History in Hedgehogs
This week we have been continuing to learn about Philip of Macedon. Today we have listened to the story about the oracle at Delphi and how Philip was able to create the League of Corinth by uniting the Greek city-states.
We were left on a cliff hanger at the end of the lesson and we are all…
Rocket Dance Routine in Team Meadow
In PE this week children have been investigating movement, altitude and increasing the speed to create a 'rocket' dance routine. We used our bodies to create a variety of different movements, thinking about how we can create shapes with our body. Well done Team Meadow, you are all becoming super…
Fizzpop Science workshop
This week Team Rabbits had a super exciting Science workshop. We had a real scientist come into our school and talk to us all about materials and chemical reactions. We now know that there are 4 ways to spot a chemical reaction; temperature change, colour, state and gas (bubbles). We then made our…
Team Starlings- PSHE- Body Image
In PSHE this week we have been talking about our perception of 'self' and how the media can affect the way we view our bodies. We discussed what it means to be unique, and spoke about the huge variety of things that make up our individual identities. We also looked at some photoshopped images of…
Climates and Biomes- The Continent of Europe
This week in Geography we have started our topic on 'Climates and Biomes,' looking in particular at the many countries within Europe, deciding if they are land-locked, islands, or have a coastline, and which sea or ocean they might be near. Team Starlings have enjoyed making up clues to find the…
RE in Hedgehogs
In RE, we finished our topic of Joseph, Moses and the Exodus. The last lesson focussed on how Jews celebrate the stories, that the children have learnt about. This is during Passover once a year. The children learnt that each piece of food is symbolic and that they represented something linked to…
Basketball in Team Hedgehogs
During our first basketball lesson, the children practised dribbling the ball using their primary and secondary hands. They used their fingers to help control the ball and practised using the right amount of force to dribble the ball whilst moving.
Stembotics fun in Year 4!
Year 4 (Hedgehogs) had Hyett Education’s Stembotics workshop in for the day. We had a great time building and programming the Lego robots. We even impressed the workshop leader so much with our teamwork, that we were able to choose our own project for the afternoon session.