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Year 3 have been looking at skeletons and bones in science and this week investigated whether a longer femur length (thigh bone) meant that you could jump further. They had to think about making our test fair, jumping in the same way, starting behind the line and measuring from the same place on everyone's feet. They found that the length of the femur didn't affect the length of the jump, and some of the children with the shortest leg measurements actually had the longest jumps.

Fledglings have been making turtle and jellyfish themed sun catchers. Have a look at pick up, they are fantastic!

This week at Be a Bee Hero Club, the children drilled holes in wood to make a house area for the bees and bugs. They all used an electric drill and were very sensible. Mr Mills is going to put them high up on the walls in the playground.  

Thank you to everyone who came to the Sports Days. The children performed wonderfully, despite the high temperatures.

The sun was shining, and fun was had by all of Year 4 on Tuesday when Ash from Roman Britain Schools visited to bring their learning to life. The children learnt about the Roman army and why they were so successful, looking at their armour and even trying it on! Next, the children were shown different aspects of Roman life and Ash cooked a 2000-year-old lentil stew on an open fire. Afterwards, the children looked at different Roman artefacts, trying to discover the red herring, before finally becoming a centurion and trying to survive in battle.   "My favourite part was trying on the armour and using the wax tablets because it was fun trying out the items the Romans used. Also, seeing and feeling what it would like to be a Roman for the day." – Jasmine

On Friday, five children from Year 6 were invited to visit Harmonia Village on Randolf Road.  Harmonia Village is a care home who are passionate about enabling people living with dementia to live as independently as possible.  Each child planned their own activity to take and share with the residents. Some of the activities including train tracks, magnetic tiles and colouring. The children spent time with the residents chatting and playing.  The residents and children had a wonderful time playing and laughing together. We are very proud of the children and the compassion and empathy they showed. 

A huge thank you to our 2 visitors from the NHS, Katherine and Sam, who taught the children all about asthma and how to help their friends if they are having a asthma attack. Sam and Katherine have launched a school wide competition to design a badge for the NHS Asthma Friendly School project. The winner will receive a £20 Amazon voucher.

Every class across the school were visited by the lovely Pauline form the RNLI. Pauline has taught the children lots about Sea Safety. They learnt about the different types of flags and when it is safe to swim. The children learnt about how if someone is in trouble in the water, they should throw them floating objects and get help by phoning 999 rather than get in to help them ourselves. Lastly, they learnt how to float like a star in the water if they ever get into trouble!

Last week, Year 4 revisited the River Dour to take part in some river dipping! Martha, a local Freshwater Officer, was blown away by their understanding of chalk streams and habitats that they may find there. Every child had a brilliant time trying to find shrimps and small fish.