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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Science in Seahorse Class
In Science Seahorse Class have been learning about food chains. The children have also been finding out about herbivores, carnivores and omnivores. We have been encouraging the children to also use the following vocabulary: producer, consumer and predator. Well done Seahorse Class, your food chains are brilliant!
British Science Week
Last week was British Science Week. The children had the opportunity to explore the theme for this year ‘growth’. Seahorse Class wrote their own acrostic poems, learnt about the life cycle of a frog, designed their own animals that could live on Mars as well as carrying out an investigation to see if there was […]
Coding Mars Rovers
Sharks class loved their lesson on creating a Mars rover. They even added sensors and created code to instruct their robots to find life.
British Science Week!
Last week we celebrated British Science Week at St Weonards Academy. We incorporated all areas of the curriculum into a fun filled week based on the theme ‘Innovating for the future’. The children engaged in a wide range of scientific experiments and entered two competitions. We even designed our very own inventions!
Autumn Discovery
The children in Seahorse Class have been learning all about Autumn. We went on an Autumnal walk around our school grounds, took photographs on the Ipads and made leaf angels!
