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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.
F1 have been learning about looking after living things - we made bird feeders to hang on trees around school...they were so enthusiastic they made enough to each take one home too!
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.
This week has been fieldwork week. F2 went on a sensory walk to see what they could hear, feel, smell and see. We had a great time. We saw trees, ladybirds, birds, plants and much more. We smelt lavender and sweet flowers. We heard birds tweeting and singing. We felt rough trees, spikey plants and soft leaves. We recorded this on paper in a list form
This week Y5 children took to the stage at school. They performed in front of the whole school and later to their families and did so splendidly. Our play was called "Jill and Fred's Historical Hysterical Adventure" and it definitely brought on many laughs from the audience! The children loved learning their songs and lines which definitely showed during the performances:) Well done Y5
This week F2 have been reading 'The Bad Seed'. To engage them in their writing, they came to school dressed as the bad seed and they followed some of the bad rules he followed too! Take a look at their very grumpy faces!
We had a fantastic time at Sutton Library yesterday watching the performance of ‘Ruby’s Worry’. Based on the book Ruby’s Worry, written by Tom Percival the story was told through live music, song, puppetry and physical theatre. The children behaved exceptionally well and were true Mapplewellians throughout. A huge thank you to all of our parent helpers, without you the trip couldn’t have gone ahead!
We planted sunflowers in F1 and have been patiently waiting for them to grow! Our gardening links to our work on lifecycles and how we can find beauty and art in nature.
"As a celebration of their Spring enquiry, Y5 and Y6 children showcased their learning to all the pupils of Mapplewells schools. The children had an opportunity to share what they have learnt throughout the term with the help of their double page spreads and dioramas, which displayed the impact pollution has on aquatic biomes."
This week, Year 5 and 6 children had a fantastic opportunity to showcase their learning to Ms Wilkinson, secondary school teacher from ATTFE. The children shared what they learnt about in each lesson from their enquiry and proudly described their double page spreads which consolidated their learning. Lastly, the children presented their dioramas that visualised their understanding of the impact human need has on aquatic biomes. Well done, UKS2. What an amazing job!
It was great to see so many children and families attend our EYFS open evening on Tuesday. Both F1 and F2 have had makeovers during the Spring term and the environments look amazing. The children have been extremely excited to use the provision in place for them and were even more eager on Tuesday to show their parents and carers. The changes and makeover in EYFS would not have been possible without the generous donations of our Mapplewellian family, who have gone above and beyond donating pallets and cable reels. Also, the Friends of Mapplewells have bought a range of furniture that have further added to the environment. Finally, non of this would have been possible without the hard work of the staff to bring all of this together. Thank you to everyone. However, we haven't finished and during the opening, thanks to generous donations and a raffle, we
It has been wonderful to see the children do something funny to raise money today! We've heard lots of jokes and seen some creative crazy outfits and hair too! It's not too late to make a donation via our Just Giving page -https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/rnd24-mapplewells-primary-and-nursery-school At the time of writing we have raised £261! Thank you to everyone who has donated
