Category Archives: Curriculum

The Tacoma Narrows Bridge Disaster

The Tacoma Narrows Bridge opened on July 1, 1940, and dramatically collapsed on November 7 of the same year. At the time of its construction, the bridge was the third longest suspension bridge in the world. Watch this dramatic video … Continue reading

Posted in Curriculum, General, Literacy, Year 6 | 4 Comments

Community Matters!

Last week in Year 4 we started a P.S.H.C.E. topic all about communities and our roles in them. We started by collaborating on a group brainstorm about the communities we belong to. We discovered that some communities are very small, … Continue reading

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You’re Hired!

Last week saw the end of The Apprentice Project at Miriam Lord as our final two teams from Year Six made their way to Yorkshire Building Society to battle it out in a final interview.  The winners would not only … Continue reading

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Raeesa in 5SD makes the 100 Word Challenge Showcase!

Fantastic news for the writers at Miriam Lord! Raeesa in 5SD has had her entry in Week 26 of the 100 Word Challenge chosen and published on the actual 100 Word Challenge blog! Nearly 550 children entered the challenge that week and Raeesa’s work was chosen to … Continue reading

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Dragon Watch comes to Bradford!

Last week, Year 4 started their exciting new Literacy topic. We are learning about Non-Chronological Reports and we are using a great text called The Bradford Ridge-back. After reading the text, we thought of some actions to help us remember it. Then, … Continue reading

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3IH Dinosaur animations

Year 3 have been creating stop motion animation videos in ICT and here are some of their masterpieces! They are learning about dinosaurs and used their ICT skills to make these videos, patiently moving the figures just a fraction each … Continue reading

Posted in Curriculum, Year 3 | 28 Comments

Triple Success for our 100 Word Challenge Writers!

Amazing news! For the third time in a row, one of our writers at Miriam Lord has had her work chosen for the 100 Word Challenge Showcase. Muskaan in 4WS has had her entry in Week 23 of the 100 Word Challenge published … Continue reading

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Miriam Lord makes the 100 Word Challenge Showcase again!

  More great news for the writers at Miriam Lord. Amina in 4WS has had her entry in Week 22 of the 100 Word Challenge chosen and published on the actual 100 Word Challenge blog! Over 700 children entered the challenge that week … Continue reading

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4WS Go Bananas in their Pyjamas!

In Year 4 we had a great World Book Day. As a school, we decided to come to school in our pyjamas to encourage all of us at Miriam Lord to read at bedtime. We had a great time and lots … Continue reading

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Laiba in 4WS is in the 100 Word Challenge Showcase!

Fantastic news for Miriam Lord! Laiba in 4WS has had her entry in Week 21 of the 100 Word Challenge chosen and published on the actual 100 Word Challenge blog! Nearly 750, that’s right, 750 children entered the challenge that week and Laiba’s … Continue reading

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