Author: C Beveridge

We had a wonderful time near Keswick last week. The weather was kind and it was great to spend the time together. The theme for the retreat was 'Getting to know me, getting to know each other, getting to know God'. There were lots of activities led by the staff at Castlerigg plus a long walk to…

Y6 have been looking at lots of styles of graffiti art, from ancient hieroglyphics to modern 'tags. Everyone designed their own 'tag' and painted it onto our 'wall'. It certainly brightens up the corridor!

Today, Year 4 have been singing songs in Latin.

Our playlist is:

      Head, Shoulders Knees and Toes (Listen HERE)

      Old McDonald had a Farm (Listen HERE)

Enjoy!

Year 4 conducted a science investigation to see which drink was the fizziest.

We knew that the 'fizz' is actually bubbles of gas, but does gas have a mass? We used digital scales to weigh the drink just after it was poured.

Then we stirred it until there were…

Using our knowledge of circuits from this half term's work, Year 4 had to design and make a game that used a circuit. 

First we explored some games that you can buy; next we made the structure of a 'Buzz Wire' game; finally we connected the structure to a circuit and had some fun playing with…

Please read our poems that use similes to create imagery - it made us feel chilly just reading them!

To start our unit on electricity, Year 4 had a go at connecting components to make bulbs light up and buzzers to buzz!

After looking at the designs and fashion of Vivienne Westwood, Year 6 have been creating their own designs. Adapting and embellishing a plain white T-shirt has allowed their creative ideas to flow. Coming soon will be a Year 6 fashion show...watch this space!!

Year 4 were visited by Winifred, the Anglo Saxon today!

We learnt so much - the story of Beowulf, how the Anglo Saxons settled on the land, their houses and settlements, what they ate and how they lived. The children were also able to inspect artefacts and work out how they were made and what…

Today in science, Year 4 have been exploring how sound vibrations can be made. We used peppercorns on a drum to see the vibrations made, and felt the vibrations from a cymbal.

Watch this HERE and HERE

Having tasted different ingredients, we now selected the ones we liked best to each make a pasta sauce. Then came the fun bit...eating it! A great way to end the week.

Following up on our work on food chains, Year 4 made Top Trump cards for producer, predators and prey. It was great fun to create the cards and even more fun to play afterwards!