Winter activities in Nursery
The Nursery children have been exploring what happens during wintertime.
We read the story of 'Snow Bears' and discussed freezing and melting.
We explored fake snow talking about what it felt and looked like, and we made hot toast like the Snow Bears in the story, and melted butter…
I Have A Dream
At Brookside, we believe in treating everyone equally and respectfully. In Assembly today, we reflected on the words and inspiration of Martin Luther King Jr who was a civil rights activist in the 1950s and 1960s. He led non-violent protests to fight for the rights of all people including African…
Winter Science
Reception class investigated ice. We compared a bowl of water to a bowl of ice and discussed which might be colder. We used a thermometer to measure the temperature of each bowl. We then investigated which substances might melt the ice the quickest; salt, sugar or bicarbonate soda? The children…
Stonehenge
Whilst studying about the Stone Age, Year 3 have being looking for clues as to what the period's most famous monument, Stonehenge, may have been used for.
Y4 - Sense of Proportion
Children in Year 4 have been using charcoal to represent light and dark; as well as comparing objects of different sizes.
Year 5 Science - Changing Materials
Today in Science we explored the fire triangle and the 3 components of what's needed to create a fire. Year 5 learnt that as soon as you remove a component of that triangle, the fire will extinguish.
We also did an experiment to see how long a flame would burn in different-sized glasses. We…
Art - Sculpture and 3D:
Year 2 have been using the language of flattening, rolling, pinching and scoring to manipulate clay. They have also created their own clay pot using the "pinch" technique.
Knowledge: to shape a pinch pot and join clays shapes as decoration
Skills:
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I can use the pinching technique…
PSHE
This week Year 2 have been learning how to recognise who to trust and who not to trust, how to judge when a friendship is making them feel unhappy or uncomfortable, managing conflict, how to manage these situations and how to seek help or advice from others, if needed.
Knowledge: To begin to…
Year 5 Design and Technology - Pop Up Book
This afternoon, Year 5 have been exploring the mechanics of a pop-up book, by creating their own version.
We researched and developed design criteria to inform the design of innovative, functional, appealing products that are fit for purpose, aimed at particular younger children.
Great…
Year 5 Growing our fraction knowledge with the help of Numicon.
This morning in Year 5, we have been ordering fractions with mixed numerators and denominators. To help us with our converting we made use of numicon.
We also used our knowledge of multiples, which we learnt last term, to help us with our learning.
Fantastic fraction work year…