Preparing for Sports Day 12.7.19

Maple class have now signed up for their sports day events . Sports day will be on the 12th July 1.15-3.00. We will be practising for sports day this Thursday 4th July .

5th June – Roman Chariots!

Before half term, we were very busy in Maple class making our Roman Chariots. We used wooden quadrant , dowel , bench hooks and saws. The end results were fantastic!

Bunsen Burners!

Last Friday 15th March, Year 4 visited the new Science block at KA’s Centre Site and we used Bunsen Burners! We were learning about bacteria and the conditions it needs to grow.

How do you measure a puddle?!

In Maple class we have been investigating evaporation and what might effect evaporation rates. We had a lot of fun working out how we might measure the perimeter of a puddle!

Solids, liquids and gases!

In Science this week, we were learning how the particles in solids, liquids and gases move. We experimented with a tub of water and a sponge. When we pushed the sponge down into the water lots of bubbles escaped from the sponge up to the surface. Water then replaced the air bubbles, making the sponge […]

Poo, paper, puke and pee!

On Thursday the 17th January we went to Didcot Sewage Plant. The main message we learnt was to put only the four Ps down the toilet: puke, poo, pee and (toilet) paper. Putting anything else down there might cause a blockage. Cooking fat and nappies are a particular problem. We carried out an experiment which […]

S.T.E.M

S.T.E.M stands for Science, Technology , Engineering and Mathematics. Before the Christmas holidays we did a few Christmas S.T.E.M activities in our classroom . Mrs Rose had been decorating her Christmas tree at home and discovered two sets of broken lights. Using our knowledge of electricity we had learned earlier on in the term, we […]

Totaliser Time – den building !

What fun we had! It was absolute chaos! Some great team work. Some dens had different rooms. One had shoe storage and a glitter ball. Well done Maple class.

Football with Mr Chadwick

We are lucky enough to be having some PE time with Mr Chadwick this term. We had a very muddy but great first session last Thursday morning.

Greek Day – Friday 12th October

Look at how much fun we had together on Greek day, last Friday. After assembly, we made Greek jewellery serpent cuffs from recycled toilet rolls. Whilst that was happening team Zeus went out to make their tzatziki. Tzatziki is made from cucumber, mint, Greek yogurt and lemon juice. After break we decorated our Greek pots […]