The team at Cornish Orchards kindly invited our Year 6 children for a tour of their farm. After picking apples last half-term, the children saw how they were processed, fermented, bottled and distributed from the warehouse.
It was a fantastic experience for the children (and the staff) to learn about this successful local company. A huge thank you to Jo at Cornish Orchards for organising and all the staff for being so accommodating and sharing their knowledge.
The children really appreciated their soft-drink samples as well!
As part of the culmination of Class 3's enquiry
question: 'Is space the final frontier?' the children enjoyed a Zoom call with astrophysicist,
and publisher of Galaxy - Mapping the Universe, James Geach.
The children learnt what is was like using the Hubble
telescope, what the day in the life of being is professor is like and what
James had to do at school to become an astrophysicist.
It was a hugely inspiring talk and we are
incredibly grateful to James for donating his time for the children’s benefit.
Class 1 had been incredible learners this half-term. They have shown great progress with their reading, especially our Reception children.
They have also taken part in a huge range of learning activities including, apple picking, hockey, map reading, music and building some amazing castles in Design and Technology.
Our Nursery has been very busy this half-term with lots of different learning opportunities. The children have built castles, painted animals and had lots of fun joining in with Class 1's music lessons, to name only a few.
Children from Duloe school were invited to Brunel Primary (another Bridge school) this week, to watch a lecture by the Royal Institute. The lecture, entitled 'It is Rocket Science' was highly interactive and inspiring for the children. A huge thank to Brunel school for the invitation.
Class 3 have been exploring the question, 'Why do Hindu's try to be good?' They have been learning about Brahman and Atman. The children dissolved salt into water to demonstrate that Atman is everlasting.
As part of Class 3's enquiry question: 'Is Space the final frontier?' the children have developed their drawing skills using pencils and pastels. The children were very lucky to have local artist, Ellie Russell, give them a masterclass to help them with their drawing skills.
Class 3 went through the 'door' and made apple cakes, which they sold to raise funds for MacMillan Cancer. The children went apple picking at a local farm, belonging to one of our families and made the cake with the apples they harvested. It total they raised an amazing £62.45
Can cave art speak to me? Class 2 have been exploring the Stone Age. In true Stone Age style, we gathered our own apples, which we stewed to recreate a prehistoric diet. We have recreated cave art using our hands as stencils, made replica fossils, and the children enjoyed painting an image that would tell someone in the future an interesting fact about us. We explored many areas of Stone Age living ready to move into the Iron Age next half term.
Class 3 headed back to school last night to enjoy a space themed evening. They watched a space movie (with popcorn and lemonade) and then toasted marshmallows on a fire outside. Unfortunately, the weather meant that our planned star gazing wasn't such a success! However, the children were still able to display their willow planet lanterns in the darkness. A really enjoyable evening!
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