The Rainhill Trials was an important competition run in October 1829 to test George Stephenson’s argument that locomotives would provide the best motive power for the nearly completed Liverpool and Manchester Railway.
Stephenson’s Rocket was the only locomotive to complete the trials, and was declared the winner.
Base 8 have loved learning about the Rainhill Trials and in challenge time designed and made their own steam engines before recreating the competition in school.
Today Base 2 are estimating the capacity of a variety of containers. They seem to be really enjoying it and are surprised at the differences between each container.
At then end of the lesson they should be able to:
Estimate the capacity of a variety of containers;
Know that Capacity is measured in millilitres and litres.
When Base 5 went to Deer Park in the Autumn Term , they had a great time and Miss Oliver took this lovely photo of the class, which welcomes everyone as they walk into the classroom. It is too lovely not to share!
Reception are looking at the life cycle of a butterfly and we have a butterfly garden in the classroom.
The children are very excited to watch all the changes.
Alina tells us a bit more about it in her video.
Have a look what happened when Base 6 took part in the Spring Explorers Day at Deer Park.
There was pond dipping and mini beast hunting! The children had a lovely afternoon learning outside.
Base 6 were classifying vertebrates in Science this week.
A couple of weeks ago , Base 3 went to the Spring Explorer’s workshop at Deer Park.
We have included some photographs and also some of the work that the children did when they got back from the trip.
Mrs Smith’s class also visited Deer Park this week to take part in a photography workshop. The weather wasn’t so kind to them but they still had a great time!
Base 8 have enjoyed learning all about the Muslim festival of Eid this which is the celebration that comes at the end of the fasting month of Ramadan .
Base 5 painting went outside this morning to paint ‘en plein air’ in the style of Claude Monet.
Claude Monet is the French ‘Impressionist’ artist that they are currently studying.
They are really glad that they did this in the morning sunshine and beat the rain!
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