Movie Magic

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As part of our look at scripts, middle school children have been learning and reading out scripts. 
However, this is more than just a performance on a stage... using their editing skills learned from geography last term, children are turning these scripts into short films which they are having a…

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Let's Go Sing

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Middle school children enjoyed going up to upper school for our let's go sing practice. We learned the second half of our songs and did incredibly well for a first time hearing them!

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Conductors and Insulators

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In our science lessons this week we have been investigating conductors and insulators.
We came up with a hypothesis - we thought that metal objects would be conductors and non-metal objects would be insulators.
The children set about testing various items, both metal and non-metal, to see which…

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Expanded Noun Phrases

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This week we learned that 'expanded noun phrases' and 'prepositional phrases' are not as scary as they sound! 
We learned that we needed a determiner, an adjective and a noun - with the addition of a prepositional or adverbial phrase. 

Children wrote down these different word types on strips…

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It's Electric!

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Our topic in Science this half term is electricity - our DT topic matches this perfectly. We are designing and making a torch! 
This week, children got to try out making different circuits using various components. We really enjoyed making lights shine and watching motors spin. 

After this, we…

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Action-Packed Week!

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Since coming back after the holidays, we have dived straight into lots of wonderful learning. 
Children have started their new history topic, exploring the Romans. We have examined sources and learned about what they tell us. We have discovered the timeline of the Roman Empire and what came…

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Middle School's Christmas Party (with a special guest!)

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Middle School enjoyed their Christmas party on Wednesday! We kicked the party off with some fun group quizzes and games. Next, we played the pass the parcel kindly donated by Friends - luckily, we all won something! After that we played party games including musical statues, musical bumps and…

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Christmas Cards

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On Tuesday, middle school had a creative afternoon making layered collage cards. We could only use coloured paper, scissors and glue! The children chose their own special message to put inside. We had some beautiful cards!

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How to prepare for an earthquake

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Middle school have brought their geography topic of earthquakes and volcanoes to an exciting conclusion by combining them with their computing lessons... the children worked in small groups to produce their own short videos to explain to viewers how they can prepare for and get through an…

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STEM Towers

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Middle school used their STEM brains to complete a challenge - who could make the tallest tower using only sellotape and newspaper?

The children were put into groups with three roles: builders, engineers and architects.

The architects drew out the designs and ensured their team stuck to…

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Find It Friday Treasure Hunt

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The children really enjoyed their 'find it Friday' treasure hunt to finish off maths week. Children teamed up across all year groups to solve a series of hidden maths problems, questions and puzzles. We all had great fun!

 

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Find It Friday Treasure Hunt!

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The children really enjoyed their 'find it Friday' treasure hunt to finish off maths week. Children teamed up across all year groups to solve a series of hidden maths problems, questions and puzzles. We all had great fun!

 

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