--- title: "Blog" url: "https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/index/tag:english" school: "Brookside Primary School" --- # Blog [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_0713.jpeg)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2026-11-05-15-37-save-the-tigers) 5 Nov #### [Save The Tigers](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2026-11-05-15-37-save-the-tigers) Today in Year 6 we were looking at tigers and how writers use words to describe them. We began with a chocolate bar activity. Each pupil wrote a word that described a tiger on one chunk, then walked around the room adding words from their classmates until the bar was full. They then ranked… [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/62c50d0b-c3a4-49a5-a00c-42f9854ba704.jpg)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-16-16-38-a-lovely-library-visit) 16 Oct #### [A Lovely Library Visit! 📚🌟](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-16-16-38-a-lovely-library-visit) What a lovely morning for some of our Year 2 children! They visited the local library, where they shared stories, explored lots of different… [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_0050.jpg)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-30-16-53-starting-our-joined-up-handwriting-journey) 30 Sep #### [Starting Our Joined-Up Handwriting Journey](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-30-16-53-starting-our-joined-up-handwriting-journey) The children have been working very hard to begin learning **joined-up handwriting**. This week, they have started using the **first join to Set…** [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_0055.jpg)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-30-16-40-ptw-using-adjectives) 30 Sep #### [PtW - Using Adjectives](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-30-16-40-ptw-using-adjectives) As part of our *Pathways to Write* learning, Year 2 children have been busy designing and labelling their own imaginative trolls. They used… [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_4523.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2026-07-15-15-27-y3-summer-reading-challenge) 15 Jul #### [Y3 - Summer Reading Challenge](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2026-07-15-15-27-y3-summer-reading-challenge) Year 3 have had a fun afternoon visiting Ellesmere Port Library. They have enjoyed accessing a range of exciting texts and shown by the local librarian, Ian Anstice how to locate fiction and non fiction books. Many of the Year 3 children have joined the library and are excited to be joining in… [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_0003(2).jpeg)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2026-04-22-12-24-picture-predictions) 22 Apr #### [Picture Predictions](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2026-04-22-12-24-picture-predictions) This week, the children explored our new class text ***Where the Forest Meets the Sea*** by studying the illustrations and making predictions… [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_0738%5B1%5D.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2026-03-06-14-08-year-1-world-book-day) 6 Mar #### [Year 1 World book day](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2026-03-06-14-08-year-1-world-book-day) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_0915.jpeg)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2026-03-05-17-46-year-5-world-book-day) 5 Mar #### [Year 5 - World Book Day](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2026-03-05-17-46-year-5-world-book-day) Well done to our fantastic Year 5 pupils for their brilliant effort in dressing up as their favourite book characters for World Book Day! Everyone looked amazing, and it was wonderful to see so many creative costumes bringing stories to life. Year 5 had a lovely time visiting Year 1, where… [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_4185.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2026-03-05-11-46-year-2-world-book-day) 5 Mar #### [Year 2 World Book Day](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2026-03-05-11-46-year-2-world-book-day) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_0722%5B1%5D.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2026-03-04-10-17-year-1-publishing) 4 Mar #### [Year 1 publishing ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2026-03-04-10-17-year-1-publishing) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_3991.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2026-02-04-07-27-reading-for-pleasure) 4 Feb #### [Reading for Pleasure](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2026-02-04-07-27-reading-for-pleasure) Six Year 7 pupils from the Ellesmere Port College visited today to promote a "Love of reading" with our children. One Year 3 child said, "I loved sharing my book with Rhiannon". Another child in Year 2 said, "Please can I share my favourite book with… [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/ae120430-4915-466d-9619-0bb00b41b511.jpg)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2026-02-03-15-01-national-storytelling-week-in-year-4) 3 Feb #### [National Storytelling Week in Year 4 ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2026-02-03-15-01-national-storytelling-week-in-year-4) To celebrate National Storytelling Week , students from The Ellesmere Port CofE College visited to share 'Reading for Pleasure' with… ### School Life - [Brookside Blog ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog) - [News](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/news) - [Events](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/events) - [Photograph Galleries ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/photo-galleries) - [School Council](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/school-life/school-council) - [After-School Clubs ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/school-life/after-school-clubs) - [KIDZ Club](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/school-life/kidz-club) - [Calendar](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/calendar) - [Newsletters](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/information-for-parents/newsletters-2026-2027) - [Mental Health ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/school-life/mental-health) ### Categories - [Year 1](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/category/year-1) - [Year 2](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/category/year-2) - [Year 3](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/category/year-3) - [Year 4](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/category/year-4) - [Year 5](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/category/year-5) - [Year 6](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/category/year-6) - [Nursery](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/category/nursery) - [Reception](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/category/reception) - [We Love Reading](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/category/we-love-reading) - [Eco-Warriors](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/category/eco-warriors) ##### Location Rostherne Avenue Great Sutton Cheshire CH66 2EE ##### Contact Us 0151 558 1123 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/groups/brooksideprimary/) © Copyright 2014–2026 Brookside Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)