Clean and Healthy

By Mrs K SMITH17th March 2022

Jigsaw Jack has been helping Year 1 find out how to keep clean and healthy this week.

We started our lesson by telling Jigsaw Jack how germs spread. We decided there are germs when things are dirty and that it is important to keep things clean. In school, we keep our hands clean through the day by washing them and using sanitiser. The cleaners help keep our classroom clean by washing the tables and doors.

Adults at home keep things clean and healthy by washing surfaces and clothes and making sure we stay clean.

We looked at pictures of things we have in our houses that we use to keep us clean and healthy.

Not everything that adults use at home are safe. Some things we use to clean can make us ill.

We sorted lots of items into which room we might use them in.

We decided that not all things used in a home to keep things clean are safe for us to use.

We think soap and toothpaste is safe for us but we shouldn’t be touching bleach or toilet cleaner. We found out some of the things our adults use to clean contain chemicals which can be dangerous for us to use.

Sublime Science

By Miss T LITHERLAND17th March 2022

To kick start science week, the whole school had a visit from Sublime Science.

All children throughout the school had the opportunity to participate in fun and interactive workshops hosted by a great scientist called Harry. He was amazing and carried out some brilliant experiments like putting a skewer through a balloon which didn’t pop!!!  He showed us how to defy gravity and swung a bucket of water around his head and it didn’t spill!

We all had such a great time and it made us want to continue learning about science! Some of us said that we would definitely be carrying out a science activity at home for our #ScienceSelfie competition!

 

 

British Science Week in Year 2!

By Mandy Graves15th March 2022

Today, Year 2 enjoyed their parent workshop as part of British Science Week.

We were investigating how to make a strong bridge out of a piece of paper.

We made a prediction then tested our theories with the help of our extra adults. We discovered that folding the paper into a channel shape allowed us to put lots of weight on the bridge before it collapsed.

We repeated the investigation with tin foil and predicted which material would be stronger.

Finally, we did a whole class investigation with a large sheet of paper to see if that would hold the same weight as a small piece. We found out that it could only hold 3 coins before collapsing! Enes said he thought it was because we’d made the bridge too wide!

Lots of great science and engineering ideas were explored.

Year 2 are composing music on a stave and performing to each other.

By Mandy Graves14th March 2022

First of all Year 2 worked in groups to compose some music.

Next, they recorded the musical notes onto a stave and practised playing their tunes.

Finally, they performed their music to the rest of the class.

Well done Year 2 – you made some amazing music!!

How does our school compare to Beatrix Potter’s home?

By Sophie Dale8th March 2022

This week in geography we looked at a variety of different maps. We looked at a map of the United Kingdom and re-capped the four countries and their capital cities. We also looked at street maps, transport maps and a holiday park map. We discussed how maps had keys to help people identify where different things can be located.

We then looked at a map of Beatrix Potter’s world in the Lake District. On this map are a variety of different characters from the stories. We gave our partners oral instructions to find the different characters using locational and positional language.

Maisie using positional language.

Stanley using positional language.

To extend out learning we identified the different human and physical features found on the map.

We are excited to create our own map of our school next week.

Performing simple tests to identify waterproof material.

By Mrs K SMITH8th March 2022

As scientists this week, Year 1 have been carrying out comparative tests to identify which materials are the most suitable to make a waterproof hat for Barney the Bear.

We begun by discussing which materials we though would be waterproof. Lots of us though tin foil, plastic and wood were going to not let water through them.

We recorded our predictions on a table before we carried out a fair test.

First we put Barney in a bowl, then we held materials above his head and put water on them with a pipette. We observed what happened to the water once it was on the material. Some materials soaked up the water and we knew this meant they weren’t waterproof. Other materials just made the water run off and we knew these were waterproof.

Lots of us were surprised that the wood was not waterproof. the water soaked in to the wood.

We observed very closely how the water soaked into the material and paper and how the water just sat in a puddle on top of the metal, plastic and tin foil.

We decided that Barneys hat should be made of plastic as this was the softest of the waterproof materials. We though wood would be too heavy and the tin foil would be very noisy in the rain.

Being Healthy

By Mrs K SMITH3rd March 2022

In PSHE this week, Year 1 have been discussing what makes us healthy.

We looked at some statements and decided if they were healthy or unhealthy.

We moved around the room to the correct label when we heard the statements.

We decided a good nights sleep was healthy and that eating takeaway every day was unhealthy.

We then acted out some of the things we thought were healthy.

Washing our hands is healthy.

A good night sleep is healthy

Exercising is healthy

How religious people treat the world with respect

By Mrs K SMITH2nd March 2022

In RE this week Year 1 have been discussing how the world is cared for.

We talked about how religious people think the world needs to be looked after as they believe it was created by their god.

Some religious people donate to charities, some do work in their local communities and others volunteer to work with charities to name a few things.

We think it is very important to look after the world too and we discussed about how we can look after it.

These are some of the things we will do.

Project Evolve helps keep Year 2 informed about online safety!

By Mandy Graves16th February 2022

We talk about online safety in Year 2 during our computing lessons, assemblies and PSHCE lessons. The children can discuss how to keep safe and who they should tell if they are unsure. As part of Project Evolve, the children thought about who owns the information that is stored on the internet and how long that information stays on the internet.

The children were very knowledgeable about what information they should share and what information is personal and shouldn’t be shared. They could also say why it should not be shared. We completed the session with an interactive word search to find all of the key words relating to personal information.

Random act of kindness week

By Mrs K SMITH14th February 2022

Year 1 have been discussing random acts of kindness week.

We talked about how being kind makes others feel. We think when we are kind we make others happy.

We have discussed what types of things we can do to be kind to each other and found that lots of them are things we do because we are kind children .

We decided to do things like hold doors for people, play with children who have nobody to play with and say nice things to each other.

We are going to make lots of people smile during random acts of kindness week.