Year One had to fight the Great Fire of Hillside this week! As part of their Science learning they posed the question, what would be the best material to make a bucket? They tested the materials, used super vocab, made expert predictions and then raced to put out the fire! They found the answer when…
The children have had a very informative day learning about many of the different career options available within the NHS. We have been very lucky to have parents and family/friends who work for the NHS doing Zoom calls during the morning to give an insight into some of the roles on offer, the children loved…
This week, as part of the Great Science Share, Year Three asked the question ‘How are rocks formed?’. We used chocolate to create models of sedimentary rock and then used different methods to compact our rocks to turn them into metamorphic rock. Finally, we applied heat to create igneous rocks. We also enjoyed reading ‘This…
After completing ‘The Enormous Crocodile’ in English, year two have moved on to writing non-chronological reports about crocodiles. Before they start the writing, the children have been using what they learnt about presenting information by creating a fact file all about crocodiles. They even combined their science learning and talked about the crocodiles structure and…
Year Four have been carrying out a comparative test to find out which liquids are the ‘best’ for our teeth. We used eggs to represent our teeth, as the egg shell is very similar to teeth, and we tested: water, flavoured water, Fanta, cordial, pure apple juice, pure orange juice, smoothie, milk, Pepsi max and…
As part of our science topic on digestion and PSHE on growing and changing, Year Four counted their own adult teeth. However, we found that there was a wide range within the class, which led us to wonder why. So we began to think like scientists…one idea was that taller children might have more adult…
Miss McCann would like to say a huge thank you to those who have sent in photos of science happening at home. However, as you can see, our display is a bit empty at the moment! As you can see, we have plants being grown, cake mix changing into cakes, electrical lemons and static electricity,…
This week we have been raising awareness of mental health and how important it can be to connect with nature! We have shared an assembly and now know how to bring the outside in (maybe eat brekkie by a window!), how to notice nature (using our senses to look carefully) and how to appreciate and…
It was great to see so many different numbers in Year Six today. We started the day completing a fractions focused, Bletchley Park style code breaking activity. Children had to break the code in order to read the message but they had to answer some tricky maths problems first. We then gave the children 50…
Year Four have been extremely busy today, using maths in every lesson and activity that they have been involved in. We started the day with an assembly from Mrs Wainwright, followed by a TTRS challenge. We then worked in teams to complete an escape room challenge to escape from an Egyptian pyramid before using maths…