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Careers week and World Book Day

During careers week Nursery learnt all about being an engineer. We started the week by learning what engineers are and the different jobs they do. We designed a house together, discussing our decisions as we went along and importance of planning. The children had a go at designing their own houses, making engineering decisions. On day 3, the children took part in a playdough challenge to create a house from lolly sticks that could stand Read more

By Mrs Greenwood, ago

Careers Week

This week Reception have been exploring different careers. At the beginning of the week, parents and adults came into school for shared learning. Everyone explored and discussed different careers with their adults. They enjoyed being an artist and creating pieces of artwork, being a doctor and looking after their patients, being an engineer and designing a bridge, learning about being an aerospace engineer and a chef! Everyone was very busy! Throughout the week, we have Read more

By Mrs Marsh, ago

Mae Jemison Press Conference

This morning, Year 5 have taken part in their very own press conference. This week for careers week, Year 5 were given the engineer Mae Jemison to focus on. Throughout the start of the week we were able to learn lots about Mae by watching videos, reading her stories, and even creating a biography poster all about her life! Today was the time for us to be put in the hot seat! We were about Read more

By Miss Maxwell, ago

The Sky’s The Limit – Engineering Educates Robotics Challenge

Session 1 – Ask Throughout careers week, Year 5 have been given an engineering topic that is called ‘The Sky’s The Limit.’ Today we carried out “Session1: Ask” which asked the question ‘How do some things fly better than others?’ We looked into how simple systems work, identifying how each part depends on another and predicting what would happen if there was a missing piece or link. We created paper aeroplanes and were able to Read more

By Miss Maxwell, ago

Year 6 Erlson engineering trip

Today the children had an exciting visit to Erlson Factory where they explored the world of engineering. During the trip, they were able to see how engineers work in real-life settings and learn about the different career opportunities within engineering. The children also discussed the important skills and attributes needed to become an engineer, such as problem-solving, creativity, teamwork, and perseverance. It was a fantastic opportunity for them to connect their learning to real-world careers Read more

By Mr Hignett, ago

Careers Week- Engineer’s-Marble Runs!

This week we have loved careers week with a focus on Engineering! In Year 1 we have designed, created, reviewed and show cased our Marble Runs! We planned our designed based on Marble Runs we have researched, we worked in groups and listened to one another to share ideas. We created our Marble Runs with recycled materials. We were also able to fix and improve our designs. During English lessons, we focused on Oracy and Read more

By Miss Jones, ago

Islam Assembly

This morning we were very lucky to have two special visitors into school. Children in KS1 and KS2 had a very informative assembly about Islam. Soban and Burhan came into school to teach us some Arabic greetings, teach us about the 5 pillars of Islam and about fasting. Children were able to ask questions they had too about their faith.  Some children were able to answer questions as they have learnt about Islam  during their Read more

By Miss Jones, ago

Mae Jemison

This week is Careers Week at St Luke’s with a focus on engineering and in Pine today we have been looking into the life of Mae Jemison – the first African-American black woman to become an astronaut. During our lesson we held a press conference for Mae. Children took on the role of being Mae Jemison and answered questions from other class members. The children displayed some excellent confident formal speaking and asked some fantastic questions – Why is engineering important in space? What skills do you need to be successful? What was your biggest challenge?

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By Mrs Grindrod, ago

All Around the World – French Week for Reception

Children really enjoyed French week. We learnt all about famous landmarks in France, along with where France is on the map. We looked at how we could get from England to France via the euro tunnel, ferry and aeroplane. We finished our week off by tasting some lovely French food. We even got some tasty French Brie and some children wanted to taste this. Most children loved it!

By Ms. Dewhurst, ago