In Science this term, year 4 have been learning all about electricity. The children explained that electricity is a type of energy that makes things work: making a light bulb light up, a kettle heat water, a fan spin and a radio play music. They identified the different devices that run on mains or
In Year 3, the children have been learning about rocks and fossils. They carried out their own investigation into igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks and discussed the properties of each type of rock. They then moved on to learn about how fossils are formed and had a go at creating their own.
Taking our love of adjectives out into the woodland made for an exciting afternoon. Working in pairs, the children were given a collecting bag, a pencil and a sheet of adjectives. Their challenge match the descriptive words to plants or objects. If they found any additional objects that they could d
Year 2 went exploring for colours and textures in our Forest School. Working in pairs, the children were given a collecting bag, a pencil and a sheet of adjectives. Their challenge was to collect as many examples of objects, that matched the descriptive words, as they could. If they found any additi
The nursery children all arrived on adjective day dressed up and ready to head out into our Forest School. They were split into teams; Sneaky Spiders, Wiggly Worms and Lovely Ladybirds, each team had an adult who had a collecting bag and a list of adjectives. The adults gave the children an adjectiv
In Year 2, our topic in Science this term is ‘Living Things and their Habitats’. We have looked at lots of different animals and where they live (their habitat). We started by sorting animals in to these habitats: desert, arctic, rainforest and ocean. Then, we focussed on one animal, the polar bear,
This half term in Year 5, our Science topic involves us studying the different life cycles of mammals, amphibians and birds. So far, we have looked at the life cycle of a human and the life cycle of a frog. The children were very interested to learn about their own life cycle, and had many questions
In Year 6, the children have been learning about light and how we see. They have looked at the parts of the eye and written short explanations about how the eye allows us to see. They have also found it interesting to use a protractor to measure angles of incidence and reflection and to consider how
This week, the Year One children have enjoyed finding out about the four seasons and in particular have investigated what happens in Autumn . The children enjoyed the beautiful sunshine and went out on a Autumn hunt in the school grounds. They found out that not only do deciduous trees shed th
This week, the Reception children have enjoyed finding out about Autumn both at home and school. It was great that so many children enjoyed Autumn walks with their families last weekend and then brought in the Autumn treasures that they found to explore with their friends. The children made le
