Cedar 2 visited Pennington Park and had a fabulous time. They explored the environment and the equipment and even had time for a little picnic. It was a lovely sunny day and everyone enjoyed playing in the sunshine.
Class News
Effective School Governance Award
Rowan Tree Primary School are delighted to have been awarded The Effective School Governance Award.
The verification report commented on how “Governors have a broad range of experience and skills which they draw on to support the school” and that “Leaders ensure there is an ethos of high expectations of everyone in the school community. This includes high expectations for the behaviour, progress and attainment of all pupils and for the conduct and professionalism of both staff and governors themselves”.
To read the full report be sure to visit our Latest News Tab at https://www.rowantree.wigan.sch.uk/News/Effective-School-Governance-Award/
Yoga Club
Yoga Club is run on a Friday afternoon as part of our PSHE Clubs by one of our qualified HLTA’s who has a passion for Yoga.
All pupils have the opportunity to access Yoga Club over the academic year.
Pupils practice breathing techniques and various Yoga poses in a calm environment supported by visual symbols and actions.
Rugby Star
We are incredibly proud of Kian and his achievements taking part within a Rugby tournament over the weekend. Kian couldn’t wait to tell his friends all about it and his successful attempts to score two tries, as this is a sport that he really enjoys.
Cohen our Leigh Leopard’s LD Super League champion!
We are so proud of Cohen in Willow 2. He has started to play in Leigh Leopard’s LD Super League tag rugby team.
Cohen played his first match against Salford a few weeks ago and even scored a try. We are so pleased to see that Cohen is taking all of the skills he has learnt in school during P.E and Sports competition and using this to play for a team outside of school.
Fantastic Cohen!
Cooking Club
For those pupils who have a special interest in the Cooking and Nutrition elements of our DT curriculum, we offer a Cooking Club to Stretch and Challenge the pupils.
This afternoon, the pupils had a special visitor at Cooking Club. Grace, who is from The Philippines joined to teach us how to make her favourite Filipino dessert, Halo Halo.
Grace also answered some questions about the Philippines and we looked on Google Maps to find it.
Great work all!
#learningeverymoment
Fir & Cedar SPACE Trip
Fir and Cedar went to SPACE in Preston on Tuesday. They all enjoyed exploring the soft play and ball pool, relaxing under the lights, and swinging in the swing.They then enjoyed dinner and some time in the garden.
Maple 2’s Cityscapes
Maple 2 have been learning about Monets artwork and how he liked to paint the outdoors. They have been learning how to create different scenes by choosing colours with purpose to create a bright or dark setting.
Well done everyone for creating such beautiful paintings!
Boating on Scotsman’s Flash with Pine 2
On Friday some of the children from Pine had the opportunity to get out in a boat on Scotsman’s Flash. The children learnt all about safety on the water and how to use a paddle. Whilst on the water the children spotted lots of wildlife: swans, ducks, geese and a heron. Lots of learning. Lots of fun.
Birch 2’s fabulous landscapes
Birch 2 have been exploring landscapes in their art lessons. They have been mixing paint to create the blue sky and using a squirty bottle to create the clouds. They then created Ben Nevis mountains to add to their painting, linked in with their Geography work on Scotland.