Penwortham Primary School and Pre school

"We believe that children's wellbeing is at the heart of successful learning"🥰

🌟 A Proud Moment for Penwortham! 🌟

We’re incredibly proud to have been featured as the Lancashire Picture of the Day in today’s Lancashire Post, celebrating our achievement of the myHappymind Bronze Accreditation. 🥉📰

myHappymind is a science-backed, NHS-backed mental health and wellbeing programme that helps prepare today’s children for tomorrow’s world by building resilient, balanced and happy minds. Through engaging lessons, children learn how their brains work and develop lifelong habits that support resilience, confidence, self-esteem, gratitude and emotional wellbeing.

Achieving Bronze Accreditation recognises our commitment to embedding these important skills throughout our school community.

As always, happiness is at the heart of everything we do. We are incredibly proud of the way our pupils, staff and families have embraced the myHappymind journey, helping every child to thrive both in and out of the classroom.

A huge well done to our wonderful children and dedicated staff on this fantastic achievement. Here’s to continuing to build happy, confident and resilient learners together! 💙
Lancashire Post

From all of us at PPS.. have a wonderful summer! ☀️

Thank you to our amazing children and families for making this year so special. We hope you all have a fun-filled, restful summer and look forward to seeing you again next term! 🌈

Year 5 Leadership Inspiration
Our Year 5 children had the wonderful opportunity to hear from our amazing Head Boy, Head Girl and their Deputies to learn more about their roles and responsibilities during Year 6. They shared their experiences, the skills they have developed and the difference they have made as school leaders throughout the year.
The children will now have an exciting opportunity to complete applications over the summer holidays should they wish to be considered for these highly respected leadership roles at Penwortham Primary School. Shortlisting will take place at the beginning of the new school year, with dates for the formal interview process to be confirmed.
Year 5 also met with our House Captains, who spoke about the many other positions of responsibility and ambassador roles available in Year 6. It was inspiring for the children to hear about the wide range of opportunities to contribute to school life and develop their leadership skills.
The experiences gained by our Year 6 pupils as outstanding leaders are truly inspirational and provide valuable skills for life, including confidence, resilience, teamwork and responsibility.
We would like to thank our current Year 6 leaders for being such fantastic role models and wish them every success in the future. We look forward to seeing our new Year 6 pupils embrace these exciting opportunities and take on their own roles of responsibility in the year ahead. 🌟

🏴‍☠️🧜‍♀️ Ahoy, Mateys & Magical Mermaids! 🌊✨
What a FIN-tastic way to end our Under the Sea topic! 🐠🐚💙 Today we celebrated with an amazing Pirates & Mermaids Day, and the children had an absolute whale of a time! 🐳
From swashbuckling pirates hunting for hidden treasure 💰🗺️ to enchanting mermaids making waves with their imagination 🧜‍♀️🪸, the day was filled with laughter, adventure, creativity, and lots of smiles! 😄⚓
We are so proud of all the children for throwing themselves into the fun and for their fantastic costumes—you all looked incredible! ❤️ Thank you to our wonderful families for helping make today so special. 🥰
Now it's time to sail away from our Under the Sea adventure... until our next exciting topic! 🌊🚢💙
🏴‍☠️🧜‍♀️ 🐠 🎨 💙 ✨

Thank you to everyone who came to our Preschool Graduation. It was so lovely to have our families with us to celebrate our wonderful children and all they have achieved.

We are incredibly proud of each and every one of them and everything they have accomplished during their time at preschool. We wish all of our children the very best of luck on their next learning journey as they move up to Reception.

Well done everyone – we couldn't be prouder! 🎓💙

🌵🤠 Our Summer Rodeo is in full swing! 🤠🌵

Come on down and join the fun at our School Summer Rodeo! There’s something for everyone, from delicious food and sweet treats to inflatables, line dancing, music, games, and so much more! 🎶🍕🍦🎈

This year, we’re especially proud that all of our stalls are being run by our amazing pupils, supported by our incredible parents and the fantastic PTFA. Their hard work, enthusiasm, and teamwork have made today extra special! ❤️

A huge thank you to everyone who has volunteered, donated, and supported us. We couldn’t do it without you!

📍 We’re here until 5pm – so saddle up, bring your family and friends, and come and enjoy an afternoon of fun! 🐴⭐

📰 We’re in the news!

We’re incredibly proud to share that our pupils have been featured in Blog Preston after taking part in an inspiring day of life-saving learning.

From CPR and using a defibrillator to first aid and emergency response, our children gained practical skills that could one day help save a life. We’re so proud of the enthusiasm, maturity and confidence they showed throughout the experience.

A huge thank you to everyone who helped make this opportunity possible and to Blog Preston for highlighting the importance of teaching these essential life skills to young people. ❤️

Read the full article here:
Blog Preston - https://www.blogpreston.co.uk/2026/07/penwortham-primary-school-students-learn-range-of-skills-to-save-a-life/?fbclid=IwdGRleAS9UflwZG9mAWZkaWQWUKStrREB1CJDWtJchNKi4ei8cF8O8mV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR5-PI662CoQIaItkYgNTUxDOOwtHkUgq3LmB_pw3Ltwc4GIcnATLN1gMGAPSQ_aem_-znNMsBjQDKdq1PMulp-4Q

Penwortham Primary School students learn range of skills to save a life The pupils in reception year learned to place plasters on teddy bears.

Year 5 DT – Design Your Own Healthy Pasta Pot! 🍅🫑🧀🍝
Our Year 5 children have been busy learning all about nutrition, food provenance (from farm to fork), food preparation and kitchen safety as part of our Design and Technology unit.
During this topic, the children have learnt:
✅ Why it is important to wash hands before handling food
✅ How to safely use the bridge hold and claw hold when chopping
✅ Why different coloured chopping boards are used to prevent cross-contamination
✅ How to safely use a grater by holding it firmly by the handle
Design Your Own Healthy Pasta Pot!
The children will create their own pasta dish, making thoughtful choices about ingredients based on what they have learnt about nutrition. They will carefully select vegetables and additional healthy ingredients to create a balanced and tasty meal while demonstrating the food preparation skills they have practised.
A Curriculum Adventure!
This activity links to multiple areas of learning:
🌍 Geography – Thinking about where our food comes from and how it reaches our shops.
🔬 Science – Exploring nutrition and making healthy food choices.
📐 Mathematics – Measuring, estimating and portioning ingredients.
✍️ English – Explaining and evaluating design choices using food vocabulary.
🎨 Design & Technology – Designing, making and evaluating a product that meets a purpose.
The Big Taste Test!
"Munch for a Snack" tasting session, where they can share, evaluate and celebrate their creations.
We are looking forward to seeing the children's creativity, chopping skills and healthy food choices come together in a delicious final DT lesson!
Year 5 Team 🍝✨

Year 2 took to the skies of Agrabah on a magic carpet ride experience in English this week! It was amazing to see all of the twinkling stars, towering mountains and dusty deserts below!
We have also been working hard on our quizzes using Scratch Junior. We have loved putting our debugging skills to the test!