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Robot Designs
Collaging paper to create texture for our robot designs. How detailed can you be using your scissor skills?
Bitterns Science
In Bitterns we have been learning about materials in science. This week we listened to the story of the The Three Little Pigs. We then carried out an investigation into ‘Which material would be most suitable for building the three little pigs a house’. To make this a fair test all the teams had a choice of two types of building materials and each house was wafted for 20 seconds. The children worked collaboratively to create four completed houses which could be tested. We also discussed which of the houses might be waterproof.Â
Kingfishers Gymnastic Skills
Linking with the topic on robots this term, in P.E the children are developing their gymnastics skills. This week they have been balancing, travelling, mirroring and matching.
Investigating Materials and their Properties
Kingfishers have been busy exploring a collection of properties by applying different forces and then recording their results. Our next step is to find out how these properties make materials suited to different uses.
Making Silly Putty
As part of their work on exploring the properties of materials and forces, Kingfishers made silly putty. Throughout the activity, the properties of their mixture changed and they were challenged to think of words to describe the properties. With their successful putty, they explored which forces they needed to apply to change the shape.
It was great fun, if a little messy!!
If you want to have a go at home, you need 60ml of washing up liquid and 45g of cornflour.
Kingfishers Music Autumn 2021
This term the Kingfishers have been learning about pitch, rhythm and dynamics in music. They have explored tuned instruments and have been improvising with creating different rhythms.
Herons RE
We celebrated Harvest with the whole school walking to the local church to give thanks, sing songs and say prayers. Rev. Darleen also led our Christingle service at school . We rounded off the term with a performance of “Lights Camel Action” to tell the nativity story through songs and dance and remind ourselves and parents of the true meaning of Christmas.
Herons Love to Read
Herons love to read – making a swing or den in forest school makes a quiet place to enjoy a book.
