The children in Reception have enjoyed exploring our technology area this week. The children loved using the walkie talkies to talk to their friends. They could talk to each other in lots of different locations. They have also enjoyed exploring the metal detectors and finding out which materials are
In science, year 4 have been exploring how living things can be identified and grouped according to their characteristics. The children were asked to think of their own criteria, such as living on land or in water, to group different plants and animals using a Carrol diagram or Venn diagram. They th
Year 4’s topic this term is Aiming High! We are looking at how mountains formed and what better way than using vinegar, balloons, sand, tissue and Kit Kats! We made fault-block, dome, volcanic, fold and plateau mountains. Can you work out which is which? Article 28 – we have the right to a good qu
Nursery children continued to learn about composting this week. They headed out to the Reception garden to collect the fallen leaves, these will make a nutritious addition to their compost bin. They are already collecting their fruit waste each day and any plant materials from their garden. Despi
The heavy rain brings some advantages, the soft ground being one. Year 2 took the opportunity, before this weekends predicted cold snap, to get some daffodil bulbs in the ground. Year 6 prepared the ground and the younger children placed in the bulbs, making sure the roots were pointing down. The ch
Year 3 continue to apply their observations of the world around them into their construction. This week some of the children tried to see if they could increase stability in their tower building by adding vertical sticks. Torrential rain meant the second session stayed inside, hopefully giving the f
Year 2 took a break from their construction work to create a bug hotel. Beginning in class, using leaves and sticks, the children filled small boxes. Then outside they re-purposed an old cupboard, first padding it our with dried leaves and then transferring all their houses into the wooden slots. Th
Year One have been learning about the weather and the seasons in Science. The children started by going on an autumn walk, looking for signs of the season and then collecting autumn leaves. Back in the classroom the children listened to the story of Leaf Man and then used the leaves they had col
To begin our Science unit on ‘Animals including Humans’, year 5 were given a selection of pictures and were asked to group them even though they had no criteria. After some discussion , they came up with lots of interesting suggestions such as grouping by size or eating habits. Mostly, the children
This afternoon, Year 3 explored rocks and used criteria to group them according to their properties. The boys and girls then had fun carrying out investigations to answer questions about their uses. The children then played a quiz to show their understanding of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic r
