Science
British Science Week – Effect of particle size
This week has been British Science Week, we did an experiment to explore how different sized particles interact with our respiratory system. We used different sized sieves and colanders, chickpeas, pasta, rice and sand to simulate how we breathe in and filter the air around us. We made a prediction Read more…
Design and technology
Making biscuits
Our DT unit this half term is ‘Cooking and Nutrition: Adapting a recipe’. Last week we carried out some market research and taste tasted different biscuits as well as looking at the packing and deciding who the target audience was for each biscuit. This week we followed a basic recipe Read more…
Careers Related Learning
Careers Week
We’ve had a brilliant week in Maple, we have learnt so much about different types of careers. We have been reading books which include inspirational characters and real life stories about how people achieved their dream careers. We’ve had lots of visitors such as Police Dog handlers, The Manchester Fire Read more…
Careers Related Learning
Careers Week
To start off our careers week in school as part of World Book Day, we had a visit from PC Partington and one of his colleagues. They are police dog handlers and they brought some of their police dogs with them. They talked to us about what their job involves Read more…
Design and technology
Year 4 Linking Project
Today, our linking project school, Littleborough Primary came to visit us for the day. Touchstones also joined us and delivered two workshops. They were a shadow puppet workshop and a body movement workshop and were both based around the book The Crown by Emily Kapff. We had lots of fun Read more…
Art & Design
Soap Sculptures
In our art lessons we have been learning about sculpture being a form of art. One of the artists we have looked at is Barbara Hepworth and the sculptures that she has created. We were then given the task to create our own sculptures out of soap. Have a look Read more…
Equality & Diversity
Mental Health Week
This week was Mental Health Week, the theme was ‘My Voice Matters’. We had lots of discussions in class about what Mental Health is and who they can talk to so they can get their voice heard, we also discussed what things are important to us, what helps us feel Read more…
Learning for Life
The importance of good oral health and hygiene
This morning, year 4 had a visit from our school nurse. Michelle told us all about the importance oral hygiene, we learnt what teeth are and how to look after them, what we use our teeth for, how many teeth we have and which are deciduous and permanent and the Read more…
Art & Design
Shared Learning with parents
This morning was our shared learning when our parents came into school to complete an activity with us and then we got to have lunch together. As we are currently reading the book, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, our task was to invent a new chocolate bar, come up with Read more…