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🍌 Warning: Things Got Gruesome in Class 3! 🍌
Our junior scientists have been busy this week replicating the digestive system, and let’s just say... it got a little messy!
To understand how our bodies process food, we took a banana through the entire journey. We cut, mushed, and mixed our way from the "mouth" all the way to the end of the line. It was the perfect blend of science and squish!
Mushing & Mixing: We simulated how teeth and saliva break down food.
The Journey: We followed the path through the "oesophagus" and into the "stomach."
The Result: We saw exactly what happens to that banana before it leaves the body!
Check out the photos below to see the different stages of the digestive system in action. We highly recommend asking your child about this gruesome experiment they have some very "digestible" facts to share! 🤢✨ ... See MoreSee Less
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🧠 Class 3 is Gut-sy! 🧠
Our amazing Class 3 students have been junior scientists this week, diving deep into a very "filling" question: How much can a human stomach actually hold?
To bring this biology lesson to life, we got hands-on! We spent time comparing the size and weight of an empty stomach to one that has just enjoyed a big meal.
The Big Squeeze: pupils felt the difference between the two, learning how the stomach is actually a flexible, muscular bag that stretches to accommodate our food.
It’s been a fantastic (and slightly squishy) week exploring the wonders of the digestive system. ... See MoreSee Less
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We would like to say a huge thank you to former student Ben for returning to school to speak to the children about his journey and current studies. 🌍✨
It was fantastic for the children to hear how his love of Forest School and geography during his time at Whittonstall has developed into studying geography at university. They were fascinated to learn about his work with fossils, rocks and crystals, including studying fossils from around the world.
The children particularly enjoyed learning how this research helps us understand how our world has changed over time, and what we can do to help protect it for the future. 🌱
It was an inspiring visit, and a wonderful opportunity for the children to see where their interests and passions could lead them. ... See MoreSee Less
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We have continued to enjoy the ‘transport’ theme this week. The children tested out their vehicles and compared and contrasted the effectiveness of their designs. They used their newly learned vocabulary as they explored, comparing wheel width and size as well as which chassis worked best!
We also conducted our own traffic survey. The children made predictions about which modes of transport they thought they might most likely see. ... See MoreSee Less
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Today for our EYFS Welly Thursday session the children explored animals that have their babies in the Spring. We played a game called guess the animal and in this the children were challenged to also identify the name of each animals baby 🐑🐄🐷🐓🐥 We then talked about how each animal keeps their babies safe, and with this in mind the children were tasked with making their own nests for the birds. They began by walking around the field looking for nests already made by the birds. Then they made their own, they had to think about where would be best to build their nests to keep the baby birds safe from predators and the natural elements like bad weather etc. They were super proud of their efforts 😁🪺🐦⬛😍 ... See MoreSee Less
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Class 2 have been continuing their scientific enquiry by investigating the types of leaves we have around school 🍂🍃We used tally charts to collect our data ... See MoreSee Less
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Year 1 have been working really hard on our fractions unit. Today we have used counters to understand how to find quarters ... See MoreSee Less
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After School Club Gardening Gang have been experimenting with a new method of planting sunflower seeds. We made a seed snail and are looking forward to seeing how it turns out. Fingers crossed! ... See MoreSee Less
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After School Club Gardening Gang have had fun planting two varieties of potato - cristina and casablanca. We can’t wait to watch them grow and there’s an ongoing discussion about how we’re going to eat them! ... See MoreSee Less
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