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Year 2 have been working on statistics in Maths. They are finishing off the unit of work by making block graphs. They used information shown in a table to make block graphs using cubes. They asked each other questions about the information they could see, e.g. Which is the least popular? In their…

Our Nursery Star’s of the week from the last few weeks. Well done!
 

Nursery celebrated St Patrick’s Day by making rainbow hats and having our faces painted. We also had shamrocks and green rice in our messy tray. The children watched some Irish dancing and even had a go themselves. Happy St Patrick’s Day!
 

We ended National Science Week by dressing up as scientists and having a science workshop delivered by Mrs Robson. We explored solids, liquids and gases. We made predictions about the outcomes and were amazed at the reactions we saw.

We had an amazing day on Friday. We carried out a plant investigation to see what plants need to grow. We had a fun filled practical workshop with Mrs Robson and ended the day with making our own volcanoes. 

Today we had a great time together exploring Solids, Liquids and Gases.  We predicted the outcomes of mixing certain materials together.  We were amazed that the reaction of vinegar and bicarbonate of soda made a gas that inflated the balloon!  We did have a bit of an explosion but it added to the…

Year 3 and Year 6 enjoyed exploring reactions between solids and liquids as part of Science Day. We gave predictions and expanded our scientific reasoning.  When investigating dissolving using candy floss the children were challenged to use scientific vocabulary to explain how the solution was…

Nursery joined in with the school Science day and dressed as Mad Scientists! We took part in some experiments and had a fun day of practical Science. 
 

Year 4 enjoyed taking part different activities to learn about where water comes from, how we use water and how we can be less wasteful in our water consumption. 

Year 3 enjoyed improving their batting and fielding skills in cricket today. The tricky Science of Cricket! We had a great time!

Wow Year 1 have all enjoyed the best day at Whinlatter learning how to follow a Map.  Thank you to Barbara in the education Yurt explaining all about how animals use their senses to navigate.  After an extensive map trail we were all delighted to return for lunch.  After lunch we explored the park…

Y5 enjoyed learning about mud, mountains, rocks and trees during our visit to Whinlatter. We also found out about the importance of being correctly equipped when walking up mountains and got to sample some Kendal Mint cake. We learnt that this gives us instant energy and is often eaten by people…