Celebrating British Science Week

10th March 2023Rebecca Barnett

Today marks the start of British Science Week and we can’t wait to get involved when we get back to school next week. Each crew will take part in a fascinating fingerprint investigation led by the school council. We will also have science club attending the coffee afternoon (Wednesday 15th) to share some of the exciting things we get up to at science club.

In the meantime, there are a few challenges you can get involved in at home and bring into school next week.

For Tuesday – Create a timeline of scientists through history. What are some of the greatest discoveries and who made them?

For Wednesday – Invent like a Victorian. Channel your inner inventor and design something to make life at home easier.

For Thursday – See and Eat Vegetables. Investigate the connection between how vegetables grow and how they end up on your plate.

Timeline of Scientists
Invent like a Victorian
See & Eat Vegetables

You could also find your own investigations to try! Send any pictures of you being a scientist to your phase leaders. We can’t wait to see what you get up to!

Our chicks are here!

8th March 2023Lorna Vaughan

The Reception children were all very excited when they arrived to school today to find out that some of their chicks had hatched early in the morning. They were very lucky to also watch some of the chicks hatch out of their eggs throughout the day. The best part of the day though was definitely all getting a little cuddle.

Below is a video of one of our chicks hatching.

The Big Battery Hunt

6th March 2023Rebecca Barnett

Big Battery Hunt is back for its second year! - Primary Treasure Chest

What is the big battery hunt?

The Big Battery Hunt is a nationwide battery recycling programme for schools funded by Duracell. Its aim is to increase the number of batteries currently being recycled in the UK. Pupils are challenged to collect as many batteries as they can, encouraging their communities to do the same.

All you need to do is take any unwanted batteries into school and give them to your school councillor. The school council will collect the batteries, keep count of them and recycle them for you. Let’s see how many we can collect this year!

Bulb Planting

22nd February 2023Amanda Wallace

As part of Case Study 2 of our Expedition How do things grow and change? We have been planting our very own bulbs in our F2 outdoor area. We will be using the knowledge and skills that we have learned through Case Study 2 to look after our bulbs and look forward to watching them grow.

Well done Reception!

We will keep you updated, watch this space 😊

Reception Team x

Red Nose Day – Friday 17th March

21st February 2023Rebecca Barnett

Red Nose Day 2023: New red nose by iPhone designer - CBBC Newsround

To celebrate Comic Relief this year, we are inviting you to come to school dressed in red with a suggested donation of £1.

This years merchandise includes many different Mr Men and Little Miss characters.

As part of Red Nose Day we are launching our very own Design a T-shirt Competition!

If you want to take part, all you need to do is design your very own Red Nose Day t-shirt and bring it with you on Friday 17th March.

Get creative and design it in any way you want! You might want to draw a picture, paint it or even create a t-shirt you can wear on the day.

Each crew will vote for their winning design to be entered into a whole school competition. Have you got what it takes to be our winning design? Good Luck! We can’t wait to see what you come up with!