The ethos team from key stage 2 had their very first meeting today. We discussed what the ethos team will do and that they have been chosen because they demonstrate our Christian values well. Their first task was to decorate some prayer cushions to show to the other classes as examples. Our prayer cushions are going to be used outdoors when children want to find a quiet space to sit and reflect or pray.
During our topic on Particles and Chemical Reactions, we looked at setting up an experiment to test how long it takes for sugar to dissolve in water. We had a control group and then planned how we could incorporate different variables to change and investigate how to speed up or slow down the dissolving process. The class then decided on which variable each group would choose and collated the results at the end.
As part of our RE topic, Year 6 discussed what they think a soul is, where it comes from, what happens to it when we die and what it looks like. The children had some fantastic and mature ideas and were able to both articulate their own thoughts and ask thoughtful and empathetic questions around the topic.
As part of Coding week, Year 6 looked at creating their own games on Scratch. The children used brief guides and their own coding knowledge to create one of three games: tennis, archery or cycling. They were able to write lines of code using sensing blocks, variables and even add scores.
This week during computing, Year 6 have been looking at coding. They have explored, investigated and made different games on scratch. The children worked very hard, thought about the schools secrets of success (don’t give up, concentrate and push yourself) whilst using scratch. Well done.
In our maths lessons this week, we have been looking at how to partition numbers. We used Base 10 and Part-whole models to help us learn how to partition numbers in different ways.
Juniper have been making formulations this afternoon. We carried out an investigation in which we made some formulations using cordial and water. A formulation is made when a particular mixture is added together to create a particular product. Juniper have been formulating apple & blackcurrant drinks. Our formulations were made from differing amounts of water and cordial. We found that the more cordial that was added, the more intense the flavour.
In Year 6, we looked at how we can improve our teamwork. Activity The challenge was to build a bridge to span 30 cm using only newspaper and tape or art straws and tape. We then attempted to place 3 toy cars on the bridge to see if they could hold the weight. The children did an excellent job of working together and communicating throughout the task.
Year 5 Pine have been creating mixtures in Forest School and linking our learning outside with our science lessons. In science, we have been learning about pure substances and mixtures. We have been thinking about the different ways to separate mixtures, including sieving, filtering and using magnets. In Forest School, the children were very creative and made some fabulous mixtures during ‘The Great Muddy Bake-off’. They wrote down their recipes and included the scientific vocabulary Read more
Within our science topic ‘particles and chemical reactions’ year 6 have been learning new scientific vocabulary such as soluble, insoluble, solvent, solute, solution particles, pure and impure substances. The children have worked very well to carry out investigations and experiments and work scientifically. Today, we used filter paper, funnels and sieves to separate different mixtures. The children recognised that some mixtures also need to be separated through evaporation. Well done Year 6