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Brilliant Birds
As part of science week this week, Herons were set a challenge to see if they coulld make a nest as good as birds can. They could only use outdoor materials to help them. They worked together to build a nest to see if it could hold their class bird Squarky.
Did you complete the challenge?…
Category: Herons
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Polar Explorer Food
As part of science week this week, Herons had to explore and discover which foods would be the best to take to Polar Regions. They had to think about weight and money. They worked together ass polar explorers.
Did you complete the challenge? How? What did you find out?
Category: Herons
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World Book Day
Here are photographs of us dressed up on World Book Day. We enjoyed finding out about Julia Donaldson.
Category: Parrots
Celebration of Music 2018
the children from dance group went to The Opera House on Monday 12th March to take part iin the Celebration of Music. They sang and danced to three different songs taken from the musical Annie. These included Hard Knock Life, Tomorrow and You're Never Fully Dressed.
What was your favourite…
Category: Sports
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Kestrels Science Week
This week has been British Science Week. In Kestrels' class we have been Archaeologists. We have been dissecting 'Prehistoric Poo' to find out what humans and animals from different periods in history ate.
It's a yukky job but someone had to do it!
Category: Kestrels
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Science Week
This week at Little Chicks we have become scientists and took part in Science Week.
Outside, we have been exploring bubbles. We filled a tuff spot with soapy water then used different sized hula hoops to make our bubbles. We even tried standing children in and dragging a bubble up around…
Category: Little Chicks
Science Week
In Robins we have been very busy completing lots of exciting challenges linked to our topic, penguins, possums and pigs.
We had to help Ben the explorer decide on the best food to take on his trip to Antarctica, thinking about a healthy diet, weight and money. All the children thought…
Category: Robins
Exploding Planets!
Today we have been experimenting with baking soda, vinegar and water to make some bubbling planets. The children decided they wanted to make the 'red planet', Mars, and loved observing the explosions of bubbles and fizzing.
Category: Ducklings
Astro Nappies
Eagles have been discussing and experimenting with nappies!
Being on a space walk for nearly 7 or 8 hours at time presents its challenges. Astro-nappies can come in very handy.
Eagles felt they needed to be:
flexible, warm (outer space is cold; -90!!!), absorbent, waterproof on…
Category: Eagles
Science
This afternoon a mixture of Owls, Doves and Kestrels have been doing a range of experiments and investigations. We were using chromatography to split the colours in felt tips to see what colours had been mixed together to make that colour felt tip. We also looked at how the coloured sugar…
Category: Owls
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Bubble Fun!
As part of our Science Investiagtion Week we are exploring bubbles outside. The children were using hoops to investigate just what we can do. We loved using the large hoops to put ourselves inside a bubble.
Category: Ducklings
Mother's Day
Last week in Herons we looked at why we celebrate Mother's Day and looked at different traditions around the world. We also made cards using collage materials.
What tradititon was your favourite? Why was it your favourite and what country is it from? How did you make your card?
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