In Science, we have been investigating the forces involved in buoyancy. As part of our Pole to Pole learning journey we looked at Ernest Shackleton’s ship the Endeavour on his trip to the Antarctic. We started with a ‘control’ ship to float measured in cm squares. Then after testing its buoyancy we designed and improved […]
… my true love sent to me a fantastic whole-school assembly! Every child (and adult) in school came together in the junior hall to enjoy and join in with performances from the Junior Choir and the Y2 Nativity. This lovely event was completed with a full rendition of the 12 Days of Christmas, with each […]
This week has seen the termly presentation of our ‘Citizenship Awards’. As the name suggests, these are given to children who have been great examples of living the school values of resilience, resourcefulness, creativity and kindness. As you can see from their faces, the recipients are rightly proud of their awards.
The children having been learning about the Christian Christmas story and whether Christmas has lost it’s true meaning. The children had a lovely afternoon visiting the church, meeting the vicar and exploring the church at Christmas time. We sang some Christmas songs and then made our way to the Village Green Shop to purchase a […]
In Y3 we completed a TASC project. We designed, made and evaluated our own Christmas decoration. We designed 3 different idea’s then we chose our best design. After that we evaluated our decoration and thought about what we would improve or do differently next time. The children had so much fun making them and can’t […]
Here is Y3 on our Winter Walk. Before the walk the children made flapjack ready to eat as a snack on the way round. Y3 walked 3.6 miles and were all so resilient and respectful, we even sang some Christmas songs too.
In Y3 we were lucky enough to go down to Abbeydale Sports Centre and take part in some squash lessons. The children really enjoyed taking part and learnt lots of new skills.
As part of our commitment to promoting physical activity as part of a healthy lifestyle, our wonderful Year 6s organised the annual Dore Primary School Santa Dash. Children from across the juniors took part, completing a fun course around the school grounds. The course was well-marshalled by our Year 6s and participants were encouraged to […]
In Y3 we were lucky enough to have a special visit from some Sheffield University Scientist Students. They taught Y3 all about climate change and even did an exciting experiment with ice.
In English we have been learning about Captain Robert Falcon Scott. We looked at some of his diary entries whilst he was on his expedition. In this English lesson we did some Drama. In small groups we then put ourselves in Roberts shoes and mimed his emotions and feelings at certain points in his diary. […]
