Computing
Hour of Code
This week it is ‘Hour of Code’. We completed a coding lesson during our computing time where we practised our basic coding skills.
Computing
Hour of Code
In Computing today, Juniper and Pine took part in a coding session for ‘Hour of Code’, which is where millions of students all over the globe celebrate Computer Science Education. The children put their coding skills to the test as they were able to input their codes to create different Read more
Science
Year 3 Birch – investigations
Year 3 loved creating their ramps out of different material to test how far the toy car travelled. They used the same car, left the height of the ramp the same but changed the material that was on the ramp. We were talking about friction and how some materials create Read more
Religious Education
Christingles
This morning we have made our Christingles ready for the service at Church tomorrow. We learnt about the different parts of a Christingle and what they represent: Orange – the world Red ribbon – Jesus’ blood Cocktail sticks – the four compass directions and the four seasons Sweets – the Read more
Science
Year 1 – Building Things
In our science lessons, we have been learning about different materials and their properties. We can identify the materials that objects are made out of and what properties that material has. Children have really enjoyed investigating different materials to see if they are waterproof or not waterproof. We are looking Read more
Anti- Bullying Ambassadors
Anti-Bullying Week
This week across school we have been taking part in Anti-Bullying Week. Juniper, along with other year groups, were able to attend a special assembly put together by the anti-bullying ambassadors at St Luke’s all around the focus for this year – choose respect. In class, we discussed respect and Read more
Drama
The 3 Little Pigs
In English this half-term, we have been re-writing ‘The 3 Little Pigs.’ Each day we have focussed on improving adjectives and verbs within the story, as well as structuring our sentences well. The children have also used COOL time to explore the story further by reading the book, drawing and Read more
Ethos Council
Ethos Team- Decorating a xmas tree at St Luke’s Church
The Ethos team were invited to design decorations for a tree to be displayed in St Luke’s Church. The children decided that they wanted the tree to represent our school using our Christian values, the nativity and our school colours. They worked hard making the decorations. Today we walked to Read more
Design and technology
Pavilions
This half term in Year 4 our DT topic is Structure. In our first lesson we have been exploring different frame structures to test which are the most stable using toothpicks and sweets. We made basic geometric structures and then created larger structures considering strength and stability.
