Science: wonderful bees
As part of our science topic, we have been looking at the job of pollinators.
Mr Campini visited school today with some bees from his hive. He talked about the roll of bees in nature and how many bees live in each hive. The classroom was abuzz with excitement as we enjoyed trying to spot the queen bee. Children (and teachers) were amazed by the extraordinary facts.
One student said, “This has BEEn the best visitor to school.”
Sports Day
The sun shone down on us last week as we took part in our annual sports day event. Thank you to all the parents that came along to support the children. The children had great fun taking part in races such as, bat and ball, obstacle race, sprint and the long distance. Everyone did a great job of cheering each other on and the resilience and determination that the children showed was fantastic.
Design and technology – food
5,6B have been chefs this week and have been making a pasta sauce recipe. The recipe included lots of different vegetables such as carrots, celery and courgettes. The children peeled and chopped the vegetables and fried them off in a pan. They were able to practise their cutting skills and stayed safe by using the claw and bridge method. They then added water and chopped tomatoes and cooked for a little longer. Once it was ready, it was blended. We cooked some pasta to pour the sauce over and then the children could enjoy the best part – the eating!
Help at home: here is the recipe if you fancy trying it out for yourselves.
Living and Learning: Relationships and Sex Education (RSE)
Over the past few weeks, our Year 5 and Year 6 pupils have been taking part in Relationships and Sex Education (RSE), with each year group covering age-appropriate topics as part of the curriculum.
Year 5 explored different types of relationships, what makes relationships healthy, and the importance of kindness, honesty, respect, boundaries and accepting differences. They also discussed the many forms that families can take and reflected on the love, care and support that families provide. The children approached these conversations with maturity and respect, contributing thoughtfully throughout.
Year 6 built on this learning by exploring topics including consent, conception and pregnancy. These lessons provided opportunities for pupils to ask questions, deepen their understanding and discuss sensitive topics in a safe, supportive and respectful environment. We were incredibly impressed by the maturity, sensitivity and respect shown by the children during every lesson.
We are very proud of how both year groups engaged with these important areas of learning and the thoughtful, respectful attitudes they demonstrated throughout the unit.
Amazing Applique Artists
Our design and technology project is well under way in Year 5/6.
Children have designed, make templates, cut fabric and are now starting to show off their applique skills.
Help at home: Talk about the skills needed to be a designer/ artist in textiles. How does it feel when you’re creating something? When did you have to be patient and resilient?
We are designers
This week, we’ve begun the design process for our cushions. The children researched different cushion designs and thought about which elements they’d like to use for their cushions. The drew out their designs and annotated them with aesthetic details and dimensions. Then the fun began! The children drew out templates for their applique (an additional design for the front of their cushion) and used these to draw around onto felt. Once they’d cut them out, they pinned their applique onto their cushion ready to sew.
Puzzling maths
Year 6 had a great session yesterday trying to work out some mathematical scripts. They were given a grid with lots of different numbers and symbols on it. There were numbers that they recognised instantly, whilst the others were a bit trickier to decipher. The aim was to work out what they all represented. At first, we thought the numbers were consecutive however the children eventually realised that they could group them as they only represented a certain set of numbers. There were some great mathematical conversations going on!
A day in the life of a high school student.
What a day!
More fun on Residential
Some more pictures from day two
