Year 1 Birch enjoy Gym!
Year 1 Birch loved getting the equipment out with Mr Allen!
World Book Week Year 1 Birch - Mystery Reader
Year 1 Birch had their first Mystery reader yesterday! We loved it! We can't wait to see who comes today!
4 Poplar Mystery Reader!
Today, we had our Mystery Reader come into school to read our new English text called "Leon and the Place Between". The children were so excited to see a different face reading an amazing book to them! Thank you again to Georgy's mother for coming into class.
Year 2 Maple - the importance of hygiene
In order to discover the importance of hygiene, we simulated a sneeze using an aerosol spray to see what happens to the sneeze. How it spreads, what happens if you are close or further away and how we can stop the germs spreading.
Using hand lotion and glitter we demonstrated how germs spread…
Investigating Gravity 1
We used Newton Meters to measure the size of the pull of gravity of different masses. We recorded our results, looking for patterns and drew conclusions. The greater the mass the greater the amount of Newtons. 1kg = 10 N
Chinese New Year
We have done a lot of work on Chinese New Year in Nursery. We learnt all about the Chinese Animal race where the Emperor asked the animals to race across a river and the first 12 to get onto the other bank would have a year named after them. We thought about what we would see and eat in…
Lunar New Year food tasting
As part of our Lunar New Year celebrations we have tried some Chinese food including prawn crackers, prawn toast, sweet chilli dip, spring rolls and cow mein noodles. All the children tried at least one thing and most tried all the food. The prawn crackers were a class favourite and the sweet…
Year 2 Maple - balanced diet
We grouped a range of foods in different ways and discussed the types of foods which are healthy and unhealthy. We then learned about a balanced diet using the eat-well plate.
Year 2 Maple - exercise
We have been observing the impact of exercise on our bodies when doing different activities e.g. running on the spot, resting, doing star jumps etc. We used a timer to ensure we did each exercise for the same length of time and then recorded what changes we noticed in our bodies. Then we talked…