Lancashire Book of the Year Awards
Pupils from Year 9 visited UCLAN recently to attend the Lancashire Book of the Year Awards. Authors from the short listed books were present and spoke about their books, their writing process and tips for new authors. The winning book ‘The Deepest Cut’ by Natalie Flynn and all …
READ MOREMarafiki Gardening Club Harvest
On Thursday 29th June the Marafiki Gardening club had their first harvest! This was the lettuce that had been donated by Colin (a member of our site team). They had grown to a size that was ready to be dug up. The area where the …
READ MOREYear 9 Lancashire STEM Challenge Event
A year 9 team of eleven pupils represented OLCHS at the Lancashire STEM Challenge Event, held at Preston’s College. Teams were involved in a variety of Science, Technology and Mathematics activities including, creating E fits, building motorised vehicles, developing a robotic arm and investigating medical diagnostics. Congratulations go to …
READ MOREDuke of Edinburgh Expedition
This year 76 year 9 students took on the challenge of completing the Duke of Edinburgh Award. Students have been attending weekly meetings since February to develop camp craft and navigational skills. These were put to the test this weekend when they undertook their training …
READ MORECTA Primary Mathematics Challenge
The second CTA Primary Mathematics Challenge took place on Tuesday 27th June. Seventeen schools brought teams of four talented mathematicians to compete with one another in a variety of mathematical challenges. Staff and pupils all enjoyed themselves and the results were as follows: 3rd place – Our Lady …
READ MOREFunMaths Roadshow for Years 7 – 10
On Tuesday June 27th over 300 pupils from Years 7 to 10 took part in the FunMaths Roadshow. The Roadshow consisted of over 70 mathematical activities. Pupils, working in pairs, moved around the room tackling the activities in any order. This problem solving event was …
READ MORERefugee Week
Last week students from all year groups took part in events to recognise Refugee Week. This week is supported internationally and is built around World Refugee Day on the 20 June. Refugee Week was established as a direct reaction to hostility in the media and society in general towards …
READ MOREOLCHS Ducklings
Our school ducklings have now developed into gorgeous young ducks and have been re-homed. They are currently living at an animal sanctuary, with a huge pond. As much as we all loved nurturing them, they needed more space and water and so they have moved …
READ MORERiver Trips
The past week has seen our Year 10 Geography GCSE students don their wellies to investigate fluvial processes along the River Wyre. As part of the new GCSE Syllabus all Geography students must investigate a human and physical issue to be able to discuss in their …
READ MOREDesign & Technology Trip to Cadbury World
Year 7 pupils have had a fantastic time on their Design & Technology trip to Cadbury World in Birmingham last week. All year 7 pupils will be taking part in the ‘Chocotastic Challenge’ Design & Technology competition which starts next week. Good luck!
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