Year 6 were lucky to have PLP visit us and talk to us about the building work and some of the science behind it. We discussed how to build structures and had the chance to use wooden rods and elastic bands to build stable structures. We were also Read more
This morning Maple have been busy building! A lady from the school building project carried out a session with us all about ‘Structures’. We had to make tetrahedrons using the wooden sticks. We then got busy trying to make the biggest structure we could with them. The children all had Read more
Year 6 continued their work on inheritance, evolution and Darwin by exploring what DNA is, how it helps decide what type of person we will be and how genetic engineering and selective breeding have affected living things around us. We studied selective breeding in dogs, looking at how species Read more
As part of our research into Darwin and his Theory of Evolution, Year 6 investigated what fossils are, where they are found, how they are formed and what types of fossils there are. We created information booklets using our 4 sentence paragraph strategy: statement, question, exclamation and command. The children Read more
As part of our topic we have been learning about changing state. This week we have used our design and technology skills to design and create chocolate creations. We had lots of fun adding exciting ingredients. We then created advertisements.
Year 5 have been putting our cooking skills to use to make vegetable soup. Here are some pictures of what we did.
On Stephen Lawrence Day we learnt about how our differences make us special. We learnt what the term descrimination meant and how we can be aware how our behaviours can effect others. We created jigsaw pieces including special things about ourselves showing no matter what our differences ‘we all Read more
We finished our Beat, band, boogie topic with a BANG! We used recycled material to create some excellent musical instruments.
We have started to create our own musical instruments out of recycled items! We can’t wait to show you the finished products as we have been working very hard on them.
After receiving the letter from the aliens and finding out they had crashed their spaceship, we decided that we should make them a new spaceship to help them get back to their planet. First of all, we completed a design sheet where we listed what materials we were going to Read more