Nursery - Computing - Exploring Using Torches
In our computing lesson, the children had a wonderful time exploring with torches. They learned how to turn the torches on and off, which helped them understand the basic concept of control and cause and effect. The children's interests led them in many different directions. Some were fascinated by shining the lights on the roof, walls, and floor, while others enjoyed creating beautiful light displays by placing coloured scarves over the beams. A few children also showed great curiosity by using their torches to make shadows with toys from around the classroom inside a box. They explored how their movements changed the shape and size of the shadows. This hands-on lesson encouraged the children to be creative and independent while developing their understanding of light, darkness, and simple technology.
Year 5 Science - Separating Mixtures by Sieving
This term, Year 5 scientists have been exploring the fascinating world of mixtures! This week, we became gold prospectors, using different-sized sieves and colanders to separate a mixture of soil and gold glitter flakes. We discovered that the smaller the holes, the more finely the mixture is separated. It was a hands-on lesson that really helped us understand the principles of separation.
Year 6: Science
This week in Science, year 6 have produced a double page spread showing their learning over this half term. They have included information on adaptation, variation and evolution, as well as information on our significant figure Charles Darwin.
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Year 3 - What An Amazing Year!
What an incredible year it's been for Year 3! We've explored so many exciting new topics, from forces and plants in science to building castles in DT. In computing, we learned to send emails, and in French, we mastered greetings. One of our favorite lessons was hot-seating as characters from "The Magic Faraway Tree". We even staged two fantastic productions: "The Christmas Story" and, at Easter, "Roll Back The Stone." It's safe to say we've learned a tremendous amount and had a truly brilliant year!
Year 2 Science - Testing Strength
In Science, children explored the concept of strength by constructing and testing paper bridges, discovering firsthand what makes a structure stable.
Nursery - Science - Exploring Textures In The Sand
The children in Nursery class actively explored the materials with their hands, running sand through their fingers and picking up the feathers. This demonstrated strong curiosity and active exploration. As they explored, children spontaneously generated descriptive words for the textures they encountered. Several children were heard saying "fluffy" when touching the feathers and "soft" when feeling the fine sand. When adults modelled words like "bumpy" and "smooth", while touching shells, these words were frequently repeated by the children, showing developing listening and understanding skills and an expansion of their descriptive vocabulary. Children also engaged in various actions with the materials, such as sprinkling sand over the feathers and shells, and examining the intricate patterns on the shells. This hands-on interaction allowed for direct observation of material properties and fostered a deeper sensory understanding of their immediate environment. The activity successfully provided rich opportunities for sensory exploration and language development around textures.
Nursery - PSHE - Sorting Seasonal Clothing
During PSHE this week, our focus was seasonal clothing, Nursery class participated in sorting various items. The children were presented with a selection of clothing and accessories, including wellies, sunglasses, a cap, a woolly hat, a coat, and a dress. The discussion began with prompting the children to identify each item and consider when they might wear it. When shown the wellies, children vocally identified them, and some made splashing motions, and made links with the pussles they could see out of the window, demonstrating an understanding of their use in wet weather. Following the discussion, the children were encouraged to separate the items into two distinct piles: "summer" and "winter". The children were able to accurately place items like sunglasses, caps, and dresses in the summer pile, often accompanied by exclamations of "hot!" or "sun". Conversely, items such as the woolly hat and coat were predominantly sorted into the winter pile, with some children rubbing their arms as if cold. While a few children initially misplaced an item, gentle redirection and a brief recap of the associated weather conditions helped them self-correct. This activity demonstrated the childrens developing understanding of personal, social, and emotional development through their ability to make connections between clothing and weather. Their engagement in the discussion and their sorting accuracy suggest an awareness of the world around them and how to adapt to different environmental conditions. The hands-on nature of the task fostered cognitive development and fine motor skills as they manipulated the clothing items.
Year 6: Science
This week in science, year 6 have been looking at inheritance. We studied which features that we all have may be inherited, and looked at similarities and differences between members of the class. L.O: To recognise the inheritance factors for plants and animals.
Year 5 Science - Leapfrog Game: Facts about Frogs
This week, our Science lesson hopped into the fascinating world of amphibian life cycles, specifically focusing on frogs. Year 5 thoroughly enjoyed discovering diverse frog life cycles, including the intriguing South American tree frog, which uniquely lays its eggs on leaves rather than in water! To consolidate our learning, we then took our studies to the playground for a lively game of 'Leapfrog Life Cycle'. Students answered questions about frog development on their whiteboards; a correct answer meant a fun leap, with the number of jumps determined by a dice roll! This highly engaging and active session led to much correct recall and, consequently, a lot of enthusiastic jumping!
Pre-School- UTW-Life Cycle Of A Caterpillar
Over the last few weeks the children have been observing caterpillars and watching what happens next. We introduced the eggs to the children and explained what is in the jar. As the weeks went on we started to see the caterpillars pop out of the eggs and start to grow. The caterpillars got bigger and bigger and then needed to go home with Mrs Corbally to be looked after in the holidays. At this time the caterpillars went into their cocoons and we waited and waited to see what happened next. On the first day back into nursery we had butterflies! The children helped to feed the butterflies sugar water and oranges before letting them go.
Year 6: Science
L.O: To explain why there are differences within a species. This week year 6 have started a new unit of learning, focussing on evolution, inheritance and adaptation. We looked at variation within the same species, and thought about why this happens and what the biological purpose of variation is.
Year 1 - Science - The Science Show
Year 1 discovered the science of everyday objects! Our lively show for 5-7 year olds explored the strength of materials and the magic of blowing bubbles. We experienced exciting demonstrations and plenty of audience participation in this wonderful KS1 event.
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