Thrills and Spills - Scream Machine
Class 4 have completed their Scream Machine Project with a challenge and some fairground food. The children were challenged to design and build a drop ride for 2 raw egg passengers, where the passengers had to remain intact. The design also had to include a pulley or gear system in order to fulfill the brief. After several construction afternoons, the time came to test the rides. It was fair to say that some were more successful than others! We then finished the term by mak
Science Week and Forest Craft
Class 1 and 2 got involved in marking British Science Week by carrying out investigations. The children in Class 1 were given a mystery object which was a foil wrapped piece of ice containing a play figure and they had to investigate the best methods to use to release it which ranged from putting it on the heater to banging it with hammers. They then investigated which material would make the best bridge for the Three Billy Goats Gruff. Class 2 investigated whether all balls
World Book Day 2018
After a delay due to the snow, we finally celebrated World Book Day. Almost everyone dressed up as their favourite book character (including the teachers!), and the school was a riot of book related colour. In Class 3, many of us dressed up as our favourite book characters and there were a range of different costumes on show, including Ms Whithorn and Mr Cullington who both dressed up as spotty dalmatians from our class book 'One Hundred and One Dalmatians.' In the afternoon
Clip and Climb
EYFS and KS1 have started the new topic ‘Bounce’ with a bang this week by visiting Clip n Climb in Derby. The topic is all about enjoying sport, discovering fun ways to be active and investigating how to be healthy. In spite of a snowy start to the day, we set off on the coach to Derby and arrived at Clip n Climb ready for our harnesses to be fitted and the safety briefing before entering the climbing arena. The children were wowed by the height of the interesting and colourf
