Year 6 Scientists

23rd January 2023Cathryn Henderson

Year 6 have studied evolution and inheritance recently, looking at adaptations as part of their science enquiry. Learning more about how animals adapt to their environment, groups created their own experiment and set about testing different beak sizes. The investigation used theory from Charles Darwin’s finches and they used practical items to simulate a bird’s beak.

Would a spoon give a better result than a straw? Would skittles be easier to pick up than wheat hoops? Only Year Six have the answers!  As scientists, they carried out the investigation using predictions, recording accurately, created a results table before evaluating their findings.

Here are some photographs to show what they did.

 

Whole School STEM Building Project

1st December 2022Cathryn Henderson

Over the last two days, every child from Reception to Year 6 has taken part in a STEM project.in collaboration with the KAPLA workshop team. They have learned how to work as a team and shown resilience and engagement with the process in order to complete their final build.

We have built ski villages, giraffes, houses, crocodiles, boats and so much more! The wooden bricks needed to be carefully placed to make different shapes that would stand tall. There was no glue, no fixing mechanisms, just pure determination and a methodical, systematic approach.

We are so proud of what we managed to achieve together! A massive thank you to all of those parents and adults that helped our children enjoy an amazing learning experience.

School Council Bake Sale

29th November 2022Cathryn Henderson

The school council decided that they would like to buy some resources for our chilckens and ducks.

In assembley they launched the idea of a bake sale to the whole school. Each member of the student council explained why they loved our animals so much and how important they were to everyone in school.

The children made 300 cakes and dedicated some of their lunch break to sell them to the rest of the school.

Everyone loved their cake and Wow!!! we raised £75.93. The next decision is what to buy!!

Year 6 at the Hancock Museum

23rd November 2022Cathryn Henderson

Today, Year 6 visited the Hancock Museum! We re-visited our learning about the Ancient Greeks and completed a workshop linked to our new topic of Evolution, as well as having the chance to explore other exhibitions on display!

Remembrance Day

14th November 2022Cathryn Henderson

Representing Hedworthfield Primary some of our school councillors, attended the Remembrance Day Ceremony at Monkton Cenotaph.

Members of the student council presented a wreath, on behalf of the school and displayed some art work, that the chilkdren had produced to show their respect.

Hedworthfield Student Council 2022-2023

27th September 2022Cathryn Henderson

The children have taken part in class elections. They wrote a manifesto and presented their ideas to their classmates. We discussed the UK voting system and British values before attending our very own Polling Station to vote.

The successful candidates were announced by our special guests Cllr G Kilgour and Cllr J Potts.

Well done everyone!

 

Year 6 Visit The Word

20th June 2022Cathryn Henderson

Year 6 experienced TinkerCad today at The Word in South Shields. This was a design and Technology lesson which involved creating 3D models. The best 3 models will then be created and printed using a 3D printer. We will be using some additional lessons this term to complete our designs. Who will be the winner?