Squirrels Heath Junior School

This term we are investigating rocks, from rocks formed deep below the earth from magma to rocks formed deep below the sea, with fossils contained within them.  The children have had a great time identifying types of rocks and looking at their properties.  The children learnt a lot of new scientific vocabulary including density, permeability and durability.  They also completed an investigation to improve their comparison skills.

 The grizzly weather stopped us from doing our outdoor PE lesson today so we had a Cup Stacking lesson in our classroom. We watched Emily Fox, a Cup Stacking champion from the USA, and started to learn the 3:3:3 formation and the 3:6:3 formation. The children’s hand/ eye coordination is the key to success! Livid, Lola and Diona deserve a special mention for their skills today,

 In year 4, we are doing 60 second challenges for running, push ups, toe to sky taps, star jumps, arm circles, mountain climbers, sit ups, shoulder taps and high knees.  Each week we try to beat our old score, and work hard to improve our fitness...although the press ups and sit ups are really tricky! Hopefully by half term we will have mastered all of them... We are also starting our skipping challenge later this week! Every child in the school Is getting their own skipping rope to master the skill!

This week in Year 5 the students enjoyed testing the structural integrity of different pillars as part of their D.T. In the coming weeks they will be building bridges. We look forward to seeing their marvellous creations.