Which material is the stretchiest and strongest?
We really enjoyed investigating our enquiry question in science today!
We tested lots of materials from marshmallows to tights to see which were the stretchiest and then evaluated our results.
Year 1 and 2 entertain royalty
The children in Year 1 & 2 had a wonderful afternoon learning more about Queen Elizabeth l and King Henry Vlll, as part of our history. They were given the task of acting as ‘jesters’, ‘kings’ or ‘queens’ to entertain each other. The royal jesters had a great time on stage entertaining our royal…
Which materials are opaque and which materials are transparent?
Key stage 1 have explored the meanings of opaque and transparent. They were set a challenge from NASA to find the best material for curtains to block out the sun on their next space mission. What fun we had exploring this question!
Shapes, shapes, shapes!
Reception have had a super week exploring 2D shapes. They have identified the number of sides of common 2D shapes, explored shapes that have been rotated and applied their knowledge to make tangram pictures. Fabulous work!
Which materials float and which materials sink?
Reception have continued their science learning studying the oceans. Today they have thought about which objects might float and which objects might sink. They talked about the materials the objects were made of and made predictions before testing them out. Super science work…
Which materials are absorbent?
Years 1 & 2 have been investigating the question “Which materials are absorbent?” They learnt how to conduct a fair test, interpret results and make a conclusion. Super science work everyone!
Reception visit Stickman
What a wonderful day we have had at Arboretum! Our Reception children were so excited to see Stickman this morning. We were so lucky that the rain stopped before we visited him and his friends. Here are a selection of photos of our fabulous day. Well done Reception! You were all superstars and I…
We are Stickman ready!
Our last two science lessons of this half term are all about ‘Stickman’. The children have made their own stick people and dressed them in some wonderful outfits.
Today we have immersed ourselves in the story, all ready for our exciting trip tomorrow. Well done Reception!
Exploring numbers to 20 and beyond
Our Reception children have started their new maths topic this week - To 20 and beyond. They have had lots of fun exploring how to make different numbers using a variety of maths equipment. Great work everyone!
That’s not my rocket…
Key stage one have continued their science unit looking at materials and their properties. Today they recreated a page from the well known book, “That’s not my rocket…” Using their materials knowledge they searched for just the right object to match the property they chose.
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Team spirit
Our year 1/2 dodgeball team took part in their first ever dodgeball tournament. 10 schools competed and The Howard children were undefeated going into the final. They earned a well deserved second place!
We are all very proud of the children and the team spirit they showed each other and the…
Maypole dance rehearsals
Class 1 have begun practising for our May Day celebrations. Another fabulous event at The Howard.