Maple class used the artist Graham Turner as inspiration to create their own bird’s eye view of the countryside. They blended different shades of green and brown to create fields and hedges and used different paint strokes for different effects.

Maple class researched, designed and created their own drawbridge or portcullis with a focus on a working mechanism using pulleys. They used sawing, measuring and joining skills to create their final working products.

A huge thank you to Arlo’s grandfather who brought in his world war jeep along with typewriters, decoding machines and other world war items!

Maple class spent a morning with Miss Gibbons focusing on forest school skills. This was linked to our topic. The children loved being outside!

A big focus this term has been on fractions, decimals and percentages. The children have learnt to convert between these different forms. The children also created their own game and then calculated the percentage of accurate shots.

There has been a lot of science lessons this term including: Which paper plane will travel the furthest? Why do animals live in certain habitats? Are all changes reversible?

The children made a range of paper aeroplanes to test, explored the pond area and performed a chemistry experiment with bicarbonate and vinegar.