Outdoor learning
Siddal Moor Visit
Year 5 went to Siddal Moor this afternoon for a taster afternoon. The children took part in either food tec, d.t or dance class. Here are some pictures of our afternoon.
Mathematics
Telling the time outside
This morning in maths, Year 4 enjoyed creating clock faces on the playground. They then worked hard converting digital to analogue time. It was lovely to see the children working well in groups and supporting and coaching each other through different challenges. We even had some clock faces using roman Read more…
Eco Committee
Recreating Darwin’s Experiments: Owl Pellet Investigation (Warning – contains real animal bones!)
After weeks of studying Darwin’s work, we were able to use his notes to recreate some of his experiments. We decided to focus on his work on seed dispersal and what he felt he could learn from owl pellets and the study of diets within food chains. The first thing Read more…
Geography
Allotment visit
Year 5 would like to say a massive thank you to Mr McDowell for allowing us to visit his allotment. Enclosed is some pictures of year 5s great afternoon out.
Art & Design
Flying a kite for Eco week! 🔸🔷🔶🔹
This week has been eco week at St Luke’s. We have talked about what is spoiling our world and what we can do to help this and what we can do to help create an eco friendly school. This links with our RE in which we are learning about the Read more…
Outdoor learning
Road Safety
Today we had some visitors come and speak to us about road safety. They brought a big HGV for us to look at – Mrs Whitworth even got to sit in the drivers seat!
Eco Committee
Minibeast Hunt
This week in school it is Eco Week. This afternoon in Willows we have been talking about what animals live in our school environment. We went on a minibeast hunt in Kayden’s Garden to see what we could find.
English
Macbeth soundscape in the park.
This morning, year 4 enjoyed visiting the park to experience the atmosphere of the opening scenes of Macbeth. We did this by imagining the sounds that Macbeth and Banquo might have heard as they travelled back to camp. We then used the environment to create these noises and recorded the Read more…