Eco Committee
Year 1 Oaks – planting!
We are already loving our new planting topic. We went up to Kaden’s Garden to do some planting in the sunshine.
Science
The Theory of Evolution
This half term in Science Juniper are learning about how humans and animals have changed over time. Yesterday we were introduced to Charles Darwin and his theories. As part of his research studies, Charles found that different types of finches had evolved over time to adapt to their surroundings. Their Read more…
Science
Adaptations
During our Science adaptation lesson, we completed different investigations to answer the following questions- Why do some animals have blubber? Why do birds have different shaped beaks? How do birds stay dry? Why do some animals have webbed feet? How do larger feet help in the snow?
Science
Energy – speed
Rowan have extremely enjoyed our science topic, ‘energy’. This week the children have been learning all out energy, different energy stores and how it energy can be converted and transferred. They have also looked at different equations to work out efficiency, speed and power. They particularly loved looking at speed Read more…
Science
Eureka- Chew to the Poo!
Year 4 had a fantastic day today at Eureka. We loved exploring all the different areas in the museum. In the afternoon, we took part in a workshop called ‘Chew to the Poo’ where we learnt all about the digestive system ready for our science topic about human bodies next Read more…
Science
British Science Week – Willows
We have loved British science week this week; we have been learning about different scientists and the different types of scientists, we have looked at ‘smashing stereotypes’ in science and how anybody could be a scientist. We also learnt about connections and discussed how we can connect with others, we Read more…
Reception - Bluebells
British Science Week
This week we have been talking about British science week. The children have discussed what science is and how it is all around us. Reception have been learning about flowers. We have been naming different flowers and learning the different parts of a flower. One of our favourite flowers are Read more…
Design Technology
Water-powered Rockets!!!
As part of British Science Week, Year 6 created water-powered rockets, looking at energy stores, how energy changes from one store to another, and how rockets are designed to fly more efficiently. After designing and building our rockets, we part-filled them with water and used a pump to build up Read more…
Science
British Science Week 2023 – connections
This week children across school have celebrated British Science Week. This years theme is ‘connections’. The children have explored the topic connections discussing how we are connected to each other, how we can connect and even thinking about how we are connecting to other countries. In year 6 the children Read more…
Science
British Science Week- Parachute Investigation
For British Science Week we investigated air resistance to link to our topic of Forces and the theme Connections. We looked at what the purpose of a parachute was and how the force of air resistance slows it down. We used a range of different materials to see which material Read more…