Christian Values
Random Act of Kindness
This afternoon Pine have been to the park to litter pick as their ‘random act of kindness’. Well done everyone!
Science
Stem Club Week 5
This week the children have been thinking about helicopter blades, and how different blade sizes change the way a paper spinner falls. They took on the challenge of trying to help Mr Sycamore…Mr Sycamore arrived for work in a helicopter, amazing the students. He’s testing which helicopter is best. Can Read more
Careers Related Learning
Staying Positive and Creativity
This afternoon we have looked at 2 new skills builders for this half term. We’ve had some great discussions around how we can stay positive and be creative. The children have given many examples of how they have achieved these things both in and out of school. See some of Read more
Mathematics
Fractions of amounts
Wow, what a great maths lesson today!!! The children used their prior knowledge of times and division tables to work out fractions of amounts. There was some fantastic mental maths happening and application of prior learning to help them to master the skill of calculating fractions of amounts. Well done Read more
Careers Related Learning
Educational Environment Recycling programme
This afternoon Year 5 have enjoyed a visit from the Educational Environment Recycling programme. This involved a fun and informative recycling lesson. The children learnt about the importance of recycling with practical examples of how to recycle well at home and the session included fun, interactive games and materials. Each Read more
Mathematics
Multiplying non unit fractions by an integer
This morning Pine have been applying their knowledge from our previous unit on fractions to help them multiply non unit fractions by an integer. We worked using unit fraction cards to see what was happening when we had multiple non unit fractions. The children were able to calculate answers, then Read more
Science
Stem Club Week 3
This week the children in Stem Club have been thinking about dinosaurs. We discussed what we know about them and what different dinosaurs look like. We then designed and made models of different dinosaur shapes. We thought about the size, shape and weight of them and how each dinosaur would Read more
Science
Stem Club Week 2
This week at Stem Club we’ve been thinking about weights, forces and measures. We set ourselves the challenge of building a bridge from 5 sheets of A4 paper to see how much weight it could hold. We all built different models and tested them to see how much weight they Read more
Science
Magnetism
In our Science lesson this week, we’ve been learning all about magnets. We know that magnets are objects that have a north and south and pole and that can attract/repel other magnetic materials, that two of the same poles (e.g. north and north) attract each other and two poles that Read more
Careers Related Learning
Science Show
On Wednesday afternoon, Years 5 and 6 were visited by the scientist Adrian Bowden for an Electricity Science Show. The show started with static electricity and demonstrated some amazing experiments the children could carry out at home. There a was a particular focus on cells, bulbs, buzzers, switches and whole Read more