This week in Sycamores we have really enjoyed Interfaith week! We furthered our knowledge of Islam, as well as learning about equality and diversity. We talked a lot about how everyone is unique, which means that no two people are the same. We have been thinking about ways to celebrate our differences.
This week has been Anti-Bullying Week. We researched what Anti-Bullying Week is and created our own non-chronological reports to show what we found out. The work produced was fantastic!
Last week in Sycamores, we celebrated Remembrance Day. We created poppies for our school poppy garden, completed some remembrance day art work and took part in a 2 minute silence to think about all of the people affected by war.
Sycamores have been hard at work, learning about life on Caribbean plantations. They have produced some fantastic work which explains what life was like for enslaved African people. They thought carefully about what it would be like to be sold at auction, what the work would be like, the treatment they would have received and even discussed rebellions! 
The poets in Sycamores have been working incredibly hard. We created poems using lots of figurative language. They are fantastic!
This half term in Science, Sycamores have been learning about the human body, in particular the circulatory system. We investigated how exercise affects our heart rate by measuring our pulse while resting. We then completed a variety of exercises, measuring our pulse after each one.
O 
This half term has been extremely busy and exciting for Sycamores!
We continued our Ancient Greek history topic by visiting the Great North Museum (Hancock) in Newcastle where we saw lots of genuine artefacts found by historians and archaeologists. Afterwards, we played in Exhibition Park and ate delicious ice creams!
As part of our history learning, we invited our parents in for a “Greek afternoon” where we tasted many different Greek foods including: feta cheese, olives and bread with oil. We even made olive leaf crowns, like the ancient Olympians would have worn if they won a race.
We also visited The Word in South Shields as part of our computing work. We programmed new games using Scratch. We learned lots and it was great fun!
In science, we carried out an experiment to test friction. We compared lots of different materials to see which allowed a weight to slide across it the easiest. We discovered that the rougher the material, the more resistance it created.
At the end of term, we filled our marble jar and as a reward we played board games and had ice cream with a choice of a wide variety of toppings.
Check out our photos below to see what we have been up to…
Sycamores finished the first half of the Summer term celebrating the Queen’s jubilee.
Our Queen has now been on the throne for over 70 year. What a great achievement!
In class, we have created some lovely artwork including Queen pop art, crowns and bunting/flags.
We also had a jubilee party, where we played games and had a celebration picnic on the field.
Look at our photos…
In Science, we carried out experiments to test how much water was absorbed by different materials, in a set period of time.
The children made predictions first and then tested their thoughts, to reach a conclusion. This also helped to develop their maths skills.
Oaks (Y6), Sycamores and Chestnuts (Y5) have been to Thurston (the South Tyneside Outdoor Activity Centre) in The Lakes.
All children (and staff) had an amazing week! They did lots of exciting things including: canoeing, tree climbing, orienteering, exploring a disused mine, walking up mountains, ghyll scrambling and much much more!
Look at these amazing photos…
