Oak Week Beginning 15th January 

We have had a super week, working very hard using formal methods to calculate multiplication in maths and improving our skills to build tension and suspense in our writing.

On Thursday all of Key Stage 2 got together for an immersive, interactive online space themed STEM adventure. They blended the thrill of space adventure the crucial role the UK Space Industry is playing in combating the climate crisis. They played the role of aspiring space engineers and scientists, and alongside the other 1000 plus schools taking part, used the ipads to interact with the adventure to decide the path of an Earth Observation mission, navigating orbiting satellites and discovered a few surprises along the way! It wasn’t just a show, it was billed as a gateway to inspire a new generation of space and climate enthusiasts and showcased how science, technology and climate action all work together to save our precious planet; it didn’t disappoint!

We had a second lesson printing, this time comparing different printing methods and looking at the differences in the blocks used for printing with wooden, metal and lino blocks. The children created a leaf image on a potato and printed with that and compared it to actually using a leaf for printing. The results were really interesting.

In PE the children have been started to learn some country dances in preparation for a country dancing festival towards the end of term. They have been learning dances called Clopton Bridge and Holmfirth, and came back into class very energised and enthused. In their other PE lesson they have been perfecting their circuit training skills and have been building their resilience and working on their techniques too. Mrs Thornton is very impressed by the improvements in their fitness.