This week, year 5 have taken part in not one but two maths investigations. On Monday we joined the school maths investigation day and worked using trial and error to find a solution to a problem involving money. On Tuesday, Squirrels were joined by visitors from Isaac Newton who guided them through another investigation.
To kick-start their new English unit: Romeo & Juliet, Year 6 enjoyed participating in a variety of Shakespeare-related activities! Children took part in a scavenger hunt, collecting the answers to questions about the famous playwright and his works. They had to match symbols on their sheet to answers hidden away all around the playground. They discovered Shakespearean language and had to decide if phrases given to them were Shakespeare or ‘Fakespeare’. They explored the ancient grudge between the two feuding families in Romeo & Juliet: The Montagues and The Capulets and learnt about their household crests. Children were then tasked with creating their own crest, focusing on the significance of its design, colour and symbols. It was great to see how enthusiastic everyone was about our new topic and we look forward to seeing how they get on with their writing over the coming weeks.
Years 2, 3, 4 and 5 enjoyed a musical performance assembly from Norwich School today.
They were able to hear different instruments and think about how it made them feel.
Thank you to Norwich School for providing our pupils with this opportunity.
In Year 2 the children have been investigating materials. After looking at the different properties materials have, they designed and made a kite using the materials they thought would be the most suitable. This afternoon they tested their kites to see if their ideas were correct!
Year four have been learning all about teeth this half term and have set up an investigation to see what affect different liquids have on tooth decay. To do this, we have supplemented eggs in the place of real teeth as the shells are made of enamel! You can see some of the photos below after 7 days and we look forward to finding out the final results in our science lessons this week.
Year 6 have been investigating the law of reflection this week. When rays of light reflect, they obey the law of reflection:Â the angle of incidence always equals the angle of reflection. Children held a mirror on a piece of paper and made a very narrow slit in a piece of card. They dimmed the lights and shone a torch through the slit towards the mirror. On the white paper, they had to look for the incident ray and the reflected ray of light. They had to play around with the angle of the torch and the distance they held it from the mirror. Using a pencil and ruler they drew the incident and reflected rays on the paper. Then, they drew a dashed line perpendicular to the mirror, from the point where the incident and reflected rays met. This is the normal line. We were impressed with the children’s curiosity and teamwork!
Year 3 enjoyed exploring friction in Science today.
They completed an experiment to see which child’s shoe had the most friction. They thought about what a fair test is and measured using newton meters.
This week in DT, we have been investigating different cam mechanisms in preparation for our cam toy project. We needed to show real grit and determination and great teamwork skills to discover which cams would be the most effective. We are really looking forward to the design and make activities over the next few weeks.
Reception have been learning about the festival ‘Diwali’. We learnt about how people celebrate Diwali with fireworks and food. We made Diva lamps using salt dough and created firework pictures too!
Our Year 6 pupils led a wonderful Remembrance assembly today featuring songs, artwork and poetry. We were joined by Mr Fraser and Mr Honour, who also shared insights about their medals from military service.
