Juniper have had a fantastic French day. We enjoyed a ‘petit dejeuner’ of croissants and orange juice, followed by learning some facts about the country. We read a story in French and learnt a new French song. We challenged ourselves to build an Eiffel Tower model from dried spaghetti and Read more…
Year 4, 5 and 6 have had a fantastic day of prayer and reflection. The children completed a range of different activities, which prompted thought-provoking discussions. Everyone enjoyed using our new prayer cushions to find a spot in forest school where they felt calm and relaxed to have some time Read more…
Juniper have enjoyed a day of prayer and reflection today. We’ve been busy building dens and thinking about others in countries who are less fortunate than us. We’ve learnt about the stories trees can tell us and reflected on the stories we can tell from our own lives. We’ve identified Read more…
This afternoon Juniper have been carrying out a separating investigation. We used our knowledge of filtering and sieving to separate our river water back into pure substances. We used lots of equipment: filter paper, funnels, beakers, sieves. We discussed our ideas and planned our method. We finished with some fantastic Read more…
On Friday evening, some of year 5 visited the AJ Bell stadium as part of a project with Rochdale Hornets. It was a fantastic experience for everyone who went. Firstly, the children took part in a tag rugby tournament with other schools. The played well and persevered despite the rain. Read more…
Today, Year 5 have had a fun afternoon doing Forest School. In geography, we have been learning about slums and we recapped everything we have learnt so far. We spoke about how houses in slums are usually poorly constructed with any materials that can be found. We also spoke about Read more…
This half term in RE we have been reflecting on and discussing reasons why people do or do not believe in God. Today our focus was to explain why to many Christians the natural world is evidence for a belief in God. We explored Kaden’s garden and the children went Read more…
Year 5 have been working hard in their computing lessons this half term. We have learnt some new vocabulary and thinking about algorithms, abstraction and decomposition in computer science. The children have used Purple Mash to code a simple traffic light system. We also used a football game and thought Read more…
Year 5 have been finding out all about ‘European Languages Day’ this afternoon. This day has been celebrated since 2001, to help people understand how useful it can be to speak more than one language. In Europe, there are 24 different spoken languages. Year 5 have had a go at Read more…
Juniper have been making formulations this afternoon. We carried out an investigation in which we made some formulations using cordial and water. A formulation is made when a particular mixture is added together to create a particular product. Juniper have been formulating apple & blackcurrant drinks. Our formulations were made Read more…