As part of our topic lessons, we have learnt about which animals and insects are friends of the garden and which are foe. We then designed and made our own garden bugs. We created the shape using newspaper, then added mod rock and left to harden, before painting and adding Read more…
This week in Year 3 Birch we have been finishing our half-term topic. At the beginning of this week we made our volcanoes out of coke bottles and paper mache with Mrs Murphy! Then today with Miss North, we have completed a science experiment to test different mixtures to see Read more…
This week we have been making and erupting volcanoes. We created a volcano using paper mache, painted them and investigated which mixture would create the best eruption. Here are some pictures of our week.
This afternoon, Year 5 enjoyed learning about pollination. We carried out a practical activity demonstrating how insects, such as bees, pollinate flowers using cheese puffs! After this, we created some fabulous work showing how pollination happens.
We completed a science experiment by shaping plasticine to make a boat. We worked together to create a boat that would float on water.
As part of our topic this half-term, we are learning about farming, so today we made a special virtual visit to Cronkshaw Fold Farm. A farmer took us on a tour whilst doing his daily farm jobs. We checked in on the goats, collected the eggs from the hens and Read more…
Today we learnt about the different parts of a flower and their roles. We then dissected a Lilly, separating and labelling each part, including the stamen, stigma, filament etc. Tomorrow we will be using this knowledge to write complex sentences about plant reproduction.
This week we have been learning about different materials and which materials float or sink. We have also been doing some fantastic plates art work:
Year 3 have been learning about how our earth was formed. We learnt about the 4 different layers of the earth and about what they were made of. To help with our learning, we created clay models to show the different layers. Here are some pictures.
Today Year 4 Hawthorn put on their masks and created models of the different types of teeth. We learnt all about the types of teeth we have and their function. What a super fun lesson. Well done Hawthorn.
