Congratulations to our Year 6 Girls Football Team, who have now qualified for the Lancashire School Games Finals. The girls topped their local league and then went on to be crowned champions of the borough, overcoming the other league winners from their respective local leagues. They will now proudly represent South Ribble in the Lancashire School Games Finals, early next year. An incredible achievement - Well Done!

Life Skills Week 2025 

'Life Skills Week’ affords the children of our school a wonderful opportunity to develop essential skills that they will need to use now, and in the future, in their day-to-day lives. Throughout the course of the week, the children have attended multiple sessions that focus on different ‘life skills’ from staying healthy to starting a fire or creating a shelter, by means of survival.

Here are some of the different activities that the children across school have been engaging with this week:

• Managing money, through workshops provided by HSBC
• Mental Health workshops presented by Open View Education
• First Aid courses (Years 4/5/6) ran by Centaur Training Services; additional First Aid lessons provided online by St John’s Ambulance Service
• Online Safety and Gaming workshop, hosted by two local Police Community Support Officers
• Survival skills (building shelter and starting a fire) delivered to all children from Reception – Year 6 by our fantastic Forest School Team
• British Sign Language (BSL) online tutorials
• Animal Welfare workshops, resources provided by Blue Cross.org
• Keeping Safe (Safe Touching) online presentation provided by NSPCC
• Road Safety walks (Year)
• Staying safe in water week (Year 5)
• Telling the time workshops (White Rose Maths/ Oxford Owl)
• Careers workshop and CV/ Cover Letter tutorials (Upper Key Stage 2)
• Tying shoelaces; online tutorials with shoelace cards to physically practice with

These types of ‘themed weeks’ in school do not happen without the support and dedication of our amazing school staff; teachers juggling lesson times around guests/visitors, the Forest School Team volunteering their time for extra sessions, the kitchen and welfare staff changing their timetables, the list goes on – so a huge ‘Thank You’ for everybody who made this week so much fun for the children.

Lastly, a second big ‘Thank You’ to all the parents who sent in the right kit each day (and then had all the muddy clothes and wellies to wash afterwards!) and for bringing reply slips in etc. Without this ongoing support, these additional opportunities cannot go ahead so it really is appreciated.

Mr. Law

Have a look below at some of the fantastic photographs from this week:

An energetic day across school today with all children working hard to enjoy our sessions with Dave from Skip 2b Fit!
Take a look at our best pupil skipper vs our best teacher!

https://youtube.com/shorts/ji1McHjOKbE?feature=share

Well done everyone!

New starters in Reception will be in Mrs Parker’s or Mrs Bell’s class. Parents will be notified at the Induction meeting.

Thank you to all the parents that attended this morning. We really appreciate your support!

Y6 Crucial Crew event at UCLan 14.1.25

Y6 children participated in their Crucial Crew event today. We had workshops from the School Nursing Team, PCSO's, PNE,

Child & Youth Justice Service Team and Smoke Free Team. 

Santa Dash!

We had a great time this morning moving, shaking and dashing to some Christmas classics as the whole school lapped the school playgrounds.

We raised over £300 for Friends of Lostock Hall.

Thank you so much for your generous support! 

VOA - our Entrepreneurs

Last term Amelia, Vivienne and Olithia came to see me with a business idea to raise funds for school. They wanted to utilise their hobby of bracelet making to make enough to sell to other children in school.

So in September we bought a set of beads and off they went....they have spent their break and lunch times creating over 100 bracelets to sell. Today they went on sale to Year 5 and 6 children. VOA intend to carry on their business to be able to sell to other Year Groups.

Well done girls...watch out Alan Sugar!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Dear Parents,

Thank you for all your support this term, we have had a great Autumn. The children have been fantastic! We've enjoyed; themed weeks, charity events, the Y2 performance, several choir appearances and plenty of sports.

Wishing you all a fabulous Christmas and a wonderful 2025.

Mrs Webb

What a week!!!

Wow, I cannot believe that we are at the end of our first week. The children have come back to school with great attitudes to learning. I am very proud.

Welcome to all our new starters. The new Reception class have been accessing school this week in preparation for their first full week on Monday. They have loved playing in the continuous provision and making new friends. I am doing well at remembering all the new names!

Welcome to all our new Pre-School children too.

We are looking forward to working with you this year.

Best wishes

Mrs Webb

Sampler Day is on 3rd July, this is the day where the children will move up to their new class to spend the day with their new teacher.

Please see below:

New starters in Reception will be in Mrs Parker’s or Mrs Bell’s class. Parents will be notified at the Induction meeting.

Mrs Parker’s class will be supported by Mrs Hesmondhalgh & Mrs Bell’s class will be supported by Miss Goldsmith.

Dear Parents
As you are aware we have had our graded Ofsted inspection over the last two days.
The process involved lesson observations, subject leader interviews, staff interviews, pupil interviews, book scrutiny, Governor interviews and many meetings to explore our school offer.

Whilst I am unable to share the grade we received until the final report is published, I would just like to commend our children on how well mannered, courteous and hardworking they are. They are a credit to us and to you!

Many thanks to all those parents who were able to complete the Parental questionnaire and thank you to our Governors who were able to support this process at a moment’s notice.

I would also like to thank all our staff, who have worked incredibly hard over the last two days.

As soon as we have the report, I will share Ofsted’s findings with you (we expect this to be available before the summer break).

As always, thank you for your continued support.
Mrs Webb

During STEAM week, The children in Pre-school identified metal and non metal items using the metal detectors. They also looked at pictures and designed their own buildings. Using different construction materials the children then built their own. 

Reception have enjoyed a Mad Science Workshop making slime and have also used materials to create a volcano.

Year 1 students made a Wormery with Crazy Claire from Mad Science. Used Stem Lego kits to make cave cars and programmed the lights to change colour via Bluetooth. The children also had a visit from Stephen who taught them how to construct Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament out of Lego.

Year 2 got to make Big Ben out of Lego, test out their paper aeroplanes and construct vehicles out of shoe boxes.

Year 3 took part in a Science workshop that was all about with magnets, they tested out materials to see whether they attracted to another magnet. The children have also been completing a DT unit and used saws to saw down a dowel for their tipper trucks. Finally they created Ferris wheels using Lego and used coding to add effect.

Year 4 children have enjoyed their STEAM week workshops, they looked at the Digestive System, Wind turbines and time.

In year 5, the children have enjoyed a number of workshops, Including: Lego, bridge building with remote controlled cars and a medical workshop.

Year 6 took part in a Healthcare Careers Workshop where they used equipment to record each other's blood pressure, scan growth plates using ultrasound , practice taking blood from a vein, record their heart trace reading and use keyhole surgery training equipment. In the Mad Science Bug Workshop they learnt about all the features of bugs and their adaptations and created their own then shared their features.

South Ribble February Half term Activities

Families have access to camps, swimming, and activities in local parks, all funded by South Ribble Borough Council. Children will receive a lunch, or have access to food to take away as part of the activities.

Please contact https://www.southribble.gov.uk/haf to book or they can email sports@southribble.gov.uk

Welcome back!

We do hope you have a had a fabulous Christmas break.

The fun has already begun...today, all the children will be watching the Pantomime Aladdin. I can already hear the laugher all the way to my office.

Happy New Year...let's hope 2024 is a good one!

Mrs Webb

Merry Christmas!

Wishing you all a wonderful Christmas and fabulous New Year!

Thank you for all your support this term, it really does mean a lot to myself and the team.

See you all next year!

Mrs Webb’s Writing Competition

Task: To write about the greatest gift you have ever been given.

Every pupil in school is able to enter.

There will be a winner chosen from each year group;

Pre-School, Reception, Year 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6, therefore there will be 8 winners!

Prize: Snapper and story book

Date of competition: 5^th December, please submit your entry by 15^th December.

*Prizes donated by Waitrose, Walton-Le-Dale

Hub of Hope

What is the Hub of Hope?

The Hub of Hope is the UK’s leading mental health support database. It is provided by national mental health charity, Chasing the Stigma, and brings local, national, peer, community, charity, private and NHS mental health support and services together in one place for the first time.

To find support in our area, please click below to see the website.

You can also download the app.

https://hubofhope.co.uk/

I absolutely love Christmas so I wanted to share my tree with you all. Christmas can be a wonderful time of year for many people, however it can be a very hard and lonely time for some. If you need support or a chat, please contact school.

South Ribble have secured funding to offer Funded School Holidays for children. They target children in receipt of benefit related free school meals, but they don’t turn any child away (as long as it is safe).

They have many activities on offer from Dance to scooting, gymnastics to tennis.
https://www.southribble.gov.uk/article/2768/Timetable-and-Booking

Congratulations to our Y6 girls football team!!!

The team played in the South Ribble Girls Football Tournament at Withy Grove and won all 4 games. Excellent performance and attitude from them all. A credit to our school.

9th October-13th October 2023

This week we are focusing on Life Skills. It is so important that we equip our children with skills that not only support their academic progress, but also, those that they can use in everyday life.

This week classes have been working with Open View Education, raising awareness of positive Mental Health. Children have been working with Denise from HSBC, talking about money matters and also learning First Aid skills with Centaur, amongst other activities.

The children have been fantastic - as usual.

It is great to have themed weeks with a range of visitors to enhance our curriculum offer for our children.

7.9.23: Good morning everyone!

I just wanted to say how fabulous this week has been. The children have come into school and settled back into routine as if they have never been away. Well done to all our children.

Well done to our new starters in Reception. Starting school is a very big step and they have been fantastic.

Pre-School will be starting their induction process with us today…so welcome to all the children.

I am looking forward to a great year ahead, working in partnership to provide excellent opportunities for our children.

Thank you for your ongoing support.

Mrs Webb 

Unexpected visitor! 28.6.23

Today we had an unexpected visitor....Costa the parrot had been startled at home on Sunday by a naughty magpie and ended up flying away. She usually lives in Clayton-Le-Woods but found her way to Lostock Hall on Wednesday.

We were fortunate enough to use Social Media to reunite Costa with her human Mum and Dad....we love a happy ending!

Costa sent us a message....

I was missing since Sunday 25^th June 2023, I was being chased by a magpie. I found my way to your school.

Thanks to all you children and teachers of Lostock Hall Primary School, I was reunited with my human parents. It was my 2^nd birthday the day you helped me.

Thank you so much for being so kind, helping me find my way back home safe.

STEAM Week -Kapla Club- whole school construction

A huge thank you to Jennifer from Kapla Club ( https://kaplaclubs.co.uk) for the amazing construction in the school hall! Every child from pre-school to year 6 were involved in making the unbelievable models you see below...all from small planks of wood!

Thank you to the parents who came to view the monuments of wood and what an experience for the children! Enjoy the photographs below!

Year 2 have been working exceptionally hard. They have created a Lego village which can light up and also made some super fast vehicles.

Everyone is enjoying STEAM week.

CONGRATULATIONS YEAR 6

Well done to all our Year 6 children for their fantastic, mature attitude to their SATs exams this week. We are exceptionally proud of all their efforts. They are currently eating Domino's and drinking pop in the sunshine!

Thanks to all the staff for their hard work too!

Year 3 have worked exceptionally hard to create this mosaic to celebrate our King's Coronation. We invited a guest artist (Rachael Hyde) to school to work with the children. This creation is based on their design and will be displayed in our main corridor. I know you will agree that is is absolutely fantastic...Well done Year 3! 

29.3.23 - PC Angelina visit to Y5 & 6

Today we have had a visit from PC Angelina from the Police Early Intervention Team to discuss the pros and cons of having a mobile phone. We talked about social media, internet safety, keeping ourselves safe and legal responsibility.

The children were fantastic! They shared their own knowledge and asked some great questions.

British Science Week 13-17th March 2023.

This week we have been thinking about Science. Each class from Axia has teamed up with a class from AFACT (a group of schools from Bromley) and have been working on similar projects to explore 'connections'. The children have carried out investigations and experiments to support our learning about the achievements of Scientists across the world.

Please make sure you have a look at the Class Blogs for a more detailed overview of what the children have been doing.

6th March - Pupil Leaders Assembly

Our Pupil Leaders led assembly on Monday. They talked to the whole school about feeling anxious and how to overcome this. Some fantastic breathing exercises shared, as well as a moral story and a quick recap quiz!

What a fabulous session, and they delivered with such confidence.

20.2.23 - Winners!

Thanks to the super work of all our children we have won the HSBC UK Smart Money Award.

The children have completed workshops on how to manage money during life skills week and a week last term.

Denise said she loved working with our school and she will be coming back next year to deliver some new workshops.