In Yr5, we were busy conducting experiments in geography! Using custard acting as the mantle of the earth's structure and chocolate acting as the plates, we moved the bowl to make the plates (chocolate) imitate what it looks like when the plates touch, move, collide into each other as we are looking at volcanoes and earthquakes.

In year 3 this week we have been up to lots of exciting things.

In Maths this term we have been working with money and spending our money on things from the shops and working out the change that they would need to receive, the children loved going to the shops and being shopkeepers.

In DT we made out pillowcases and they all turned out really well. We were able to take these home and maybe even stuff them so that we could sleep on them at night.

In Science we have been incredible investigators and scientists, creating an experiment with our Crazy cress. We left one in the window and gave it water each day, and we put one in the cupboard with no water to see what would happen. We learnt that plants most definitely need water and sunlight in order to grow and survive!

We also set up another experiment to see how the water in plants is transported through the stem. We put some carnations in just water and then some in blue food colouring and some in red food colouring to see what would happen! Maybe this is something you could try at home?

On Monday, Year 1 discovered something very exciting on the school field. Lots of us thought that the parts belonged to a spaceship that had been hit by a meteorite. In the classroom we drew what we thought the spaceship looked like and who might have been inside. We had lots of great ideas! We then started to read our new text in English “Beegu” about an alien that has crash-landed! 

We also had our first video call with an international school in Mumbai. We asked them lots of questions about life in Mumbai and they asked us questions about life in England. We are looking forward to calling them again soon to find out the answers to our questions!