Blog Author: H Walmsley

In Science, we have been collecting soil to understand that it is made from rock and organic matter. We have collected different types of soil, such as from around trees or in plant pots. To keep it a fair test, we put the same amount of soil in each pot as well as the same amount of water. We…

In Science, we have been studying how rocks are formed. We have created models of the sedimentary, metamorphic and igneous rocks through using Starburst sweets. We analysed the features of each ‘rock’ to create each rock form. We had lots of fun. 

We have been practising our sketching skills with our pencils. We have then applied them to our sketches of the Gherkin building in London. 

Today we have been taught by a member of our class who created a poster to explain all about igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks. We then tested them to find out how they reacted to water and white vinegar. We also tested their durability and how hard they were by using golf tees to scratch…

We have analysing the artwork of Richard and Judith Lang. They collect rubbish from the beach and create sculptures of sea creatures. 

We have designed and and created our own sculptures. We love them. 

Class 3 have been studying the music piece Yoyo and The Little Auk. We listened carefully to the music and created our own graphic notation to go with the piece. We then selected percussion instruments to create our own version of the music. 

We have been investigating how light travels in straight lines. It reflects off a mirror according to the law of reflection. We found some darker areas in the classroom to complete this investigation before drawing and labelling our diagrams. 

Today we did some 'noticing' outside. We reflected on what we were grateful for, what had stood out in our day, where we had been our best selves and any small changes we could make to balance our lives.  

As we reflected, some greenflies and a caterpillar came to greet us. We felt very…

We have started our Art unit on Sculptures today. We looked at the artist Andy Goldsworthy and how he uses materials found in nature to create his art pieces. We created our own pieces of art work in his style by exploring our school grounds. 

We have been learning about seasonal British vegetables in Design and Technology. We have created stuffed peppers with the ingredients of rice, peas, courgette and some herbs. The skills we developed were grating cheese and chopping with a knife. We all tried our stuffed peppers and reflected on…

We enjoyed eating the jam tarts, that we made in Design and Technology, in the sunshine. Mrs Walmsley read a book called ‘Shh! We have a Plan’ by Chris Haughton. We enjoyed our relaxing time together. 

As part of our Design and Technology learning, we have made jam tarts today. We used the skill of rolling to roll the pastry and then used the pastry cutters to cut them out. We carefully placed some jam in the middle of them before placing a star on the top. We have learnt about how seasonal…