P4C in Y6S
Today in P4C we read the story ‘Words and your heart’ as a stimulus. We thought hard and carefully about a question which we eventually voted on: ‘ What makes […]
Category Archives: News & Events
Here is the latest news and events from our school. If you would like to see what events are coming up then take a look at our school calendar.
Crucial Crew Y6
Today the Y6s visited an artificial street where they learnt about how to keep them selves safe, how to help people who are injured, how to prevent a house fire […]
Survival Science in Y6S
Today in Y6S we investigated which material would be most suitable to filter water using the resources you might find when stranded on a desert island. The children created contaminated […]
Film making in Y6S
Today in Y6S we used our literacy writing to help us make survival films about how to survive on a desert island. The children used all the school grounds and […]
End of Year Awards
Well done to all pupils for their hard work over the past year. You have definitely made it a challenge for all staff to choose the winners for our end […]
Y6S deliver an important message
Today in Y6S we presented our learning about smoking to the class. We created a presentation which outlined the key message about what smoking is, what damages it can do […]
Science in Y5A
In science we have been finding out about how astronauts return to Earth safely after visiting the ISS. We acted as astrophysicists and carried out an investigation using a prototype […]
Science in Y5S
In science we have been finding out about the different phases of the moon. After watching a clip about the positioning of the moon, Earth and sun we recreated the […]
Science in Y3J
Today in science we have been palaeontologists digging for fossils. We have discovered fossils from millions of years ago and even researched about a well-known scientist: Mary Anning.
Science in Y5G
Today in science we learnt about the different phrases of the moon. We learnt new vocabulary which shows the phrases: waxing, waning and gibbous. After organising and sorting the different […]
Science in Y3S
Today in science we were investigating the properties of rocks- specifically the permeability. We explored using granite, sandstone, limestone and slate. Using water, we watched to see if the different […]
Science in Y3E
Today in science we have been learning about what fossils are and how are they formed. Using videos and plastercene we created and explained the process which happens over millions […]
Science in Y4K
Today in science, we predicted and investigated pitch. After learning about how the length or thickness of the tube changes the pitch, we chose to model this by playing the […]
Science in Y4C
Today in science, we were learning about how sound travels and how we can hear people at certain distances. After ordering the journey of sound through the air, we created […]
And the winners are …
Well done BROWNING on being this year’s House winners. As a well done for all their hard work they were treated to a day out at Rufford Abbey Country Park […]
Social Innovation Club
Over the last two weeks we have been working together to complete an application to the council about how to make our community around school safer. The children discussed the […]
Science in Y6S
Today in science we learnt about the importance of blood for the human body. We then looked at the four components that make up our blood and how the blood […]
Wellbeing in Y6S
This week has been well-being week and we have been thinking and talking about how we can improve and maintain good mental health. We carried out a P4C session focusing […]
Reading Champions celebration
We had a wonderful Willow Tree Academy gathering celebrating the wonderful work of our reading champions. All staff have gone out of their way to ensure the best for their […]
