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!

Class 13 – Healthy Eating 🍔🍟

9th March 2023Jake Taylor

Today in expedition, we have been researching some of the different food groups that make up a healthy balanced diet. The children looked at nutrients such as protein and carbohydrates and found out why our body needs them.

This afternoon, we have been looking at food labels and working out what constitutes a healthy meal. The children used the McDonalds nutrition calculator to find our how much energy, fat, sugars and salt was in each meal and whether or not this would be a healthy option for us.

Class 13 – Rounding Decimals

9th March 2023Jake Taylor

Over the past few weeks, we have been spending time rounding decimals in maths. We have looked at how we would round numbers with one decimal place to the nearest whole number and then played rounding bingo to create a bit of friendly competition!

Y3/4 Presentations of Learning

9th March 2023Rebecca Knowles

A reminder that Y3/4 presentations of learning will take place the week commencing 27th March. Please join us in the hall so that your children can share their learning from the last term in a fun family learning style event! If you have children in separate classes, we can arrange for them all to attend the same session.

Please see the schedule below:

Class Hilton / Pearson – Monday 27th March 2pm

Class Gerrard – Tuesday 28th March 2pm

Class Knowles – Wednesday 29th March 2pm

Class Taylor – Thursday 30th March 2pm

We look forward to sharing our learning with you!

Young Voices – ‘Proud’ Single now available

6th March 2023Sophie Myers

At Young Voices, we had the privilege to sing ‘Proud’ with award winning singer Heather Small. The song was recorded during rehearsals on the day and has been made into a single. The CD is now available to purchase on the link below. All proceeds will go towards the Young Voices Charity ‘Place2Be’ which is a charity that supports Children’s mental health. Thanks for all of your support with this!

https://youngvoices.cmail20.com/t/t-l-fdusld-jjqcuyhu-y/

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!