We have been looking at famous artists and have been painting in their style. The art of Jackson Pollock was flicky and fun compared to the straight lines and limited colours of Mondrian. The children loved looking at VanGogh’s paintings and many others. We asked, “What would you think about if you were sitting having your portrait painted?” The children were careful in their observations and have made a fabulous art gallery in class 6. Art is the best!
Boat Building
The children used a range of materials to see which was the most buoyant. One table used plastercine, one table used tin foil, one table used sponges and one table used lego. The boat designs were great and it was a lot of fun launching the finished products. The first thing was to see if the boats floated then we tested how much weight they would hold. The results showed that the winners were the tin foil boats, light waterproof and perfect for boat construction. Well done boat builders.
Ice Experiment
The children investigated various materials and how they affected ice melting if they were used as insulation. The children investigated fabric, paper towels, plastic and one group had nothing to insulate their ice cubes. The ice took a long time to melt and they discovered that ice melts quicker when the temperature rises. Some of the children found the radiator was a good place to speed up the process. Others used the warmth from their hands.
Sports Morning at Bishop Auckland College
The children in class 5 enjoyed their day at Bishop Auckland College. The children were given the opportunity to participate in a wide variety of games and physical activities led by the HND students. The activities focused on attributes such as balance, speed and stamina. As per usual the children were impeccably behaved and represented the school well.
Robots in Class 5
The children in class 5 have been making their very own working robots this week. As part of our STEM and problem solving curriculum the children were tasked with making a robot that could draw a circle with its felt tip legs. After been shown a short demonstration, a number of children were designated as class experts, making video demonstrations of the different aspects of the build. The whole class were then shown these demonstrations. Next the children were asked to work in groups to complete the build. Remarkably the children were able to independently build the robot. They were able to solve a number of problems and modify their build when it wasn’t quite working. The perseverance shown was remarkable from such young children. A number of groups cheered when they were final able to get the robot to work.
Chinese New Year
This week in school we are celebrating Chinese New Year or should we say it in Chinese, Kung hei fat choy!
On Monday it was a great start to the celebrations of Chinese New Year because Michael, a good friend of the school brought along his Chinese Lions and told the legendary story of the Ghost Lion to the children. Every child in the school took part in this wonderful assembly including the nursery children. They answered lots of questions and were picked to either perform the lion’s dance or beat the drums. This good luck dance was very well received by the children and all were keen to participate.
Thank you Michael for a fantastic morning.
Mini Medics
This week the children were taught First Aid by professional First Aider, Gary White. Gary showed the children how to apply basic skills such as what to do if their friend is having an asthma attack or choking. They even did some CPR on the manikin.The children made some posters using publisher etc to display around school encouraging people to stay calm and talk to their patient. Of course they must dial 999 in an emergency. Well done children.
Neuroscience
16/11/19
Today the children have continued to learn about the brain in a neuroscience session! The children learnt all about how neural pathways are made in the brain when we learn something new. When something is new to us we try and neural pathways are relatively weak. However, through practice, perseverance and hard work our neural pathways become stronger. As a visual example of this the children built neural pathways from one neuron to another using paper chains. By the end of the session the children all understood how we strengthen neural pathways to make us better at things. As you can see the children had a great time.
Winding Mechanisms
The children in Year 2 have been learning about winding mechanisms in their STEM sessions this week. First they had a Halloween problem to solve – Zog the monster needed to get all of his pumpkins to the top of the hill. Once the children discussed this problem they had to design something to solve it. They did really well to make varying designs of winding mechanisms. There was a lot of trial and error, teamwork, mistakes and successes in this task. Once finished, the children evaluated their designs using the black and yellow thinking hats.
Rice Crispy Cakes
We made Rice Crispy Cakes! First we wrote a list of the ingredients that we would need then we wrote the method. Then we had to follow the instructions in the correct order. It was quite simple to follow but the best part was actually making the cakes and then eating them!
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