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We have had a very exciting Science Day, carrying out investigations and research, all centred around this year's theme, time. We made sand timers, water timers, tested our reaction times, investigated properties of materials, experimented with pendulums, acted as Scientific Advisors to the government and even created a time-travelling coding programme. At the end of the day, each class presented their work to the rest of the school
Today, Class 6 participated in a fantastic workshop provided by the Canal and River Trust. Our workshop involved consolidating our learning about why rivers flood, how it is managed and acted as engineers to consider ways to prevent flooding. After break, we ventured to the River Trent, where we completed observational map drawings of the river features. We identified flood areas, before investigating the speed of the current.
Our workshop provider was in awe of the children's knowledge during the workshop.
Children dressed up as a character from their favourite book and enjoyed sharing the books they had brought in. During the day, in key stage 1 the children shared ‘Out of the blue’ by Robert Tregoning and considered the value of Individual Liberty within this text. In Key Stage 2 they explored ‘Here we are’ by Oliver Jeffers and discussed the valuable messages of belonging and respecting difference. In the afternoon, the younger children shared one of their favourite books with our older pupils. We all had a super day!
On Monday, Class 2 and Class 4 went to Magna Science Museum in Sheffield. Each class took part in a workshop related to their Science topic - Class 4 did Sound, which involved learning about pitch and soundwaves, as well as making their own instruments. Class 2 did Materials, which including lots of explosions! There was then time to explore the other areas around Magna - fire, water, Earth and air. All the children thoroughly enjoyed their hands on learning experience, and discovered lots of new things!
Year 5 enjoyed their trip to the National Civil War Centre today. First, they learnt about the different types of armour and weapons the soldiers would have used during battles. Then, they looked at historic buildings around Newark town centre and considered what it would have been like during the third siege, in role as different residents.
Our Super KS2 SAT’s Results
The SAT’s results have now been verified by the DfE. We are so proud of how well we achieved.
We are particularly proud of the fact that we have been ranked the 4th best school in Writing out of 252 schools in the Local Authority! We were also ranked 19th out of the 252 schools for our combined scores in English, Maths and Writing! Well done to all the children that sat the SAT’s in the summer of 2023.
Parents and Grandparents were treated to an array of talented rock bands on Friday afternoon. One Rick Astley hit was given a completely new lease of life. The talent showcased by all our children was staggering!
On Thursday 23rd of November, Year 5 enjoyed ‘Mexico Day’. They researched and presented information about Mexico as part of their Geography work on North and South America. In the afternoon, they prepared a traditional Mexican dish and designed a ‘Day of the Dead’ mask.
KS2 enjoyed learning CPR in their first aid training course. Thanks to Leon's Legacy, they were able to practise the life-saving technique and learn how to use a defibrillator.