Image of Year 3 Science - Comparing Soil
16 Jan

Year 3 Science - Comparing Soil

In today's science lesson year 3 have been looking into the different types of soil. They compared clay soil, chalk soil, chalk loam and sandy soil in a blind test making notes of their different properties and then tried to identify them correctly.

Image of Year 1 Science - Body Parts
9 Jan

Year 1 Science - Body Parts

During Science today, Year 1 learned all about parts of the body. We discussed bones and skeletons, internal organs such as lungs and hearts and the five senses. Year 1 made Anatomy pictures using pasta and craft materials.

Image of Pre School - North and South Pole
8 Dec

Pre School - North and South Pole

This week in Understanding the world, we learnt about the North and South pole and what we would find there. We discovered lots of ice and different animals to what we would see in Darwen. We put the polar bears and reindeer in the North pole and whales and penguins in the south pole. The children then explored ice and what happens to the ice when it starts to get warm.

Image of Reception - Scavenger Sort
30 Nov

Reception - Scavenger Sort

Yesterday we went on a scavenger hunt around the school grounds to see what we could find in nature! The children found an array of items including leaves, berries and ice. The children sorted all of the objects into groups before we took a look at our haul! We spoke about why the leaves were on the ground instead of in the trees. What animals may need the berries as a food source. How the ice was formed. Why it is important to put our rubbish in the bin. Reception class did a great job working scientifically and they had lots of ideas and comments about what we had found.

Image of Year 4 Science - Sounds and Vibrations
24 Nov

Year 4 Science - Sounds and Vibrations

In science this afternoon we have been exploring how sounds are made and associating them with vibrations.

Image of 2’s Room - Exploring Ice
22 Nov

2’s Room - Exploring Ice

We have had a great day exploring ice today and what happens when we put it into warm water. We were excited to find out that when the ice melted, some dinosaurs appeared! We counted the dinosaurs that we found and also talked about what colour they were.

Image of Year 4 Science
17 Nov

Year 4 Science

In science this afternoon we have been recognising that sounds get fainter as the distance from the source increases.

Image of Pre School - Hibernation
16 Nov

Pre School - Hibernation

The children enjoyed learning all about Hibernation yesterday. We explored which animals hibernate and how they store their food for winter. We went out and collected leaves, twigs and food that the animals might need. The children then made houses for the hedgehogs to sleep in for winter.

Image of 2’s Room - Exploring Outside
15 Nov

2’s Room - Exploring Outside

We had lots of fun exploring the outdoors today! We made leaf soup in the mud kitchen and enjoyed climbing on the climbing frame. We love exploring in Autumn time with all the leaves crunching under our feet. We made sure to wrap up warm today and had so much fun!

Image of Year 5 Science - Humans
10 Nov

Year 5 Science - Humans

In our science lesson this afternoon, we have been learning about the life cycle of a human and the gestation of animals.

Image of The BBC micro:bits Have Landed!
10 Nov

The BBC micro:bits Have Landed!

We received some new tech in school today, a set of 30 BBC micro:bits. The BBC micro:bit is packed with inputs, outputs, sensors and radio communication features. You can find put more here https://microbit.org/ We can’t wait to get started with these!

Image of Y3 Science - Rocks and Soils
9 Nov

Y3 Science - Rocks and Soils

Today Year 3 have started their new science topic learning about rocks and soils. During the lesson the children moved around the class investigating and answering questions about soils, rocks and fossils