2 years ago
Posted on 23rd May 2024 by Penny Lyall

Tomato Plant investigation

We have been learning in Science about what a plant needs to grow well. To investigate this more fully we got into groups and each were given a young tomato plant. Each group decided what they were going to deprive their plant of for a week; the options were water, light, warmth, air and soil.

After a week we compared the results with our control plant which had all of these. We were surprised to find out that the plant in sand (instead of soil) grew well although it wasn’t quite as big as the control. The plant deprived of water and the one deprived of warmth drooped and wilted very much. The plant deprived of air wilted a little. We decided that water and light were the most important for a growing planted.

We also made videos in our groups to explain our findings. Each groups had a director, presenter, plant expert, production assistant, camera person and script writer.

2 years ago
Posted on 21st May 2024 by Katrina Huxtable

Severn Trent Water Visit

This week, Class 3, 4 and 5 enjoyed a visit from Severn Trent Water who brought their amazing interactive buses to bring the wonders of water to life.

On the Digibus, the children watched an animated video, journeying across the world to see how vital water is. This was followed by an interactive quiz using digital keypads! The children had the chance to put on some virtual reality glasses and enter a world where they tracked a raindrop, learning how it is purified before and after visiting our home.

In the Experibus, the children stepped into the role of a water worker. They used detective skills, including testing samples of water, to work out which place was responsible for polluting the water supply.

The children also enjoyed some fun games on the playground. The giant board game taught us why we need to value water as a precious resource and the ‘flush it or bin it’ relay, with realistic props, was a real hit!!

2 years ago
Posted on 16th May 2024 by Penny Lyall

Science Gadget Shop

Next week is our school Science Enrichment week. We are running the science gadget shop again this year as it has proved highly successful in previous years. Children can bring a small amount of money to purchase science related toys and games. Most items are between 50p and £2.50. Miss Evans, our science coordinator, will run it during lunchtime on Wednesday and Thursday.

Parents are asked to send a small amount of money in with their child, in a named envelope, to enable them to visit the shop. All profits from the gadget shop will go towards new school science equipment.

2 years ago
Posted on 15th May 2024 by Mrs Ceri Williams

Chocolate Tasting

As part of our explanation text writing this term, we have been writing about how chocolate is made. With all of the learning about and writing about chocolate, our mouths were watering so we decided to taste melted chocolate with fruit. As we ate we thought about the journey the chocolate had made from the bean or pod to the bar to our tummies. Needless to say, we really enjoyed this exploring lesson and it helped us very much with our writing.

2 years ago
Posted on 01st May 2024 by Mrs Ceri Williams

Cadbury World trip

On Wednesday 1st May, Class 3 and 4 went on a trip to Cadbury World in Birmingham. We learnt more about the fascinating ancient civilisation of the Maya and discovered their involvement in the early history of cocoa in c. AD 900. We found out that they made a drink out of cacao pods and that this eventually became fashionable in the UK, when John Cadbury started making hot chocolate and selling it in his shops. We also learnt about the current journey of chocolate from bean to bar and, of course, tasted some yummy chocolate as well as going on rides and touring the factory.

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