aidan's.

Look... it's Father Christmas!!!

Snowball Disco - St Aidan's know how to party!!!

Thank you Darwenside Dental Practice for visiting our Year 2 class.

Today in geography we built on our understanding of continents and oceans by using maps and globes to locate the north, east, south and west of Europe.

Half price tickets this weekend for our school.

A huge thank you from the Foodbank!

Family Health Fair

Surprise visit from Blackburn Rovers stars Adam Wharton and Callum Brittain

Some great half term challenges here from Blackburn CU, why not give some a try?!

A huge thank you to PCSO Stuart Knowles and PCSO Andy Shuttleworth for speaking to all our children about the importance of firework safety. Please ask your children about what they have learnt today, to continue that important safety message at home.

Thank you for your harvest donations. The Food Bank in Blackburn have collected today.

Free children's holiday club during October half term

Stay tuned for something special!

Why not take part in the BBC 500 words competition? Children's University members can collect a stamp for entering (just send them a copy of the story).

The Lotus Mental Health drop-in centre for parents and carers

Flu clinics being held over half-term to vaccinate children who have missed the flu vaccination in school.

Little Lions Coaching Clinic

Are you and your child/children aware of Mental Health Support Teams in schools?

If you would like to sign your child up to Blackburn Children's University please complete the online form (link sent through school). Sign up is for children in years 1 - 6.

After school clubs are starting from next week and running for 10 weeks, for years 1-6. The booking system is now live!

Do you have a child who is ready to start school in September 2024 or know someone who does?

Applications for school places in 2024/25 are now open

Summer challenges from Children's University. Why not try some of them?

Would your child be interested in joining Little Lions?

Why not try this Summer Reading Challenge at your local library? Children's University members can earn 6 hours for completing it!

Thank you Premier League Primary Stars!!

We have achieved the School Games GOLD Award

FREE PreLoved Uniform stall on Friday 7th July at 9am

Well done to Ribble (red team) for getting the most points in our 2023 Sports Day! Visit the link https://staidansblackburn.co.uk/academy-life/sports-day to see photos from the fabulous day and to see our winners celebrating with Mrs Egan!

Thank you to all our wonderful parents, carers, family members and friends for taking time out of their day to come to our annual Sports Day. It was lovely to see so many of you!

Thank you to Archdeacon David who led our worship this morning. Cameron enjoyed wearing the 'super power' sunglasses that he brought with him.

More summer fun! Multi-sports holiday club.

Free swim sessions for under 16s from 26th June.

Fox Foundation Football - Summer Holiday Sport Course Dates!

British Sign Language Coffee mornings at Mill Hill Community Centre

Some great spring challenges here from Blackburn Children's University, why not give some a try?!

5k Walk to raise money for Rossendale Hospice

Free Saturday Shared Sounds sessions from The Bureau centre for the Arts.

Art Classes with Go Sketch Club - Any budding artists out there may be interested in registering on these FREE workshops

Well done to EVERYONE who made crowns fit for a king. It was such a tough decision!

Half Term Sport Course

Eid Mubarak to all our families who are celebrating the end of the holy month of Ramadan today and over the weekend.

Blackburn with Darwen Parent/Carer Workshop - Tuesday 25th April 2023

Some great Easter challenges here from Blackburn Children's University, why not give some a try?!

Adult Learning Half-Term Fun! - Week 1

Adult Learning Half-Term Fun! - Week 2

A huge thank you to Nybble for their kind donation of 200 Easter eggs!

Shaping Us campaign

Help your child to develop their communication and language skills. Walk and Talk is about inspiring families to go outside and communicate with each other.

Have we any budding actors/actresses in our midst?

What a fantastic Science Week we have had at St. Aidan’s!

Today, we had special visitor - Charlotte from Elektec!

Do you or your family need a NHS dentist?

Does your child want to join Rainbows?

Adult Learning- Jobs and Skills Fair 28.02.23 10am-3pm at King George's Hall

If you need help with searching for work or applying for jobs and training, there’s an event in Blackburn just for you! With around 60 local employers promoting their vacancies and ready to recruit, it’s a great opportunity for anyone looking for a job or a volunteering role.

Learn to swim with H2o Swimming Academy

As part of children’s mental health week we made a rainbow with Place2be to show how we are all connected together.

Outstanding Flu Immunisations

Parent webinars for Children's Mental Health Week.

Ewood Park Green Weekend Competition

Number Fun Day 2023

Little Brusher's Oral Health Sessions

St Aidan's After School Clubs

Happy New Year to all of our families.

We hope you have all had a wonderful Christmas break. School reopens tomorrow at 8:40am. Breakfast club opens at 7:45am. Don’t forget your bags, badges and black school shoes.

Merry Christmas

Christmas is a magical time when we celebrate the birth of our Saviour, Jesus Christ and as this year draws to a close may we take this opportunity to wish you all a happy and holy Christmas and a peaceful new year.

Thank you for attending our fabulous Carol service.

Some great winter challenges here from Blackburn CU, why not give some a try?!

Prickly Hay nativity

Well done to all of the children and staff involved in the infant nativity ‘Prickly hay’. It truly was fantastic!

Snowball Disco

On Friday, it was St Aidan's legendary Snowball disco. The children (and staff) had an amazing night and the children all behaved impeccably. Click the link above to see more photos.