Swans
Year 6 have been learning about Charles Darwin and his Theory of Evolution. We looked at how different finches on the Galapagos Islands have different shaped beaks and thought about what this told us about their diet. We carried out an investigation to see which type of beak is suited to which food type. We […]
On Friday 23rd January, several of our children from Years 3-6 took part in the Young Voices choir concert at the O2 in London. Our children joined over 8500 other children to sing a range of songs to a packed audience. Thanks to Mrs Marshall for preparing the children so well for the concert and […]
In History, we looked at the names, origins and professions of different Medieval migrants who came to Suffolk. We then used historical data to draw conclusions about whether they were welcomed and became fully integrated into our society.
We have been using our sewing skills to make a Christmas tree decoration – it’s not as easy as you think but they have done a sterling job and it has been lovely to watch the children support each other with this challenging task!
The Swans are coming to the end of their topic on migration. In order to embed the meaning of some of the terminology, we played ‘Headbandz’! Headbandz’!
In English we have been reading the novel: ‘The Boy at the Back of the Class’ which is about a Syrian refugee child who comes to the UK. One of his school mates, wants to try and make him feel at home so asks his mum if she can buy him a pomegranate as this […]
We drew eyes and reflected our thanks to all the soldiers who fought in the war.
The Swans had lunch at The Shed in Sproughton to celebrate the end of their WW2 topic. They enjoyed being quizzed by Berty about their topic and had an opportunity to sit inside an air raid shelter and look at the WW2 memorabilia.
The Swans have been learning about refraction in their topic on ‘light’. The learned that refraction is when light travels from one transparent medium (air) to another transparent medium (water) and that the speed the light travels at, slows down when it hits water and changes its direction slightly. This is why some some objects […]
On Friday 3rd October, we held our annual harvest assembly in the school. The children read prayers; retold a Greek Harvest story; explained to others about harvest around the world and sang songs. Thank you to all who joined us and for the generous food donations which will be sent to the Colchester Food Bank.
The Swans have been experimenting with adding contour lines to their work to create a sense of form , focusing on how they can create a sense of weightiness and gravity. They used a potato to draw contour lines on, placed it on a piece of white paper, observed the shadow that formed and then […]
The children have been learning about the artist Henry Moore. We are focusing our art work this term on his WW2 Shelter Drawings. This week, the children practised some of the techniques he used in preparation for their final piece.