Year 1 and 7 Red on the best trip ever!

17th June 2022L Chisholm

Year 1 and 7 Red went on a trip to the Centre For Life in Newcastle as part of our theme of Light and Dark.  In the scientific part of the visit we experimented with moving cogs, built rockets, researched how astronauts live out in space (including how they go to the toilet!) and manned a space station. We also visited the planetarium and watched the story of Little Bear and saw all the constellations in our skies. In our geographical section of our trip we looked at animals from different continents and were able to name the continents and discover what the habitat is like on each continent.  We then went into the play zone where we were able to create structures, shadows and role play.  We had an amazing day and our behaviour was exemplary!  We are so proud of you all!

 

Reception Great British Bake Off!

17th June 2022K Richardson

This week during our theme ‘What on earth?’ we have been looking at small things. Then Reception used the story ‘Little Red Hen’ to support some of our learning. We decided to make some bread, the smell of baking bread was amazing and it tasted delicious! We certainly have some contenders for Great British Bake Off!

 

Life Science Centre Trip 7 Red

9th June 2022R Cave

We had a great day at the ‘Space’ themed exhibition at the Life Science Centre.

Lots to do and lots to explore, from launching rockets in Mission Control to watching a film about star constellations in a 360 degree movie dome. We even helped with some science experiments, investigating space travel and exploration.

 

 

 

Nursery Bug Hunt

9th June 2022N Bramley

Today in our Forest School, we ‘experienced it’ by going on a bug hunt.  We had great fun exploring in the garden and looking for minibeasts.  We used magnifying glasses to look closely at all the different minibeasts and name them.  We also talked about where they lived and what they looked like.  Why don’t you ‘use it’ and have a look at home to see if you can find any minibeasts?

Our new additions in Reception!

26th May 2022K Richardson

Our new theme in Learning Means The World is ‘ What on earth?’  We have been looking at living things, old and new things and life cycles.  To ‘experience’ our learning we were so lucky to introduce in Reception some eggs in an incubator.  We watched the chicks hatch and grow.  Red and Blue class were a fabulous team and took great care of them!

 

Shadows!

26th May 2022Miss L Robinson

In 1 Blue we have been learning how shadows are formed. We worked in pairs to make shadows with our hands. We moved the light source around to experiment what happens when the light is shining from different places and distances.

Exercise and Fitness

26th May 2022L Phillips

2 Red have connected their PE and Science this week. In Science, we have been finding out about the human body and what it needs to stay healthy. Part of keeping healthy was all about getting at least 60 minutes of exercise each day and making sure we do enough physical activities to cover this. To raise our heart rates we learned and practiced some new skills in PE. 2 Red showed excellent communication, teamwork and determination all week!

Gruffalo Footprints

26th May 2022N Bramley

Last week we came into Nursery to find someone or something had left footprints on our floor.  We looked at the clues and thought about what it could have been.  It had big feet and sharp claws and it had brought leaves and branches through the nursery too.  After some careful thought, we decided that it could have been a Gruffalo!

We have had lots of fun with our Gruffalo activities this week and last.

Some of the activities included;

  • retelling the story in the tuff tray and with the story stones
  • using our maths skills to order by size and recognise digits to 5
  • role playing in the Gruffalo Café and home corner
  • exploring habitats and animal homes
  • creating natural art inspired by the Gruffalo
  • heading out on a Gruffalo hunt in the garden
  • making play-dough Gruffalos
  • using shapes to make Gruffalo faces

Take a look at the photos to see what else we have been up to.

we have been up to.

Marine Conservationists!

24th May 2022Victoria Cartmell

6 Red have begun our new LMTW theme, Global Warning!

As part of our topic, we explored the impact of pollution, specifically ocean pollutants.

We found out that oil and chemicals make up the largest proportion of ocean pollution, however it is difficult to remove from the sea once it has been contaminated.

During our investigation, we attempted to find the most efficient method of clearing the oil from the water.

Many of us hypothesised that the sponge would work the best, as it absorbs water, however we realised that water has smaller particles than oil.

In the end, believe it or not, our result found that a pair of nylon tights that attracted the oil and successfully separated it; we discussed that due to it’s similar properties, oil is attracted to nylon!

Nursery Visitors

16th May 2022N Bramley

Today we had some very special visitors in Nursery.  The chicks, which hatched last week in our reception class, came to see us.  We all held them and talked about what they felt like.  We could hear them making chirping noises too.  The children were all very sensible.  They understood that we had to be gentle and quiet with the chicks, to keep them safe and make sure we didn’t scare them.