Willow Class got snappy in their maths lesson last week as they started to investigate angles. The discovered the difference between acute, obtuse and reflex angles and were able to identify right angles and straight line angles too. Getting hands on, the children looked at lots of crocodile mouths and compared and ordered their angles. … Read more
On Wednesday 14th November Willow Class spent the morning taking part in a science workshop at PHC. We were met by the science teacher at PHC and the children were promptly kitted out with lab coats and given safety googles; they certainly all looked the part! We then spent the morning in one of the science … Read more
On Monday, Willow Class took part in a singing workshop at PHC. Below are some of the children's blogs from the day. A first step into the PHC hall and I could tell this was going to be a great day. We sang lots of songs and took time to sort out the different types of pitches … Read more
This half term Willow Class has been learning about Rock music and in particular, Journey's Don't Stop Believin'. Today, the class played along with the song with glockenspiels and recorders. We think it sounds great! Just need some electric guitars and long hair. Apologies for the messy classroom, the other half of the class was … Read more
Willow Class celebrated World Values Day today by thinking about perseverance and what it means to each and every one of them. The children were very honest about what they found challenging and why it is important to never guve up and try their best. We discussed that it is important to follow the values … Read more
Willow Class share their knowledge of JK Rowling and of their trip to Warner Bros Studio with the school.
Last week, Willow Class visited the Warner Bros Studio Tour – The making of Harry Potter. This was a new trip to William Ransom and it proved to be a great success! In class, we have been studying the first book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, and also looking at the film. Everyone was … Read more
Coach and ex international player, Anna Collis, has been coaching badminton to Willow Class. She is teaching them lots of different shots, including the backhand serve, net shot and net kill! The children are really enjoying the help of a professional and are taking on board all of her guidance. The children particularly enjoy Round … Read more
Willow made parachutes today to explore the effects of air resistance. In groups they decided which variable would change and which would be their control variables. Some groups made different sized parachutes (but kept the string length and metarial the same), whilst other groups changed the string length and shape. The children worked really well … Read more
With lots of hands-on activities the children got to experiment with gravity, friction, reaction force and air resistance. They discovered that gravity wants to pull objects towards the ground but air resistance, either harnessed in a parachute or produced via a hairdryer makes them fall more slowly or creates a balanced force and the ball stays in … Read more
