Whilst on our rock hunt, we were able to go into the village church and spend a few minutes thinking about our Queen who had just died. We thought about what her reign meant to us and thought about all the good she had achieved in her life. The children had the opportunity to enjoy the quiet in the church and also explore some of the beautiful pieces of sculpture and art.
As part of our science this term, Year 3 and 4 explored the different types of rocks around the village. They respectfully walked around the local graveyard thinking about the similarities and differences in the rocks they saw. They even had the opportunity to feel how crumbly the sandstone was on the church building after it had been repaired with concrete.
This term, Year 4 and 5 have been exploring natural resources in Britain. They have found out about how we make energy from coal and gas and have discussed the problems with using these non-renewable resources. They have also explored the natural resource, wood, and where the different types of wood come from and why we import lots of our wood into Britain. Within our study of wood, we considered how paper was made and we were all shocked to find out how much our country uses in one year.
We visited Miss Exley and Year 3 to find out how they had made their own paper from recycled paper in school. Year 3 were able to explain the process of paper-making and they described the steps needed to complete the task. They showed Year 4 and 5 their paper and explained what else they would need to make the paper smoother. Year 4 and 5 were even able to keep some of the paper year 3 had made.
