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Happy Eid&nbsp;

Wishing all families celebrating Eid, a very blessed Eid. May this Eid bring happiness, good health and togetherness.

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Year 6 SATs&nbsp;&nbsp;

Our Year 6 children enjoyed&nbsp;a visit from the ice-cream van at the end of their SATs week. Well done to everyone for trying your best and working really hard. We are very proud of you all.

Sports Day Success !&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

Congratulations to the KS2 Starfish team on winning Sports Day 2026 ! It was a very close competition this year with all children trying their very best in every event. The Starfish team were thrilled to receive&nbsp;a trophy and individual medals.&nbsp;Thanks to all staff for their hard work in organising this event and to parents for supporting the children. What an amazing afternoon !

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&#39;If You Were An Engineer&#39; Exhibition - Thursday 14th May 2026

Three of our EYFS/KS1 children&nbsp;were presented with awards at the Lancashire &#39;If You Were An Engineer&#39; Exhibition at the University of Lancashire. Their inventions were displayed and shared within the awards ceremony and have the possibility of being made into a prototype next year. Thanks to Miss Zakrzewski for providing the opportunity for all Pendle children to enter the competition. We are very proud of you all !

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Netball success !&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

We have finished the season in fantastic style for both the A and B teams in school. Team B finished 5th with a squad made up of mainly Year 5 pupils. They should be extremely proud of themselves as the majority had never played netball before; their determination, teamwork and growing confidence were evident in every match. Team A finished top of the league and unbeaten, winning 12 of their 13 games and drawing one, which is a remarkable achievement that reflects their skill, commitment and excellent sportsmanship throughout the season. We are incredibly proud of all the children&rsquo;s efforts and the progress they have made, as well as the positive attitudes and teamwork they have consistently demonstrated. A huge thank you to Mrs Blenkenship and Miss Fenton for their help with all the training sessions over the year. The children have loved taking part in this.&nbsp;

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Animal Athletics&nbsp;

On Wednesday 6th May, Pendle KS1 children achieved an outstanding result by coming 1st place at the recent Animal Athletics event. Competing against 12 other schools, the pupils demonstrated excellent teamwork, determination&nbsp;and skill across a range of activities, including throwing, catching, balancing&nbsp;and running events. Their enthusiasm and positive attitude shone throughout the competition, making the school incredibly proud of their achievement.&nbsp;Congratulations&nbsp;to all involved for representing Clitheroe Pendle so brilliantly!

Cricket Success&nbsp;

On Tuesday 28th April our Year 4/5 cricket team competed in the Ribble Valley Cricket tournament. Both boys and girls played brilliantly and were thrilled to achieve 3rd place and be awarded a bronze medal. Well done everyone, you&#39;re all superstars !

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Netball league&nbsp;

Congratulations to our A and B teams on playing brilliantly in the Ribble Valley Netball League at Ribblesdale High School on Tuesday 22nd April. The A team won all of their matches and the B Team won 3 out of 6. We were very proud of your team spirit and it was lovely to see how much you all enjoyed the event.

It was&nbsp;also fantastic&nbsp;to see some of our ex-pupils umpiring the matches !

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Swimming success&nbsp;

Congratulations to our swimming team on winning the Ribble Valley Swimming Competition on Monday 23rd March. All of the team received medals for their effort and achievement. Thanks to Mrs Musgrave and Miss Fenton for their support with swimming lessons across the year and at this event.



&nbsp;Comic Relief

Thanks to everyone for supporting Comic Relief this year. It was wonderful to see staff and children &#39;dressing up funny for money&#39;&nbsp; - we&nbsp;had inflatable cows, swimming costumes with inflatable rings and t-shirts with jokes written all over them ! Everyone had&nbsp;a great time and raised &pound;302 in the process !

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Football tournament

Clitheroe&rsquo;s Pendle Primary School proudly took part in the Northern League 2 Primary School football competition, representing Accrington Stanley,&nbsp; where the boys delivered an outstanding performance. Competing against 10 other teams, they battled hard to secure an impressive fourth place in their group, showing determination and resilience throughout. Their journey ended in the semi-final against a very strong Notts County side, who went on to win the entire competition unbeaten all day. Despite the result, the boys should be incredibly proud&mdash;their teamwork, spirit&nbsp;and collaboration were exceptional, and they represented Pendle School brilliantly, doing everyone proud.



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Let&#39;s Go Sing

Our choir took part in Let&#39;s Go Sing at Blackburn Ice Arena on Thursday 19th March 2026. They all sang beautifully and enjoyed the occasion. Our very own Miss Zak was the guest conductor for the evening. Thanks to all parents and staff for your support -&nbsp; we couldn&#39;t do these events, with so many children, without your help !

Science week at Ribblesdale High School

Our year 5 scientists had an exciting morning in the lab at Ribblesdale! They used bunsen burners to explore what happens when magnesium strips are heated, watched metal fragments create sparkling effects and experimented with different chemicals to observe how they changed the colour of the flame. It was a hands‑on session full of curiosity, discovery and plenty of &#39;wow!&#39;&nbsp;moments.

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Johnson Matthey Catalyst competition

Our Year 6 children enjoyed taking part in the Johnson Matthey Catalyst Competition, building structures and working collaboratively in teams on designs and costings. We are hoping one of our teams may get through to the local final in April. They produced some amazing pieces !

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Year 3 / 4 Dodgeball Tournament winners - Tuesday 10th March

Congratulations to our Dodgeball team on winning the local tournament at Oakhill School on Tuesday 10th March.

We&nbsp;were so proud for the children to be voted the winners by the other teams taking part because of their honesty, fair play, conduct and respectful behaviour. What an achievement !

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Ribble Valley Football League - A team

Well done&nbsp;to our A team for winning all of their games on Monday evening without conceding any goals ! What a brilliant achievement !

Non Uniform Day - 13th February

Thanks to everyone for your donations on Non-uniform Day.&nbsp;&nbsp;All monies donated will go to School Funds.&nbsp;



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Children&rsquo;s Mental Health Week - 9th- 15th&nbsp;February 

This year&rsquo;s theme is &ldquo;This Is My Place.&rdquo;&nbsp;Throughout the week staff helped children explore where they feel comfortable, accepted&nbsp;and safe&mdash;one of those key places being our school.

To help us celebrate the theme &lsquo;Slippers in school&rsquo; and create a sense of comfort and belonging, children and staff enjoyed wearing&nbsp;slippers in school all week.

This small, cosy change was a simple way to open conversations about the places where we feel most at ease, and how school can be one of those places for everyone.




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King Charles Visit - Monday 9th February

We were all very excited about the Royal visit and had made flags in school to wave. All classes&nbsp;lined Chatburn Road and&nbsp;were thrilled for King Charles to slow down, lower his window and wave at the children !





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Stay and Play

A big thank you to all the grown-ups who came along to Stay and Play on Friday 6th February.&nbsp;The children in Apple and Cherry classes&nbsp;loved sharing their classrooms with you! We hope you enjoyed seeing our superstars in action during phonics and getting a feel for everyday life in Early Years !

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Drumz Aloud&nbsp;

The children, in all classes, absolutely loved their Drumz Aloud sessions ! Thanks to Ian Harrison for his energy and enthusiasm &ndash; we were all&nbsp;exhausted!



Ribble Valley Indoor Athletics&nbsp;

Well done to our Year 5 and 6 team on coming third in the Ribble Valley Indoor Athletics competition &ndash; you all did so well. We are proud of you all!

Pentathlon Bowling event&nbsp;

A group of our KS2 children enjoyed taking part in the Pentathlon Bowling event in Burnley on 21st January 2026. They worked brilliantly as&nbsp;team, supporting and encouraging each other, and enjoyed every minute!

Year 5 and 6 Football County Finals&nbsp;

Our Year 5 and 6 footballers did us proud when they represented the Ribble Valley in the County Finals at Fleetwood on 16th January. They played brilliantly and, although they didn&#39;t reach the quarter finals, their footballing abilities,&nbsp;teamwork and positive attitudes were acknowledged by other teams. You are all superstars!

&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Odd socks day &nbsp;was on Monday 10th November. It is a fun event that marks the start of Anti-Bullying Week, encouraging people to wear mismatched socks to celebrate individuality and uniqueness.&nbsp;It promotes the message that it&#39;s okay to be different and is a way to raise awareness of bullying and promote kindness and acceptance. Thank you to all children and staff for wearing odd socks on this day and for making such colourful sock bunting to display in our school hall.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

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Remembrance Service&nbsp; Our school councillors represented Pendle at the Remembrance Service, on Sunday 9th November, at St Mary&rsquo;s Church and then at the Castle cenotaph. They joined in a&nbsp;parade, followed by a church service and then a procession to the cenotaph. They carried a wreath made by children and our Year 6 councillors placed it on the cenotaph. We were very proud of them all.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

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🌟 Macmillan Coffee Morning Success - &pound;690 raised&nbsp;&ndash; Thanks to Year 6! 🌟

We&rsquo;re thrilled to share the wonderful success of our recent Macmillan Coffee Morning, held to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support. Thanks to the generosity of our school community, we raised an impressive &pound;690&nbsp;to support this vital cause &mdash; and we couldn&rsquo;t have done it without the incredible help of our Year 6 pupils!

From welcoming guests and serving cakes to helping with setup and tidy-up, Year 6 showed fantastic teamwork, responsibility, and enthusiasm throughout the event. Their smiles and energy helped create a warm and welcoming atmosphere that made the morning extra special.

A huge thank you to all the parents, carers, and staff who donated delicious treats, came along to support, and contributed so generously. Your kindness and community spirit truly made a difference.

We&rsquo;re proud to be part of such a caring school family &mdash; and proud of our Year 6 stars for stepping up and helping make the event such a success!

Together, we&rsquo;ve brewed up something brilliant for a great cause. ☕💚







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