Exploring Nutrients!
After exploring different nutrients, it was clear that we needed some more practice in exploring different nutrients that food provides. We decided to make our own healthy meals to explore nutrients further. We discussed what nutrients were provided by different foods and tried to make sure our…
Children's Mental Health Week!
This week, on top of Safer Internet Day, we have also been taking part in Children’s Mental Health Week, which, we are sure you will agree, is extremely important. As you know, human beings are intrinsically connected to each other, and these connections are vital for the wellbeing of all…
Safer Internet Day!
Yesterday, we had an assembly all around being safe on the internet, in preparation for today, which is Safer Internet Day! The learning main topic of conversation around this has been based around this year's theme ‘Want to talk about it? Making space for conversations about life online’.
In…
Experimenting with materials and their properties!
When looking at properties of materials, it was clear that the children weren't so secure on their understanding of waterproof, absorbent, transparent and opaque. We decided to set up an experiment that would enable us to test and observe these properties of materials. Within this experiment, we…
Birdwatchers on the loose!
Before bird watching, we talked about how many different birds we knew. With over twenty different species I was very impressed! Answers ranged from sparrows, woodpeckers and kingfishers to flamingos, penguins and ostriches! This led to conversations around which types of birds we would be likely…
Open the Book: Jonah the Groaner
This afternoon the story of Jonah the Groaner was brought to life by 'Open the Book' and a few helpers. We learnt that the overarching message from of this story is that of compassion which is one of our school values. We also learnt that Christians believe that even though Jonah had let God…
Explorer Dome: Environment Show
This afternoon we became adventurers, exploring Planet Earth.
We enjoyed crawling through the tunnel, following the fairy lights into the dome, where we looked at the night sky and images of planet Earth from space. We visited the jungle, savannah, desert and found out about deforestation in…
D&T in Year 6
In D&T, we have been making wooden photo frames.
We first created designs to ensure that we were meeting the design criteria. The design criteria specified that our theme should be 'Year 6 Leavers' so that we could remember our classmates when we move on to secondary school.
The class have…
Puppet Masters!
As part of our new Design and Technology topic, that ties in with our Big Question, we are going to be designing and making hand puppets to retell the story of the 3 Little Pigs. Before we can start designing and making, it is really important that we investigate different styles of puppets and…
Snuggle Up and Read Bags!
