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Science lessons in Primary
During our Science lessons, Primary one have been learning about raw and man made
materials . We have also been learning about being a sustainable citizen, and are going to
reduce , recycle and reuse as many materials as we can. We have also been learning about
the design process in the clothing industry , we made our own designs too !

Wild flowers
ESO4 students took advantage of the wet weather last week to sow wild
Chinese New Year is Approaching! flower seeds in the science garden.
12th February is this year’s exact date for ‘Spring Festival’ (A.K.A. Chinese A big part of this project is rewilding the area, so by sowing and growing
New Year)! It is going to be the Year of the Ox! wild flowers we hope to attract 'autochthonous fauna', native insects
Students will experience the build-up of activities and atmosphere of the and pollinators to the garden for study. Of course wild flowers are very
Chinese New Year during the week of 8th – 12th of February. beautiful to look at and once they have bloomed they can be cut down
to create a mulch that will encourage further development of the soil in
the park.
Hopefully, we will see the flowers bloom by late April.

We need your old crap! Lapbooks in ESO1
Pardon me! I mean we need your old pots and pans to build a music wall Here are some photos of the ESO 1 cross curricular project that we did in
in our loose parts play area. So, if you have any metal pots, pans or utensils social and natural science.
you no longer need, please drop them off at Reception. Pupils had to create a lapbook to show the different biomes across
And we need horse manure! We want to fertilise and cultivate our land to different climate zones. They had to include climate data, animal and
create a wild flower meadow that attracts pollinators and other insects plant adaptations as well as how humans have adapted to life across the
to study. globe.
So if you want to donate your horse's manure, please.....
Contact Mr Darren Rogers.