Rivers Topic Week
This week in Panthers Class, we have been studying rivers. We started by looking at the Water Cycle by making mini terrariums, before looking at the features rivers. We studied the impact of dams and the human geography of rivers, as well as investigating the course of the River Ribble.
For our…
Year 5 fire poems
Year 5 wrote fire poems using charcoal! We gazed into the flames and tried to work out what we could see.
Here are some of our favourites:
Flames leaping up
Like an antelope seeking food,
Sparks popping like a balloon,
Wood melting in the warm cabin
Of orange fire,
Smoke…
Making toys using crumble
Panthers Class have been learning how to program using crumble kits. We had to learn how to put together code, using loops for repetition. Our end of unit project was to create a programmable toy using crumble and we had to use our DT skills for the construction. We had to think about how we could…
Moving water
Over the past two weeks we have been investigating moving water, in forest schools. The children firstly used pipes and tubes to transport water from one container to another. This week we looked at how water could be moved without us physically touching it. They investigating adding objects…
Investigating orange fruit
The children have being studying health and nutrition in science. The year twos investigated if larger orange fruits had more segments and the the year threes investigated if the larger orange fruit contained more fruit. Accurate counting and reading scales was required for successful…
Forest school
Panthers Class have been loving our new forest school area! We have been exploring nature, making art that shows the changing seasons and exploring the use of tints and shades. Year 6 have also been learning how to lay and light a fire and some have been able to successfully use a flint and steel!…
Discovering Kenya
During topic week, the children have done a lot of map work. They identified continents of the world and located Africa. The then narrowed their search and found Kenya. They have identified landmarks, compared Kenya to England and used their knowledge of land features to match aerial photographs…
Mud masks
After taking inspiration from the mask traditionally worn by the Masai tribe, the children created their own mud masks in forest schools.
Crazy fruit and vegetables critters
As part of Ronald Dahl day, the children made bugs and insects out of fruit and vegetables. It also gave the class chance to practice cutting skills before their design and technology project.
Musical instrument making
The children explored the grounds and found natural materials that they could use to make musical instruments. They investigated sounds and the methods they needed to fix objects together.
