String Telephones

String Telephones

This term, Class 5 are studying ‘Sound’.  This week we led an investigation into how the length of string affects how far sound can travel.  We found it remarkable that we could hear each other so clearly through the string because the sound waves are travelling alone...
Pedometers

Pedometers

This term, in Design and Technology, Class 5 have been learning about pedometers.  We deconstructed one to see how one works and how they originally worked before thinking about how we could make a modern one with programming.  Finally, we used the Micro:Bits to...
Visit to Jarrow Hall

Visit to Jarrow Hall

Class 5 had a fantastic opportunity to explore the life of the Anglo-Saxons at Jarrow Hall this week.  In the morning, they explored the live farm which would have been situated next to a Saxon settlement and thought about how our ancestors would have used the animals...
VR Experience

VR Experience

Class 5 and 6 have had a fantastic morning using VR headsets to explore a Mayan temple in Chichen Itza. It was also a brilliant opportunity to discover how images can be altered as part of our learning on disinformation in Computing. The children thoroughly enjoyed...