Christmas singing at China Cottage

10th December 2024Sarah Mcglone

I had the pleasure of taking Crew Elmer to our local care home China Cottage to sing a number of Christmas songs for their residents. It was a really lovely morning and the children made me very proud. They have worked so hard on practising the songs and they sang so beautifully. The residents joined in and it brought a smile to every face in the room. The children were then treated to a little gift that had been wrapped by the residents themselves, handed out by Santa and his elf. Thank you so much to the team at China Cottage for allowing us to come and spread some Christmas joy, and for all their hard work looking after the wonderful residents in their care. Wishing everyone at China Cottage a very merry Christmas!

Computing – Understanding reliable sources

10th December 2024Olivia Fox

Today in computing, we looked at the difference between reliable and unreliable. We learned that not all things we read or see on the internet are real or true… Even if information looks realistic, we have to ensure that we check our sources before we believe what we are reading/seeing. Today, we looked at some information on a website about a ‘Tree Octopus’. After using our background knowledge, lots of discussion around what we were reading and analysing photographs, we agreed that this website was not reliable and the Tree Octopus does not exist!

Creating our cam toys

10th December 2024Olivia Fox

This afternoon, we began to create our cam toys, working in our pairs. This required patience and collaborating clearly with our partners. Next, we will paint our designs and add the representations of the Earth, Moon and Sun.

Wow! What a performance!

10th December 2024Ruth Shields

It was pleasure to be able to watch the Cheerleading and Acro performance on Thursday afternoon. The children from KS1 and KS2 performed the dances they have been learning during this term in lunchtime clubs.

The performance oozed confidence and the high quality learning that has taken place during these clubs. It was great to see children from previous years perform but also lots of new faces. A massive well done to all involved. They should be very proud of themselves.

Bullcroft Christmas Light Switch On

9th December 2024Sarah Mcglone

A number of our Year 5/6 pupils sang a selection of Christmas carols to celebrate the Christmas lights being switch on at Bullcroft Memorial Hall. It was lovely to hear the children singing so beautifully! A huge thank you to the children who attended – even though it was on a Saturday! And a massive thank you to the grown ups who joined us. Feeling very proud!

Friction experiment

6th November 2024Olivia Fox

Today we experimented with friction! We used a range of materials (wood, tea-towel, silk and a cushion) to test out the question, ‘How does the texture of a surface affect the amount of friction?’ We used a ramp and a car and covered the ramp with different textures. We found out that the rougher the surface, the more friction. The smoother the surface, the less friction.

Using newton metres to measure classroom equipment

16th October 2024Olivia Fox

We have now began our Case Study 2 – physics! We first of all, we watched a video introducing gravity, and we also read an informational text about Sir Issac Newton – the scientist who created the gravity law. We were then given the task to use newton metres to measure the weight of objects in class. We really loved this practical activity to kick start our physics.

We each created a table to recorded our findings: