Yesterday, our lesson started with discussions about the vandalism of the Marcus Rashford mural in Manchester and the disgraceful racist abuse Rashford, Saka and Sancho have received online after England’s defeat. We learnt about what racism is and how we can all play a part to educate others, and ourselves Read more…
During the Summer term, Maple have been learning how to play the violin with Rochdale Music Service. Have a look of the video of them in action! https://stlukesceprimaryco-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/mgrindrod_stlukesceprimary_co_uk/EfAlOdMxOmZLm6M1s5gvVtUB6DjEfCE2YV7puQxqrxKpUA
Maple have been investigating how fast different liquids flow. We have learnt some new voabulary – viscosity and gradient – ask your child if they can tell you what they mean! We made predictions, carried out a fair test, recorded our findings and discussed our results. We concluded that the Read more…
The children have been learning how to divide by 10 and 100 today in Maple. We made a ‘human’ place value chart, and discussed what was happening as the numbers were divided.
Maple have been busy making potions this afternoon. We’ve been making scientific observations and asking questions about what we’ve seen. We all got a shock when we mixed vinegar with bicarbonate of soda, looked puzzled when we stirred water and oil together and were amazed when we looked at how Read more…
This afternoon Maple have been learning how to measure sound in decibels. We measured the sound levels made by a variety of musical instruments using a sound meter and recorded them in a table. We then used the results to draw a graph. Did you know the loudest burp ever Read more…
We had lots of fun outside today! We learnt how to use clay to make coil pots. It was a bit messy, but we loved experimenting with the clay! We are looking forward to when the clay dries, so then we can paint them and use them to grow a plant Read more…
This afternoon Maple have been making worry dolls. The aim of our worry dolls is to help us work through our worries, by telling our dolls what is bothering us. We might then want to share our worries with a friend or a trusted adult. For now, our worry dolls Read more…
Yesterday was Safer internet day, within our online lesson we talked about the dangers of the internet and looked at different scenarios deciding on whether we would check the information we see or trust it. Erica created a brilliant poster, which included some really important rules for us to follow Read more…
Maple had their Christmas party this afternoon. Lots of fun, games, food and prize-winning! Merry Christmas Maple and a Happy New Year, love from Mrs Grindrod and Mrs Pillitteri xxx