School Closed Today – Thursday 19th January
We have taken the decision , due to health and safety reasons, to close Hillside today. Field Avenue is treacherous as are many surrounding roads and pavements. Your safety is our priority.
Year Four Scientists
Year Four have been working as scientists to sort and classify materials into solids, liquids and gases. They had excellent discussions to justify their reason for their sorting, then recorded their knowledge in Venn diagrams.
Measuring Forces in Year Three
In our Science lesson we learnt how to measure Forces using a Force Meter. We went outside and used a Force Meter to measure how well a toy car travelled on different surfaces. We recorded our results.
Space art in Year Five
We have been taking inspiration from our learning in science and our artist of term Chesley Bonestell. We have been experimenting with acrylic paints, considering how to mix effectively and the impact of shadows. Here are some wonderful examples of the children’s work.
Nursery’s Emergency!
This week the children have been learning about the Emergency Services and practising what to do in an emergency. When we visited the woods we made up our own emergency stories and pretended to ring 999, telling them of the emergency and where we were. Well done Nursery !
Reception: Goldilocks and the Three Bears
This week Reception have been designing chairs, beds and tables suitable for the 3 bears. The children selected their own materials, cut them to size and then thought carefully about how they were going to fix them together. We think they look amazing!
Historical Local Maps in Year Two
Year Two began their local history topic by comparing two maps of Baddeley Green: one from 1950 and one from 2023. They coloured in differences with one colour and similarities with another. They found lots of interesting changes!
Year Six: Working in a team to create a market stall prototype
Year Six are starting their D.T project today, which will eventually require them to build a market stall for Jim (the main character from the class text, Street Child) to sell his shrimps. Today, we are creating prototypes of existing market stall designs to evaluate their sturdiness, protectiveness and stability.
Year One’s English
Year One have been getting to grips with their new English text, linked to their learning in History about the Great Fire of London 🔥 They have been acting out the part of Toby, using their amazing drama skills to retell his story. They’ve sequenced the pictures, added text and rewritten the story simply in…
Year Six – Spreadsheets for budgeting
Happy New Year to all! It’s great to see all children back in class after the holidays. This afternoon, children are using Purple Mash’s Spreadsheet programme to create a spreadsheet which will calculate how many weeks they’ll have to save up in order to eventually afford some of their most desired items.