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Constructing Towers - STEM WEEK DAY 2, by Miss Lee
Date: 28th Jun 2018 @ 4:19pm
On Tuesday, the children lots of fun building towers with midget gems and cocktail sticks.
First we analysed successful tall buildings, then the children tried to magpie these. There was lots of communication, team work, evaluation and strategy involved. Well done Year 5!
RSPB Workshop and Habitats - STEM WEEK DAY 2, by Miss Lee
Date: 28th Jun 2018 @ 4:13pm
Sam, who works for the RSPB, came to our school to carry out a workshop based on habitats.
The session allowed the children to explore the school ground to evaluate the habitats it provides.
We found lots of areas, bushes and habitats that we previously did not know existed. Sam even said our school provides excellent habitats for different animals and insects. Just need a pond to make it one of the best! Hopefully that is something to ask for in the future.
Biscuit Dunking - STEM WEEK DAY 1, by Miss Lee
Date: 28th Jun 2018 @ 4:06pm
On Monday, in the great British style, the children conducted an experiment about a matter that affects all of our lives, and something we, as Brits, have been pondering for years but never had time to test. Yes. We tested which biscuit was the best 'dunker'. And by great shock of the children, and Miss Lee, the winner was... RICH TEA?!
It was the clear winner. One Rich Tea witheld over 50 dunks.
Well there you have it. The best dunker is the Rich Tea biscuit. I still think it's Hobnob so if we ever do it again Year 5, I'll be brining a packet of them in.
Team Volcano at Robinwood!, by Miss Isbister
Date: 28th Jun 2018 @ 3:10pm
Team Dune at Robinwood! , by Miss Isbister
Date: 28th Jun 2018 @ 3:00pm
STEM week, by Miss Isbister
Date: 28th Jun 2018 @ 1:46pm
We had so much fun during STEM week! Some of our activities included:
biscuit dunking, finding the mean and drawing bar charts
stop motion animation
constructing towers
Skyping a Scientist
investigating craters
colour and chemical reactions
STEM is all about discovering... we hope you enjoyed the week!
STEM WEEK DAY 1 - STRETFORD GRAMMAR, by Miss Lee
Date: 27th Jun 2018 @ 12:47pm
Thank you to Streford Grammar and the 6th Form students who taught us how to collect evidence if a crime happened.
We studied REAL human bones. We had to wash our hands lots, after handling them! The different features of bones gave us clues to work out if the bones belonged to a male or female as well as many other clues!
The children also collected DNA, looked at fibres under a microscope, took footprint moulds and finger prints.
It was so much fun!
STEM week, by Mrs Grainger
Date: 27th Jun 2018 @ 11:12am
What a fantastic week it has been so far! On Monday, we walked to Stretford Grammar School to take part in some Forensic Science activities. The children had a great time using microscopes to look closely at fibres, extracting DNA, observing real bones, taking fingerprints and making impressions of shoe prints.
On Tuesday, we were lucky enough to have the RSPB come in to talk to us about habitats. We looked at our school grounds with a fresh pair of eyes and realised that we have far more habitats and micro habitats than we first realised!
We ended our day with making the tallest tower we could out of cocktail sticks and midget gems. Exciting stuff! There was a lot of nervous tension in the room when it came time to see if they would actually stand unaided!
This morning, we have been working in groups to create stop motion animations. I can't wait to see how they turn out!
Biscuit Dunking -STEM week 4T, by Mr Tarry
Date: 25th Jun 2018 @ 10:12am
Here are some photos from 4Ts biscuit dunking challenge. Which biscuit was the best?
Mrs Singh's Group at Robinwood!, by Miss Higson
Date: 24th Jun 2018 @ 9:01am
River Team at Robinwood! , by Miss Lee
Date: 24th Jun 2018 @ 8:25am
Here are some pictures of our exciting weekend at Robinwood!
TeamDune Day 2! , by Miss Isbister
Date: 23rd Jun 2018 @ 10:31pm
Lava Group with Mr Boyer and Miss Higson, by Miss Higson
Date: 23rd Jun 2018 @ 9:49pm
Year 3 Homework 22.06.18, by Miss Higson
Date: 22nd Jun 2018 @ 12:56pm
Homework this week is to play some of the games below and to write a comment with your score. Don't forget to tell us which games you play as well. You will need to copy and paste the link into your web browser. Good luck!
Miss Higson and Miss Currie
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/7-11-years/spelling-and-grammar
Food Tasting!, by Miss Lee
Date: 19th Jun 2018 @ 4:40pm
It's been a full, exciting day in Year 5. As part of our market research, the children needed to taste some food. Their task: Make a filling salad for Miss Lee's lunch so it is healthy, but filling enough to enable her to last, with energy, until 3:30!
We wanted to see the which were the best flavours, as well as presentation of salads. We discussed and tried different salads, such as: Greek salad, bean salad and tomato and mozzerella salad.
It was fun, tasty but allowed us to be sure what we want in our salad design to fulfil the task set to us.
Next lesson, we will explore which types of foods are the healthiest, while providing Miss with Lee the most amount of energy.
Outdoor Science Seed Finding, by Miss Lee
Date: 19th Jun 2018 @ 4:34pm
Today in Science, we began to learn about different Life Cycles.
We started off with plants. We learnt that plants produce seeds inside their flowers and fruits. However, we learnt this through finding it out for ourselves. Also, it's lovely to make the most of the warm weather and take learning outside!
London Trip!, by Miss Lee
Date: 19th Jun 2018 @ 4:25pm
Here are some pictures from London Trip.
I just want to say a BIG THANK YOU to the children, who made all the hard work worth it!
Thank you Mrs Richardson, Mrs Valentine and Mrs Hilton for all your hard work and organising too.
It was the most amazing trip!
Miss Lee :)
Buddhist Visit, by Miss Lee
Date: 19th Jun 2018 @ 4:14pm
Thank you so much Lhachog for teaching us about Buddhism.
We learnt so much about how other faiths live. It was so interesting!
5L LOVEs Art, by Miss Lee
Date: 14th Jun 2018 @ 2:00pm
Thank you so much to Fay, an artist, who came and showed us how to do the art on our part of the whole school project.
Every class has been given a value. 5L's is LOVE!
Have a look at some of their amazing work.
Miss Lee
UK Landmark Research and Presentations, by Miss Lee
Date: 14th Jun 2018 @ 1:53pm
The children did an awesome job this week researching UK Landmarks. They were only given 40 minutes to research, create a poster and present their information.
I can really see the difference in teamwork, maturity and presentation skills since the beginning of the year.
We all learned lots about the different UK landmarks.
Can you tell me a fact or two about a landmark you researched and perhaps even a fact on a landmark someone else presented?
Miss Lee
Homework Projects (4T), by Mr Tarry
Date: 13th Jun 2018 @ 3:12pm
Here are some of our fantastic homework projects on our last science topic, 'Animals and Humans'. Our projects included teeth, posters and animal sculptures.
Brilliant Bubbles in Science (4T), by Mr Tarry
Date: 13th Jun 2018 @ 3:09pm
We looked at the science behind making bubbles and what chemical reactions happen when they are made and pop.
Artist Visit, by Miss Currie
Date: 12th Jun 2018 @ 1:18pm
3C loved our morning with a local artist, Fay. We explored the work of Keith Haring and created our own pieces of art based on our class value from this. As our value is cooperation, we each created a small piece of work that is going to be
Thank you Fay!
Tudor Assembly, by Mr Tarry
Date: 25th May 2018 @ 7:56am
Well done to our year 4s for a brilliant Tudor Assembly!
Lunch Take One Picture, by Miss Lee
Date: 23rd May 2018 @ 12:30pm
We've had a bit of a problem with the clay... it keeps cracking! So those that needed to be redone yesterday weren't painted white. However, the children were more than happy to help me out at lunch painting the tiles white, ready for colour tomorrow.
Thank you my helpers!