Minstead and Music

Minstead

Year 4 and 5 had their residential at Minstead Study this Week and after a rainy start, the sun shone and there were smiles a plenty. The children had a fantastic time and learnt all about wildlife in the New Forest as well as looking at ways that we can help save the planet.

Year 2

We have had a great week this week. We have explored materials and their properties in science by trying to make a tent for teddy. The children set up their own experiment and tested it, they then collected their results and evaluated which material was best.

We also had our Listen 2 me Samba music performance which was an excellent end to the term. The children sang and drummed along to some traditional African songs. There was some African dancing and at the end even the adults got involved. We are so grateful for the Hampshire listen 2 me service and look forward to learning recorders in the new term.

Year 5 and 6

In Year 5 and 6 the children have been using a runway collaborative task to show all they have learnt about living in a diverse society; the range of factors that contribute to a person’s identity; how individuality and personal qualities make up someone’s identity and how to challenge stereotypes and assumptions about others. The teachers have been so impressed with the level if maturity and understanding that the children have shown to the subject.

In maths we had to recall our shape knowledge when sorting both 2D and 3D shapes into varying criteria's. Some of us used Venn diagrams and Carroll diagrams to sort our shapes. Our criteria's included: varying angles; parallel and perpendicular lines and the amount of vertices shapes had.