Over the past couple of weeks we have been to different areas within the school grounds to look for creepy crawlies! We had a great time searching for different ones. We were particularly keen on the snails and then we had a snail race! We talked about being careful with Read more…
This half term in Science, we are studying plants and today we planted our own beans. We used our prior knowledge of plants to ensure they were well covered by the soil, watered and then put in a light place (the windowsill). We will closely observe what happens over the next Read more…
Class 3 have planted some broad bean seeds to investigate how plants grow. We will observe the broad beans grow over the next 2 weeks and record the findings from our investigation in a diary. We have watered the seeds and put them on the windowsill so they can get Read more…
Just in time for the great weather, I set the children the task of investigating how exercise and movement can effect our heart rate. The children approached this positively, with both warm-ups and cool-downs in mind. First we practised finding and measuring our heart rate so that we were ready Read more…
Class 8 enjoyed a wonderful school trip to the Blue Planet Aquarium yesterday. They were amazed by all of the fascinating creatures that they saw, especially the sharks. The children were a credit to Harwood Park with their impeccable behaviour all day. What was your favourite part of our trip?
Class 3 have been learning all about Plants in Science. We have set up a fantastic new role play area so the children can explore and further their learning about plants. Over this half term we will plant and observe our very own broad beans grow The children have also Read more…
Over half term, Class 11 were asked to design and make a boat which would both float and have a streamlined shape. This was part of our investigation into how certain animals and man made objects are designed to move quickly through both air and water quickly. We discovered the Read more…
We were delighted to discover that our bean plants have grown during the half term and have thrived in the lovely weather!
Children in Reception were very excited to welcome four baby stick insects into our classroom today. We will be learning about mini beasts over the next half term and can’t wait to watch our stick sects grow!
On Wednesday, Class 11 went on their Class trip to Bradford Science and Media Museum. We had a fun filled busy day full of lots of fun and interactive activities and experiments. When we first arrived we went to the games lounge, which was a big hit with everyone. Here Read more…