This half term the School Council are looking at key roles in school. As part of this we have been finding out what role governors play in how our school runs. This week, school council had the privilege of meeting one of Marsden’s governors to find out all about her role.
The children wrote brilliant questions and thoroughly enjoyed speaking to Mrs Hayward. Thank you so much for giving up time in your busy schedule to come and speak with us.
Year 4 have been enjoying hearing about the tricks Matilda plays on her family. They are planning and writing their own trick in the form of a play script. Keep watching to see their scenes in action!
This week in Science Year 3 became pedologists. (Science Soil Experts) . They were given 3 samples of soil to investigate and analyse. The children had to deduce which soil was the sandy soil, silty soil and clay soil. We used our senses to help us. First we started off by using magnifying glasses to look in detail, then moved on to touch and hear as we scrapped the soil.
Finally we completed a Ribbon test on each sample which involves adding small amounts of water to see if the soil can be rolled into a ball. It was very messy but we had a great time!
This half term Year 3 are exploring Prehistoric Art. The children have loved the topic especially using different materials. We have sketched animals, created charcoal drawings and this week we have been making our own cave. We have even made our own paint!
Well Done Year 3.
Year Five spent an extremely chilly but very informative day at Jarrow Hall, learning more about Anglo Saxon life. We met the animals and found out all about their many uses; discovered how the Saxons used herbs to cure illnesses and re-enacted a Saxon/Viking battle!
Today, year 4 have been using code to programme a turtle to write an initial of their name. Super work!
Yesterday, Year 5 investigated water resistance by creating different shapes with plasticine and timing how long they took to reach the bottom.
Year 5 have coded their own ‘chase’ games using Scratch. They designed codes to make their sprites move, chase another sprite, keep score and even added celebratory sounds when the game finished. As a challenge, they added their own variations to ‘level up’ their game! Amazing work!
Year 4 had a ‘noisy’ science lesson this week when they used musical instruments to explore how sound travels as a vibration.
Well done to Year Four who won the Marsden’s World Cup competition with Argentina!
For their prize, the children voted to have a movie/ art morning with lots of snacks.
We wish we could do this every day!
