Farm Visit (Foundation)
Last week Holly and Maple classes went to Hill Farm where the Paton family had lots of exciting things for us to do. They showed us round the farm and we met the new calves and lambs, we learnt about the crops they grow. We then had a very exciting ride in a tractor trailer up to bluebell woods where we had a lovely picnic. After lunch we made clay art on the trees and hunted for eggs. When we got back to the farm, there were lots of interesting activities in the barn. We had a great day and said a big ‘thank you’ to the Paton family before we left.
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Science Day
Last week, Foundation and KS1 had their Science day to celebrate ‘Science Week’. They did a carousel of activities going round all of the teachers, they made stomp rockets, helicopter seeds, catapulted objects, made bubble snakes, used balloon rockets and made slime! The final part was watching the coke and Mentos experiment! See the website for a gallery of photos. Here are the children’s opinions: Lucia: The coca cola experiment was my favourite because it went really high in the air! Jake: The balloon rocket race was really fun. Bonayon: The bubble snakes were fun because you had to blow really hard, then the bubbles came out. Chester: I liked making slime because we used our finger to stir it. Tilly: I liked the helicopter seeds because we went on our tiptoes and they spun round. Sienna: The stomp rockets, when you stepped on them they flew. Henry: I loved everything! Umaima: I loved firing the catapult, the pompom went the furthest. Rafi: My favourite activity was the catapult because I could not believe how high the pom poms could go. Gagan: I enjoyed being able to make my own helicopter. Neve: My favourite was the coke and Mentos because I loved watching it explode. Fenn: I really liked making the balloons fly. Aiden: I really liked making slime. Emily: Bubbles in Year 1 was really good. I don't know how some children made them so good. Noah: I liked the stamp rocket as mine hit the ceiling. Molly: Bubbles was my favourite and also my least favourite as I got really messy. Lower KS2 had a Science day too where they linked it to the topic ‘Time’ and designed and built a farm of the future, made a water clock, investigated the life cycle of a frog and researched and designed posters about dinosaur extinction. Here are some quotes from the Year 3 and 4 children: 'We played a game to learn the life cycle of a frog. It was great fun' - Evie 'We had to research dinosaurs using the Ipads' - Ousman ' We learnt how they told the time in the past. It was really interesting.' - Theo 'I enjoyed designing a farm of the future. It was good fun being an inventor.' – Kehara Upper Key Stage Two had a carousel of activities ranging from making a pendulum to parachutes, making a clock and researching Albert Einstein. They too finished their day with the coke and Mentos experiment. Some quotes from Year 5: Freddie: On Science day we learned what Greek water clocks were. The Greeks used them for big events like the theatre to time speeches. Next year I would like to learn about how fish breathe underwater. Maddison: I liked the aeroplane because we got to go outside and fly it. Next year I would like to learn about human eyes. Fatoumata: I enjoyed making the pendulum. I learned how to make it and the features of it. When you put more weight on it went a little bit faster. I would like to learn about light next. Amelia: I most enjoyed learning about Albert Einstein because I found out a lot of interesting facts. I learnt that he married his cousin. I would like to learn about the human eye. Jack: I enjoyed when we made the Ancient Greek clock because it was really exciting to see how long it took the bell to fall into the water, and it was a hard challenge. I learnt that the Greeks actually used time.
Year Two Trip to Whipsnade Zoo
Year Two went on a trip to Whipsnade Zoo on the 15th of February. We had lovely weather on the day and it was thoroughly enjoyed by all the children.
Holly and Maple learn about Bikes
Holly and Maple were very lucky to have a visit from Alan who works at Cycle Saviours. They learned how to pump up tyres and take a wheel off to mend a puncture. They all had a go at pumping up the tyre with the big pump! All the children thoroughly enjoyed the visit. In the afternoon the children did some amazing observational drawings of a bike.
Maple and Holly Class go in search of The Gruffalo
Maple and Holly class enjoyed a trip to Salcey Forest. We caught the number 33 bus and enjoyed a picnic lunch and a very long walk to find The Gruffalo! We also had time to play in the park before catching the bus back to school. When we got back to school we all had hot chocolate!
Alder class's local trip around the village
Alder class recently went on a walk around our local area. We followed a route and labelled some features on a map. We were also accompanied by 'Travelling Ted' our class bear who has been on many adventures with the children in our class.
Maple and Holly Class - Outdoor Learning
Maple and Holly got changed into their outdoor learning kits and wellington boots and had a fantastic time exploring the woodland area!