Small Breeds Farm in Reception

Our Reception children had SUCH a lovely day at the Small Breeds Farm, Kington. We saw lots of different varieties of owls, chickens, geese and pheasants, as well as rabbits, guinea pigs, goats, sheep, alpacas, pigs, donkeys and ponies. What a fabulous day out!

UV Experiments in Year 1

As part of our British Science Week, Year 1 had lots of fun learning about UV light and experimenting which materials are the best protection against it. We even got to take our own bracelets home with beads on which change colour in the sunlight! 

Ice Man in Year 1

Last week the children had to choose their own equipment to free a Lego character from the ice.  A mean ice monster had frozen them.  They all used different materials and methods to try and be the quickest.  Afterwards they evaluated how they did and decided what they would do differently next time. 

Build Your Own Blood in Year 6

As part of their Science topic, the Human Body, Year 6 learnt about what our blood is made of and got to have a go at making their own (with red water, marshmallows, raisins and hoops). They had great fun and can now tell you what our blood is made of and what important job […]

Trees in Year 1

Year 1 have started to learn about trees and plants.  We learnt the names of parts of a tree and learnt about what the different parts do.  We found a way to measure the trees and calculate how old they are.  The oldest one we found was 118 years old!  We also went into the […]

Experiments in Year 1

In science we have been experimenting with adding vinegar, baking soda, dishwasher soap and food colouring. We then decided to change our experiment by altering some of the ingredients- Coca Cola instead of vinegar, shampoo instead of soap and changing the order of adding the ingredients to the cup. We found that the original experiment […]

Electricity in Year 6

Year 6 have been learning about Electricity as part of their Science topic. On Wednesday they had to predict what would happen in a circuit with the same amount of voltage each time another bulb was added and then comment on whether their predictions were correct or not.   They then used an online simulator to […]

Bug Hunting in Year 1

Last week at Forest School we went bug hunting.  We even looked in the pond!  The children had great fun and Elliot found a fab hiding space while we were playing hide and seek! 

Plant Experiments in Year 3

In Science, we have been conducting an experiment to see how 4 different plants change over time. The plants have been kept in the same conditions, given the same amount of water (20ml a day), and placed in the same place on our windowsill. Each day, the children have recorded their observations, which include looking […]

Materials in Year 2

Over the last few weeks Year 2 have begun their Everyday Materials Science topic. They began by sorting recycling, talking about why different items belonged to different groups before moving on to thinking about what they were made from. They then discussed knowledge they already had and questions they would like to find the answers […]