Science - Testing Sound Travel
For Science we tested how well sound travels through different mediums. The children discovered how well sound travels through solids using our string cup phones.
School Food Showdown Visit
Today we were visited by the School Food Showdown who delivered a fantastic, engaging session on the importance of healthy eating. We worked in two teams to follow two different, healthy recipes and produce meals full of nutrition. The rest of the school tasted our food and the votes decided that…
Computing - Creating Yes/No Databases
For computing this week, children created yes no databases using different selections of items. They had to creat3 questions to create a pathway to each object.
PE - Beat your best enrichment session
Beat your best PE enrichment session. Children were encouraged to try new skills and beat their scores each time.
Science - Electrical Circuits
In Science, Class Three predicted and presented results for electrical circuits. We considered why using a wire is recommended despite other materials being electrical conductors. The children reflected on their knowledge of electrical insulators. We worked scientifically by drawing circuit…
Geography - Countries & Capital Cities
In Geography today we identified countries and capital cities within the United Kingdom. The children used a contents page to locate the maps they needed within an atlas.
Maths - Starting a New Topic
Year 1 have started a new maths topic to develop their place value skills. They have practiced counting to 50 and using base ten to partition numbers.
Exploring the Hindu festival of Raksha Bandhan
Today the class explored the Hindu festival of Raksha Bandhan. We had the chance to create our very own rakhi as a gift.
Science - Concept of Time
In Science, Class Three devised and calibrated a sundial when learning about the concept of time. The children worked in partners and used the location of true North to observe where shadows were cast behind the gnomon before annotating sunrise, midday and sunset.
Crisp Challenge!
Crisp Challenge! We were given lots of different crisps to try. Once we had eaten them, we had to guess what flavour they were. Some were easier than others. None of us could guess Worcestershire sauce.
Art - Ancient Egyptian Style Artwork
After making our papyrus paper, the children were able to use charcoal and paint to create their very own Ancient Egyptian style artwork.
