South Angle Farm Visit

On Tuesday 13^th March, Year 1 visited South Angle Farm as part of their ‘Animals including Humans’ science unit.

During the trip the children got the chance to see lots of different mammals including donkeys, goats, pigs, sheep and alpacas. They saw and stroked guinea pigs and rabbits. As well as this, the children were excited to meet some reptiles including a snake and a bearded dragon.

This experience was brilliant in enhancing the children’s knowledge of different types of animals, what they eat and how their bodies work.

Road Safety Campaign

As part of Road Safety Week, all pupils attended an assembly to learn how to stay safe when they are out in the community. Using what they had learnt, all pupils were invited to create a road safety poster. The poster could focus on one aspect of road safety, such as speed, visibility, road crossing etc, or it could include a number of helpful reminders.

Turners visited the school with an artic HGV cab. All pupils had the opportunity to get up close to the vehicle to gain a better understanding of its size. They were also able to sit in the cab and see for themselves the view of a driver including the blind spots.

A winner was selected from each year group at the end of the autumn term. Each pupil received 10 points for their house and a goody bag, which was supplied by Turners. The winners’ designs have been proudly displayed at one of the local shops, Tina’s.

Year 3 Visit Fen Visit

We have had a fantastic day at Flag Fen. The children’s knowledge astounded the staff there. We investigated artefacts, predicted what era they came from and what they were used for. We also did some clay modelling like the Beaker people used to do.

After lunch, we sat in a roundhouse and lit a fire, hearing about how a sword from the Iron Age was found on site. Then we visited part of a protected bridge that was used as a causeway for people to cross. We learnt how they continue to preserve it today by saturation.

It was a brilliant day of learning and fun!

Year 4 Visit Cadbury World

Year 4 had a fantastic day out at Cadbury World learning all about the process of chocolate making. They had an interesting talk about how the Maya civilisation used cocoa beans to make a drinking chocolate. The children had lots of opportunities to get hands on and involved in the chocolate making process.

Turners Visit BVC – Road Safety Campaign

As part of our road safety campaign, Turners visited us with an artic HGV cab. All pupils in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 had the opportunity to get up close to the vehicle to gain a better understanding of its size. They sat in the cab to see for themselves the view of a driver, including the blind spots. They realised that without the cameras the driver would have difficultly seeing pedestrians and people on bikes or scooters. They also asked the driver lots of question about the vehicle and his experiences when driving.

Turners will be visiting again on Thursday 12th December so that all KS2 pupils have the same opportunity.

Design and Technology – Electrical Systems 

During DT lessons, pupils from Year 5 and Year 6 have been busy researching, designing and creating interactive cards using their knowledge of electrical circuits.

Design Brief

Design and produce an interactive Christmas card for pre-school children incorporating simple electrical systems to add excitement, such as: lights, buzzers, motors and/or switches.

Design Criteria

* The design must contain a series or parallel circuit.

* Use a low-voltage battery for safety.

* Components should be hidden within the card to avoid loose wires or hazards.

* Designs should be visually appealing for the target market.

This afternoon, they shared their final products with Reception pupils to see if their interactive card met the last bullet point of  the design criteria.

Cultural Capital – Compassionate Citizens

Community – Brighten Up Burwell

In Year 3 and 4, the children have been learning all about enterprise in their cultural capital lessons. Over the last 10 weeks, they have taken part in the ‘Brighten up Burwell’ project, with the aim of completing an act of kindness around the village. Throughout this time, the children worked as an organisation to research and create mood boards, make decisions about money and profits, they held a bake sale to raise money and purchased the items needed for their project. Once they had done this, the children completed their act of kindness and distributed their plants around the village for people to take home.

To support the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal, our newly elected House Captains and Deputy House Captains sold poppies at break time. Thank you for your generous donations.