--- title: "Blog Author: Mrs Ostle" url: "https://howard-primary-school.schudio.com/blog/author/MrsOstleTH" school: "The Howard Primary School" --- # Blog Author: Mrs Ostle [![Image of Creating imagery in poems](https://files.schudio.com/howard-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_2377.jpeg)](https://howard-primary-school.schudio.com/blog/2026-10-16-12-29-creating-imagery-in-poems) 16 October 2026 #### [Creating imagery in poems](https://howard-primary-school.schudio.com/blog/2026-10-16-12-29-creating-imagery-in-poems) Today we listened to 4 different pieces of music thinking about what memory or idea each piece of music brought to mind. [Continue reading](https://howard-primary-school.schudio.com/blog/2026-10-16-12-29-creating-imagery-in-poems) [![Image of Marvellous Mummification ](https://files.schudio.com/howard-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_2373.jpeg)](https://howard-primary-school.schudio.com/blog/2026-10-16-12-19-marvellous-mummification) 16 October 2026 #### [Marvellous Mummification ](https://howard-primary-school.schudio.com/blog/2026-10-16-12-19-marvellous-mummification) Using what we have learned about what happened after death in Ancient Egyptian times, today we conducted our own mummification process using salt, bicarbonate of soda and a tomato. [Continue reading](https://howard-primary-school.schudio.com/blog/2026-10-16-12-19-marvellous-mummification) [![Image of Phunky foods](https://files.schudio.com/howard-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_2361.jpeg)](https://howard-primary-school.schudio.com/blog/2026-10-14-12-32-phunky-foods) 14 October 2026 #### [Phunky foods](https://howard-primary-school.schudio.com/blog/2026-10-14-12-32-phunky-foods) Our Phunky foods ambassadors delivered a wonderful assembly about healthy lunch boxes and the importance of having a balanced diet. [Continue reading](https://howard-primary-school.schudio.com/blog/2026-10-14-12-32-phunky-foods) 9 October 2026 #### [Shadows in Science](https://howard-primary-school.schudio.com/blog/2026-10-09-12-24-shadows-in-science) Today we created our own shadow puppets and experimented with what happened as we moved the light source closer or further away. [Continue reading](https://howard-primary-school.schudio.com/blog/2026-10-09-12-24-shadows-in-science) 7 October 2026 #### [Super science ](https://howard-primary-school.schudio.com/blog/2026-10-07-12-55-super-science) Today we have created our own shadow puppets and have been experimenting with what happens to the shadow when it moves further away from the light source [Continue reading](https://howard-primary-school.schudio.com/blog/2026-10-07-12-55-super-science) [![Image of Shadows](https://files.schudio.com/howard-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_2304.jpeg)](https://howard-primary-school.schudio.com/blog/2026-10-02-15-54-shadows) 2 October 2026 #### [Shadows](https://howard-primary-school.schudio.com/blog/2026-10-02-15-54-shadows) Today we have conducted a science experiment looking at the difference in shadow length and direction at various times of the day. [Continue reading](https://howard-primary-school.schudio.com/blog/2026-10-02-15-54-shadows) [![Image of Planting](https://files.schudio.com/howard-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_1916(1).jpeg)](https://howard-primary-school.schudio.com/blog/2026-06-12-14-57-planting) 12 June 2026 #### [Planting](https://howard-primary-school.schudio.com/blog/2026-06-12-14-57-planting) Today we have been thinking about what a plant needs to grow and if they are able to grow without things such as light, soil and water. We have conducted an experiment to see if plants can grow in different environments and we will monitor these carefully over the next few weeks. [Continue reading](https://howard-primary-school.schudio.com/blog/2026-06-12-14-57-planting) [![Image of Year 3/4 cricket](https://files.schudio.com/howard-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/20260609_153758.jpg)](https://howard-primary-school.schudio.com/blog/2026-06-09-18-11-year-3-4-cricket) 9 June 2026 #### [Year 3/4 cricket](https://howard-primary-school.schudio.com/blog/2026-06-09-18-11-year-3-4-cricket) Outstanding effort and sportsmanship today. You all played really well. [Continue reading](https://howard-primary-school.schudio.com/blog/2026-06-09-18-11-year-3-4-cricket) [![Image of Making music](https://files.schudio.com/howard-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_6627.jpeg)](https://howard-primary-school.schudio.com/blog/2026-04-30-15-01-making-music) 30 April 2026 #### [Making music](https://howard-primary-school.schudio.com/blog/2026-04-30-15-01-making-music) Today we took our music lesson outside! This term we have been learning how to play the djembe drums. [Continue reading](https://howard-primary-school.schudio.com/blog/2026-04-30-15-01-making-music) [![Image of Geography](https://files.schudio.com/howard-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_6618.jpeg)](https://howard-primary-school.schudio.com/blog/2026-04-30-14-55-geography) 30 April 2026 #### [Geography](https://howard-primary-school.schudio.com/blog/2026-04-30-14-55-geography) Today in geography we have been creating mood boards showing the different amenities in our village compared to those in a city. In each group everyone had a key role. They were; “The Tech person” was in charge of getting the information for the group. “The creative editor” this person was in… [Continue reading](https://howard-primary-school.schudio.com/blog/2026-04-30-14-55-geography) [![Image of A greener, fairer and wiser future](https://files.schudio.com/howard-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_1863.jpeg)](https://howard-primary-school.schudio.com/blog/2026-04-24-16-10-a-greener-fairer-and-wiser-future) 24 April 2026 #### [A greener, fairer and wiser future](https://howard-primary-school.schudio.com/blog/2026-04-24-16-10-a-greener-fairer-and-wiser-future) Today the children have taken part in two workshops to show how we can make changes for a greener, fairer and wiser future. We thought about what happens to our waste, how we can make small changes for a better environment and even had a 360 degree virtual tour of the an Energy Recovery… [Continue reading](https://howard-primary-school.schudio.com/blog/2026-04-24-16-10-a-greener-fairer-and-wiser-future) [![Image of Geography Fieldwork ](https://files.schudio.com/howard-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_1858.jpeg)](https://howard-primary-school.schudio.com/blog/2026-04-24-07-41-geography-fieldwork) 24 April 2026 #### [Geography Fieldwork ](https://howard-primary-school.schudio.com/blog/2026-04-24-07-41-geography-fieldwork) Yesterday we conducted some fieldwork which relates to our Geography topic. Children created a tally to show the volume of traffic coming into Elford as well as the types of transport. We then used this data to create a bar graph. 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