Longton Primary School: Our blogs

Pizza Faces, by Miss Farnworth

Date: 23rd Jan 2026 @ 12:00pm

Continuing with our class topic All About Me & Ourselves, we have enjoyed making Pizza Faces 😊

Lost and Found and Lots of Learning!, by Mrs Upton

Date: 22nd Jan 2026 @ 3:49pm

We have been reading Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers this week. The children have been drawing and labelling what they would pack in their suitcase if they were travelling to the South Pole.

In Maths, we have been focusing on the composition of 5. It's so important to help them understand how we can make 5 in different ways - it really supports their Maths fluency as they move through the school. We have used the stem sentence '5 is made of ___ and ___'. See if your child can tell you different ways they know of making 5! Their homework is further work on the composition of numbers to 5.

To support their Maths, we have been building homes for the animals using sugar cubes. The children have seen how many animals they can fit inside. This is great for developing spatial awareness and of course, for counting. It also develops fine motor skills, as well as being lots of fun!

In our PSHE, we have talked about what we put into our bodies. We focused on safety in the home, including medicines and cleaning products. The children were so sensible and really helped Harold the Giraffe to understand that he should always ask a grown up for help.

Phonics, by Miss Farnworth

Date: 22nd Jan 2026 @ 12:02pm

Today at Nursery, we have been Phonics Superstars 😊

Paper Plate Faces, by Miss Farnworth

Date: 21st Jan 2026 @ 12:13pm

Today at Nursery, we have enjoyed making faces using paper plates, we have used scissors developing our fine motor skills and we have looked at all the different shapes on our faces 😊

How Can We Melt The Ice and Free The Animals?, by Mrs Upton

Date: 20th Jan 2026 @ 4:23pm

Today we were scientists, trying to find out the best way to melt ice and free the animals!

We had such amazing ideas. We decided to try out 6 different ways:

Hot water (have no fear, it was only warm)!
Put it on the radiator.
Put it in the sun.
Shine a torch light on it.
Pour salt on it.
Smash the ice to pieces.

Ask your child which one worked the quickest!

Water and Sand, by Miss Farnworth

Date: 20th Jan 2026 @ 8:06am

Today at Nursery, we have enjoyed bathing the babies in the water and acting out The Colour Monster in the sand 😊

Science, by Mrs Pratten

Date: 16th Jan 2026 @ 2:47pm

In science we are learning about our bodies.We had fun drawing round our friends and labelling different body parts.

We have also started to learn about our 5 senses enjoying using our sense of taste. We tasted salty crisps, sour lemons, plain, dark chocolate and sweeties!

Maths fun, by Mrs Pratten

Date: 16th Jan 2026 @ 2:37pm

We have enjoyed exploring 3D shapes in maths and creating patterns.

All About Me and Ourselves, by Miss Farnworth

Date: 16th Jan 2026 @ 12:12pm

Nursery’s class topic is All About Me and Ourselves. We have enjoyed learning all about our bodies, we have looked at the skeleton and have talked about the bones in our body, we have also enjoyed doing the skeleton dance. We have put our cutting skills to the test and created a wonderful display board on what we have learnt. Good job Elephants. 😊

Play-Dough, by Miss Farnworth

Date: 16th Jan 2026 @ 9:18am

Today at nursery, we have made play-dough! And we have enjoyed some dough disco 😊

Homework, by Mrs Upton

Date: 15th Jan 2026 @ 4:55pm

This week has been such a special lmilestone for the school. We would love for you to share your school stories with your children - what do you remember from your school days? What about other family members? The children might choose to share these stories with us during circle time.

Please could we also have your support in practising name writing. Please help your child to form each of their letters correctly, they write their name so many times and it's great to get them in good habits! As a challenge for those who already can, try writing their surname too!

Thanks to all the parents who let us know how they were getting on with post-it notes and rainbow words!

Amazing Animals Fun!, by Mrs Upton

Date: 15th Jan 2026 @ 4:14pm

What a lovely week we have had!

We shared the story 'Owl Babies' with the children and have enjoyed a whole host of learning activities with it. We have made nests with playdough, created owls using 2D shapes and enjoyed reading books with torches in our dark den.

In phonics,we have moved onto Phase 4 and are looking at cosonant clusters. The children are trying so hard and they are making super progress!

In Maths, we have been focusing on what 1 more looks like, using the numberblocks and we have created our own 'staircase' patterns using coloured squares.

We looked at what is safe to put on our bodies in PSHE and the children offered great suggesstions as a group.

We have also enjoyed a lovely afternoon celebrating a very special milestone...100 years of Longton Primary School! The children sang nursery rhymes in front of the school and our local MP, Paul Foster, alongside our school governors. They were amazing and we are very proud of our Hippo Tribe!

You can now read our Spring 1 letter on our class page, which will give you all the information about what we are learning this half term.

First Week At Nursery, by Miss Farnworth

Date: 15th Jan 2026 @ 4:01pm

We have settled into nursery life brilliantly, we have enjoyed doing lots of team games, getting to know each other in our first week and making new friendships 😊

Christmas is coming!, by Mrs Thomson

Date: 14th Dec 2025 @ 7:57pm

I thought I would share some of our Christmas special moments! I hope you enjoy sharing these special pictures with your hippo super star!

We will be sending home lots of art and craft projects this week. Some items are very fragile so we will send things home a little at a time each afternoon so they arrive home in one piece.

All about me books - please add one or two pages over the Christmas and New Year break (some ideas - a photograph, a special christmas card or a picture with a label of their favourite gift)

Thank you

Barrister Lois Norris visits Longton, by Mr Pearson

Date: 9th Dec 2025 @ 10:40am

Ex pupil Barrister Lois Norris visited Longton on Monday 8th December to tell us about her journey to becoming a barrister and her exciting career. Lois informed the children and staff all about the court system and the differences between solicitors and barristers.

Lois inspired the children who asked a range of different questions.

The Heads Team then gave Lois a tour of the school, with Lois recalling find's memories of her past.

Thank you Lois for giving your time up to visit us and celebrate Longton Primary School's Centenary.

DT structures, by Mrs Catterall

Date: 21st Nov 2025 @ 8:15pm

We have had a fantastic time developing our knowledge of structures. We have explored structures for strength and stability. We worked in pairs to make a chair for our class Penguin, Pip. We could only use paper and tape!

Dance, by Mrs Catterall

Date: 21st Nov 2025 @ 8:07pm

A fantastic street dance session. We learnt all the moves, can you do the Bart Simpson or the worm?

Diwali, by Mrs Catterall

Date: 21st Nov 2025 @ 7:55pm

This week we have been exploring the use of candles in Diwali. We learnt about the story of Rama and Sita. The diya lamps symbolise light triumphing over evil.

Super Scientists!, by Mrs Thomson

Date: 13th Nov 2025 @ 9:14pm

Today the children have been scientists exporing different objects in water. They have been looking at sinking and floating. We predicted but also tested each object and then created a log of our results.

If you have a spare minute please encourage the children to help with the washing up and test different materials and objects.

Thank you for your help and support with homework, reading, wow cards and phonics.

The children come in from their lunch time play each day to a quiet reading session (10 mins) where they can have a drink and relax after a busy playtime. They have been doing this now since the start of October and we are very proud of how well they are doing.They are enjoying their new books each day.

Every other Friday the Hippos meet with their year five buddy in the afternoon. The Hippos read their reading book to their buddy and look through their sound cards together. Our year five buddies also brought their reading books to read too. A lovely calm time together!

Happy Half Term!, by Mrs Thomson

Date: 28th Oct 2025 @ 8:46am

Some highlights from the final two weeks!

I wonder if your hippo can chat about what they were doing in the pictures?

(Diwali dancing, spooky writing den, hopscotch with numbers up to 10, story massage, story time with books and story maps, Diwali firework painting, creating a colour wheel, Diwali diva lamps, phonics, looking at my body and bones, visiting the library,Squigle and a wiggle)

Library visit, by Mrs Thomson

Date: 19th Oct 2025 @ 3:50pm

Tomorrow (Monday 20th October) we are planning on walking to Longton library in the afternoon. Please ensure that all children come to school with their coat (with a hood).

If the weather is too bad we will postpone our visit until after half term.

Thank you

CO workshop, by Mrs Catterall

Date: 19th Oct 2025 @ 2:09pm

Year 2 Enjoyed a visit from Ava and Safety Seymour. They learnt all about CO (Carbon Monoxide).

They went home with a CO monitor for their homes to keep them and the families safe as well as lots of knowledge of good and bad flames.

Meeting with the house of lords, by Mrs Catterall

Date: 19th Oct 2025 @ 2:06pm

Years 2 - 6 of the school parliament enjoyed a special session meeting with Baroness Thornton, who is a member of the House of Lords. They spent an hour asking her questions and finding more about her role within Parliament.

The children will be creating a special assembly to share with the school during Parliament Week next half term.

They were excellent role models throughout and asked amazing questions.

Amazing projects, by Mrs Catterall

Date: 19th Oct 2025 @ 1:59pm

The children and their families have produced some amazing projects this half term. Many have been linked to our topics; habitats in science and Flight inspired history.