Physical Education
Sports Day!
On Wednesday, Maple took part in our sports day. We all tried our very best and worked together well in our teams. We really enjoyed all the activities and especially the races at the end.
Science
Chocolate Rocks and Haribo Fossils
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
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Charcot Marie Tooth Information Session
This week in Year 4 Maple we had a special information session all about Charcot Marie Tooth. One of our wonderful pupils has this condition and wanted their friends to learn all about how it effects their day to day life. Our NHS visitors provided lots of information and set Read more
Design and Technology
Mechanical Systems
This half term Maple are learning about ‘Mechanical Systems’ and designing and making a slingshot car. Today we have been working independently to produce an accurate, functioning car chassis and design a shape that is suitable for the project. We have discussed what air resistance is and attempted to reduce Read more
Geography
Geography Fieldwork Trip
Maple have been down to the River Roch in Queen’s Park today to carry out an investigation into how fast the river was flowing. We positioned ourselves on the bridge and measured a distance of 10 metres. We then timed (in seconds) how long it took for the object in Read more
British Values
The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
The children have had a wonderful day today for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. We have learnt lots of facts about the Queen and her life during her 70 years on the throne. We have enjoyed making our own jubilee mementos and having a picnic for our lunch.
Art & Design
Queen’s Jubilee collaborative Art
Year 2 and Year 4 worked together to create a collaborative collage for the Queen’s Jubilee.
Outdoor learning
A Quacking Morning
Today’s final forest school session took us off school grounds and into Queens Park. The children had a great time racing ducks in the stream before continuing our walk into the park. On route we spotted a mother duck with her baby goslings. Then, we walked over to the play Read more
History
Viking Longships
This week Year 4 Maple have continued our exploration of Vikings by learning about Viking longships. We spent the afternoon pretending to be Saxon spies searching the shore to find out more information about our enemies ships. The children worked in teams to create diagrams of the ships. We then Read more
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Yoga Time!
Year 4 have been learning the art of Yoga this afternoon. We have all enjoyed learning how to deliver a ‘peer massage’, with the permission of our friend. We all felt extremely relaxed afterwards! We know that this is a technique that we can now use when we are feeling Read more