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01 PE Session. It was lovely welcoming the children back to school
02 Trip to Seaton. after a disrupted couple of years. They settled so
03 Experimenting with
electrical circuits. quickly into school and routines and it was lovely
to spend time getting to know each other. We
kick-started the year with our ‘Brainwaves’ topic. 03
The children all went to the Prep science lab to
be introduced to the topic, before coming back to make a container to carry an egg which would be
class to put on lab coats and goggles and dissect a dropped from a height! We all descended on the
jelly brain! The children learnt about neurones and pavilion to participate and watch the challenge.
all of the things that a brain helps us to do.
The children went on to look at houses and homes
We moved onto thinking about holidays. The around the world, what they are made of and why.
children loved sharing what sorts of holidays they The children absolutely loved being let loose with
had been on and they enjoyed looking at maps wires, crocodile clips, bulbs and switches in our
and the globe to locate the different places. The next topic, ‘It’s shocking’. The children discussed
children took part in some lovely group work, how they use electricity at home and the dangers
researching a holiday destination and creating of it. They attempted to make their own torch and
a poster of information which they shared with many challenged themselves to make a circuit with
the rest of the class. The map work led onto a flying saucer or to play music with a switch!
orienteering around the Prep School to find some The final topic about living things was so much
hidden letters. They had to unscramble them fun. It saw the arrival of an incubator and some
before locating the treasure. The KS1 trip to We eggs which soon hatched into fluffy chicks. One
The Curious in Bristol was a fantastic addition to of the children also brought in some frogspawn.
the topic and the children thought about what We watched them develop and grow into little
it might be like to go on holiday to space! The froglets, which we then released into our pond.
children learnt all about what it might be like Our trip to Seaton wetlands and the beach was a
without gravity and what they would need to pack fantastic way to see different living things in their
to visit. habitats. We pond dipped and rock pooled our
way through the day, learning how living things are
In Spring, the children were introduced to ‘What adapted to their habitats.
is it made of?’ They sorted a wide range of objects
and materials according to their properties. A The children have had such a busy and exciting
highlight, noted by many children, was the great year. It has been lovely to see them enthusiastic
‘egg drop challenge’, where they had to design and about their learning and embracing opportunities.

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