This house believes that the wheel has been of more use to humanity than the box. Year 6 debating activity tool part in a brilliant debate on Thursday in the library. For the proposition team, Francis B, Isabella N, Charlie H, Alexander B and Leonardo U argued for the wheel, whilst on the opposition team,…
Year 5 used the medium of clay to create a portrait. and this week’s challenge was to colour it with glaze. The challenge being that glaze requires 3 layers for the colour to be at its best and the colour does not show until it has been ‘fired’ in the kiln at an intense heat.
In maths the children have been using arrays to create the 11 and 12 times tables. They also used this knowledge to investigate the factors of different numbers, creating arrays to show the factor pairs of numbers such as 24 and 16.
Year 4 scientists are learning about our senses this half term and this week are challenging their taste buds to identify sweet, sour, bitter or salty foods. Yum or yuk?
This week Year 4 journeyed further into Surrealism by way of Monoprinting. Their three chapter story was portrayed with a simple line drawing on a piece of paper, this paper was then carefully placed onto a layer of ink. The lines were redrawn on the paper which picks up ink onto the underside of the…
This week the children have been looking at how the oceans are being changed as a result of the things we do. The children learned about overfishing and climate change but looked particularly at plastic and its impact on animals living in the sea. They were surprised to learn that we could end up eating…
Year 3 have been having some festive fun writing recipes for a perfect Christmas.
Year 3 have been cooperating to produce some rolling routines.
Year 3 had lots of festive fun this week thanks to Fabio and his creative masterpieces! Fabio has been a busy artist at home painting a huge Father Christmas, Rudolf and Christmas Tree for us to display in the Year 3 corridor. He was delighted when all the children in Year 3 then made a…
Year 3 continued their challenge to investigate the properties of materials this half term by comparing the flexibility of different diving ‘springboards’.
