September 2, 2024
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Femur Investigation

We have been finding out more about the skeletal system. We discovered the femur is the longest bone in the body. We decided to investigate if the person with the longest femur could jump the farthest. We all measured our femurs with the help of a partner. Then one by one we jumped! Mrs Hunter had the second longest femur but she jumped the shortest distance-98cm. One of the pupils with the shortest femur jumped the longest -1m 80cm. This opened up lots of discussion about how we could make our experiment fair – Should it be people of the same height? Age? Weight?

Meta-skills being used were curiosity and sense-making.

August 28, 2024
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Senses at the Beach

We visited the beach to get inspiration for a senses poem. As part of our topic we are finding more about our senses and how we use them.

After we had gathered ideas we used Go Find It Too cards, a bit like a scavenger hunt. We had to look for something a particular colour, feeling or shape.

Then we had a bit of time to explore the beach.

We focused on two meta skills – feeling and creativity.

August 28, 2024
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Mindfulness Trail

As part of our topic we have been learning about the importance of good mental and physical health. We have been finding out more about Mindfulness. We decided to explore the space around the school and think how each space could be used in a mindfulness activity. Back in class we designed out trails covering the infant wing playground, the senior wing playground, the wildlife area, the multi-court and the activity area.

At some point later this term we are hoping to share our trails with other classes.

MS “Mindfulness is good for your mental health.”

BL “It’s taking a break to wind down,”

KG “It’s time to yourself.”

MC “Mindfulness is time to think.”

RR “It’s finding somewhere quiet.”

RH “It’s chill and relax time.”

We have been discussing meta-skills and how they help with successful learning, life and work.

The meta skills we covered were leading, creativity and communicating.

August 25, 2024
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Curriculum Information Term 1

Below I have added the Curriculum Information for Term 1.

Term 1 Curriculum Information

August 18, 2024
by Mrs Hunter
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Welcome Back!

That first week has gone by in a flash! Great to see everybody again!

Here is our timetable for the week.

Monday – Gym (Mrs Ritchie)

Tuesday – Art (Mrs Sinclair)

Wednesday – Music (Miss Stewart)

Friday – Teacher-led gym

Our topic this term is, ‘What Makes us Human.’

Reading homework will be starting on Monday the 26th of August.

June 20, 2024
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Butterflies

We released butterflies in the wildlife garden. We had 5 that we had grown from a butterfly kit. It was great seeing each step in their cycle.

June 13, 2024
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Floating and Sinking

We experimented to discover which items floated and which sunk. We discovered that if an object’s density is higher than the density of water, it will sink.. On the flip side, if an object is less dense than water, it will float. Our next step was to make an aluminium boat from foil that would be able to hold over 50 cubes. There was all sorts of shapes and most boats could successfully carry the load.

June 13, 2024
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Seeds

Cheryl Livesay presented a lesson on seed dispersal. She explained that seeds could be dispersed in different ways. Water, wind, animals and birds, gravity and plant explosions can spread seeds far and wide. We found out the coconut seed is one of the heaviest seeds. A poppy seed is one of the lightest seeds. One of the cleverest seeds is the dandelion seed as it can change it’s shape depending on the weather.

The class got wildflower seeds to plant in paper cups. We have set them on the window as that worked wonders for our sunflowers. Looking forward to seeing the results!

June 3, 2024
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Skittles Experiment

We added a ring of skittles to a plate, then added some warm water. This made the Skittles coating dissolve into a nice pattern in the centre of the plate.

June 3, 2024
by Miss Stewart
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Literacy & Music – Recycle Raps

This term, as part of our environmental class project, we have been learning about plastic pollution and the negative impact that it’s having on our planet. The class worked together in small groups to write a short rap where they had to convey that very message. We used a backing track to practise performing our raps, then we recorded our tracks in a makeshift ‘studio’.

Here are the audio files for you to listen to.

Eve, Dean & Ruby: