Recap and recall: We started our lesson by identifying the missing letters for our key vocabulary. It was amazing to see how many children remembered and understood words like germinate. Main event: We discussed the meaning of a life cycle and recapped prior learning by referring to the life cycles Read more
This week in Reception we have been busy exploring the story of Jack and the Beanstalk! The children have really enjoyed listening to the story, acting it out with their friends, and retelling the different parts in their own words. We have also been very busy with some exciting planting Read more
Year 2 had an amazing time on our class trip to Imagine That! Throughout the day, we took part in lots of exciting hands-on activities. We made slime, painted our own magnets, and even created dry snow, which everyone loved experimenting with. We also enjoyed exploring the role-play area, where Read more
Year 5 enjoyed an exciting visit to Newhouse Academy today, where they took part in a hands-on science lesson all about chemical reactions. During the session, the children worked like real scientists, using a range of laboratory equipment to carry out experiments and observe how different substances react when combined. Read more
Today, Year 5 Juniper visited Newhouse Academy to carry out some science experiments with Miss Dawson. The children got a coach journey up to Newhouse where they were greeted with Miss Dawson. We then went to one of the science laboratories where the children were given an introduction to what Read more
Year 1 have thoroughly enjoyed learning outdoors. The children have enjoyed their Forest School sessions with Miss Brown they have collected natural resources to create art work and used their imaginations to create animals. They have also created finger art work. Within the outdoor provisions areas, year 1 have enjoyed Read more
This week in Maple, we explored an exciting area of science all about grouping animals and thinking like real scientists when recording information. We began the lesson by discussing how animals can be grouped in different ways. The children quickly realised that animals share certain characteristics, and these can help Read more
This week in Science, Year 1 have been learning a song about the different parts of a plant, along with actions to help them remember the function of each part. They labelled the parts of a flower and learned to identify each one. The children also explored the difference between Read more
In this exciting science lesson, children became young scientists as they investigated what seeds need to grow. The class began by revisiting their knowledge of plant parts and discussing where plants grow. After watching a video about plants around the world, the children explored how plants grow best in spring Read more
Year 1 have begun their new Science topic on plants with an exciting bean experiment to investigate whether plants need water to grow. Over this half-term, we will observe and record changes over time, just like real scientists, and discuss why careful observation is important. We started by drawing flowers Read more