This year some year four children decide they wanted to try and grow some fruits and vegetables. They have done a lots of preparation, from preparing the soil to picking what they would like to grow. The children are really excited about digging up the vegetables they have grown. The children are growing potatoes, carrots, cabbages, leeks, beetroot, spring onion, pumpkins tomatoes, peas and beans. They are also growing strawberries and raspberries.

This week, the F2 children showcased their curriculum learning through answering the question "can nature inspire art?" The children have learnt about different artists and artistic skills before creating their own drawings and paintings based on flowers. We showcased our artwork in an art gallery for parents to come and see, and even had a visit from local artist, Paul Lillie! The children were very proud of their work and confidently told our visitors what they had learnt. 

A representative from the Rotary Club presented a check for £250 and £100 to restock our supply of children's books in KS2 and purchase lots of lovely new books for our reading area. Receiving the cheques are our Head Boy and Head Girl. The £250 is being matched by Friends of Mapplewells so we will have the amazing total sum of £600 ! We are extremely grateful to the Rotary Club for their generous support, and we know that our children will really benefit from having some lovely new books from a wide variety of authors. We look forward to welcoming the Rotary Club back to Mapplewells when the books arrive

F1 and F2 absolutely loved our visit from the police this week! We talked about how the police keep us safe and how to know when we need to talk to them about an emergency. We tried on police clothes and we had a go in the police car too!

Year 3 and 4 have been using their geographical skills at Forest School, investigating their surroundings to answer the question; What wildlife lives nearby? All children planned their investigation, collected data and presented their data in a bar chart. They then analysed the data, comparing the invertebrates and vertebrates they found with their peers. 

This week, Y5 and Y6 children took part in fieldwork fortnight activities in our forest school where they measured the temperatures of various objects and scientific bodies with infrared thermometer. During this investigation the children were able to discover that various objects will have different temperatures depending on their exposure to the sun or location in the environment.