Year 1 – Comparing Cold Climates

In year 1, children have been learning about cold climates. They have learned about Antarctica in the South Pole and how penguins have adapted to live in the Antarctic conditions. They then compared this to the Sahara desert and looked at how camels have adapted to live in the hot desert. By using venn diagrams, they were able to think about what was the same, and what was different between these cold and hot climates. Finally, they learned about how the Arctic is an ocean at the North Pole which freezes over. Alongside their learning of cold climates, they made moveable penguins in DT and painted digital penguins in IT.

Writing Club

Writing club have started writing their stories. Over the past few weeks they have created characters, developed settings, planned out their story and now it’s time to write. It’s been wonderful to see their creative ideas. We can’t wait to read them!

Year 5 Science

Year 5 explored air resistance today and investigated which paper spinner fell the slowest.

They had to think about what a fair test was and record their results accurately.

Everyone had lots of fun!

Science: Shadows Investigation

Year 6 have continued their Light unit in science, learning about how shadows can change in size through changing the distance between the object ad light source. The children were independent in setting up their investigations and showed great teamwork.

Year 3 Cathedral Trip

Today, children in Year 3 visited Norwich Cathedral to learn about Advent and the Christmas Story.

They talked about Advent meaning ‘getting ready’ and all the things we do to get ready for Christmas.

Children also heard about the prophet, Isaiah, foretelling the birth of Jesus before decorating their own matchbox manger and ‘Bethlehem’ sign.

They heard different parts of the Christmas story from some of the characters and had the opportunity to dress up and get involved – from finding lost sheep to following the star and taking gifts to the manger.

A great time was had by all. Thank you to the Cathedral team for a fantastic day!

Stick Man is missing!

This week in Reception we received a letter from Stick Lady. She said that Stick Man had gone missing and asked if could we help her! Children thought about what we could do to help and made wanted posters for him- we even put some up around school! Children have been painting using watercolours, creating their own stick men and searching for Stick Man outside.

Year 2 DT Dragons

This half term in DT Year 2 have designed and made their own Chinese dragon moving vehicles. They have learnt the key vocabulary axel, chassis and dowel and learnt how each of these elements are important in making their dragon moveable. When designing their dragons, they looked at the colours and patterns used in real Chinese dragons and replicated these.

Year 4 Catapults

In year four this week we have enjoyed making working Roman catapult models. The pupils had to measure, saw and glue the parts together. We used elastic bands for the mechanism and then tested them outside with erasers and plastic soldiers.

Anti-Bullying Curriculum Day

Year 6 came together as a year group to learn about diversity, individuality and the impact racism can have. We discussed a range of scenarios and reflected on how this might affect how someone feels- learning how the way we communicate with each other matters. In groups, we worked to create poems on this topic using creativity and teamwork.

Year 5 Viking Day

Year 5 had a fantastic Viking day today.

They were able to row, try on outfits, explore artefacts and decide if they wanted to trade or raid!

All children showed great curiosity and grit and determination and we are very proud of them.