Adaption and Evolution
As part of our ongoing topic on Charles Darwin and the concept of evolution we have been looking at how animals have adapted to the environment in which they live. We have also been looking at the ways plants have to adapt to survive - sometimes in the harshest of conditions. We chose 4…
2 Point Perspective
Our art topic for this half term is developing our sketching skills. After experimenting with 3D shapes, where we looked at how shading can impact our final designs, we started to look at one point perspective. This involved using a horizon line and a vanishing point. As you can see from our…
Class 4 First Aid
As part of our PSHE learning we started our first aid topic this week. We learned how to treat a number of injuries and illnesses. We learned how to carry out a 'Primary Survey' if we were to find someone who was poorly or had sustained an injury. We know the importance of DR ABC! Ask us about…
Packington Farm visit
As an introduction to our new geography topic of food and farming we made the short trip to Packington Farm. It was a beautiful day, when we were met by our guides for the day , Roy and Jules. We saw lots of exciting things like the pigs and lambs . Jules and Roy took us on a lovely trail with…
Mythical Creature Creative Writing
Having studied mythical ancient Greek monsters, such as The Minotaur and The Cyclops, we decided that we should have a go a2 creating some mythical beasts of our own. We considered many aspects of our creatures such as appearance, diet, habitat and personality. Once we had created a plan we…
Daily Life in Ancient Greece
As part of our ongoing topic of ANCIENT GREECE Class 3 have been looking at a range of topics relating to how the Greeks carried out their daily lives. Each one of them became a specialist in a specific area including : children, homes, food and clothing. Each group had to deliver a presentation…
Animator Visit
We were extremely lucky to take part in a workshop with professional artist and animator Leo Wright. Leo has worked with some of the countries biggest names in animation including Aardman who created Wallace and Gromitt. During the workshop we watched some short films that Leo had created as well…
Greenpower Update
Our Greenpower cars are nearing completion for race day which is taking place at Curborough race track on Monday 16th June. This week was an important week for year 6 who were putting the finishing touches to the electrics. This involved fitting break cables as well as the safety roll bar. Year…
Healthy Lifestyles
As class 3 came to the end of their topic on “The Circulatory System” they had to look at the lifestyle of their favourite sportsperson. They had to look at 4 areas which included diet, lifestyle, drugs and exercise. For each area we had to think about how it could affect their performance. We…
Green power Week 1
We were excited to kickstart our annual Greenpower project this week. Year 5 have been busy designing the body work while Year 6 haven assembling the chassis and the seat. Well done to Leelah and Ivy who were the first pair to ever assemble the seat correctly at the first attempt. Our team names…
D&T Fairground Rides
Out new design and technology topic started this week and our task is to build a moving fairground ride with a Christmas theme. We started by putting together some design ideas and the got hands on with axels, pulleys and motors. Watch this space to see our finished designs.
Class 3 Science
Class 3 have been taking part in some hands on science recently. Firstly, in our materials topic, we wanted to find out if we could inflate a balloon without blowing into it. With the help of bicarbonate soda and vinegar we found we could. When the two substances were mixed we found that carbon…