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We had fun using the old fashioned proddy rug making technique with artist Janice Murray from Rosehill. Everyone made a piece of proddy rug and Janice is going to sew them all together onto a coat to create a costume for a wolf which will be displayed at Rosehill.
We love our "Go Noodle" short physical activities which we do throughout the day to wake our brains up so they are ready to learn.
In maths years 3 and 4 have been dividing. They started off by building the number then sharing the tens and the units. Some questions required tens to be EXCHANGED for units. They all did a great job and some children moved on to using a formal "bus stop" method of division. It was great to hear children saying things like, "I need to exchange" and "that can't be right, I'll start again!".
Key Stage Two joined their friends from Arlecdon Primary on a trip to the Senhouse Museum and Mile Fortlet 21. The Solway Coast has lots of examples of Roman archeology , as there was a large Roman presence owing to the closeness of Cumbria to Hadrian's Wall and the Scottish 'barbarians'.
We learnt a great deal about local Roman history as well as some links to Geography and Science, when looking at the salt pans and the coast has changed over time.
We were lucky enough to be able to try on some of the actual props and costumes that we saw used at the two theatre performances we went to. Can you spot the Beast?
We have been discovering how magnetic forces can act at a distance. We were given a magnet and told to find other equipment and use our imagination to prove the force acts at a distance
Careers Aspiration day in Key Stage Two- January 2019.
Members of the local business community came to Thornhill to share their career journeys and offer advice.
We had a brilliant morning at Clip n Climb enjoying our free session after we won a design a new wall competition.
Second drama session with Dave from the Theatre on the Lake. We loved the theatre performance and did some great drama mirroring each other and involving scenes with robots
Cross-Curricular day in Keswick - November 2018
We had a fun-packed day in a wet and windy Keswick. Starting at Castlerigg Stone Circle, we explored this 5000 year old monument, counting the stones and getting a different number each time. This has helped us with our understanding of Ancient Britain, our current topic.
We then walked over 2 miles into Keswick Town Centre, stopping to look at sights of interest and to complete traffic surveys of this busy tourist town. We discussed why people might choose to visit Keswick on holiday and discussed which parts were examples of human geography and which were natural.
Finally we saw 'Beauty and the Beast' at the Theatre by the Lake. It was an amazing show, we loved it! It was very different form the versions we have seen before.
Castlerigg Stone Circle
Keswick Town Centre and Derwent water
Theatre by the Lake
Dave from the Theatre on the Lake at Keswick came and did drama with us. We are going to the theatre to watch Beauty and the Beast in 2 weeks time. We are then going to do more drama with Dave and art linked to our visit to the theatre. We thoroughly enjoyed the drama. Can you see photos of us being a flower, the Beast or a boat?
We thoroughly enjoyed more drumming with Zo Zo. We always come away smiling and happy!
Our poppies we made at the Beacon formed part of a lovely display outside of the Beacon. We made more back at school and placed them by the flagpole in Thornhill. They look fantastic. We also took part in a BBC live lesson on Friday 9th November which resulted in us making Haiku poems.
Our Key Stage Two children are learning about the Stone, Bronze and Iron Age. We have been thinking about what ancient people would do with a simple rock-
could it be a spear? a hammer? a seat? a plate?
We thoroughly enjoyed our trip to The Beacon and the archive office. We learnt a great deal about World War 1 and made some amazing poppies which will form part of a huge outdoor display at The Beacon over the Remembrance weekend. Ask us who Abraham Acton was and why he is such a World War 1 hero.
We have been studying landscapes in art. We have looked at the work of Heaton and Hockney and compared the similarities and differences between their work. We sketched a Heaton landscape and then painted it Hockney style.
We thoroughly enjoyed our Water Workshop and learnt lots too. We have now made water promises such as to switch the tap off when we brush our teeth or have a shorter shower. In 6 weeks Jenny will come back to see if we have kept our promises, if we have we might get a prize!
Rachel from Calderwood House came to school on 27th September to talk to us about homelessness. She helped to set up a shelter for the hidden homeless in our area. It is on the site of the old police station in Egremont. She told the children that she had been homeless as a younger person and that there are many reasons why people might become homeless. At the hostel, homeless men and women can get help to get back on track with their lives and find a new permanent home. She taught us a new word' sofa-surfer'- these are people who sleep on friends sofas as they have no home live in.
We have agreed to help her raise funds for Calderwood House by auctioning artwork at her Autumn Ball in October.
Those children who have strived for 5 (read 5 times every week) all this half term were allowed to make slime today. It was messier than Mrs Murray expected but it was so much fun it was definitely worth the mess!
Our sponsored walk at Buttermere was great fun, the scenery was amazing and hopefully we raised lots of money too!
We harvested our potatoes today and linked it to a lesson all about soil. We harvested an amazing crop and were over the moon that we had enough to take home and enjoy for tea. Mrs Temple was so excited she even photographed her potatoes on her plate!
We were delighted that County Councillor Paul Turner came to visit us today. We learnt lots of new information and even received a goodie bag.
We attended the Junior Citizenship Scheme activities at Whitehaven fire station. It was lots of fun and we learnt a great deal too. Back in school we created our own fire action plans and took them home to share with our families.
We created some World cup songs of our own and then performed them. Hopefully they will bring us luck and a trophy for England!
We experimented with local artist Sarah Taylor's technique of creating splatters by blowing paint with a straw. We are studying her work and hoping to create some work of our own in her style
We had a great time cooking today and produced some fantastic jam tarts with beautiful pastry, super shortbread and beautiful brownies. We obviously had to sample some but then got to take some home too. We wrote out the recipes in very easy to understand language and took these home too. Lets hope some people get cooking because it is a great activity to do with an adult.
Rocks and soils is our new science topic. We are learning lots and especially enjoyed being Rock Detectives.
This is us demonstrating how the circulatory system works. Can you see how some of the blood travelling around the body is oxygenated (red cards ) and some deoxygenated (blue cards). This practical lesson helped lots of us understand this complicated system much better than we did before.
We have thoroughly enjoyed starting our horticulture project. We have planted potatoes, peas, lettuce and broad beans. We have also had a very thorough clean up in the quadrangle. We are hoping to feast on our produce when its gets to harvesting time!
We are delighted with how our Anglo-Saxon village has turned out. We know the straw was messy (we did apologise to the wonderful cleaning ladies) but they agree it was worth it in the end!
Look at the pictures of our eggs from our science experiment about tooth decay. We are now experts about what we should drink and what drinks we should avoid if we want to look after our teeth!
Year 3 and 4 working on division. Ask us WHY we have to exchange. Ask us to explain exactly what we were doing
Roman Day at Whitehaven Beacon
Our class (KS2) play was great fun. Here we all are, dressed up ready to perform
Our science topic is Electricity, here we are building and testing circuits to find out if they are complete or incomplete. We also conducted an investigation to discover what materials are conductors and insulators
We have made our own advent calendars. The doors reveal topics we have been looking at in PHSE such as what we should be thankful for, how to solve problems we face, compliments we should give each other and how we should behave. We worked in teams to design and build them and are delighted with our calendars
Places of Worship. Year 5 and 6 researched and did some brilliant presentations about where different religions worship.
Do you know what a sitar is? It makes an amazing sound and we were very lucky to have it played to us.
Little Lifers First Aid Course. We had a fantastic afternoon and learnt a great deal of information. We are going to tell our families all about what we have learnt because one day we could save someone's life
Wet Playtime creations
Morning Yoga
We have studied the work of Peter Thorpe a keen artist and avid space fan. We created an abstract background (it was hard for us NOT to put the paintbrush on the paper!) and then placed our rockets in the foreground. We are delighted with the end result.
We are enjoying our earth and space topic. We made models which allowed the earth to orbit the sun and the moon to orbit the earth. We also researched the planets in our solar system and found out lots of amazing facts.
Key Stage Two trip to Watch 'It takes Guts' at Lake's College
