Year 6 British Science Week
Last week, the children at Monkwood took part in the British Science Week with this year’s theme being ‘Time.’ In Year 6, we completed an activity called Active Adaptations. We looked at the moth story; a true story of how the black and white moths evolved during the industrial revolution. We went into the school […]
Class 9 – British Science Week
For British Science Week, Class 9 have created a bar chart based on the amount of plastic waste they threw away in a week. We also had a go at making a gyrocopter as part of the school challenge. Next we will look at how the size and material affects the speed of a gyrocopter […]
Handa’s Surprise Story Learning
Last week we read the story Handa’s Surprise. Here are some of our amazing activities from the week. We talked about all of the seven delicious fruits in Handa’s basket and we learnt all the colours of them too. 🍌🍍🍊
Class 1 Red Nose Day Celebrations 🔴
Today we have celebrated Red Nose Day in class 1. Here are some of our children dressed in red. Don’t we all look amazing! 🔴😄
Outdoor Playtime Fun 😄
This week in our amazing outside area, we have been using our apparatus to balance and climb. We are becoming more confident to try new things and we have been so kind with our peers to take turns.
Class 2 Class Pet
Class 2 absolutely love our stick insect class pets!
Superworm Sundaes
Class 2 made instructions for a Superworm Sundae then we made it and got to eat it. 🤭 We made angel delight for the mud, Bourbon biscuits for the rocks and added jelly worms. It was so much fun! We loved reading the Superworm book, it’s our class favourite.
Searching for Spring 🍃
Year 2 had a walk around the school woods last week, looking for the signs of spring. We collected leaves and talked about the difference between evergreen and deciduous trees. 🌲🌳
Investigating Friction 🔍
During Science this week, the children have been investigating friction. The children investigated friction by choosing a range of different surfaces to push a toy car on with the aim of concluding which surface would create the greatest or least amount of friction. The children made predictions using scientific reasoning before collecting their results data. […]
Understanding Databases
During Computing this week, Class 13 have been further developing their knowledge and understanding of databases. 💻🔍 The children have created their own electronic database using a spreadsheet. They have added records and fields to create this.
