Squirrels Heath Junior School

 This week in Geography, we explored the Ring of Fire and went on google maps to find volcanoes from a list. We looked at which ones were active, which were dormant and which were extinct…the results were very interesting! 🗺🗾🌋

 On Monday, we were treated to a performance about road safety awareness. The show was informative, fun and very exciting! It was a great way to start the week and we found out lots of ways to keep ourselves  safe when we are out and about.  Well done everyone! 

 In year 5 this week, we have been improvising using the Glockenspiels! We had fun choosing our own melody and performing it to the class🎹

 In music this term, we have been learning to improvise using a glockenspiel.  Our music lessons have been heard throughout the school, and thankfully we have been improving week by week.  We have learnt how to find the key a piece of music is in.  This has helped us to improvise using the correct key and this has meant that we have been producing improvised pieces in the correct key, therefore making it sound a lot better. It has been great fun in our music lessons, even if they have been very loud.

 This week we welcomed a couple of new members and introduced them to the process of wax resistance. The children created winter snowflake pictures using the same process, some were really effective!

 Year 6 were lucky enough to receive a visit from the Science department at Royal Liberty School.  There were some familiar faces returning and it was great to see these children flourishing in Secondary School! We had a great time, exploring 5 different stations with varying experiments.  The children got to join in and learnt all about the science behind each experiment.  

 This week we continued our focus on teamwork by working together on a memory test. We then had a treasure hunt to find our mapping points around our outdoor area! It was so much fun!