This week in science, Cherries were testing to see if different surface materials on a ramp would change the speed a boat travelled down.
We found a rough surface slowed down the boat, due to increased friction.
The smooth wet surface made the boat speed up, due to less friction.
In Science, Hawthorns have been learning about the use of everyday materials. We investigated how stretchy objects are. First, we measured the length of our objects. Then we stretched them. Finally, we measured them again to see if the length had changed. Fantastic measuring skills Hawthorns!
This week in Science, Hawthorns were investigating how materials can be changed. They tried to squash, stretch, bend and twist materials to see if their shape would change. We found out that the force needed to change an object’s shape is either a push or a pull.
This week Chestnuts visited the Great North Museum in Newcastle. We had a busy day exploring all the different exhibitions. We really enjoyed visiting the planetarium where we learned about how astronauts travel to and survive in space. We completed a workshop where we looked at animal classifications and we were able to interact with a range of different animals that had been mounted. We especially loved travelling on the metro. The children were fantastic ambassadors for the school!
Sycamores enjoyed a fantastic visit to the Great North Museum with Chestnuts to consolidate our Science learning from last half term. At the museum, we visited the planetarium, used the Ancient Greek activity packs as a pre-teaching task for Summer term, explored the different galleries and took part in a workshop all about the Moon. The children really impressed us with what they had remembered from their Earth and Space Science topic and could explain why we have night and day. Sycamores were absolutely amazing and were fantastic ambassadors for our school. We were extremely proud of them all.
This week in maths the children in reception have been learning all about the composition of numbers to 3. The children in year one have continued to consolidate comparing numbers using greater than, less than and equal to. In phonics the children in reception learnt all about the +d sound whilst they children in year one learnt about the +oo sound. In computing the children practiced logging into their purple mash accounts and selected activities. In science the children learnt about mechanisms and created their own peg car using wheels and axles. In history the children learnt about Remembrance Sunday and created their own poppies using paints.
Well done Rowans!
This week in Maples we have enjoyed Halloween themed math and phonic work as well as making spooky suncatchers and paper plate ghosts to decorate our class. We particularly enjoyed science this week where we did our first group experiment learning the importance of soap when washing our hands. To end the week and the first half term the children will be enjoying a mini Halloween disco in Maples class.
This week in maths the children in reception have been learning all about 1 more with numbers 1, 2 and 3. The children in year one have been comparing numbers using greater than, less than and equal to. In phonics the children in reception learnt all about the +m sound whilst they children in year one learnt about the +oa sound. In PE the children practiced working as a team to tackle and score goals in football. In science the children learnt about rockets and created their own rocket for the space display in class. In geography the children learnt about the features of a map and created their own maps.
A great end to a fantastic half term, well done Rowans!
A fantastic week in Rowans! In Maths, the children in reception have explored the composition of numbers to 3 whilst the children in year one have compared groups by matching and also explored fewer, more and the same. In Phonics, the reception children have learnt the phoneme +n and practiced blending CVC words. The children in year one have learnt the diagraph +ai and practiced reading and writing words.
In Science and Art, the children have explored space and learnt all about the planets. The children had to follow instructions to each colour one of the planets using makers and filter paper, they then used a spray bottle to make the colour run to make beautiful planets. Well done everyone!
It’s been a quiet week in Flourish club with only two children. This week we had lots of fun making Halloween crispy cakes. The children were able to follow instructions in the correct order to successfully make their yummy cakes! They used the microwave independently to melt the chocolate and were able to use their fine motor skills to scrape the mixture into the cake cases.
