This term Year 1 were looking at the seasons. In October, we went for an Autumn walk around the graveyard at and earlier this term we visited again. We observed all the seasonal changes that were taking place and discovered lots of new life, nature and beauty! Tiki joined us as well, which we really enjoyed! … Continue reading
As a culmination of their work on the book, ‘Fuzzy Mud’ by Louis Sachar Yr.6 made slime. They used a variety of materials to add to the slime and certainly created some sticky substances!
We have been investigating the effects of friction on different surfaces. We made predictions before we started and used our results to write our conclusions.
Today Year 4 went to our local Folkestone museum to learn about some of the science involved in the study of history. Following a look around the upstairs museum, we went downstairs to find out more about Anglo Saxons. The children took turns to look at the skeleton of an Anglo Saxon woman and learn … Continue reading
We had our lunch today at Luben’s Pizzeria, just down the road from school. We were able to learn about how the dough is made and had the opportunity to make our own pizza! What a treat! Many thanks to the staff who were very welcoming and kind. They said that Class 3 were the … Continue reading
Yr.6 started their topic on light today. They reminded themselves how shadows were formed and how we can change the size of a shadow. They then considered how we use light to see things using reflections. In groups we went to a pitch black area and found that when there is no light we can’t … Continue reading
As part of their work on irreversible reactions Yr. 6 made elephant toothpaste. They used hydrogen peroxide which split into water and oxygen. This reaction was sped up using a catalyst – in this case yeast. Foam was produced on a large scale, maybe there was even enough to clean the teeth of an elephant!
To finish off their work on Kensuke’s Kingdom and as part of their Science work on adaptation Yr.6 headed to Wingham today. They had an amazing time seeing a wide range of animals and participating in talks about orangutans, gibbons, red pandas, tigers, penguins, lemurs and chimpanzees. They had some great questions and learnt a … Continue reading
Today Yr.6 had a real treat! They all headed to Leuben’s where they learnt all about pizza making. It was really interesting, we looked at how the yeast is actually created and cultured. They discussed respiration and the formation of carbon dioxide and then saw how the dough is formed and turned into pizza based. … Continue reading
Yesterday, as part of our topic, we learnt how to make a quick and easy loaf of bread. The bread we made does not have any yeast in it and so we didn’t have to wait ages for it to prove! As you can see we all had great fun making it and they all … Continue reading
This term Year 1 were looking at the seasons. In October, we went for an…
A few days before Mother’s Day, Year 1 worked hard to make some beautiful cards…
Last week we completed a new display of the sixty six books of the Bible. …
A new era of home schooling started this week. We have really enjoyed seeing some…
