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Significant people

In history, we have been learning about notable people from Heywood and exploring why they are remembered. Working in groups, we chose one individual to research and created a detailed fact file about their life, achievements, and impact. After completing our research, each group presented their findings to the rest of the class, helping others learn about different influential figures. Throughout this lesson, we developed important Skills Builder skills such as teamwork by collaborating effectively, Read more

By Mrs Graham, ago

Chemical Reactions at Newhouse Academy

Year 5 enjoyed an exciting visit to Newhouse Academy today, where they took part in a hands-on science lesson all about chemical reactions. During the session, the children worked like real scientists, using a range of laboratory equipment to carry out experiments and observe how different substances react when combined. They were fascinated to see colour changes, fizzing reactions, and even temperature differences as the experiments took place. The experience not only helped them understand Read more

By Mrs Grindrod, ago

Science Experiments at Newhouse Academy

Today, Year 5 Juniper visited Newhouse Academy to carry out some science experiments with Miss Dawson. The children got a coach journey up to Newhouse where they were greeted with Miss Dawson. We then went to one of the science laboratories where the children were given an introduction to what they were going to be doing as well as learning all of their health and safety precautions. The children carried out four different science experiments Read more

By Miss Maxwell, ago

Outdoor Learning

Year 1 have thoroughly enjoyed learning outdoors. The children have enjoyed their Forest School sessions with Miss Brown they have collected natural resources to create art work and used their imaginations to create animals.  They have also created finger art work. Within the outdoor provisions areas, year 1 have enjoyed sensory play whilst learning their phonic sounds. Furthermore, we have used outdoor resources to complete our current science about plants. Looking for wild and garden Read more

By Miss Jones, ago

Week 7 Lava Lamp

Well done to the children who recently created their own lava lamps using water, oil, food colouring, and a fizzy tablet, turning a simple activity into an engaging science investigation at home. They observed how oil floats on water due to differences in density and learned that the two liquids do not mix, while the fizzy tablet produced gas bubbles that carried coloured water up through the oil before it sank back down, creating the Read more

By Mrs Grindrod, ago

The Gingerbread Man

Over the past two weeks in Reception, we’ve been having lots of fun learning all about ‘The Gingerbread Man’! The children really enjoyed listening to the story and joining in with the repeated phrases. We then acted it out together, with everyone taking on different roles and having a go at retelling the story in their own way. We also planned and designed our own gingerbread before making them. We started off by designing our Read more

By Mrs Marsh, ago

Grouping Animals and Recording Data

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 us sort them into groups. We focused on identifying key features such as whether an animal has a backbone, what it eats, and where it Read more

By Mrs Pillitteri, ago

Flowers

This week in Science, Year 1 have been learning a song about the different parts of a plant, along with actions to help them remember the function of each part. They labelled the parts of a flower and learned to identify each one. The children also explored the difference between wild and garden flowers. As part of this, they went on a flower hunt around the school grounds, using an identification key to name each Read more

By Miss Lomax, ago

House Monoprint

Following on from our observational drawings last week, Pine have been working on creating monoprints. The children chose a small section of their drawings and carefully created an enlarged version of the section in their sketch books. We then used polystyrene tiles and printing ink to create a printing tile, which was then used to create the monoprint.

By Mrs Jones, ago

Following on from our observational drawings last week, Pine have been working on creating monoprints. The children chose a small section of their drawings and carefully created an enlarged version of the section in their sketch books. We then used polystyrene tiles and printing ink to create a printing tile, which was then used to create the monoprint.

By Mrs Jones, ago