Solids and Liquids Eggsperiment

In Year 4, we used what we have learned about solids and liquids to predict which material would be the best for protecting a falling egg.

Y4 River Walk

Yesterday Y4 had a fantastic start to the day, exploring Tanner's Brook. We followed the river for a while, thinking about how different parts of the river behaved.

This week's reading winners are...

Well done to everyone who has been working hard to read 4 times a week with an adult.

The winners of this week's reading competition are...

Elm and 6JP!

Congratulations to those two classes! Enjoy your class treats this week. Don't forget you will also be choosing a class book from Waterstones, so start thinking about which book you would like. 

We are all looking forward to finding out which classes will win next... 

Good luck everyone!

Whole School Intra House Cross Country Event 2020

What a brilliant competition this was today! So many children took part and had great fun running for their house. Thanks to TMC and to all our lovely staff for helping make this event so successful today.

Year 3 write letters in French for travelling journal.

Year 3 were  recently lucky enough to come into the possession of a young French Canadian's travelling journal. The young student had the idea of starting her journal and then passing it on and seeing how far it could travel. We had fun reading all the letters in French and then composing our own letters to be included in the journal. We then passed the journal on so it could continue its journey. Take a look at our letters:-

Year 3 Clay work (part 2)

Oakwood Reading Competition Winners...

Well done to everyone who has been working hard to read 4 times a week with an adult. It's great to see so many parents/carers filling in the reading journals. 

But now, the moment we have been waiting for... 

The winners of this week's reading competition are...

Elm and 6JP !!

Congratulations to those two classes! Enjoy your class treat this week. Don't forget you will also be choosing a class book from Waterstones, so start thinking about which book you would like. 

We are all looking forward to finding out which classes will win next... 

Good luck everyone!

A busy start to the term in Year 3

Y6 and the Ancient Greeks

This half term, Y6 are learning about Ancient Greece.
They have already looked at where the Greeks fall on their History timeline and explored the roles of women during the this time (nearly 3500 years ago). But yesterday, the children investigated the clothing that would have been worn and modelled it in a portrait competition. Wealthy families during the Greek era celebrated and showed off their wealth by commissioning pieces of artwork to adorn their homes.
Have a look at the pictures below to see how they got on...

Lordswood Explorers Part 1

3LM had a fabulous local walk today, despite the awful weather.😱

Our Geographers were in small groups, observing and recording man-made and natural features of our local area. We also had a particular focus on identifying things that definitely should not be there. 

The children were impeccably behaved, energetic and very enthusiastic. They were also a little damp! But this did not stop them!

They were genuinely shocked at how much litter was around, ruining the aesthetics of the local environment and causing possible danger to animals and humans alike.

We talked about how we could encourage the local community or local council to help reduce rubbish and repair overgrown areas such as Goldcrest pond to encourage wildlife. We also discussed how positive intervention could help globally by recycling the plastic and cans we saw.

At a later date, children will be producing a short persuasive and emotive speech about the litter issue (and other issues) so watch this space!

Year 5 have a great start to 2020 with a parachute Eggsperiment!

What a great start to 2020 Year 5 have had. Their scientific morning involved learning about air resistance and gravity whilst designing and making a parachute for an egg. Have a look at how they got on.