Science Club Investigations

8th February 2023Rebecca Barnett

We’ve had a busy few weeks in science club and have some great pictures to share. Last week, we investigated with skittles. We predicted whether cold, warm or hot water would make the colours run the quickest. After, we found out that the hot water made the colours run quicker. This was because the particles in the hot water move quicker than in cold, making the colour rub off quicker.

Today, Kianna, Eleanor and Annabelle presented their choice of investigation – DIY Lava Lamps. We talked about how liquids can have different densities and this means that oil and water will stay separate. We added some bicarbonate of soda and watch the bubbles of gas move up.

Your challenge – Can you make your own lava lamps over half term? You could investigate how adding vinegar or lemon juice changes the reaction. You might want to try turning off the lights and adding a torch to get an even better effect. Make sure you take some pictures of your investigations!

Click here to find instructions to make your own DIY Lava Lamp!

Phonics RED words!

2nd February 2023Lorna Vaughan

The children have been working ever so hard this year with their phonics learning and are doing so well with their reading and writing. Not only do they have to learn to blend and segment green words (decodable words) they also learn to read Red words (sight words). Red words are the words that the children don’t blend or segment and they just know them on sight. To help them further with their confidence of Red words I have added a list below of their first set of Red words and a few fun ways to help them learn them at home. Please send in photographs of your children’s learning or write how well they have done in their reading diary’s.

Have fun!

The Reception Team.

Red words

the, I, he, she, is, to, go, of, as, we, are, you, into.

Class 10 terrific tag rugby!

30th January 2023Miss N Hilton

Class 10 have had a fabulous afternoon practising their tag rugby skills. We made the most of the winter sunshine and practiced our sideways passing, in small groups and then in two large groups with 3 rugby balls at once! we then has time for a game of tag rugby which we all enjoyed very much.

Great effort from everyone this afternoon, I love doing PE with you all! Keep up the great work.

Miss Hilton

Y4: Bean planting!

28th January 2023Rebecca Knowles

Last week, we ‘planted’ some beans to investigate which conditions are best for plant growth. We are excited to see if any have sprouted over the weekend! Over the next couple of weeks, we are building on our KS1 knowledge of plants and are looking forward to learning lots of new things!

Be a Times Table Superstar in year 1 and 2!

27th January 2023Jayne Rodgers

We are very excited to announce that we are launching Times Table Rockstars for our classes! Your child will be coming home this evening with login details for an exciting game to help them with their times tables. Your child’s class teacher will have set tables to practise in the garage section of the game. The more they play in this section the faster they will progress through the tables they need to learn. We will be checking the ‘heat map’ each week to see your child’s progress and move them to the next table once they have learned the one they have been set. You can set your own tables in the jamming section but try to stick to ones the children are currently learning…2s, 5s and 10s for year 1 and 2s, 5s, 10s and 3s for year 2. I have attached a video here and a letter here which will give you more information about the game and it’s different levels.

Any questions please see your child’s class teacher.

ROCK ON ROCKSTARS!!!!!!!!!