Learning about Chinese New Year
In Reception we were learning about how people celebrate Chinese New Year. The children made a moving dragon and we learnt that dragons are good luck and bring power and strength to people. The children used good scissor control to cut out the dragon and we used some joining techniques to make…
Wild Rivers 2022 pt3
This afternoon, Year 4 used natural resources to design and build their own river course. They used their knowledge about the features of rivers and their understanding of the delicate biodiversity of river environments in their construction. Throughout the activity, the children used lots of…
Wild Rivers 2022 pt2
This afternoon, Year 4 drew a section of the river using map symbols to represent the different features of the river section that they were observing.
Wild Rivers 2022 pt1
Year 4 explored the river environment this morning. Each group was given a range of natural items to locate which they had to photograph. In their search, they had to use their knowledge of habitats and living organisms.
Wild Rivers Classroom
Year 4 had lots of fun in class today learning more about the delicate biodiversity of river environments.
Year 3 Geography Fieldwork Walk
Year 3 took a Geography field walk to explore our local area, identifying human and physical features in Egremont. We discovered very few physical (natural) features but lots of human features.
Reception trip to the beach
To finish our topic of, ‘Commotion in the Ocean’, Reception went on a trip to St Bee’s beach. As the tide was in they got to play on the stone beach and throw some pebbles in the sea and look for shells. We saw lots of seaweed and even the skin of a sea snake. We then went to Hartley’s for an ice…
Biomes in Year 5
Year 5 designed and made biome dioramas. We have been studying the world’s biomes and we used our knowledge to create them.
Latitude and Longitude
Year 4 have been learning now to use coordinates to find the exact location of places around the world. They used an atlas to find the latitude and longitude coordinates.
Year3 explore the soil - Is it just dirt?
During our study of rocks we have been considering how soil is made and what it is made of. We had a close look at the different layers within the soil and used sieves and magnifying glasses to see what we could find in it. We found lots of unexpected creatures and dug deep to reveal sand and…
Year 5 4 Figure Grid References
Year 5 have been learning how to write 4 figure grid references and how to use them. They used their skills to find exact locations of different places.
Wild Rivers Field Trip 3 (2021)
We all had a go at pond dipping. We disturbed the riverbed to release invertebrates then captured a sample of the water so that we could make observations of any living organisms. We then used the scale to determine how fresh and unpolluted the water in the River Ehen is.