Image of Year 4 Science-How fast do liquids flow?
7 Mar

Year 4 Science-How fast do liquids flow?

Year 4 created a ramp and covered it in foil. Using a syringe they dropped different liquids onto the ramp and timed how long it took the liquid to reach the bottom of the ramp. They had to make sure it was a fair test.

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6 Mar

World book Day KS1 March 2022

For World Book Day, Year 1/2 read Elephant in my Kitchen by Smritti Halls. We made our own houses and filled them with animals. Then we changed the story. Some of the new stories were Parrot in my Bathroom, Octopus in my Bedroom and Polar Bear in my Fridge.

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6 Mar

World Book Day-Year 6 French

Y6 Hawthorn made posters of La chenille qui fait des trous (The Very Hungry Caterpillar). They had to order the days of the week and numbers (revision) and work out what he ate, and order it onto a poster/story map.

Image of World Book Day
6 Mar

World Book Day

The teachers enjoy dressing up too!

Image of The Wise and Foolish Builder
25 Feb

The Wise and Foolish Builder

Year 5 were learning all about the importance of having a strong foundation in life as this impacts the way we live and our relationship with God.

Image of Year 4 DT Making lights
24 Feb

Year 4 DT Making lights

Y4 are making lights in DT. We are using the knowledge that we learned in Science and applying it to our design brief. We have learned how to use new tools too. We will share photographs of the finished lights later.

Image of Year 3 Magnets
24 Feb

Year 3 Magnets

Y3 learnt about the North and South poles of a magnet and made their own compass. They have also been investigating which magnet was the strongest.

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23 Feb

Litter PIcking Competition

These are a few examples of the entries for our litter picking poster competition. The winners will be announced shortly. This has been organised by our Litter pIcking Action Team arising from our Smart School Council

Image of Science in Year 5 Earth,Sun and Moon
22 Feb

Science in Year 5 Earth,Sun and Moon

Year 5 used a swivel chair, a light and globe as the perfect props to model and explain how the earth's rotation causes day and night to happen.

Image of RSPB Big School Birdwatch
11 Feb

RSPB Big School Birdwatch

The children in Beehive took part in the RSPB Big Schools Birdwatch.This involved counting the number of birds in our school grounds. The results also contribute to Big Garden Birdwatch – the world's largest wildlife survey. The Big Schools Birdwatch is an annual event that takes place January to February.

Image of Using rekenreks to compose numbers in Year 2
11 Feb

Using rekenreks to compose numbers in Year 2

In Oak class, during our afternoon NCETM Mastering Number sessions, we have been using our rekenreks to compose numbers. We have been focusing on 'making' numbers and 'seeing' the parts inside numbers.