Friction Fun
In Year 3, we have been learning about forces and magnetism. In today's science lesson we learnt how different surfaces have different levels of friction. This is why cycling in long grass is much harder than cycling on the road! We tested the friction of different...
Mechanical Madness!
Hello everyone! We have been having yet another great week over here in Lichtenstein class. In particular, we have been having a lot of fun getting both our creative and engineering brains thinking as we tackled a fascinating Design and Technology Workshop in style!...
Yr6 Musical Solo
If you practise hard, you can achieve anything! Here's a yr6 solo out in the Edible Playground for us all to enjoy. https://youtu.be/OStVGNFMYzc
Yr5 Musical Medley
Year 5 have had a wonderful year learning their musical instruments. We have a whole year group of confident wind, brass and strings musicians. Here’s a small performance from today, so you can see how well they are doing. Thank you to THAMES and the music tutors who...
Yr6 Akram Khan dance day
Year 6 had an inspiring day, working with the Akram Khan dance company. Akram Khan Company has established itself as one of the foremost innovative dance companies in the world. Year 6 watched the Chotto Desh performance first, before a Q&A session with dancers...
Yr4 Musical Medley
Year 4 have had a wonderful year learning their new musical instruments. Here's a small performance from today, so you can see how well they are doing. Thank you to THAMES and the music tutors who have been working with us; Nye, Otto, Tomyr and David....
What Do You Think?
Philosophy for Children, otherwise known as P4C, is a subject in which children participate in philosophical enquiry. This enhances children’s thinking and communication skills and boosts their self-esteem. There are 4 skills of P4C which are: caring,...
Magnificent magnets!
Today, Year 3 spent a fun afternoon investigating magnetic fields of attraction and repulsion. We sorted materials in our mini scrapyard into magnetic and non-magnetic and found out that not all metals are magnetic! They have to contain iron, cobalt or nickle in order...
Mechanisms and Machines
Today, Kahlo Class took part in a Design and Technology workshop with Stephen Guy where we learnt about different mechanisms and machines. Exploring mechanisms We looked at different inventions which use mechanisms. They were made from wood, cardboard and other...
Shireen Class Camp Fire
Today Shireen Class were making a camp fire. The children collected sticks from the garden, they needed 100, they counted the sticks and found over 30! They then started to rub two sticks together to make the fire. Someone suggested 'We need to use one of those...