Due to Bikeability, we had to spread our Safer Internet Day across the week however that didn’t stop us! We discussed how we can stay safe on the internet in general, as well as thinking more specifically about gaming and social media. We then went into more detail about passwords and privacy. We understand that …
This week, we have taken part in Children’s Mental Health Week. The theme this year was Growing Together. We had a big discussion about how we have grown throughout our lives and how we can continue to grow. We talked about how to cope with things that life throws at us and that although trying …
Puffins and Kingfishers were treated to a unique Science lesson this week as part of our learning about the circulatory system. Dr Bowman kindly visited the school to share her expertise, performing a dissection of a heart and lungs. The session included an in-depth exploration and discussion of the key functions of the organs in …
As our Entry Point to our new topic, World War Two, we created our own time capsules to represent ourselves and the year 2021. We came up with lots of creative ideas. We presented these in groups and loved talking about what we had included and why. We then discussed how these would be different …
As the end to our topic on The Mayans, we worked in groups to create our own Mayan temple. We used our mathematical and measuring skills to created scaled models of Mayan temples that we had studied previously in our Topic lessons. The children had to accurately measure the pieces of wood before using the …
If you need to get somewhere on time, Puffins are the ones to ask! We’ve been learning all about how to read Timetables and plan journeys. We’re experts now! Not only have we been looking at how to work out the difference in times between each train or bus, but also how to work out …
As part of our topic on The Mayans, we have been learning about the ancient game of Pok-O-Tok! It is thought to be the first team sport played by humans in history. We learnt about the rules – the one we found the hardest was that they couldn’t use their hands or feet! We then …
This morning, we all took part in a useful workshop which explored bullying in all its forms, but specifically Cyber Bullying. We discussed what we could do if we are being bullied, but also the importance of reporting bullying if we see it as a bystander. We used drama and improvisation to show the different …
Today, as part of our Statistics topic in Maths, we looked at the different elements of line graphs and what we would need to create our own. We decided that we were going to create our very own Tranmere Park Garden Centre and monitor the number of benches sold over a week. Apparently, benches are …
For our ‘Hooray Let’s Go On Holiday’ exit point, Skylarks and Herons held an art gallery to showcase all of their recent artwork. They showcased their use of charcoal, pencil and pastel, alongside techniques such as pointillism. KS2 children, teachers and Mrs Finley all enjoyed visiting the art gallery and asked the artists lots of …