Blog by Tag: Science

This week the children in Nursery have been helping to develop our woodland area.  We had a generous donation of logs, so we used our strong muscles to move them into position to create a circle. During our time in the woods we are building our resilience and confidence by taking risks and…

In Nursery A we have been demonstrating our love and care through role play.  We have been caring for our ‘babies’ by making sure they are fed, clothed and well looked after.  We have names for our dolls so that they are treated with dignity and respect.  We talk about why we need to look after…

We have been inspired to make some art with nature by finding out about the work of artist and sculptor Andy Goldsworthy.  After collecting Autumn treasures at home, we have used these to create.  We have made faces, patterns and even our own trees.  We have been developing our vocabulary around…

Y2 took part in a Children’s University master class all about Space.

Year 1 Science- What are the parts of a plant?

We have been learning about the different parts of a plant. The children played a number matching game to help label the different parts of a plant. We talked about the flower, leaf, stem and root.

This week the children have been reading the story of the Gingerbread Man.  We have been using our speaking and listening skills to talk about the story and we even decorated our own gingerbread men!

Year 1- Science Day and Night 

We have been learning about day and night. We talked about how the Earth rotates. When the sun shines on Earth it is called the day time. When the Earth turns away from the sun it gets dark. It is called the night time. 

Today we explored gestation periods of different mammals.

We concluded that,’the larger the mammal, the longer the gestation period,’ however there are some exceptions to that rule.

Frieda 5A, ‘I enjoyed creating a bar chart to show the different results.’

This week has been all about new experiences for our nursery children.  They have been discovering the nursery environment and all it has to offer, whilst making new friends.  

A massive welcome to all our nursery children who have been settling in this week.  They have amazed us with their independence, smiles and friendship.  We can’t wait to playful learning adventures together this year.  

We began exploring our outdoor environment, sweeping up and playing with…

We have been reading The Very Hungry Caterpoilar today and learning about the life cycle of a butterfly, after the release of our very own butterflies in nursery last week.  This afternoon there was great excitement when the children found a particularly large caterpillar in our nursery garden.…

The children were so excited about a fire engine visiting our school this week.  The children learned about firefighting and fire engines.  Mrs Naisbett who normally teaches in Year 6 was in nursery and even had a chance to put on a fire fighters outfit!  There were some very happy…