We have had a fantastic first week back in Year 3 Birch! We have been learning all about ‘The Stone Age’ in our history topic, we planned a fair test and learnt all about variables in science, wrote some prayers for our prayer jars and created some art work in Read more…
This week Oaks have been settling back into school and getting used to their new classroom. They have loved exploring the outdoor area, areas in class and starting their brand new books! They have been talking about what a scientist looks like, in preparation for their science topic about Read more…
We had so much fun at Knowsley Sqfari Park today! We saw lots of animals and watched the sea lion show and the birds of prey show too! We loved the sea lions the best. We had so much fun that lots of us fell asleep on the coach back. Read more…
Year 2 had such a fantastic day at Imagine That – We made lots of fun things and could take them home: bath bombs, slime, magnets, and snow! We had a great time exploring the science room and watched a scientist create a bubble volcano. We also explored the big Read more…
Year 5 had a fantastic day at St Annes beach yesterday. We had some time enjoying the beach and having fun. The children created mermaid art, built amazing sandcastles, played frisbee, played catching games and persevered with kite flying. We also had some time working with the Lancashire Wildlife Trust Read more…
On Thursday 7th July, Maple took part in the Rochdale Science-Faith Festival at St. Luke’s Church called God and the Big Bang. We took part in interactive workshops with the opportunity to discover, discuss and debate the compatibility of science and faith.
We competed an investigation to see how we change a solid to a liquid by melting. We were challenged to find a place outside that we could keep our ice cube to stop it melting quickly. We found that by keeping it in our hands it melted quickly due to Read more…
This half term Year 4 Maple are learning all about different types of rocks and fossils and today we used chocolate to help us remember the rock cycle. We used different types of chocolate (milk, white and dark) to represent the different layers in sedimentary rock. We then applied heat Read more…
During Science lessons we have been looking at the three different types of rocks; Igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic. We started our Science lesson this week by completing a ‘Kahoot’ quiz where we answered questions about what we already know as a recap. We then used chocolate to represent the different Read more…
This week in Science, we have been learning all about mixtures. We investigated what would happen when we mixed a substance with water. The substances we mixed with water were; washing up liquid, hand soap and bubble bath. We used our fingers as bubble wands to see which mixture would Read more…