Tag: Science
Rehoming a Raspberry Bush
Today the children in Class One helped to rehome a raspberry bush that was due to be destroyed. With the help of Mrs Mills the children replanted and watered the raspberry bush which now lives within our school grounds! Hopefully over the next year it will thrive and we'll keep the bees and the…
Posted by Mrs Eggleston on 18 December 2020
Category: Class of 2019
Rabbit Shelters
This week in SITE, Class Two have used their designs from last week to make their rabbit shelters to help the animals in the local area over the winter. They worked hard to use a range of natural resources, thinking carefully about how they would join each part of their shelter. It was brilliant…
Category: Class of 2018
Tags: Class 2 Design Technology Science
Stone Age Shelters
Today, Class 3 completed their science topic of rocks and soil by building a Stone Age shelter outside. The class made their designs, using what they have learnt throughout this half term. We then went to the outside area where they collected the natural materials that they would use to build…
Category: Class of 2017
Tags: Class 3 Year 3 Design Technology Science History
How can you use forces to help your egg survive a two-storey drop?
Year 5 used their knowledge on forces to create a parachute that would help their egg survive a drop from a two-storey building. They were fantastic! They considered surface area, weight and gravity, air resistance and protection for the egg; all while working efficiently and working out the costs…
Posted by Miss Alexandra on 15 December 2020
Category: Class of 2015
Tags: Design Technology Science
Letters to Farmer Pete
Class 2 were ecstatic to finally receive a second letter from Farmer Pete about his request for their help to build animal shelters. The children eagerly wrote letters of reply which detailed the animal they wished to build a shelter for as well as posing some of their own questions to Farmer…
Category: Class of 2018
Sorting Everyday Materials
Today in Class One we sorted lots of different everyday materials in a range of different ways. Some of us sorted by the materials properties, such as shiny, dull, hard and soft and some of us sorted based on materials the objects were made from e.g. wood, plastic and metal. We really enjoyed…
Posted by Mrs Eggleston on 2 December 2020
Category: Class of 2019
Reflectivity investigation
As part of their Science topic 'Light', Class 6 investigated the reflectivity of a range of objects. They used black-out boxes to block out all as much light as possible and then tested what they could see with and without a light source. We had a brilliant afternoon and also made some interesting…
Posted by Miss Prankard on 2 December 2020
Category: Class of 2014
Tags: Science
Investigating upthrust
Year 5 have loved their first day back in school. We learnt about upthrust in SITE: the difference surface area can have, and if weight changes in water. Year 5, what was the result of our experiment, and why?
Posted by Miss Alexandra on 30 November 2020
Category: Class of 2015
Tags: Science
Minibeasts survey
Class 2 had a brilliant afternoon learning all about microhabitats and minibeasts. We went to the outdoor classroom and completed a survey of the pond and woodland areas before adding up our tally for each animal. Back in the classroom, Class 2 worked really hard to create a pictogram to present…
Category: Class of 2018
Experimenting with Everyday Materials
Today in Class One we put our investigative skills to the test. We tested the properties of a range of everyday materials, from metal to paper. We were interested to know if these materials were waterproof, shiny, stretchy, transparent and hard. We really enjoyed our afternoon being real…
Posted by Mrs Eggleston on 11 November 2020
Category: Class of 2019
Scarecrows!
Over the half term, Class 2 were set the challenge of designing, making and evaluating a scarecrow that we could use in our outdoor classroom to protect the carrots that Year 6 have planted! This week we have shared our learning logs with each other and some of the children brought their…
Category: Class of 2018
Tags: Class 2 Design Technology Science
Stone Age Explorers
Class 3 had a great day on Monday launching their new history and science topics. We spent the day being Stone Age explorers, learning about different aspects of life from that period in time. We started the day by placing ourselves along a timeline of history to see how far back the Stone Age…
Category: Class of 2017