Year 5 Segregation Lesson
Today we began our learning around Hidden Figures. The theme of the learning this term will be racism and discrimination felt in the 1960 in Southern states of America. This is a mature and emotive topic that in the past has resulted in the children producing some very emotive and mature writing.…
Year 5 Levers
As part of our learning about Forces in Science this term, the children needed to explore forces in action. They were tasked with making a mini mangonel (a catapult) which would fire a ping pong ball from a plastic spoon. After the first round of firing attempts, the children then needed to modify…
Year 5 Church Visit
This term, Year 5 have been looking at how God impacts the lives of Christians in RE and working towards answering the Big Question, 'What does it mean if God is holy and loving?' As part of this learning, we took the children down to St Peters Church to explore how God is presented in Christian…
Year 5 Parachutes
This term, Year 5 have been exploring different Forces, in particular gravity and air resistance. To test their learning, the children were tasked with designing a parachute with optimum air resistance, as to slow the speed of descent. They had the option to change one of three variables: canopy…
Bushcraft - Day 3
Please find below a selection of photos from Day 3 of our Bushcraft adventure. We hope your children enjoyed the trip and learnt lots of new skills!
Year 3 Egg Drop Challenge
To complete our unit on Forces, this week the children were tasked with protecting an egg from cracking when dropped from height. The children considered how they could maximise air resistance to slow the fall, also thinking about how gravity was affecting the egg. There were an array of designs…
Year 3 Vaisakhi
To end our learning on the Sikhi faith, we celebrate the festival of Vaisakhi today. This festival began in 1699 and marks the creation of the first Khalsa Sikh community. We decorated our classroom with bunting, as would be done at a Gurdwara. We then learnt some Bhangra dancing along with…
Year 3 Sound Walk
As part of our English topic on the 'Sound Collector' poem by Roger McGough, we conducted a Sound Walk around the school to invisage lfe in silence. We then had to work out how we could create rhyming pairs before constructing our own version of the poem, 'The Sound Collector Comes To Bridge'. As…
Year 3 Air Resistance
As part of our learning on Forces, this week we conducted an investigation into air resistance. We predicted what the impact of running with a plastic bag above our head would be. First, we ran 25m as fast as we could without the bag to set a benchmark time. We than ran again, this time with the…
Year 3 KRAN Presentation
In celebration of World Refugee Day which was yesterday (20th June), the children received a talk from Kent Refugee Action Network (KRAN) today. They learnt about what a refugee is, the journey that refugees take to seek safety and then the children had the opportunity to ask their own questions.…
Year 3 Flower Tiles
To conclude our Science learning on plants, we had an Art day on Friday sculpting flower tiles. Our focus for the tiles was relief sculpture, whereby multiple layers of clay are built upon each other to add depth and texture. We began by designing our tiles on paper and choosing the colours we…
3JA Gurdwara Trip
Today 3JA visited the Gurdwara in Gravesend. After an hour on the bus, we were greeted by the majestic building. We had to follow the customs of the Sikhi faith by covering our heads and removing our shoes. We were then led on a tour by Mrs Gill who talked us through various aspects of the…
