Volume and Capacity in Pine

Today in Maths we have been learning the difference between capacity and volume. We also experimented to find the capacity of different containers. We tried to make sure we carried out a fair experiment. We used the same small container to fill our different containers, counting how many capfuls it took. This was very wet … Read more

Observing Worms in Maple Class

As part of our unit on Animals, we were observing worms today in Maple Class. We learnt that worms have hydrostatic skeletons, which means that fluid gives them structure. Worms move by squeezing their muscles so that they become long and thin. Then, they have tiny hairs which help to pull them through the soil.

Science Club

The Year 3 Science Club has been busy with a range of activities and investigations. We investigated chromatography in sweets by separating out the colours in the coating of different types of sweets. We explored forces and aerodynamics by testing different types of paper plane and paper helicopters to see how they flew and which … Read more

Science in Pine

We would like to share some photos of recent science work. We were investigating how different materials had been used to make things we could find around school. We thought about why that material had been used and made a note of everything we saw. We have also been enjoying Science week and had a … Read more

Hazel Class at Shuttleworth!

Hazel class enjoyed a brilliant day at Shuttleworth as part of their work in History. The children have been learning about the history of flight and it was amazing to see lots of old planes in the hangars. The children took part in a variety of activities during the morning then after lunch we went … Read more

Brilliant Books!

What a fantastic day Year One had celebrating World Book Day! We were so impressed with all the creative costumes and interesting books the children bought in today. This morning we all met Lucy Plunkett the author of ‘Dexter! The Amazing School Dog!’ who read us her brilliant book. To end the day, it was … Read more

Holly’s History Trip

Today Year One headed off to the Shuttleworth Collection to support our work on Pioneers of Flight as part of the History curriculum. We spent the morning doing a range of interesting activities. We experienced what it was like to sit inside an old passenger plane with nowhere for luggage and no toilet! The children … Read more

Hamerton Zoo Park

On the 5th of March 2024, Year 2 took a trip to Hamerton Zoo Park. We were so fortunate to be able to participate in a workshop led by the zoo’s education officer where we came up close with Monty the snake, Stevie the skunk and Nacho the armadillo and we learned some fascinating and … Read more