To enhance our understanding and learning around habitats, food chains and our local area, our Year 3 children visited Washington Wetlands. What a day! It was a day filled with curiously wondering about animals from far and wide. Who knew we had otters living so close? As well as seeing Washington Wetland’s Asian short clawed … Continued
Our Key Stage One pupils have enjoyed visits to West Bolden Lodge over the last few weeks. The children used this visit to consolidate their learning about habitats and enhance our science curriculum. We had the opportunity to explore micro- habitats. The children searched for bugs in the forest and went pond dipping in the … Continued
The children in Key Stage One have visited Thornley Wood this week to explore a woodland habitat. We followed the sculpture trail and looked for some of the trees and plants we have been studying in our science curriculum. We had a great adventure and the children enjoyed identifying and sketching woodland creatures. The highlight … Continued
This week, our Year 5 and 6 children have had the opportunity to visit the Centre for Life. This half term, we have been learning all about space in our topic ‘A Journey to Space’ and the purpose for our visit was to enhance our learning and to experience the Space Zone. … Continued
In Science, our Year 3 and Year 4 children have been learning about rocks. Today, we enjoyed a visit to Saltwell Park. The purpose of our visit was to find different types of rock and discuss their purpose. We also had a mini scavenger hunt which tested our knowledge of rocks and volcanoes.
