We took part in some fun activities as part of British Science Week, 2025.
We took a walk outside in the lovely sunshine to look at weeds, particularly dandelions. We learned about their importance as a food source for insects.🍃
We delved into the world of apple varieties. We used fantastic adjectives to describe their different appearances, textures and taste. We looked at the number of seeds inside in each variety and we have left the cores to the side for a few days to see what happens! Some have predicted they will go really brown!🍎🍏
We also had a really close look at Mrs Heare’s carrots! We explored how carrots grow, which parts we eat and how we cook them. We then did some super observational drawings🥕
We had great fun exploring the remarkable adaptations that allow animals to thrive in different habitats around the world.
We discovered hummingbirds have specific shaped beaks to fit inside specific flowers in order to get nectar. Some are long and thin, others are short and curved.
Some birds that live on or near the water need to try to keep their feathers dry in order to fly. That is why they have very long legs! Other birds that need to swim underwater for food have waterproof feathers!
Today, we had lots of fun making new friends and playing with the P1 boys and girls from Presentation Primary School. Our day was based on the story ‘Smeds and Smoos’ by Julia Donaldson, with lots of space and alien-themed indoor and outdoor play-based learning activities on offer. The story tells of how even though the Smeds and Smoos were very different in many ways, they could still be good friends. Our boys and girls are already looking forward to seeing their new friends again next week!
Today we focused on values and what is important to us, as well as exploring why we think the way we do.
