To complete our computing learning, we have been learning how to programme the Beebots to follow a path around a range of different maps. The children loved predicting where the Bee-Bot would finish once they had programmed it.
Category Archives: Geography
Year Five’s Visit to Stanley Head
This week, Year Five have enjoyed an adventurous visit Stanley Head to develop their mountaineering skills. Throughout the day, they completed climbing, abseiling and orienteering challenge. To their credit, they all demonstrated fantastic team work and a super growth mindset.
Animated Books in Year One
As part of their learning in Computing, the children have created their own animated books! 📚 They wrote stories relating to their Geography learning about Antarctica or penguins 🐧 or linked to their Maths work on time, thinking about what they did before, during or after school. They used backgrounds, created images, added and changed […]
World Environment Day
Last week, we finally got the chance to celebrate World Environment Day at Hillside. Each class completed an activity, either appreciating the outdoors or learning about an issue that is affecting the planet. All of the children fully engaged and had a lovely day.
Year One’s Peak Wildlife Visit
Year One visited Peak Wildlife Park this week to find out more about animals! They talked about how to classify animals (and found lots of mammals and birds!) and also considered different animal’s diets and whether this made them herbivores, carnivores or omnivores. We also studied the Humboldt penguin closely and learned that it came […]
Hot and Cold Places in Year Two
The children have been learning about the hot and cold places in the world. They then presented Hillside Weather and spoke about the weather locally, using lots of great vocabulary. Then, they explored climate change and made pieces of art outside with an SOS for the world.
Reading Ordnance Survey Maps in Year Five
This week in their geography, Year Five have revised eight-point compass points and applied them to form directions. They applied their learning to local Ordnance Survey Maps analysing them for significant locations and amenities. Year Five will continue to develop their familiarity with Ordnance Survey maps as they consider coordinates next week.
Year One’s Antarctic Artwork!
Year One have been studying Henri Rousseau and creating their own work style in his style 🖼 Rousseau is famous for painting jungles with hidden animals 🐯so we created an Antarctic landscape with animals from Antarctica 🐧 and hid them amongst the snow or waves, linking to our learning in Geography! We painted a wash, […]
Year Six’s residential at Stanley Head
Year Six have enjoyed an incredible week at Stanley Head. It is amazing to see how each child has grown over the course of the week. Children have been bouldering in the roaches and learning about rock formations, reading maps and symbols to complete a scavenger hunt, throwing axes, shooting rifles, stacking crates, canoeing and, […]
Nursery’s Jubilee Preparations!
This week the children have been learning about the Queen, they have been finding out lots of interesting facts, looking at the history of the Queen, talking about her castles around the country and exploring lots of activities including making her a new Buckingham Palace! The children are super excited to be celebrating her 70 […]