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- Volcanic Art
In our English unit we have been studying Escape From Pompeii and writing diary accounts as if we were the characters. We loved the illustrations in the book so much that we decided to do some art work based on them. Here is what we made using water colour pencils.
Mrs Newiss - December 20, 2019 - Investigating why some volcanoes explode
In our Explosive Earth Topic, we have been investigating why some volcanoes explode. We tested what happened to bubbles in thick lava and thin lava (don’t worry, we didn’t use the real thing!) and discovered that thick lava was more explosive than thin lava. We also looked at how thick and thin lava changed the […]
Mrs Newiss - December 20, 2019 - Visit from the Owl Man
Ash Class had a great time this morning, meeting Bob and his two owls – a snowy owl and a great horned owl. We found out all about how they live and are adapted to their surroundings. Did you know that owls with dark eyes are nocturnal (active at night) and owls with orange eyes […]
Mrs Newiss - October 31, 2019 - Work Like an Egyptian!
On Monday, Ash class were lucky enough to look at and explore a variety of Egyptian artefacts loaned to us by the Lancashire Museum Service. The children thought of some fabulous questions to ask about each one and also worked hard to think about what it told us about life in ancient Egypt. To finish […]
Mrs Russel - October 9, 2019 - Down on Old Holly Farm
We had a great time last week at Old Holly Farm. The children spent the day feeding chickens and calves, finding out where our milk comes from and where it goes, making butter, tasting ice-cream and stroking lots of friendly farm animals.
Mrs Newiss - October 9, 2019