Over the past few weeks in DT, Owls have been planning, sculpting and decorating their own plant pots. First they used a computer program to digitally plan their plant pot design and then had a go at planning it using pastels. Following that they began sculpting their clay into a plant pot by rolling it … Continue reading
In Science we went for a walk to the pond to hunt for flowers. On our way we could see flowers all throughout the Bayle! The children used a flower identification sheet to find out the names of some of the flowers they came across. Afterwards, they picked their five favourite flowers and designed their … Continue reading
Today in Science the children became leaf detectives and had to identify the names of six leaves. They used magnifying glasses to examine the shape, colour, texture and size of each leaf to see if it matched the leaf they were looking for. In the end, the children managed to identify the leaves of holly, … Continue reading
In Science we have been learning all about the importance of stems and roots. The children washed away soil to reveal lots of wiggly, thin roots and then thought of different adjectives to describe the roots. After that they began an experiment with carnations, they cut the stems at an angle and immersed them into … Continue reading
Over the last couple of days, Owls have had a very exciting encounter with Jack from Jack and the Beanstalk. On Monday we found a letter from Jack, telling us he was planning to sneak back up the beanstalk for one final time. However, Jack explained that he didn’t have a bag to bring back … Continue reading
In Science Owls learnt all about the lifecycle of a seed. They learnt a special word, germinate and now know that seeds need water and sun to germinate. Owls used their knowledge of seeds to plant beans in a bag. After listening carefully to instructions, Owls created the perfect environment to grow their beans by … Continue reading
Yesterday Ducklings and Owls had a great first day back at school visiting Drusillas Park. After the long coach journey we arrived and went off to our special workshops. Owls had an exciting adventure story session which was also a great introduction to our new topic, adventures! After the story we got to meet lots … Continue reading
Dear Parents/Carers of Owls, We hope you have had a wonderful Easter and have managed to enjoy the beautiful weather. The theme for this term is Adventures! Literacy: In Literacy, we will be looking at the traditional adventure story of Jack and the Beanstalk. The children will engage in lots of different writing activities based … Continue reading
Today we celebrated our independent learning efforts and all things Easter. This term the children have been learning all about Folkestone, the past, present and future! The children chose which passage of time they wanted to focus their research on. They came up with impressive and wonderful creations and clearly spent a lot of time … Continue reading
On Monday Owls made their own cloud spotters using recycled card. They followed the instructions carefully to create a view hole and added in the relevant information. Today we took a short walk down to the Bayle pond and became cloud hunters. We found cumulus clouds in the sky. Cumulus clouds are fluffy clouds, low … Continue reading
This week Ducklings took part in a some gym movements with Venture Sports. First we…
Over the past few weeks in DT, Owls have been planning, sculpting and decorating their…
This term in science year 4 have been learning about the digestive system. To end…
In Science we went for a walk to the pond to hunt for flowers. On…
