As part of our Monster Mash Up morning, KS2 investigated how different ingredients changed the witches potions as they observed what happened in their different recipes.
Year 6 revised the relationship between fractions, decimals and percentages by creating their own mosaic patterns on paper. Excellent maths skills and creativity on display!
During our Science mix-up morning, KS2 created their own Halloween themed optical illusions. They then researched what an optical illusion is and how it can trick our brains into thinking something is what it isn’t!
As part of this week’s ‘Spooktacular STEM Week’, Year 6 were tasked with designing and making an elevator system strong enough to lift a pumpkin. There was lots of great teamwork on display and some very successful creations!
As part of yesterday’s Monster Mash-Up Morning, children from across KS2 visited the Year 3 classroom to take part in a range of sensory-themed activities. When doing so, the children had to put their senses to the test in order to correctly identify a range of spooky sounds, smells and o...
Today, Year 6 explored how pronouns are used to avoid repetition in sentences. They then identified them within sentences, when used as the subject, and reasoned about examples which did/did not work to create grammatically accurate sentences. Great work, Year 6!
Year 6 began their ‘Electricity’ unit in science this week, learning how objects become charged and an imbalance causing static electricity. They used a balloon to see if they could create static in their hair and move paper with the force of static electricity....
Year 6 explored the work of the UK charity Jeans for Genes and learned about how genes contribute to our characteristics. They learned about genetic code and even made up their own for their ‘Baby Reebop’, before using it to create them for real!
This week, Year 6 recapped their learning of different verbs by playing ‘Link Up’, where they found someone with the same verb type, and ‘Spot the Verb’ in the picture. They demonstrated an excellent understanding of regular/irregular verbs, verb phrases and phrasal...
Year 6 reviewed their learning of nouns by playing a range of noun games! They included a ‘Where’s Wally’ style noun search and a nonsense story made up of the different nouns they chose secretly. Great knowledge and teamwork shown throughout!
As their final visit of the school year (and ever at BW), Year 6 visited WWT Washington to learn about adaptations in birds and other creatures. They took part in pond dipping, the feeding of otters and flamingos and explored the wildlife from the hides with their binoculars. They were lucky enough...