In science, Lower 4 are currently working on the ‘Keeping Warm’ topic. The children learn all about conductors, insulators and measuring temperature. They recently undertook an investigation to test how good different materials are at slowing down the melting process. They were given a variety of materials such as tin foil, felt, bubble wrap and foam and challenged to keep their frozen hand intact for as long as possible. As the pictures show, some of the groups were more successful than others!

Measuring the temperature of the frozen hand.

Ouch! Broken fingers!

How can I stop this from melting?

Mmmmmm maybe these will help?

Trying out different materials.

 Maybe the bubble wrap will do the trick?

The big melt begins!

Maybe you could try this?

Our first cookery club of spring term - a little delayed due to the snow and ice!  This leek and potato soup cheered us up as the temperature plummeted outside.

 The leeks and potatoes were peeled and chopped.

They were simmered with milk, stock and herbs to produce the soup.

We enjoyed ours with some freshly baked rolls.

“Wow!”, “Fantastic!” and “I didn’t think I’d like it!” are a few quotes from the children this week.

 This week we made fishcakes.  “Yuk!”,  “Ergh!”, “Oh no!”

The fish, a mixture of cod, salmon and smoked haddock, was gently poached in a little milk whilst lemon and seasoning was added to the mashed potato.  We shaped the fishcakes and dipped them in flour, egg and finally breadcrumbs.

The fishcakes were fried to colour them and then finished off in the oven.

They look proud of them, but will they try them?

 Where did they all go?
They did like them after all!

Middle IV had great fun performing a scene from Johnny Ball’s humorous play, ‘The Phantom Sausage Stealer.’   They rehearsed in teams, and did a fantastic job learning their lines and providing their own props.

They have now each written two playscripts, one based on a poem, and a sequel drawn from their imagination.

This weeks winners are the ‘Red’ team.

Nursery person of the week - Jessica Fleming

STAR BADGE WINNERS:

LI - Evelyn Mills (13)

FI - Max Duffy (16)

FII - Ursula Depledge-Miller, Oliver Jackson-Bolton (13)

FIII - Kristian Hutchinson (13)

LIV - Emily Hought (15)

MIV - Hamaad Mahmood (9)

UIV - Martha Kitson, Hester Watson (12)

Children banking colours this week:

MIV - Morgan Cockroft

School Council Award

Ellie Reed , Jonny Seagrave

We knew you could do it

Ben Hutchings

Sports person

Oliver Williams

This weeks winners are the ‘Blue’ team.

Nursery person of the week - Daniel Finnett

STAR BADGE WINNERS:

LI - Niamh O’Connor (14)

FI - Abel Jackson (11)

FII - Georgina Holmes, Amelia Horsfall (15)

FIII - Esha Munir (12)

LIV - Ruby O’Hare (12)

MIV - Ameera Zaman (11)

UIV - Oliver Williams (11)

Children banking colours this week:

MIV - Morgan Cockroft - Silver Award

Kindness Cup

Lucy Buckley

School Council Award

Mr Barlow, Mr Pitts, Mr Barraclough, Mr Johnson

The children have been learning about what can be seen through a viewfinder. The children discovered that when they hold the viewfinder at arm’s length, what they see appears closer and larger. However when they hold the viewfinder close to their face, their chosen image appears smaller and a larger picture can be seen. The children had to use their observational drawing skills to show what they had seen from different distances.

UIV are creating their final piece on the subject of water. Here they are using a variety of media and techniques to produce an abstract piece of work. The children are thoroughly enjoying allowing their creative ideas to run.

A short story, written as a homework task by Philippa Robinson.

Please click on the following link to view it. (Acrobat reader is required)

The crow and the fox

This weeks winners are the ‘Blue’ team.

Nursery person of the week - Emilia Potts

STAR BADGE WINNERS:

LI - Lucy Bingham (15)

FI - Sami Ul Haq Azeb (17)

FII - William Ackroyd (8)

FIII - Rory Evans (9)

LIV - Carmen Lau, Lamya Zaman (9)

MIV - Hamaad Mahmood (16)

UIV - Georgina Wade (14)

Children banking colours this week:

MIV - Morgan Cockroft

Kindness Cup

Hannah Rand

Sports person of the week

Matthew Priestley

This weeks winners are the ‘Red’ team.

Nursery person of the week - Alayna Hussain

STAR BADGE WINNERS:

LI - Oscar Lau (15)

FI - Ella Cowell (20)

FII - Georgina Holmes (11)

FIII - Ellie Reed, Kristian Hutchinson (8)

LIV - Fizah Hasan, Freya Atkinson (16)

MIV - Millie Wilde (11)

UIV - Elliot Kenyon (9)

We knew you could do it

Poppy Cliffe