This week in Maple, we explored an exciting area of science all about grouping animals and thinking like real scientists when recording information. We began the lesson by discussing how animals can be grouped in different ways. The children quickly realised that animals share certain characteristics, and these can help Read more
📚✨ World Book Day in Maple Class! ✨📚 Maple Class had a fantastic time celebrating World Book Day and Careers week! We saw some amazing costumes including Tracey Beaker, the Hulk, Snow White, Cinderella and many more wonderful characters. It was brilliant to see everyone bring their favourite stories to Read more
Year 4 have had a fantastic week celebrating Careers Week, with a special focus on engineering. Throughout the week, the children explored how engineers design solutions to real-world problems. Our challenge asked the question: How can robots be designed to support patients to develop fine motor skills and muscle strength? Read more
This week in Year 4, we became food designers as part of Design and Technology lesson on adapting a recipe. Our mission was to explore different types of biscuits, taste and evaluate them, and then use our findings to help us design our own adapted biscuit recipe. Investigating Existing Products Before Read more
🌈 Random Acts of Kindness Day To celebrate Random Acts of Kindness Day, year 4 created some bright and colourful artwork to share with residents at a local elderly care home. Our goal was simple — to spread a little happiness and bring some extra colour into their day. Each Read more
During our LGBT+ History Month collective worship, we learned about the theme of science and innovation and why it is important to recognise the contributions of LGBT+ people throughout history. We talked about how science and innovation help make the world a better place and how many inventors, scientists, and thinkers Read more
In our recent collective worship assembly, we focused on the theme of self-efficacy and the importance of believing in ourselves. We explored the story of The Tortoise and the Hare, discussing how the tortoise succeeds by trusting his own abilities and persevering rather than comparing himself to others. This led Read more
Yesterday we took part in the live online lesson “Spaceship Earth”, an exciting and interactive space-themed STEM experience that brought learning to life. During the session, Maple learnt how satellites are launched into space and how they orbit the Earth to collect vital information. We discovered how satellites are used Read more
It was an exciting Challenge Day in Maple as we took part in the Operation Moonbase mission from Skills Builder. The children threw themselves into the task with brilliant enthusiasm and worked on all eight Skills Builder skills: listening, speaking, teamwork, leadership, problem solving, creativity, staying positive, and aiming high. Our challenge was to imagine a brand-new utopian Read more
This week in our violin lessons we have been practising playing E and E1 on our violins. We worked hard to read the music notation, keep in time and play the correct notes.