In English, we are writing a narrative story about ‘The Present’. We have practised and learnt many new writing skills. This morning we have been writing some complex sentences. We started with a main clause and added subordinate clauses to it, thinking about our punctuation and use of verb tenses. Read more…
Juniper have enjoyed a lovely first week back in school. Both myself and Mrs Jones are very proud of the children. They’ve come back to school ready to learn, with big smiles on their faces. We’ve learnt some new maths, written some lovely narrative pieces, found out about pure and Read more…
On Thursday 7th July, Maple took part in the Rochdale Science-Faith Festival at St. Luke’s Church called God and the Big Bang. We took part in interactive workshops with the opportunity to discover, discuss and debate the compatibility of science and faith.
On Wednesday, Maple took part in our sports day. We all tried our very best and worked together well in our teams. We really enjoyed all the activities and especially the races at the end.
This half term Maple are learning about ‘Mechanical Systems’ and designing and making a slingshot car. Today we have been working independently to produce an accurate, functioning car chassis and design a shape that is suitable for the project. We have discussed what air resistance is and attempted to reduce Read more…
Maple have been down to the River Roch in Queen’s Park today to carry out an investigation into how fast the river was flowing. We positioned ourselves on the bridge and measured a distance of 10 metres. We then timed (in seconds) how long it took for the object in Read more…
Everyone had a great time today taking part in the Maths Roadshow! Each year group came to the hall to carry out some maths investigations. Every class worked really hard to solve as many puzzles as they could, showing great growth mindsets and persevering when they came across a challenging Read more…
The children have had a wonderful day today for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. We have learnt lots of facts about the Queen and her life during her 70 years on the throne. We have enjoyed making our own jubilee mementos and having a picnic for our lunch.
Year 4 have been learning the art of Yoga this afternoon. We have all enjoyed learning how to deliver a ‘peer massage’, with the permission of our friend. We all felt extremely relaxed afterwards! We know that this is a technique that we can now use when we are feeling Read more…
This afternoon we have been learning about how to carry out effective searches using the internet. We worked together as a class to find the answers to some simple questions. We investigated how searches, which are not clear enough, result in us finding the wrong information. The children then worked Read more…