The children in year 2 have been experimenting with different weights to see how much buoyancy our plastic ships have. First we made a scientific estimate of how many pears our ships could hold. Then, we tested to see how many it took to sink it.
Author: William Stevens
We took a trip to Coombe Abbey to support our topic of Wriggle and Crawl. We saw so many different creatures within 3 different habitats. First we began with a minibeast hunt under the shaded woodland (here we found a well camouflaged toad!!). Then, we went to the large pond area to look for aquatic creatures. Finally we took a
To finish off our Tower, Tunnels and Turrets topic, we are all coming together, in each year 2 class, for a special project. The three little pigs are having some wolf problems and need a more secure place to live. We have to build a castle type structure for the pigs, using all our knowledge of castles. The class has
In year 2 we have been looking at different towers and were tasked with creating a special tower for Rapunzel. In the past, we looked at how tall we could build a tower but this time we needed to build one which included a roof/balcony area. Using Kapla, we created these!
To test the effects of friction, year 5 have been creating cable cars to send down a variety of different cable materials.We’ve made predictions on which we think will be the fastest and therefore has the least amount of friction. Below are some pictures of our cable cars.
Whilst learning about rollercoasters in Year 5, we have been wondering how people are able to go against gravity at great speeds during a loop-the-loop. The teachers used the example of spinning a bucket of water around our heads. Without momentum and enough kinetic energy, the water falls out once the bucket is tipped (as TJA found out!). However, if
Like 5W, 5S have also been dissecting lilies in order to see inside them. We have been trying to identify the male and female parts of a ‘perfect flower’ such as the lily. The pollen does get a bit messy but we were extra careful when it came to separating out each part.
The weather can sometimes make finding warmth and shelter from the rain an impossibility during Forest School but luckily we’ve learned some new skills in order to make these fantastic shelters to keep use warm and dry when the weather turns! We used different types of knots to; attach rope to the tree, tie two bits of rope together and
Like the groups last half term, Year 5 have been getting creative with the Forest School bits-and-bobs to make water features in and around the Forest School area. Our particular favourite was the one which we tried to shape like a mushroom. We may have enjoyed collecting everything up at the end even more than making the features!
Correct spade technique was required for us to move almost a tonne of soil from one end of the school grounds to the other! We were generously donated a large planter for our Forest School area and we have been spending time this week moving soil from some ordered bags to the planter, using a wheelbarrow and some elbow grease.