Science: Blog items
Date: 24th Sep 2021 @ 5:04pm
In our science lesson this week, the pupils were asked; Which cup would keep a hot drink hot the longest?
We worked as a class to plan an investigation to decide on the best material to make a cup for a hot drink: plastic, metal, cardboard or ceramic. After discussing how to make the test fair and making a prediction, we put hot water (75 degrees C) in each of the four cups and measured the temperature - using a thermometer - every two minutes. Although it was quiet close, the cardboard and plastic cups kept the water the warmest, whereas the metal and ceramic mugs allowed the water to cool. This is because cardboard and plastic are insulators of heat, but metal and cermic are conductors of heat.
In conclussion, if you want to keep your brew warm, use a plastic mug!
Date: 23rd Sep 2021 @ 7:02pm
This week in Geography we began to learn about physical and human features. We learnt that human and physical features are things we can see all around us. We discussed how physical features are natural and would be here even if there were no people around. We identified physical features such as seas, grass, mountains and rivers. We also talked about how human features are man made and built by people. It was then time to visit the outdoor areas around school and the Forest School area to identify as many human and physical features as possible. Have a look at what we found!
Date: 23rd Sep 2021 @ 11:00am
This week in our Science lesson we continued to learn about light. We learned that light travels in straight lines and that lightwaves bounce or reflect off of an object and into our eyes. This is how we see things. We worked in groups to create a model of this using string as the light wave.
Date: 22nd Sep 2021 @ 9:52pm
This half term, Year Two have been enjoying a dance unit focused on animals. We have been listening to different styles of music and moving like a range of animals including lions, elephants, giraffes and monkeys. We have shared lots of ideas about how these animals might move and we have been couting in sets of 8 to try and ensure we move in sync with our partners. We have been working togtether to create our own motifs and Miss Hooson and Miss Duckworth have been very impressed with our creativity and enthusiasm.
Date: 13th Sep 2021 @ 12:22pm
This half-term in Cedar, we are going to be eco warriors!
We started our topic by investigating Miss T's rubbish into what is recyclable or non-recylable. We discussed each item and how some parts of the items weren't and some were so we would have to separate them.
We learned about how must plasic there is in the oceans and seas and what we can do to help. We then used some of Miss T's rubbish to junk model our own sea creatures.
Date: 9th Sep 2021 @ 9:50pm
The children had such a brilliant time during their Forest School session this week.They found blackberries growing on a bush and apples and plums growing on trees! Of course we had to have a little taste and blackberries were the definite favourite! The children loved exploring outdoors and hunted for bugs, made pies in the mud kitchen and made patterns in the playdough using pinecones and sticks. We can't wait to visit the Forest School again!
Date: 9th Sep 2021 @ 8:29pm
Year Two have had a great first week! We had fun combining our Science topic on Living things and our Art topic on Sculpture, to create some interesting animal sculptures. We cut, folded and shaped paper to create some fantastic, colourful creatures. Then we got super sticky when we were challenged to create an animal sculpture from marshmallows and cocktail sticks. We all showed a great Growth Mindset, trying our best and helping each other.
Date: 8th Sep 2021 @ 6:47pm
As part of our first day back Science WOW we began to explore our five senses. We talked about which part of our bodies we use to listen, touch, see, feel and smell. We then focused on our sense of touch to complete a feely bag activity in groups, using lots of new vocabulary to describe the texture of objects.
“The cotton wool was soft and squishy”
“The pine cone was bumpy and rough”
“The tin foil was smooth and bendy”
We then used some large paper to draw round the outline of our body and worked in groups to label as many body parts as we could!
Date: 8th Sep 2021 @ 4:36pm
In Year 4, We started our science journey in electricity. We worked in small groups to try and make a light bulb light up. We were given 2 wires, a bulb and a battery. We had to think carefully about where we joined our wires to make sure the circuit was complete. Some of us did this successfully without any help!
Date: 8th Sep 2021 @ 3:59pm
For our WOW we solved clues and carried out mini experiments based on forces and magnets to work out a secret code. We tested how many paper clips a magnet could hold, we identified magnetic items, we checked if magnets were attracted to each other and we loved making iron move around our tables!
Date: 16th Jul 2021 @ 1:27pm
Year Two had a fantastic final session with Forest School this week. We had fun mixing potions and making food in the mud kitchen area. We refreshed our knotting skills from earlier in the year by using rope and tarpaulin to create a teepee. We picked and ate our own wild fruits including raspberries, blackberries and goosebeeries. Then we consolidated our Science knowledge of food chains, prey and predators with an exciting game of 'Hungry Squirrel'.
As a special end of year treat, we sang songs around the campfire as we all took turns to melt marshmellows to make delicious s'mores.
Date: 8th Jul 2021 @ 2:01pm
This week we have been reading the story "Poo in the zoo" by Steve Smallman. Poor old Bob the zoo keeper has a lot of poo to clean up at the zoo and one day, to his surprise he finds some glowing poo! The children have loved the story and as well as raising many giggles, we have also found out about herbivores and carnivores and the different foods the eat, discovered a very special insect called a Firefly, made our own sun catcher fireflies and also found some fireflies in our curiosity cube!
Date: 3rd Jul 2021 @ 9:30am
This week we had a little visitor! It was lovely for our children to look after this little chap one afternoon this week. The children got to interact and hold him as we learnt about chicks and what they grow up to be.
Date: 2nd Jul 2021 @ 4:56pm
This week the children learnt about how animals are separated into different groups based on their characteristics. The children then had a go at classifying liquorice alsorts into different groups based on what they look like using data branching.
Date: 29th Jun 2021 @ 8:14am
This half term we have been learning all about Animals including humans. This was revision from the January Lockdown. We have learned about food chains and which animals are consumers and producers, the types of skeletons animals have including endo and exo skeletons, vertebrates and invertebrates. We most recently talked about our own human skeletons and understood that we have a skeleton for movement, protection and support.
Date: 25th Jun 2021 @ 2:36pm
It has been RSE week in Boundary this week. Year Two have been looking at the differences between males and females. We started off by discussing if certain clothes or toys were specifically for males or females and this lead us into a discussion about gender stereotyping.
We then looked at the differences between male and female newborn babies and animals. We also learnt the proper names for male and female body parts. We discussed why it is important that we use the correct names for these body parts and how we should talk to a trusted adult if we feel uncomfortable about any physical contact.
Year Two showed great maturity throughout our learning in this topic area.
There's a Whole Lot of Hatching Going On!
Date: 24th Jun 2021 @ 3:25pm
What an exciting week it's been in nursery! We have been closely watching the dinosaur eggs that arrived on Monday and when we came to school on Thursday the baby dinosaurs had hatched out of the eggs! The children have been really engaged with the dinosaurs and have been doing some drawings of the eggs, making up stores together with our toy dinosaurs and even made some dinosaurs out of bricks!
Dinosaurs weren't the only thing to visit us this week! We also had a visit from the ducklings that hatched in the Reception class! The children were fasinated by the ducklings and treated them with great care. What a busy week!
Date: 24th Jun 2021 @ 11:35am
We were lucy enough to experience a dance lesson with a wonderful lady from the Royal Ballet Company. We created our own dances and movements based on the rainforest and we loved it! We linked it to our Science topic and thought about the animals and plants that we would see to inspire us.
Date: 24th Jun 2021 @ 11:32am
We were very lucky to experience Now Press Play! We wnt on a virtual journey around the world idenitfying habitats and transforming our bodies inot the animals that live there. We were shocked to find out how us humans are destroying habitats and risking the lives of animals.
Date: 23rd Jun 2021 @ 7:48am
This week we have all taken part in our statutory RSE (relationship and sex education) lessons. In Year 6 we have looked at the changes that happen to our body during puberty as well as human reproduction and the science behind how babies are conceived. We have also looked at relationships and what makes a healthy/unhealthy relationship. This has also included the concept of consent and what it means - we have learned that it is ok to tell people if we don't enjoy physical contact and how to respond to people.
Date: 17th Jun 2021 @ 4:12pm
We had a great afternoon learning about levers. The children were set the challenge of lifting Mr. Jones using only a brick and a plank of wood. No matter how hard they tried, they couldn't - until we moved the brick! They were then able to lift Mr. Jones off the ground using only one hand. We learned that if you move the fulcrum nearer to the load, less effort is required to lift it.
Date: 15th Jun 2021 @ 2:52pm
Today Reception have had a very exciting delivery of 5 duck eggs. The duck eggs were put inside an incubator to keep them warm. We listened really carefully and we could hear the ducklings cheeping away inside their eggs. At lunch time some of the eggs started to crack and 3 ducklings chipped away at their egg untill they were out. When the ducklings hatched out of the egg their feathers were very wet. We left them in the incubator so their feathers could dry out. In the afternoon the children enjoyed observing the ducklings from our viewing station and recording what they could see. We can't wait until the next two eggs hatch and we watch our ducklings grow and change.
Date: 10th Jun 2021 @ 6:33pm
Year 5 have been designing and constructing alarms to protect a valuable item. We looked at existing products, learned how to draw circuit diagrams, experimented with different types of switches and learned techniques to join wires. Our final designs used a push to break switch that activated the alarm when the item was removed.
Date: 9th Jun 2021 @ 5:33pm
Reception have been reading the story 'The Three Little Pigs'. We have been very busy acting out the story using puppets, writing about our favourite part of the story, making houses out of cardboard boxes and collaging paper plates to create our favourite characters. We learnt that "bricks are strong" and that is why our houses are built from them!
Date: 8th Jun 2021 @ 4:31pm
For Geography this half term we are learning about Mountains and Volcanoes around the world! To start off our topic we had a minature volcanic eruption on the playground and thought about how difficult it might be to live near an active volcano! We then started learning about mountain ranges around the world including the Alps, Rockies, Andes and Himalayas and located them on Google Earth.
