This week we had amazing fun with our two investigations. First we predicted what would happen to raisins which were put into a measuring cylinder of fizzy water. We discussed that they might sink to start with but some of … Continued
This week we started by trying to make Rice Krispies jump onto our spoon. We rubbed our spoons hard to make them electro-statically charged and then held them over a bowl of Rice Krispies and watched them jump onto our … Continued
Poplar class have been learning about symmetry. We have created some symmetrical art work in our classroom. Here are some of our symmetrical models.
We had fantastic fun this week creating our own foaming monsters! First we decorated the bottles to look like scary monsters and then the fun started. We half filled the bottles with vinegar and added a big squirt of washing … Continued
Our topic this term is On the Farm Attached are the topic web and parent letter Term 3b – On the Farm Parent Letter The following websites have lots of information about farms and farm animals Farm animal facts Farm … Continued
Shabbat (18th May) On Friday we held a Shabbat day in Poplar Class. We began by making special plaited Challah bread. We then lit candles, said blessings and cut our bread. We put salt on the bread – it was … Continued
What a great morning Year 1 had outside learning all about clocks and telling the time. They used the hula hoops as their clock faces and then added the numbers and hands taking it in turn to tell the time.
This afternoon two of the children from Poplar Class worked extremely hard preparing some of the flower beds. They dug the soil; loving all the worms and insects that they found and made sure that there were lots of places … Continued
Poplar Class have been learning about the artist Alberto Giacometti; a swiss sculptor and painter. They looked at work he had produced as part of their work on the human body and talked about what they liked and didn’t like … Continued
Poplar class were lucky enough to take part in a music festival hosted by County Music Service where they got to meet Julia Donaldson and The Gruffalo. Poplar, along with children from lots of other primary schools had been learning … Continued