In our Science work on forces, we made models that use pulleys to make the acrobat somersault.
Mrs Gadsby has retired! Go to the Gallery page for all the lovely photos of our goodbyes...
'Mini Mischief Makers' - five lucky Y6 pupils spent the day at Uttoxeter Racecourse on an exciting reading project. They met and talked to authors, challenged themselves on a climbing wall and created an imaginative invention. Phew...a busy day! Well done team!
Cycling success! Tutors Janice and Melanie were hugely impressed by all the Year 6 pupils: skills development, attitude to learning and super behaviour. Well done everyone!
Red, white and blue or wedding guest attire - here are some of the children who dressed to impress and celebrate the royal wedding!
In Science, when vinegar is mixed with bicarbonate of soda, why does the canister lid POP? (Clue - notice the fizzing... What's going on?)
Go to the Gallery page for more videos and photographs from 'The Wind in the Willows'. Everyone had a brilliant afternoon!
In Science, why does the Coca Cola erupt out of the bottle? (Clue - think about the properties of the carbon dioxide gas...)
In Science we mixed plaster powder with water to make a new solid plaster material. We noticed that the chemical reaction caused the plaster to be warm -fascinating!
REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE! We enjoyed a workshop with Derbyshire Waste Education officer Emma. There was lots to learn, particularly about electrical waste.
We experienced the scent of landfill...
Emma gave everyone a pencil made from recycled newspaper!
News from rounders club: we have enjoyed two successive sunny Thursdays. No rain here - hurrah!
In Science we have separated salt from a solution by evaporating water. Some of our results are amazing! What do you notice?
In Science we planned and carried out a fair test investigation to find out whether a selection of solid materials are soluble or insoluble: sand, salt, sugar, flour, bicarbonate of soda, coffee, soil, wood, margarine, chalk and sweets! It was a very busy lesson...
Thank you and well done to ALL the Year 6 pupils who read so confidently in church to lead our Easter service. (Not everyone was available for a photograph! )
Well done children - we had a great day at the QEGS Arts Festival!
Well done Year 6 pupils - you did an excellent job of entertaining the rest of the school with your favourite books as part of our World Book Day celebrations. Everyone had a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon!
We had a great time creating our 'Tie Dyed' t-shirts this afternoon. Our costumes will look amazing next week. Thank you to Imogen who took most of the photos!
Class 4 had lots of fun whilst taking part in Keep Britain Tidy's national litter pick initiative! It's great to see our school and village looking so smart, we were happy to help.