Today, we ventured out into the community to do some litter picking. Students enthusiastically gathered up a huge amount of rubbish very close to the vicinity of the school. Well done Year 6 for going the extra mile to make sure that our local community stays tidy!
After a fun evening, students gathered for breakfast and enjoyed some bacon and egg butties to start the day! We then commenced with our next round of activities. We faced fears together (especially during the abseiling!) and the children enjoyed making special memories.
Although the spiders were rather large, the caving was an enjoyable and unusual experience…
We want to say a massive well done to all the children. Although we were all very sad to leave How Stean Gorge, we will all remember this special time spent together. Hopefully they all manage to get a good rest in over the holidays.
Today has been such an adventure! We loved getting settled into the cabins, climbing, caving. When we arrived, we unpacked and then were straight into our first activities. Mr Ash’s group was rock climbing, Miss Davies’s group was caving and Miss Patchett and Miss Cooke’s groups were orienteering around the site.
In the evening, we enjoyed some delicious sausages and chips and then took part in a rounders match.
It has been a busy start to the Summer term. The students are hard at work with final SATs preparations and excitement for the residential trip is brewing… We have also been lucky to host two major authors and a virtual reality session over the past two weeks!
Last week began with an author visit from Dermot O’Leary. Dermot entertained us all as he described his new action adventure novel: Spy Fox and Agent Feathers. The story follows a crafty fox and his chicken companion on an epic rescue mission during World War 2.
We then had the pleasure of the Mayan virtual reality workshop. We got to fly high above some ancient temple ruins in South America, discussed how Mayans spent their free time (including an intriguing discussion about pok-ta-pok – their version of football!). Following the workshop, we discussed how virtual reality may be used in the future in schools and debated whether this would be beneficial or harmful to education (or both!).
Sam and Rowan presented their interactive clay sculpture of the three different types of volcanoes.
Ella and Nicoleta showcased ‘Ooblek’ – a fascinating substance made out of cornflour and water which can change between a solid and liquid!
Ellie and Murewa presented a fantastic interactive sculpture of the human digestive system.
Sameer and his brother produced a fantastic piece of work all about circuits!
Benji and Henry produced a fantastic, explosive series of experiments!
Well done 6D for all your fantastic creations! We certainly didn’t want to leave!
What a busy week! SATs mocks, a science trip to Allerton High School and a Science Fair to finish the week!
At Allerton High School, we made rockets using Vitamin C tablets and film canisters. As the Vitamin C tablet reacted with the water, it released Carbon Dioxide, causing the canister to eventually shoot into the air after the pressure became too great.
We also had the opportunity to see what happened when iron wool is burned (this was our first time seeing a bunsen burner in use)! What a treat!
Science Fair pictures and videos will be uploaded next week…
I hope that you all have a fantastic weekend and a massive well done to 6D for all their hard work this week!
Miss Davies
and the mystery reader is… Ms Luty!
A massive thank you to Sameer’s grandmother for joining us today to read an extract from ‘Uncle Montague’s Tales of Terror’! What a treat.
She read the story of a haunting Elm tree and a devilish creature which lives nearby…
If you are interested in coming in as a mystery reader, please do contact reception and I will get back to you as soon as possible!
This week, our trip to Allerton High School was all about convection! We learned that hot air rises and cool air falls and that this can create wind outside and also be used by gliders and birds to ease flight.
We then put this to the test! We emptied out large herbal tea bags, then positioned them on a heat-proof mat. After this, we used safety matches to light the top of the teabag. When successful, the tea bag glided into the air!
On Tuesday, 6D thoroughly enjoyed our visit to Allerton High School. We worked with a high school science teacher Mr Alcock and learned all about lab safety. We studied an image (similar to the one below) and found multiple lab safety issues! Our biggest learning point was that we always tuck our chairs in during experiments to ensure that we can move quickly in case of emergency. How many can you spot below…?
We then recalled the meaning of ‘hypothesis’ – ‘proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation’. We enjoyed testing our own hypothesis, using popping toys and measuring the time taken for the toy to pop up. We varied the amount time which we pressed down onto the popping toy.
Mr Clayton delighted to announce that this year we will be running a Science Fair in school!
This will take place on the afternoon of Friday 28th March in the school hall and will be open to children in Key Stage 2.
Please see Google Classroom for more information.
Sign up form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/16B5JqGLKXLvBlRmhJ_wSJpBUsSMBKjEzSwfbC00zkIM/edit
I cannot wait to see your entries!
Miss Davies