Elmer & Gruffalo had a visit from Farmer Chris Ellis, where they learned about the job of a farmer from Chris and Jo. They discovered what the animals ate and how to care for them. Later, they got to meet some calves, chickens, guinea pigs,...
Gruffalo and Elmer Class had a very special visit from 3 lambs; Pancake, Rosie and May. They were a huge hit with both the children and adults. They were happy to have a cuddle, be stroked and we even got to feed them their milk....
On Wednesday afternoon Gruffalo and Elmer Class had a talk from Isla's dad all about bees. We learnt where bees live, the role of the Queen bee and how beekeepers keep themselves safe. We used magnifying glasses to examine some dead bees closely and we...
In the Spring term the children across the school take part in the Great British Bird hunt. They identify different birds and use data handling skills to find the frequency of visits within a certain time frame. Each class has different birds they focus on,...
Thank you to vet Chris Mangham who joined us at Rode today to share his animal expertise with all the Year 3 children. They loved hearing about his exploits with lions and tigers and bears (oh my) in Longleat and learned lots of facts about...
Elmer Class have been learning about animal and animal groups. The children had to choose an animal and make it using junk modelling. They had to describe their animal to the class including its diet, where it lives and its animal group. If you get...
On Friday afternoon Paddington, Wildthings and BFG Classes held a Science Fair at Rode to show off their science learning to their parents and children and parents from Norton St Philip. BFG were showcasing 'States of Matter' experiments. The highlight was the Oobleck! Ask your...
On Thursday we carried out a Governors' Learning Walk across the school, tracking children's learning journey as they move through the school. Our focus was on Science and we were delighted to see so much investigation taking place. Children were able to talk to us...
What a busy science week we had! Parent volunteer, Jill Clay kicked us off on Monday using her engineering and science background to lead workshops on bridge building, at Rode. Over at Norton the children built towers of toilet rolls to see how many could...