by Mrs Noakes | Dec 12, 2024 | English, Year 3
We have been thinking about how authors use descriptions of a character’s body language and actions to show their emotions. We call this “show don’t tell”. For example instead of writing, “Rose was scared,” we might say, “A shiver ran down Rose’s spine and a bead of...
by Mrs Noakes | Dec 4, 2024 | Science, Year 2
Today, Year 2 had a problem to solve in Science. Howard had a hole in his umbrella and wanted to patch it up with a waterproof material. We tested various materials to find out whether they were waterproof or adsorbent to help him out.
by Mrs Noakes | Nov 27, 2024 | Geography, Year 3
Year 3 are really enjoying our Geography topic on volcanoes. Today, we learnt about how mountains are formed. We then used the atlases to plot mountain ranges around the world. We discovered that they are usually found on or near to tectonic plate boundaries and...
by Mrs Noakes | Nov 22, 2024 | Science, Year 3
In Science, Year 3 have been learning the names, properties and uses of different kinds of rocks. Today we used our senses to carry out various challenges to reinforce our understanding. Here we are, playing our final, favourite game: Rock Stars. For this we had to...
by Mrs Noakes | Nov 6, 2024 | News, Science, Year 2
To launch our new topic on Everyday Materials, Year 2 went on a Materials Hunt. We found items made of wood, plastic, metal, glass, rubber, fabric and brick. We then discussed the properties of each material and learnt some new vocabulary: transparent; rigid and...
