Is anybody out there?
We have been asking the question this week ''Is there life on other Planets?'' We have found out that to sustain life a planet would need water, warmth and light from the sun, and oxygen just like there is on Earth. We have been exploring the concept of Aliens living on other planets in our…
Amazing Homework!
The children in Year 5 have produced some amazing homework! After carefully planning and choosing their planet, the children presented spectacular presentations to the class and produced some amazing art to accompany. Each child was extremely excited to present their work and were equally as…
Spectacular Space Art!
Inspired by the abstract 'space art' of celebrated American artist, Peter Thorpe, children in Year 5 tried their hand at creating their own spectacular pieces of art inspired by space themes such as planets, rockets and galaxies.
After carefully planning and considering their designs, children…
Exploring the Universe
This week Nursery has gone into Infinity and beyond! They have been exploring the planets and have learnt which planets there are in space, their names and how far away they are from the Sun and our Earth. They have learnt some simple facts about them! Mars is called the 'Red Planet' because it…
Little Inventors
Congratulations to Niamh who is one of 5 runners up in the Little Inventors:Pioneers Competition that we entered earlier in the school year. Her idea is called 'Pitch Black'. Niamh explains, "When you go into a room and are going to turn on the light, you need to put the pointer in the tube so…
321 Blast Off!
This week Nursery have been learning all about rockets. We learnt about an astronaut called Tim Peake who travelled to the International Space Station in a rocket. We watched Tim Peake's rocket launch on You Tube. We learnt that the International Space Station is a satellite and we looked at what…
Geocentric vs Heliocentric
Year 5 have been engrossed in their new science topic "Is there life on Mars?" This week the children have been looking at Geocentric vs Heliocentric. They thoroughly enjoyed matching theories to the pictures and they then used those explanations to put together their own planetary…
Magnificent Mountains - How high can I climb?
Year 4 have had a busy start to the term. We have written explanation texts on how mountains are formed, created mountain landscapes in Art and begun our 'Climb Mount Everest' challenge. Lots more exciting learning to come. Welcome back everybody! How high will you climb this term? With our focus…