In Year 1 we have been learning about animals and their homes. We then had to choose one of the homes that we would like to try and make ourselves – we chose a bird nest. We went into our outdoor area and around the path to collect the materials Read more
This term our new topic is Scrumdiddlyumptious! We will be learning lots of new things about food and how the right amount of food from each food group can help us stay healthy! We tasted lots of different foods including cucumber, lychees, radish, pineapple, mushroom, plum, grapefruit and sugar snap Read more
As scientists, Year 6 know that they need to explore the world around them and investigate models to deepen their understanding. They did not expect, however, to be dissecting a lamb’s heart this week. The children have impressed with the knowledge they have already gained in a short space of Read more
In Science, we have begun to study the features of the human heart. We have used a range of models and diagrams to help us to play a number of games to memorise and identify the features of a human heart and the flow of blood through the heart.We have Read more
As part of our new topic ‘Wriggle and crawl’ we went on a minibeast hunt in Kaden’s garden. We found ants, slugs, spider webs, woodlouse and flies:
In Year 6,we have had the opportunity to work with author Yvonne Weatherhead on her Starfly book series. Some of the children have spent a number of 3-4 day sessions studying the book, its characters, themes and images. As well as this, the children have been afforded the opportunity Read more
A fantastic start to the new year in Year 3. We began the week looking into our new topic titled ‘scrumdidlyumptious’. This is a topic based around food. We began the week by talking about the difference between fruits and vegetables and tasted various ones including, Lychee, Pineapple, Grapefruit, mushroom, Read more
In science today, Year 3 planned and carried out experiments to test the permeability of various types of rock.
As part of our Frozen Kingdom topic, Year 6 had to try and construct food webs to show predators and prey in the Arctic. We studied many of the animals, where they live, the conditions they need, where they would likely hunt, and investigated further into the animals’ eating habits. Read more
In science we have been investigating soil permeability using 3 different types of soil. We used a funnel, filter paper and measuring cylinders to carry out our investigation. First we planned our investigation in groups and made a prediction, then we carried out our investigation and made a conclusion about Read more