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01/12/24

Year 1 Orange Class have been exploring postcards as part of their English learning. They cannot wait to create their own 📮 pic.twitter.com/Ds0L1oVMXf

25/11/24

We'd like to say a huge thank you to for coming to visit us last week for a day! The children are now prepared for a primitive hunting trip, with knowledge of tools, den making and gathering food! pic.twitter.com/hFYcCrIQj8

22/11/24

Year 3 have loved finding out all about the Stone Age today! pic.twitter.com/xyTS27yaeW

22/11/24

Year 2 are having a fantastic day being immersed into the Great Fire of London 🔥🚒 pic.twitter.com/DzE6R3fwiN

22/11/24

Year 3 have arrived safely at Celtic Harmony 🚌 pic.twitter.com/zDuY4OUYi7

21/11/24

Year 5 thoroughly enjoyed testing out their rockets looking at the different angles and the distance they travel 🚀 pic.twitter.com/VgqHSszZY0

21/11/24

Year 5 are having a brilliant day taking part in the Road to RIAT STEM challenge 🚀 pic.twitter.com/4B16kZKPYh

15/11/24

Today our Year 5 students took part in the Primary Anti-Bullying conference. They have taken away some very important messages and we cannot wait for them to share these with the rest of the school community 📢🛑 pic.twitter.com/QObUFVZnAW

15/11/24

St Luke’s Church visited this morning and delivered an assembly to primary all focused around the importance of belonging and community 🌎❤️🤗 pic.twitter.com/6kGcFH4V8M

14/11/24

Year 10 came down to Primary to put their Maths games to the test! What a fantastic opportunity to collaborate and share knowledge 🎲♟️🧮 pic.twitter.com/axEjd04mti

13/11/24

We loved joining Year 3 today as they made Stonehenge from biscuits. we were really impressed with how they worked together and their confident oracy as they explained their learning. pic.twitter.com/U82hajPFOz

11/11/24

Today we are thinking about all those who have lost their lives in battle. Primary have begun the day with an assembly and at 11am will take part in a minutes silence. 🪖🔴 pic.twitter.com/qJBNbMW2ko

07/11/24

Thank you for inspiring our students this evening and being our guest speaker at our annual celebration of achievement evening, your words illustrated what hard work and dedication can achieve. pic.twitter.com/a93WTLudr8

06/11/24

Year 3 loved exploring the Stone Age using our VR headsets! pic.twitter.com/TAJW9owdHz

06/11/24

Another amazing day for Maths Week! ➖➕🟰➗ pic.twitter.com/1o38wRQNnV

06/11/24

* New to EYFS Open Day: next Monday *Our main Open Event is our New to EYFS Open Day on Monday 11th November.The following tours will be available on the day:> 9:15am-10:00am> 10:45am-11:30am> 2:00pm-2:45pm> 4:00pm-4:45pmPlease book your place: https://t.co/rt3PAY5jDh pic.twitter.com/N9Rxapuovy

06/11/24

We have had some very exciting visitors in school this morning. ‘The Nite Owls’ showed off their beautiful birds of prey and taught us how to keep wildlife safe. 🦉 pic.twitter.com/IaFpz1OQBt

05/11/24

A big win for our Primary netball team tonight! 12-0 against Windermere. Some amazing netball on display🏐🤩 POtM went to Eloise G. Well done to all involved!!💪🏻 pic.twitter.com/I3YsmzY8UC

05/11/24

Red Class are loving their new role play area… Costa Cafe is a big hit! ☕️🍰🧁 pic.twitter.com/zFl0nyotGg

05/11/24

Year 5 and 6 loved their maths workshop from Citizens Advice today pic.twitter.com/HLdAU0bYzv

04/11/24

Year 5 have loved creating their very own maths glasses to help them spot where maths can be seen around us 👓🔎➗🟰➕➖ pic.twitter.com/Tzmkoq9vMT

04/11/24

We launched Maths week this week with an amazing assembly from Lucy Reid who is a transport planner ⏰🚂🚌 pic.twitter.com/W48GqYCGV9

03/11/24

Pens at the ready 🖊️There is one week left to submit the stories you want to read for 2024. The competition closes 9pm Friday 8 November 2024. For more details and to read the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Notices go to https://t.co/3SV6BIiBA8 pic.twitter.com/xj6D4nS9HT

03/11/24

Scholastic Book Fair will be here 4th-8th November in the Primary Reading Corridor from 3.20 - 4.00pm 📚📖 pic.twitter.com/dDspLbp02a

25/10/24

In assembly today Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 all performed Cauliflowers Fluffy to the rest of Primary. What a lovely way to end the first half term of the year. 🥬🫛🧅🥕🥦 pic.twitter.com/j2M00ghZvj

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Science Week

Posted on 11/03/2022

Science week 2022

The theme of Science week 2022 is ‘Growth’.

A fitting title based on the recent turbulent times. Growth holds many cross curricular links not least between science, technology, engineering and maths but across all aspects of education and child development. Whatever your passion and interests are, growth forms a part of that, whether you are growing plants in a window box or discussing the impacts of economic growth on our society, you may even consider your own personal growth over the last 12 months. ‘Growth’ offers a vast array of outlets and areas for consideration.

We hope that over the next week we can all get together and consider growth from a variety of stand points. In school we will be considering growth in a whole host of ways depending upon your year group. Early years are growing bubbles. Primary will consider growth from the perspective of building new things. Years 7 and 8 will be looking into the growth of aviation. Years 9 and 10 are researching growing plants on different planets and growth in space. Year 11 and sixth form are looking at the growth of veganism.

Outside of school we encourage you to try some growth at home. Tweet your progress and growths by tagging SRA Science (@SRA_Science) to share with us.

An idea for at home: Plant growth and nutrients

A plant’s growth rate is affected by different factors like light, temperature, moisture and soil nutrients. In this activity, you will investigate how the nutrients in compost affect the rate of the growth of seedlings.

What you will need: Seeds (radish or lettuce because they grow quickly), seed tray, soil, compost, and an optional lid.

Instructions

1 Prepare your seed trays with different combinations of compost and soil.

2 Plant your seeds in the seed trays, following packet instructions. Water them and place them in a well-lit location.

3 You can help the seedlings to grow by using a propagator lid to maintain humidity. Alternatively, you could use makeshift propagators such as a simple polythene bag inflated around the seed tray, or a plastic bottle cut in half to provide a close-fitting lid.

4 Ensure that the soil/compost in the trays remains moist – trays without covers will need regular watering.

5 Remember that you want your tests to be fair so make sure all your seeds are in the same conditions of light, temperature, moisture and so on.

6 Keep a daily record of the number of seeds that have germinated, plant growth, and observations about plant health such as colour and height. Decide what measurements to use as indicators of plant growth, such as plant height or the number and sizes of leaves.

7 You will need to make your measurements daily for about three to four weeks.

8 Choose at least two of your indicators of plant growth to plot as graphs to show how the different combinations of compost and soil affect plant growth.

Finally, interpret your results with the following questions in mind. Did the results agree with what you expected? Was there a pattern to your results? Were your results consistent enough for you to be able to make a conclusion? Which of the different ways of measuring plant growth do you think was the most suitable? Why?

Or for a long-term growth why not try growing a sunflower over the summer and let’s see who can grow the tallest plant. For more information check out https://www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/grow-plants/how-to-grow-sunflowers/

We hope you enjoy Science week and that we can GROW together.

 

Written by Mr Horsburgh
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