Yesterday we took part in the live online lesson “Spaceship Earth”, an exciting and interactive space-themed STEM experience that brought learning to life. During the session, Maple learnt how satellites are launched into space and how they orbit the Earth to collect vital information. We discovered how satellites are used Read more…
This afternoon we have completed our online safety lesson for this half term. We began by discussing what the term ‘plagiarism’ means. We completed a quiz in pairs to identify which of the examples given were examples of plagiarism. We then learnt about citation and bibliographies and the importance of Read more…
KS2 took part in an online virtual escape room, where they were challenged to collaborate, problem-solve, and think creatively to progress through each stage. Working together to overcome a series of themed challenges, the groups used their “wizardry” skills to successfully complete the escape room experience.
Year 2 took part in a Coding workshop focused on healthy eating. The children met a robot called Al who needed algorithms to help pack a healthy lunchbox. They also explored how to debug when mistakes occurred. The class asked thoughtful questions about Coding, such as why humans don’t just Read more…
Pine and Juniper have been using the program 2design and make to create some of their own 3D models. We have investigated all the different functions of the program, planned a package to make for a chosen target audience and made our 3D models.
We had a fantastic day celebrating European Day of Languages! We began the morning by enjoying a delicious croissant while listening to some traditional French music. Afterwards, we explored the amazing diversity of languages and cultures around the world and within our own classroom. Using a map, we located different Read more…
Today Year 2 have been working hard in Computing to learn how to login and how to access Purple Mash. They then went on 2Paint a picture to create a picture using their creativity using Impressionism style.
The children have had such a fabulous week and have made a fantastic start to Year 2. We started our art topic by drawing a picture of a teddy and by drawing different emotions. For History, we have been learning about fire safety for our Great Fire Of London topic. Read more…
This week has been arts week and we have learning about Artist David Hockney. We created a fact page about him, drew a picture of his famous Garrowby Hill and then coloured in pictures of his artwork using the computer.
The Digital leaders have had a great morning at Rochdale Rugby club to complete Engineering Educates workshop. We looking at what we think a ‘typical’ robot looks like. We then learnt about what engineering is and how they use robots to help complete different jobs. Next their challenge was ‘Motion Read more…