In Rowan and Willow Class, the children have been designing moving toys. The children learned all about cam mechanisms and then experimented with different types of cam to see what kind of movement they created. They then worked in pairs to investigate how they could make their structures sturdy. Next came the actual design process; … Read more
Today in Maths we have been learning the difference between capacity and volume. We also experimented to find the capacity of different containers. We tried to make sure we carried out a fair experiment. We used the same small container to fill our different containers, counting how many capfuls it took. This was very wet … Read more
As part of our unit on Animals, we were observing worms today in Maple Class. We learnt that worms have hydrostatic skeletons, which means that fluid gives them structure. Worms move by squeezing their muscles so that they become long and thin. Then, they have tiny hairs which help to pull them through the soil.
The Year 3 Science Club has been busy with a range of activities and investigations. We investigated chromatography in sweets by separating out the colours in the coating of different types of sweets. We explored forces and aerodynamics by testing different types of paper plane and paper helicopters to see how they flew and which … Read more
We would like to share some photos of recent science work. We were investigating how different materials had been used to make things we could find around school. We thought about why that material had been used and made a note of everything we saw. We have also been enjoying Science week and had a … Read more
Hazel class did a brilliant job of performing their class assembly this morning. They were all word perfect and spoke clearly and confidently. We are so proud of all the children for taking part!
Hazel class enjoyed a brilliant day at Shuttleworth as part of their work in History. The children have been learning about the history of flight and it was amazing to see lots of old planes in the hangars. The children took part in a variety of activities during the morning then after lunch we went … Read more
Year 3 had a fantastic World Book Day with lots of creative costumes, a lovely visit from local author Lucy Plunkett, and a chance to read with parents, carers and friends!
What a fantastic day Year One had celebrating World Book Day! We were so impressed with all the creative costumes and interesting books the children bought in today. This morning we all met Lucy Plunkett the author of ‘Dexter! The Amazing School Dog!’ who read us her brilliant book. To end the day, it was … Read more
Oak and Ash thoroughly enjoyed their visit from local author Lucy Plunkett. After listening to the story, all the children had an opportunity to colour in a picture of Dexter the School Dog and talk about the story with their teachers. We loved talking about the characters the children had dressed up as throughout the … Read more
