--- title: "Reception Class - Science - Exploring Space" url: "https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2024-03-19-reception-class-science-exploring-space" school: "Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy" --- # Reception Class - Science - Exploring Space ![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/news/IMG_4718.jpeg) 19 March 2024 This afternoon Reception has been exploring space! We took off from earth in our rocket and flew to the different planets! We visited Mercury - making our bodies small, we used telescopes to view Venus - the hottest planet in our solar system. Then we headed to Mars, we didn’t spot any Martians! Next we went to Jupiter which has a never ending giant storm. Then we visited Saturn and we pretended to be the ring around the planet. After that we went to the coldest planet in our solar system, Uranus, it was freezing! Finally we got to Neptune, the planet that is furthest away from the Sun, it also has the strongest winds. Finally we took a walk on the Moon before heading back to Earth in our rocket! What a busy afternoon! [Reception](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/reception) [Early Years Foundation Stage](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/early-years-foundation-stage) [Science](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/science) [![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/100x100c/news/IMG_0366.jpeg)](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2024-03-18-pre-school-collage-creations) Previous ### [Pre School - Collage Creations](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2024-03-18-pre-school-collage-creations) [![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/100x100c/news/10-top-tips-for-parents-and-educators-encouraging-open-conversations-at-home.jpg)](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2024-03-20-10-top-tips-for-parents-and-educators-encouraging-open-conversations-at-home) Next ### [10 Top Tips for Parents and Educators: Encouraging Open Conversations at Home](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2024-03-20-10-top-tips-for-parents-and-educators-encouraging-open-conversations-at-home) ### Academy Life - [News](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news) - [Events](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/events) - [Clubs](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/basc) - [School Council](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/school-council) - [Attendance](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/attendance) - [Charities and Fundrasing](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/charities-and-fundraising) - ![School Games Gold](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/Gold_Logo_25-26(1).png) - ![Healthy school](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/healthy_school.png) - ![Picture News](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/6_Years_of_Picture_News.png) - ![AP smilestar](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/Screenshot_2026-07-27_10.26.27.png) ##### Location St James Crescent Darwen Lancashire BB3 0EY ##### Contact Us 01254 703260 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/Darwenstjames) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/darwenstjames/) © Copyright 2021–2026 Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)