Blog Author: Mrs Charlton

What a brilliant start to the week! Yesterday, the class enjoyed learning all about the Romans during an online session from Durham University. They looked at maps of where the Romans had conquered and learned that names ending in 'chester' were once Roman settlements. The historian than talked…

The children  could not wait to see their volcano creations erupt.  The models were made from paper, tape and Modroc as part of the class topic ‘Tremors'. We used white vinegar and bicarbonate of soda to produce a chemical reaction. 

They certainly were amazed to see the result!

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We’ve had a fabulous day despite the weather causing disappointment to our trip. This morning we watched a Punch and Judy show followed by magic. In the the afternoon we cooled down with a treat of ice cream. A big thank you to RAFT for their donations.

Final finished and what a brilliant job the children have made with their model eyes to complete our Predator topic. Worth showing off at Stokesley Show in September!

A big thank you to Mr Van Loo and Mr Bradshaw for teaching the children how to save our lives! The children now know what to do in an emergency situation. They discussed what steps to take if a person was  found collapsed on the floor. They practised heart compressions on the manikins and learnt…

Superb sketching during for our topic work!

Lots of brilliant learning this week! The children have enjoyed investigating fossils and using clues to decide what different types of dinosaur ate. Following on from this, we have learnt all about exoskeletons and endoskeletons. We played guess the animal and labelled the human skeleton. In…

This week the children have enjoyed learning all about the religion of Islam. They’ve focussed on the festival of Ramadan and Eid. We’ve produced some fabulous pieces of writing about the five pillars which, are the five key principles that all Muslims are obligated to fulfil in their…

Welcome back, hope everyone has had a lovely Easter. Today the class have started our new topic 'FLOW' and as part of this the children took part in their first ever scientific field trip! We walked into the village and then along the River Leven.  We obeserved the river banks, flora and fauna. We…

Following on from last week's reading comprehension, the Greek myth of Icarus, the children have designed their own wings. We then tested these to see if they would fly! Have a look at some of their creations.

A brilliant start to our culture week. The children were introduced to the Sikh religion when we found out about Guru Nanak. We also wrote about how the Khalsa originated (the Sikh community) and how this is celebrated during their harvest festival of Vaisakhi.  We have begun to make tie dye kites…

This week we have been learning about the features of mountains. We have looked at how the landscape changes and how this is divided into zones - from the glacier down to the treeline and meadow. We looked at the animals and plants that are able to live at high altitudes and then with the…