Our preschool children had a wonderful time visiting the woods for outdoor learning. The children explored the crunchy autumn leaves, looked for different colours in nature, and listened to the sounds of the forest.

The strong winds kept Year 4 inside today during our outdoor learning session. We made carbon dioxide in a sealed bag, mixing sodium bicarbonate and vinegar together. It was fun watching the bag expand!

Year One have been exploring measurement in maths this week. We first used cubes to find the length/height of different objects.

Chestnut Class in Year 3 enjoyed making see saws and thinking about the forces at play during outdoor learning.

Beech Class in Year 4 have started their next block subject - SCIENCE: Changes in state

Today, we compared the different states: solids, liquids and gases.

The children practised being particles, moving between each state. They became one big solid, all tightly packed together, and only changed shape if a force was applied. They became a liquid by moving around more freely within the 'blue cup'. Finally, they became a gas by spreading out across the whole room.

Afterwards, we discussed many different objects and grouped them into each state. Good job, scientists! 👨‍🔬👩‍🔬