Wendy Pateman

KS2 science teacher, gardener, loves all things chicken related, avid reader

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The boys voted to brave the rain and head out to Forest School today. They gathered materials to make animal models with some hilarious results!

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Year 3 enjoyed making shelters in Forest School accompanied by some ukulele playing!

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It was lovely to meet the new year 3s and watch their reaction to the science room. They demonstrated their initial understanding of the human body. Great teamwork!

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Year 4 have started off the new term by revisiting our Vision for Science and thinking how we can show our core values through science.

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These lovely warm days are perfect for taking part in the Big Butterfly Count. An id chart and all of the details have been posted on seesaw or simply look up ‘Big Butterfly Count’ online.

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It was 5B’s turn to design and make tomato transportation. This one included a brake! #practicalaction

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Year 4 learned hacksaw skills and made necklaces, bracelets and snakes out of elder beads.

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I was so lucky to be able to accompany 6N on their RIB trip today. What a way to spend the day!

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Year 5 took part in another Practical Action project ‘Squashed Tomato Challenge.’ How could farmers in mountain villages in Nepal move their crops safely down the mountainside to market?

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Year 3 learned about different methods of seed dispersal - explosion, hooks, etc. They then had to match these to each game.

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Last Forest School of the year. A much drier campfire than last time. Cooking sausages and attempting a singsong!

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Year 6 investigated why birds have different beak shapes. The boys who chose the spoons soon discovered they were specialised feeders!

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Year 5 used slo-mo filming on their iPads to determine which shapes fall fastest through water. Lots of excitement! An investigation best done outside…

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Year 6 studied natural selection by looking at the case study of the Peppered Moth. They used computer simulations to graph what happens to different coloured moth populations in clean and polluted forests.

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Year 4 continued their work on food chains by looking a little closer at a barn owl’s diet and dissecting owl pellets. The consensus seemed to be that this was the best lesson this year! Thanks to theJersey Barn Owl Trust for their support.

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Today was year 3’s final Farm School session and just look at the veg they are taking home! What fantastic farmers!

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Year 4 used branching keys to identify invertebrates #JerseyVcp

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Belated Farm School update from this week. Year 3 have begun to take home their bumper harvest and sowed seeds for more. #JerseyVcp

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Year 3 harvested their potatoes for the Genuine Jersey Royal potato competition. 3F had the most tubers and 3M the greatest mass at 900g! The potatoes have been donated to The Shelter Trust, Jersey. #JerseyVcp

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Year 4 continued their work on classification by creating their own branching keys. #JerseyVcp