Our Year 5 class had an exciting RAF Road to RIAT day, where the children explored the fascinating world of space and rockets. They took part in engaging activities that helped them learn about how rockets work, the challenges of space travel, and the science behind launching into orbit. The day was filled with curiosity, teamwork, and hands-on learning, inspiring the children to think like scientists and engineers while deepening their understanding of space exploration. As part of the experience, the children also took part in a live lesson where they designed, built, and tested their own rockets, putting their new knowledge into practice in a fun and memorable way.
Science: Blog items
Date: 16th Oct 2025 @ 8:38pm
This week the children have been reading the story 'Oliver's Wood'. The story is all about an owl called Oliver who stays up one night until the sun rises and discovers what is like to be awake during the day. The children have been exploring the differences between nocturnal animals and diurnal animlas. The children have been sorting the animals into groups and finding out how the animals have adapted to being awake during the night. As part of our learning the children were lucky enough to meet four different animals and a little hedgehog called 'Lucky'
"Nocturnal animals use their senses at night" Ibrahim
"Hedgehogs sniff out their food" Reggie
"Owl have talons to catch mice" Rohan
"Bats hang upside down to sleep" Joseph
Date: 15th Oct 2025 @ 8:25pm
In our science lesson on Animals Including Humans, we explored the question: Do bigger muscles mean you can jump further? We made predictions, then tested four children of different heights and muscle sizes. We measured each child’s femur length, thigh muscle size, and how far they could jump. It was exciting to collect real data and compare results. We discovered that while bigger muscles can help, other factors like leg length and technique also affect how far you can jump. It was a fun and active way to learn about muscles, bones, and how our bodies work!
Date: 8th Oct 2025 @ 10:02pm
Nursery were very excited when they got to meet some real life owls! The chldren found out how owls move their heads all the way to the back because they can't move their eyes and that there is an owl who likes to burrow underground instead of living in trees! All the children remembred the owl we met with bright orange eyes and how owls like to eat bugs and mice!
Date: 2nd Oct 2025 @ 9:20am
In this week's Science lesson we learned all about refraction. The children were amazed by the illusions created by refraction. We learned that refraction distorts images and can even reverse them!
Year 2- How much weight will it hold?
Date: 1st Oct 2025 @ 7:18pm
In this lesson, Year Two were answering the question ‘Which ship can carry the most weight?’. For this we had to make predictions on which size boat would hold the most coins. After this, we then conducted an experiment to test how much it could hold. We then recorded our data and drew conclusions from our findings.
Date: 1st Oct 2025 @ 7:51am
In this lesson the children were learning about changes in state. We started by flshing-back to prior learning about the states of matter and the children knew that all matter can exist as a solid, liquid or gas. We then conducted some simple experiments to show the processes of melting, freezing, evaporating and condensing. We linked these processes to things we see in everyday life, such as mirrors 'steaming up' in a warm bathroom.
Date: 29th Sep 2025 @ 7:31pm
This week, we continued our learning about the body and our 5 senses by exploring our sense of smell. We smelt a range of items and thought about how we could describe the smell using key vocabulary including: smoky, rotten, fresh, spicy and others. We also thought about whether we recognised the smell and what we thought it might be. Some smelt really nice but others were strong.
Date: 22nd Sep 2025 @ 8:17pm
Today we completed experiements to prove that like all substances, gases have mass. We weighed an empty balloon and then weighed it after it was inflated. Although the balloon floated more slowly, it actually had more mass! We also discovered that mixing an acid with an alkaline substance created a gas called carbon dioxide - which we used to extinguish a flame.
Date: 18th Sep 2025 @ 11:11am
This term in Science, Year 5 have been exploring the Solar System. We have looked at:
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What is at the center of the Solar System
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What the Solar System is made up of
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Evidence that shows the Earth is round
The children have enjoyed researching, asking questions, and discovering fascinating facts about our place in space!
Date: 18th Sep 2025 @ 9:30am
In Science, we have been learning that light travels in a straight line. We completed an experiment to prove this by lining up cards with holes in.
Date: 12th Sep 2025 @ 8:00am
Acorns had lots of fun developing their engagement and shared learning experiences alongside peers during our sensory food exploration. We were using all our senses to explore the ingredients for making pizza. We had fun sifting flour, mark making, mixing in tomato puree and water, tasting peppers and getting very messy.
We are learning to share group resources and working alongside each other, as well as developing our focus and concentration in an adult led activity. We then enjoyed trying see pizza we made earlier.
Date: 11th Sep 2025 @ 4:42pm
Year 6 had a great PE session today. Our unit this half term is fitness and in today's lesson we focussed on endurance. We completed six different tasks including tests of speed, balance coordination and agility.
Year 2- Investigating materials !
Date: 11th Sep 2025 @ 4:21pm
In Year Two, we have looked at investigating different materials. We looked at seeing what different qualities they have and through about which materials are absorbent. As a class we post-it note planning to see what we would keep the same, what we would change and how we would keep it a far test. Then the children conducted this experiment and saw how high the water had absorbed in the material, we then recorded this in a results table.
Date: 11th Sep 2025 @ 9:09am
This week, Year 3 began our Science unit Animals Including Humans by exploring the importance of a balanced diet. We learned about the five main food groups—fruits and vegetables, carbohydrates, proteins, dairy, and fats/sugars—and discussed how each one helps our bodies stay healthy. The children enjoyed sorting foods into the correct groups and sharing their own meal ideas. We talked about why eating a variety of foods is important and what makes a healthy plate. It was a fantastic start to our topic, full of curiosity, discussion, and great thinking about how we fuel our bodies.
Date: 10th Sep 2025 @ 7:56pm
This week, our key question was 'Is it a solid, a liquid or a gas?' To start the lesson we explored images of items we recognise and we had to sort them into each category. Next, we started to discuss the particles of solids, liquids and gases. We even became particles ourselves!
Date: 8th Sep 2025 @ 4:30pm
Today we began our Science unit of Light by recapping all the work the children did in Year 3. This included discussing sources of light and which were natural and which were artificial. We also talked in groups about what we could remember about reflection and shadows.
Date: 4th Sep 2025 @ 8:26pm
This half term, in Science, Year One will be learning all about the human body. Today, we began our learning journey by labelling some of the basic body parts including: head, arms, legs, feet, fingers, toes, eyes, ears, nose and mouth and discussed why these body parts are important/what their purpose is. We completed a jigsaw puzzle which we then correctly labelled.
Date: 4th Sep 2025 @ 9:10am
In Science, Year Two are looking at the use of everyday materials. In our first session we were focussing on the question ‘How can materials be changed?’. The children looked at a range of materials to see if we could bend, stretch, pull, bend, snap and twist them and recorded our results in a table. We then explored a challenge question thinking about if every solid is hard.
Date: 17th Jul 2025 @ 6:48pm
Over the past few weeks, Year 1 have enjoyed our second set of Forest School sessions. We were very lucky with the weather and made the most of our last sessions this year. Through the sessions, we learnt about different types of birds and made nests using different natural resources, we made mud creations in the mud kitchen and explored the pond area and found frogs. We even enjoyed a campfire in our last session.
Date: 17th Jul 2025 @ 6:33pm
Year 1 thoroughly enjoyed our visit to the farm on our Key Stage 2 playground. We talked about what animals we know live on a farm and what we hoped to see before our visit. We also talked about the importance of handwashing and being hygenic around the animals. During our visit we had lots of opportunities to ask questions, stroke the animals, brush them and learn more about them.
Date: 17th Jul 2025 @ 1:43pm
Nursery had a moo-vellous time when they visited the mobile farm. They enjoyed learning about all the animlas and were so gentle and caring towards them. The farm dog was our favourtie though. She was very soft and gentle and loved getting lots of cuddles!
Date: 15th Jul 2025 @ 2:33pm
This week in Science, we research animals which are extinct and how they became extinct. Some of us were shocked that animals such as the West African Black Rhino became extinct as little as 14 years ago. Have a look at some of our presentations about them.
Year 4 - The Farm came to visit us!
Date: 10th Jul 2025 @ 1:31pm
We had a great time visiting the animals in KS2 yard this morning!
Year 2- The day the Farm visited Boundary!
Date: 10th Jul 2025 @ 10:01am
Today was such an excitng day! The farm came to visit us at Boundary. We were lucky enough to go and meet sheep, goats, pigs, rabbits, cows, donkeys and the cutest dog ever! We stroked the animals, brushed them and learntsome new vocabulary. We had a great time!
