Year 6 (Class 17) - Science - The Solar System

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Well done to class 17 for a wonderful presentation on geocentric and heliocentric theories about our solar system.

Posted by /blog/author/pworsnop/page:102 on 29 September 2023

Category: Year 6

Science

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Year 5 (Class 14) - Art - Stencils

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We have been experimenting with stencils. The children cut their own shapes and pictures, then used sponges to create both negative and positive stencils.

This is how Banksy creates his pictures on the walls around Britain.

Well done class 14!

Posted by /blog/author/pworsnop/page:102 on 29 September 2023

Category: Year 5

Art

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Year 2 (Class 6) - R.E - The Teachings of Jesus

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In RE, class 6 have been learning all about the teachings of Jesus.

We read the parable of the Feeding of the 5000, before creating beautiful watercolour illustrations to represent the story. 

Posted by /blog/author/pworsnop/page:102 on 29 September 2023

Category: Year 2

Religious Education

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Year 3 (Class 9) - English - Author Visit

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Today we were visited by James Nicol in our beautiful new library who shared his books with us and told us how he came up with all of his wonderful ideas.

He shared pictures of his life and told us how they influenced his characters and plot lines. 

Posted by /blog/author/pworsnop/page:102 on 28 September 2023

Category: Year 3

English

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Year 3 (Class 9) - Science - Data Loggers

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We investigated which sounds travel the furthest by testing high and low pitch sounds and recording it using data loggers.

We recorded the data in tables and compared our results as a class.

Posted by /blog/author/pworsnop/page:102 on 28 September 2023

Category: Year 3

Science

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Year 3 (Class 9) - P.E - Volleyball

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This week in volleyball we have been practicing our throwing skills and did some target practice with moving targets.

We played a tournament using all the rules we have learnt so far. 

Posted by /blog/author/pworsnop/page:102 on 28 September 2023

Category: Year 3

Physical Education

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Year 5 (Class 13) - Science - The Solar System

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Class 13 have had lots of fun taking on the roles of scientists this week.

They have produced this video explaining how it took many scientists many years to prove that the solar system is heliocentric (sun at the centre) not geocentric (Earth at the centre) as first thought.

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Posted by /blog/author/pworsnop/page:102 on 28 September 2023

Category: Year 5

Science

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Nursery - Gross Motor Skills

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In nursery the children have been developing their gross motor skills this week.

We have been singing 'Sleepy bunnies' and other action songs as well as dancing with scarves and ribbons. In the outdoor area, we created simple obstacle course for children to hop and jump over.

The children…

Posted by /blog/author/pworsnop/page:102 on 28 September 2023

Category: Nursery

Physical Education

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Year 4 (Class 10) - English - Charles Dickens

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We have been working collaboratively to answer retrieval questions about Charles Dickens, who wrote Oliver Twist.

In our groups of 3, we each had a different section of information about his life such as his childhood or other jobs that he had.

We had to work together to find the answers to…

Posted by /blog/author/pworsnop/page:102 on 28 September 2023

Category: Year 4

English

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Year 3 (Class 10) - English - Charles Dickens

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We have been working collaboratively to answer retrieval questions about Charles Dickens, who wrote Oliver Twist.

In our groups of 3, we each had a different section of information about his life such as his childhood or other jobs that he had.

We had to work together to find the answers to…

Posted by /blog/author/pworsnop/page:102 on 28 September 2023

Category: Year 3

English

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Year 2 (Class 5) - English - Author Visit

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Yesterday, we had a visit from the author Bethan Woollvin.

We had a great time with her, she read her version of Rapunzel, year two really enjoyed it. Bethan then showed us how to draw the main characters.

We had a great time it was so exciting to meet a real author. 

Posted by /blog/author/pworsnop/page:102 on 28 September 2023

Category: Year 2

English

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Year 4 (Class 11) - Music - Sound and Pitch

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Class 11 decided on how to conduct and experiment to find which pitch of sound travels furthest (low or high).

Mr Horsey played a variety of instruments the children chose, with different pitches, to see which was the loudest.

We measured the volume with a data logger, using decibels.

We…

Posted by /blog/author/pworsnop/page:102 on 28 September 2023

Category: Year 4

Music

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