Longridge Primary School – Page 4

STEM in P3/2 and P4

This term, P4 and P3/2 have been working on our STEM skills. This week, they were learning about electricity and created circuits. They discussed how to keep themselves safe when using electricity and what is needs to complete a circuit.

We have been working on our coding skills this term using Marty the Robot using block coding. The pupils were able to create a code to move Marty around the room and some created a loop code.

Some great technology skills used by all the pupils today! The pupils used their critical thinking skills to work out problems with their circuits or code and used their communication skills to work in their groups.

Pop Up Dinos

This week P2/1 were inspired by two of our favourite things – pop up books and dinosaurs! Children made hatching dinosaur puppets inspired by Rob Biddulph, and learned how to make their cute creations move by selecting the right parts of the model to stick together, leaving other areas free to move. It was a very fiddly job that helped strengthen little hands, but the children agreed it was well worth the effort.

World Flags

P3/2 have finished off their Scotland topic just in time to move onto a new mini topic focusing on the World Cup. We began by looking at all the world flags and used our knowledge and research skills to label each flag. Miss Smith was super impressed by our knowledge of flags. Next lesson we are going to arrange them into their continents before looking at different cultures and of course football. We are so excited about this topic!

PE in P3/2 and P4

This week P4 and P3/2 took advantage of the sunshine and took our PE outside! The pupils created obstacle courses for each other to run through practising the skills we have been working on, running, hurdles, throwing and balance. The pupils used their communication and collaboration skills to work in groups to create obstacle courses.

Coming back down to Earth!

P2/1 are wrapping up our learning about Space, which has been a very exciting journey! Children have built rocket ships and control centres indoors and out, have created galaxy jars and splatter paint universes, and have answered lots of interesting questions such as ‘how are rockets made?’ and ‘what makes the moon shine?’

They have created a solar system model with logs and paint, and explored beyond our galaxy in PE games! The creative ideas, knowledge and enthusiasm shared has really been out of this world!