STEM in Cherry
Year 5 RAF Youth STEM Workshop – Bridge Building Challenge
On Wednesday afternoon, Year 5 had an exciting opportunity to take part in a Royal Air Force Youth STEM workshop, where we became engineers for the day!
Our challenge was to design and build strong, stable bridges using a limited set…
Year 6 - Temple Visit and STEM Workshop
Temple Visit
Year 6 enjoyed an enriching visit to the Gujarat Hindu Society Temple in Preston, where they were warmly welcomed and guided through the key elements of the Hindu Faith. The children learned about the significance of prayer, stillness, and devotion within Hinduism, explored the…
Beech Class at Brockholes
What a fabulous day we have had at Brockholes today. Despite the changeable weather, the children thoroughly enjoyed exploring the different habitats,, including the lake, meadow, woodland and river. We had fun trying to find the characters from The Wind in the Willows. We practised our map…
A busy week in Beech!
What a busy week we’ve had in a Beech Class this week!
In maths, we have looked at properties of 2D shape, regular and irregular shapes and lines of symmetry.
During music we revised tuned and untuned instruments and then went out to listen to the sounds around us. We decided what was…
A flying start to the summer term
What a busy start to the summer term we have had as we have begun thinking about journeys and transport. This week we have been looking at space travel.
We have started to learn about a new word we like to say 'alliteration'. We have been thinking about words that have the same sound at the…
Year 5 Explore Friction in the Sunshine!
This week, Year 5 had an exciting opportunity to become real scientists as we explored one of our Forces topics—friction! The children were…
Spring has sprung!
Spring has sprung and we have been making the most of it! We have been looking at the spring flowers coming out and learning about how they grow. We have started planting our seeds and look forward to getting the soil for the planters. As a part of the Healthy Heroes scheme we have been learning…
Windmill Animal Farm
What a wonderful time we had on our trip to Windmill Animal Farm where we saw a number of the animals we have been learning about.
Saplings caring for the animals
We have had a lovely half term learning all about the animals of the world, different climates and about where some countries are. This week we have been bird watching this week, we didn’t see any flamingos, eagles or parrots but did see lots of other birds.
We have shared our learning about…
Year 5 Science Blog: Making Our Own Earth & Sun Models!
Year 5 Science Blog: Making Our Own Earth & Sun Models!
In Year 5, we got hands‑on with our Space topic and recreated models of the…
Splashes, Sticks and Surprises: Our Amazing Day at Mason’s Wood!
This week, Elder Class had one of the best school days ever when we went on our trip to Mason’s Wood. It felt like stepping into a real-life nature adventure!
When we arrived, we met our friendly guide from the River Ribble Trust, who helped us explore the woodland and taught us all about the…
Animals from warm climates
What a wonderful week we have had exploring the warmer climates of Africa and Australia and the animals they have. We learnt what it is like to be a safari ranger and what the job entails. We heard about endangered animals and thought how maybe we could help them. We loved hearing about the cheeky…
