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Science at Lord Lawson
As part of our STEM week activities, Year 5 visited Lord Lawson’s Science labs to take part in a science lesson. Miss Frater showed us some slides with images of what different objects look like through a microscope e.g. hair, fingernails, sand and salt. We...
Amazing Architecture
In Art and Design this term, Year 4 are looking at architecture. They have looked at a range of architectural styles and today, focussed on the symmetrical design of St. Paul’s Cathedral in London. This beautiful building was designed by master architect, Sir...
Piet Mondrian
Year One have been researching the abstract artist Piet Mondrian. Today we experimented using digital art on Purple Mash to use primary colours and lines to recreate one of his most famous pieces of work- Trafalgar Square 1939-43.
Barnaby bear’s throne
This term our Design Technology task was to design, make and evaluate a throne fit for Barnaby bear's castle. We began by designing something sturdy and strong, suitable for Barnaby then we worked in groups using cardboard, tubes and masking tape to make the throne...
Year 6’s Electrifying Visit to the Life Science Centre
Year 6 had an amazing visit to the Life Science Centre. The day was packed with fun and learning with plenty of hands-on activities to stretch our brains. We began in one of the special zones dedicated to Space, where we were able to discover what the life of an...
Light and shadows
As part of their new science topic, light and shadows, year three went outside to trace their shadows while we had some sun! They loved using the chalk to draw around themselves in different positions and then did some experimenting with how opaque, transparent and...
Year 2 at Centre of Life!
What an amazing school trip today! By looking at our photos you will see what a fantastic time we had and we learned so much in one day! We got to explore all of the interactive zones which was so much fun! In the science theatre we learned all about how much the...
🐟 Musical Vocabulary 🐠
Year One have been creating music to show life under the sea. We have been building our vocabulary focusing on Pitch, Dynamics and Tempo. We enjoyed showing our understanding of this vocabulary when experimenting with the Glockenspiels.
Practical Perimeter
As part of our work on perimeter, we looked today at a range of rectilinear shapes. We made our own shapes out of matchsticks and lollypop sticks and measured their perimeters in these units. We realised we could make a range of shapes that looked very different, but...
Space Challenge
As part of Science Week, Years 5 and 6 took part in an exciting project led by the Royal Air Force. In the morning, we completed a ‘Space Challenge’. We became Royal Air Force engineers - designing and building space rockets. Whilst testing our creations, we were able...
Everyday Materials
Year 1 have been learning that a ‘material’ is something an object is made from. We thought of as many different materials as we could and then enjoyed going on a materials hunt around school.
Year 1 Poetry Performance
Year 1 enjoyed learning and reciting the nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty as part of our poetry unit. We enjoyed listening to alternative versions of Humpty Dumpty and writing our own poems, making sure that our lines rhymed. On World Book Day, we performed the traditional...