Getting under our skin in LKS2

Years 3 & 4 have been going more than skin-deep in Science this week as we find out about skeletons and muscles. We learned that both of these essential parts of our bodies offer support, protection and movement. As one child said, without a skeleton, “We’d just be a skin bag of flesh on the […]

What was life like in Roman Britain?

Years 3 and 4 honed their research skills this week, using different sources to find out about life in Roman Britain. We had 4 different areas of focus: town life, country life, entertainment and family life & education. The children had their iPads and headphones at the ready so could scan QR codes in order […]

What is a balanced diet? LKS2 Science

We’ve been learning about nutrition and the different food groups, and this week, years 3 & 4 put their new-found knowledge to work as they designed balanced meals. We talked about how a balanced diet DOES include the odd treat, but that we need to keep a balance and can look at the ‘traffic light […]

LKS2 History

Last week in history, LKS2 learnt about what ancient Rome was like and the Roman social hierarchy. Ancient Rome We did some research around what clothing, shopping, entertainment, schools and housing was like in Ancient Rome. Then, we presented our research to the class. Romans Social Hierarchy We learnt about who was who on the […]

Mosaic Masters in LKS2

As a companion to our Emperors and Empires History topic, we’ve been looking at mosaics as an art form. We began by looking at examples of mosaics from Roman times and marvelled at how well-preserved some of them were. We looked at commonly-used border patterns and tried imitating them. We then saw how mosaics are […]

Science Week – Human Rube Goldberg machine

Year 4 had a lot of fun on Thursday making a human Rube Goldberg machine, inspired by the US band OK Go’s music video for their song, This Too Shall Pass, which you can watch here We worked as a class at first then split into groups to plan and engineer our own machines. The […]

Evaluating our pottery in LKS2

LKS2 have spent several weeks designing, refining and making pots based on Prehistoric Bell Beaker pottery. This week, we used our analysis skills to ascertain what went well, what could have been improved and what was difficult about the process. The children also recorded the techniques involved in making their pots and were surprised by […]

LKS2 ask, “Can you change the size of a shadow?”

LKS2 finished off their work on Light by investigating whether you can change the size of a shadow. We had fun deciding whether images of shadows were real or fake, by using our knowledge of how shadows are formed. We then watched a brilliant hand shadow performance, which you can watch here and discussed what […]

Year 4 Innovate Project – Through the Ages

As you will have seen from Miss Bellis’s post, LKS2 have produced a wonderful piece of work showcasing all their learning about the Prehistoric period. They brought together all of their History skills in order to evaluate and analyse evidence, compare historical eras, look at continuity and change, and assess the impact of ingenuity and […]

Through the Ages

LKS2 have been learning about the prehistoric period this half term. They have been busy creating their Horrible Histories magazines about the prehistoric period to showcase everything they know about The Stone Age, The Bronze Age and The Iron Age.