After learning about wild plants such as poppies, periwinkles, bluebells and brambles in Science, Year 1 then went on a plant hunt around our school grounds. We found lots of daisies and nettles!

In Science this afternoon Year 1 have been investigating what plants need to grow and we can’t wait to watch our own plants that we’ve planted grow over the next few weeks.

We’ve been learning all about the Solar System in science today. First we used play dough to show the relative sizes of the planets as well as using them to show how all the planets orbit the sun. We then made our own cardboard models to show how the Earth orbits the sun and the moon orbits the Earth.
Questions : How many days does it take for the Earth to orbit the sun? How many days does it take for the moon to orbit the Earth?

Have you seen the full moon tonight, Y5? Does it always look like this? Keep checking the moon each evening to see the different shapes. Can you see a pattern?

We investigated what happens when we mix different liquids with bicarbonate of soda before deciding which would be the best fuel for our mini rockets. Vinegar and lemon juice created the most fizz so we went for those. Apologies to our cleaning staff who will now have to clean our ceiling!!!