Class 9 have been learning all about Ancient Greece this half term. We have studied the Athenians & Spartans, looked at the significance of Greek theatre and investigated the importance of Greek Gods. Finally, we studied Greek art and pottery and decided that we would put our skills to the Read more…
Over the course of the last two Science lessons in Year 4, Class 9 planned and carried out an investigation to find how to build the tallest spaghetti tower. Using just raw spaghetti and marshmallows for joints, the children tried different strategies to see who could build the tallest structure. Read more…
In Maths today, Class 9 had to search high and low to find different measuring cylinders – each one contained a key ingredient for a potion that we are currently planning in our English work. The children needed to measure the quantities of each ingredient and convert these measurements from Read more…
In English, Class 10 are working on identifying, organising and writing instructions this week. To test how well they could verbalise (say) instructions, Miss Wolf set them a challenge of instructing their new teacher robot, Mi55 W0lF, on how to make a jam sandwich. Their instructions needed to be ordered, Read more…
Class 10 dressed as an array of different book characters this year including Gansta Granny, Mr Stink, Willy Wonka and Rodrick from Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Can you spot Wally? What we got up to: We began our World Book Day activities with a debate. Miss Wolf found some Read more…
Class 9 have been learning how to play brass instruments this year and last week had the opportunity to show off to their families how far they had come. Lots of parents attended this open lesson giving them the chance to witness what the children’s practice at home had built Read more…
In English, Class 10 have been reading an adaptation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare. The story’s twists and turns, character relationships and love triangles can be difficult to get a grip of so Miss Wolf wanted to test our understanding using a Kahoot! quiz. The quiz was Read more…
This week Class 9 carried out their planned investigation to find out which material is the best insulator – fur, bubble wrap or cloth? As the children are ‘Working Scientifically’ this term, the planning phase was thorough and all groups ensured that the testing was fair. Next week these budding Read more…
Class 9 continued to show off their progression in football during P.E. today. Over the course of the Spring term the children have improved their teamwork and also developed tactics when playing.
Today, Class 10 turned into world class scientists by carrying out their first investigation within their working scientifically topic. Our investigation focus was ‘Which material is the best insulator?’. We filled 3 cups with coffee and wrapped each cup in a different material – fur, bubble wrap and cloth. Then, Read more…