Daily Life in Ancient Greece
As part of our ongoing topic of ANCIENT GREECE Class 3 have been looking at a range of topics relating to how the Greeks carried out their daily lives. Each one of them became a specialist in a specific area including : children, homes, food and clothing. Each group had to deliver a presentation…
Animator Visit
We were extremely lucky to take part in a workshop with professional artist and animator Leo Wright. Leo has worked with some of the countries biggest names in animation including Aardman who created Wallace and Gromitt. During the workshop we watched some short films that Leo had created as well…
Greenpower Update
Our Greenpower cars are nearing completion for race day which is taking place at Curborough race track on Monday 16th June. This week was an important week for year 6 who were putting the finishing touches to the electrics. This involved fitting break cables as well as the safety roll bar. Year…
Healthy Lifestyles
As class 3 came to the end of their topic on “The Circulatory System” they had to look at the lifestyle of their favourite sportsperson. They had to look at 4 areas which included diet, lifestyle, drugs and exercise. For each area we had to think about how it could affect their performance. We…
Green power Week 1
We were excited to kickstart our annual Greenpower project this week. Year 5 have been busy designing the body work while Year 6 haven assembling the chassis and the seat. Well done to Leelah and Ivy who were the first pair to ever assemble the seat correctly at the first attempt. Our team names…
D&T Fairground Rides
Out new design and technology topic started this week and our task is to build a moving fairground ride with a Christmas theme. We started by putting together some design ideas and the got hands on with axels, pulleys and motors. Watch this space to see our finished designs.
Class 3 Science
Class 3 have been taking part in some hands on science recently. Firstly, in our materials topic, we wanted to find out if we could inflate a balloon without blowing into it. With the help of bicarbonate soda and vinegar we found we could. When the two substances were mixed we found that carbon…
Boscobel House
Class 3 travelled to Shropshire this week to visit Boscobel House and The Royal Oak. Having been defeated by Oliver Cromwell at the Battle of Worcester, Charles II escaped to Boscobel in fear of his life. He hid in The Royal Oak tree for 14 hours in the pouring rain! We had a wonderful day of…
Class 3 Geography
In our geography lesson this week class 3 have been studying the Southern Hemisphere. Using atlases and digital technologies we researched the unique and remarkable features that this particular area of the World has to offer. We used our findings and our creativity to produce large posters for…
Class 3 Science
This week we have been continuing our investigations into materials. We were given the task of separating a number of different substances. These included a mixture of pasta, rice, sand, salt and paper clips. After working in groups to decide on the steps we would take we used sieving,…
The Greatest Show
Well done to class 3 who entertained the crowd with a version of The Greatest Showman. It was amazing to see the confidence the children displayed while singing and acting.
May Queen 2024
The Howard Primary School annual May Queen took place this week and it was lovely to see so many children and guests enjoying the celebrations. Each class completed a number of maypole dances as well as singing songs to keep the large crowd entertained. It was the year 6 children who stole the…