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, […]
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.
Comic Relief 2022
Last week for Comic Relief the children at St Weonards Academy took part in a sponsored walk followed by a cake sale. The children in KS2 made both cakes and lemonade for their peers to enjoy. The cakes were beautifully decorated and were a well deserved treat after our long walk.
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 […]
National Day of Reflection
On Tuesday 23rd March all the children at St Weonards Academy created a heart wreath and a reflection tree as part of National Reflection Day. The yellow heart wreath was created to remember all the people who have sadly lost their lives to the Coronavirus. The reflection tree allowed the children to reflect on the […]
