Geography
A trip to see the River Roch
Year 4 had a fantastic time this afternoon as we went down to the River Roch in Queen’s Park. The children spotted meanders and signs of erosion, transportation and deposition. They were amazing at explaining what each meant. They noticed signs of pollution and discussed why this was bad for Read more
Geography
River Roch Visit
Maple have been down to the River Roch in Queens Park this morning. The children were amazing at spotting meanders and signs of erosion, transportation and deposition – ask them what it means if you’re not sure! They were quick to spot signs of pollution and notice wildlife that had made Read more
Design and Technology
Mountain Designs
Today we were put into groups and each group were given a different picture of a Mountain Range. During this half term, we are going to be creating models of our Mountain range. Today we created prototypes of our structures and made annotated sketches of our designs.
Art & Design
A tree through the 4 seasons
In our topic we are looking at seasons and how things change over each season. We used different colours to represent what a tree might look like during each season. We used red/pink for the blossom on a tree in Spring. We used green for a Summer tree. We used Read more
Geography
The River Roch
Year 4 Hawthorn have been investigating the River Roch. First we looked at maps of Rochdale and highlighted where the River Roch flows. Next we looked through some resources about the river. These included looking at Roman coins found in the river, a protected plant species that grows there and Read more
Geography
The River Roch
Maple have been investigating the River Roch. The children have enjoyed looking through some resources about the river. They have have found that otters have been spotted by the riverbanks, a protected plant species grows there, it played a big role in the cotton industry and that the sport of Read more
Geography
Street detectives
To begin our new topic ‘Street Detectives’ we went on a walk around Heywood. We looked at different places in Heywood and why they are important. Here are some of the places that are important to us:
English
Descriptive Writing
This half term Maple are learning about ‘Rivers & Mountains’. We immersed ourselves in the topic by listening to the sounds a river makes and watching clips of majestic mountains. The children thought about what they might hear, see and touch if they were there. They imagined what it would Read more
English
Polar Bear Explorers’ Club
This half term, we have started our new topic: Frozen Kingdom. We will be studying the Arctic and Antarctica and have begun our new book, The Polar Bear Explorers’ Club. We began by making predictions based on the cover alone, before moving on to write our own blurb about and Read more