Mrs Bilner
The Swans visited the Genome research campus in Cambridge today and learnt about DNA and sequencing. This was an amazing opportunity to visit a world famous research lab and discuss the scientific research that goes on there. Hopefully it has inspired some of them to become Scientists in their future years!
The Swans enjoyed their ‘Immersion Day’ learning about aboriginal art. They created dot paintings to decorate the class in preparation for their new Geography topic on Australia.
Over the last half term, we have been involved in many sporting tournaments. These have included U11 netball – where the team came second; U7 dodgeball; skiing competition and a virtual gymnastics tournament where our u11 team came first; our U9 A came first and our U9 team came second and our U7 team who […]
The Swans have been learning about identity fraud. They took part in a workshop run by ‘Natwest’ Bank and learnt about the ways in which criminals try and claim your identity so that they can then apply for bank loans or mortgages. Hopefully they are all now more aware of how to protect their identity.
The children have been learning how to place a casualty into the recovery position and how to perform CPR and use defibrillators – using resuscitation dummies. They were also shown what to do in the event of a choking incident as part of their PSHE unit on managing risks and safety. The children posed some […]
In History, we have been learning about why the British invaded Benin. We had to create a fortune graph and place the different events on a graph according to whether they were good or bad for the kingdom,. We then had to consider 3 key turning points in Benin’s history and articulate our views to […]
The Swans have been learning about inherited characteristics. They thought about what the children of different Mr Men and Little Miss characters would look like if they were to produce offspring. They had so much fun!
On Friday 25th March the PTA kindly arranged a disco for the school children. Lots of fun was had by all and there were some great dance moves performed! Thank you to all those who helped organise and supervise the event and made it such a success.
The Swans have been using the ‘Stop Motion Animation’ app to create their first short animation. They learnt about onion skinning; the importance of keeping the camera still and the need for very small changes in their model. It was such fun!
In science, the Swans made periscopes to see how they can be used to help us see things that are out of sight.
On Thursday 2nd March, it was World Book Day. This year, instead of the children dressing up – they dressed a potato as their favourite book character. The children were involved in reading activities throughout the day and there was the opportunity to share their potatoes in assembly just before the end of the day. […]