Year 6 - Orienteering Competition
Could you navigate your way to victory using nothing but a map and your determination? On Tuesday, a group of six fantastic Year 6 children did just that, heading over to St Bede's High School to represent us at this year’s orienteering competition. Putting their brilliant map-reading skills to the test, they navigated the school grounds to track down markers and retrieve key information like numbers and countries. Each of them put in 100% effort, showing incredible determination and completing the courses with huge smiles on their faces—check out our wonderful silver medals!
Year 5 PE - Athletics: Shot Put
Year 5 Channel Their Inner Olympians in Athletics! This week, Year 5 took to the school playground for a fantastic Athletics session, turning their focus to the power and technique of the shot put. The children worked hard on mastering their throwing stance, learning how to safely "push" the shot put from their shoulder rather than throwing it like a ball. It was wonderful to see their determination as they focused on their aiming points and pushed for maximum distance. The class did incredibly well, showing fantastic technique and sportsmanship throughout the lesson. Watch out, Team GB—we might just have some future Olympic champions in our midst!
Year 5 Science - Investigating Asteroid Craters
Our Year 5 scientists have blasted off into an exciting new physics topic this week, exploring the secrets of our solar system. The children began by examining different celestial bodies, discussing the phases of the Moon, and discovering how a massive asteroid collision millions of years ago brought about the end of the dinosaurs. This sparked a big question for our main science investigation: Does the size of an asteroid affect the diameter of its impact crater? To put this to the test, the class worked brilliantly in teams to plan a fair test. They identified their variables and designed their own data tables to record their future findings. The children raided the PE cupboard to use different-sized sports balls as their "asteroids." They dropped these into trays of sand to measure and observe the deep craters left behind. What do you predict our results will show—will a larger asteroid always make a wider crater?
Year 3 - PSHE - Learning First Aid For Asthma Attacks and Choking
Today, our Year 3 class took part in an invaluable life skills session focused on first aid. After watching an educational video from the British Red Cross, the children put their learning into practice. They learned how to spot the signs of someone having an asthma attack and the exact steps to take to help them use their inhaler. The class also practised the vital techniques needed to assist someone who is choking, including how to deliver effective back blows . We are incredibly proud of how maturely the children approached these sensitive topics. They showed fantastic listening skills and now feel much more confident about how to stay calm and help in an emergency. Well done, Year 3!
Year 3 - Handwriting - Letters of Thanks To Staff
As we approach the end of the school year, Year 3 spent time reflecting on their favourite memories during a very special handwriting lesson today. The children put their best effort into their presentation, using their finest cursive script to write letters of thanks to the school staff. They took great care with their letter formation, spacing, and alignment to ensure their messages looked as beautiful as possible. It was a wonderful opportunity for the class to practice their writing skills while expressing their gratitude to the team for a fantastic year of learning and growth. Well done, Year 3, for your hard work and lovely manners!
Year 2 Maths: Creating pictograms from data
Our brilliant Year 2 students have been turning into data detectives this week in maths! The children took charge of their own learning by surveying their classmates on some very important topics... Like favourite ice cream flavours and favourite sports. They did a fantastic job collecting the data using tally charts, and then beautifully presented their findings using pictograms! We are so proud of their amazing teamwork. Future data scientists in the making!
Year 2 D&T: Final product and testing
Our Year 2 designers have officially completed their Design & Technology project: creating chairs for our classroom bears! After weeks of planning, measuring, and building, today was the ultimate test. The children placed the exact bears they designed the chairs for onto their final structures to see if they were strong, stable, and most importantly, comfortable!
Year 4 D.T. - Making and Testing Prototype 2
Continuing with our mechanical car creations, Year 4 moved away from their original prototype design, making a more advanced version for prototype 2. This was a more advanced design and Year 4 worked really well to complete some tricky joins to complete their model. Once complete, we needed to test our prototype and compare with our results of prototype 1. We got some interesting results!
Reception- Music- Expressing Ourselves
In Reception this week the children have been putting their learning of music into practice. Using the different instruments to make a beat and then develop it into a song that they know. We then took it to the next level and used the role play outfits to put on a music show. Singing our favourite songs and making up lots of different actions. We had so much fun!
Reception- EAD- Exploring Billy's Bucket
The children have had a thoroughly magical week exploring our focus story, Billy's Bucket! It has been wonderful to see them using their imaginations to look beyond the ordinary and wonder what spectacular things might be hidden inside their very own buckets. From marvellous sea creatures to giant mythical beasts, their ideas have been absolutely amazing. The children then worked with fantastic enthusiasm to bring these creations to life, using a wonderful mix of crafting materials, loose parts, and storytelling. It has been a joy to watch their imaginative worlds come alive in the classroom, and they have done a brilliant job sharing their ideas with one another!
Year 4 History - The Maya and the Cacao Bean
Year 4 have been further investigating the lifestyle of the Maya civilisation, when we came across something we have already looked at this year - the cacao bean! Pupils were able to remember facts from their previous Geography unit, and relate this to the Maya. Year 4 were amazed to find that the Maya had managed to grow and harvest a difficult plant where the Maya lived and for the beans to become such an integral part of Maya lifestyle. They were even more impressed to find out the Maya were the first to make hot chocolate! Year 4 played a Maya board game in groups to find out even more facts. The winner was the person with the most 'cacao beans' at the end!
Year 6: English - Creative Writing
This week Year 6 are completing some creative writing based around the short clip Dracula's Whitby. We are thinking about describing character and setting, and also emphasising the need to create an atmosphere to keep the reader curious about what will happen next.
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