Image of Y6 Investigating thermal insulation
5 March 2020

Y6 Investigating thermal insulation

In science we have been learning about how animals have adapted to their environments. For example that whales, walruses and leopard seals have thick layer of blubber and fat, and that polar bears and arctic foxes have thick fur which traps a layer of warm air around their bodies. This helps to…

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7 February 2020

Science Y5/6 Living Things

As part of our science topic, we have been learning about the classification system, first devised by the scientist Carl Linnaeus in the 1700s. We have learnt that living things are sorted into categories according to their similarities and differences.

Using what they had learnt and what…

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20 December 2019

Y6DA artwork

As usual the children have designed and created their own Christmas cards. This year the children have used watercolours to create some stunning cards.

 

The children have also been exploring pattern and colour to inspire some impressive art and poetry work. First they took their pencils…

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