Talking about time in Reception
The children have been finding out how many cubes they could collect in one minute. They have used a weather game to explore the changing seasons and they have used clocks and watches to set o’clock times.
Year 4 outdoors
Year 4 made the most of a chilly and windy afternoon at outdoor learning. They made dens, balanced on the slackline, and sawed up a log. This was harder work than it looked and needed real resilience. We’re using the log as a musical instrument and as a science experiment. The class predict that the…
Year 2 in the garden
Spring is finally coming and Year 2 (Mrs Sandercock’s class) enjoyed some work in the garden. We cleared some weeds from the beds and the paths, getting ready for some planting soon.
Statistically Speaking
In our class this week, we have looked at statistics and data and how we can present them. We started with pictograms and made our own real life pictogram showing which app is our favourite.
STEM Week experiment!
As part of STEM week, each class had a question to answer. We had to reveal the question using some magic potion and a paint brush and it linked to the national topic of ‘Our Diverse World’. Our class question was: ‘What material makes the best coat for Antarctica?’ We set up an experiment using…
Sport Relief
Wow! What a busy week it was! On Friday, we celebrated Sport Relief by wearing sporty clothes and donating money. Thanks to all those who donated – we looked at some of the things the money may go towards and we went out and did 10 minutes of activity. Here we are playing one of…
What is living on our hands? Year 5/6 STEM project
For STEM week, we have been investigating the question- What is living on our hands? For the first experiment we conducted, we placed a slice of bread under different conditions and are currently observing the different levels of bacteria growing on them. For the second experiment, we covered our hands in paint and washed them…
Measuring our friends using standard measures
In mathematics, we are learning all about measurement. We each took it in turns to draw around our friends and then measured their outline using cm and metres. The children then asked if we could measure the reading buddies too and organise them in height order. They worked brilliantly as a team and were able…
Sport Relief – Friday 13th March
Sports Relief – wear something sporty!
Gymnastics tournament
On Tuesday 3rd March, two teams took part in a gymnastics tournament at TCS Exeter Road. The teams performed a set routine and a straight jump from a vault. The teams did well and came 3rd in their group.