This afternoon, Year 5 had a great time working on an egg drop challenge. The children were given the challenge of creating a parachute to a protect an egg. The children thought about which materials would be best to protect the egg. We then discussed which variables would need to be kept the same to make the test fair. The children then worked in teams to create their parachute and we tested them outside. We Read more
This afternoon, Year 5 have enjoyed taking part in the Great Science Share. Children completed the Egg Parachute Challenge investigating different materials that would protect the egg from breaking when dropped. As a class we thought about the strengths and weaknesses of the different materials and identifying which material would be most suitable to protect the egg. Working scientifically we, made predictions, discussed variables (which variable to change, which variables to keep the same , Read more
We loved Science today. We conducted an experiment to see which solution would be better to blow bubbles with. We made our own bubble wands and tested a solution with a tiny bit of washing up liquid against one with lots of it! We found the one with loads was better for blowing bubbles. We then tested something else… the taste of rocket lollies. We found that we loved them and they went down a Read more
This morning was very exciting as we had a visit from a Rochdale Council Recycling truck. This truck was special because Nomin’s artwork won a borough-wide art competition and her work has been printed onto the truck. We were all very proud of Nomin and her work looks fantastic and also will spread an important message across Rochdale over the coming years.
This week was World Environment Day. We discussed what is happening in the world and what we can do to protect it. We also talked about what the bible says on this topic. In the bible it says that earth has been given to mankind as gift. We talked about how we should look after gifts and the children came up with some great ideas about how they could look after the world. One child Read more
In this lesson, we explored Ancient Egyptian art and identified colours, patterns and shapes that were used. We looked closely at different surfaces and created our own using a variety of materials and used coffee to stain the paper. We then had a go at drawing some of the shapes and patterns ourself. The end pieces of art were amazing, well done year 3!
This morning in our collective worship we have been discussing the effects of plastic use on our environment. We have learnt about how plastic thrown away can end up in our oceans, harming the wildlife and eventually harming us. God created the world and gave it as a gift to us and we must make sure we look after it. The children have been discussing how important it is to reuse and recycle plastic so Read more
This half term we are learning about animals. This week we have been researching different animals and reading books to find out more about them. We have then been busy designing and creating our own animals. Some children made a jelly fish, or a crab or even a fire breathing lion who lived in the jungle!
This half term, we are learning about animals and minibeasts. This morning in PE, the children listened to the different classical pieces in ‘The Carnival of Animals’ collection. They listened carefully to the music and thought about how it made them feel. We discussed the pitch and the tempo of the pieces. We talked about how the different animals might move and we moved this way to the music.
Year 6 have been challenged to design, make and evaluate their own playgrounds in DT. The children have spent the past two days producing their own designs in groups focusing on the design criteria. The playground had to be: fun, safe, something to hide, something to climb up and something that moves. We have swings, seesaws, climbing walls, trampolines, slides, hidden tree top houses and even zip wires. Here are some of the structures we Read more