Raglan Farm Park
This week the whole school went on our summer trip to Raglan Farm Park. The trip linked with our animal themed week as well as the science elements we have learnt about this year. The children enjoyed looking at the different animals, going on the adventure playground and exploring the four different soft play areas. […]
Roaming Reptiles Surprise Visit
On Tuesday, the children received a surprise visit from Roaming Reptiles as part of our ‘Animal Themed Week’. The children were given the opportunity to learn about and handle a range of reptiles. Everyone was very brave and enjoyed interacting with the different species.
Animal Themed Week
This week at St Weonards Academy we are having an animal themed week. We have been learning about mini-beasts and we have made some fantastic creations! The children have created bee and ladybird biscuits, made their own mini-beasts using play-dough as well as designing their own mini-beast puppets. Additionally, we have produced a poster containing […]
What does life after death look like?
Today in RE KS2 pupils looked at how artists and poets had depicted Moksha, Nirvana, Paradise, heaven or hell. We thought about how we could express our own beliefs through art.
A new coat for Paddington
In Science, Seahorse Class have been using their knowledge about the properties of materials in order to create a new coat for Paddington Bear. The children were given a range of materials and they had to decide which material or collection of materials would work best and why. The children decided the coat needed to […]
Come Dine With Me
In D.T, KS2 have been focusing on their cooking skills this half term. The children prepared a three course meal as part of our Come Dine With Me unit of work. The starter was a tomato and garlic bruschetta. The main course was oven baked salmon served with a side salad of olives, peppers, tomatoes […]
Arctic Exploration!
This week in Science, Seahorse Class have been learning about how polar bears survive in the Arctic. We conducted an experiment where the children first put their bare hands in ice cold water and then with a plastic glove on. We then added another glove and another. We discovered that the more gloves we wore, […]
Super at Spelling!
Year 3 have been busy practising their Year 3/4 spelling list this week. The children have been playing a game called ‘Splat’ in order to practise recalling the spelling of these words. The children showed great accuracy while playing, well done!
Jubilee Celebrations
We celebrated the Queen’s Jubilee by hosting a tea party with delicious scones made by Starfish class. This was followed by a fun afternoon of traditional playground games.
Stop Frame Animation
Sharks class have started learning about stop frame animation. They’ve made their modelling clay appear ‘alive’ by using the onion skinning feature on Stop Motion Studio app on the iPads. We’re looking forward to seeing all their finished movies.
