We have had a fantastic time celebrating Science Week in 6TC!

First we used a wooden stick and modelling clay to see if it was more stable to place the modelling clay at the end of the stick, or lower down. We found out that it is much more sturdy and easier to balance when it is at the end of the stick as it moves around much less!

Next we tried to drink using the ‘Magic Straw’ (two straws, one of which is outside the water bottle). We found that you can’t suck any water up! For the water to be forced up the straw, the pressure in your mouth needs to be lower than the atmospheric pressure!

Next, things got a little bit messy! We made a non-drip jug! By tying a length of string around the jug handle and holding the (already wet) string tight, the water will cling to the string and move down to collect inside the cup. This is called the Coander Effect!

This one was lots of fun, but we found that a strong plastic bottle was required! If you pierce a hole in the bottom of the bottle and inflate a balloon inside it, you can stop the balloon from deflating by covering up the hole with your finger. Amazing! This happens because as the balloon expands, it pushes air out of the bottle. This makes the air pressure inside the bottle lower than that in the balloon, so it wasn’t strong enough to squeeze the air out!

Have you tried this before? By interlocking the pages of two books, you can make it impossible to pull apart! This is because the friction that is created is very, very strong!

Finally, we carried out a candle burning enquiry? Why do different sized jars cause a candle to burn out at different speeds? We saw that larger jars will allow the candle to burn for longer. This is because the larger volume allows more oxygen to be present which the candle needs to burn. Once all the oxygen is used, the candle will go out.

Today, Eve carried out our first ‘Wow Me Wednesday’ in class! This is a new activity where each week we will be asking a child to prepare a talk for the class about something they are interested in. They must ‘wow us’ with their amazing knowledge of the subject.

Thank you so much Eve for volunteering to be the first person, and we loved being able to listen to you share your passion for Harry Potter with us!

This week was our final session at Allerton High, and I think we saved the best til last. We had so much fun making rockets in the lab using only water, a vitamin tablet and a plastic container!

Recently, we had a visit from Louise Rothery – a PCSO from our local area who came into school to highlight the dangers of grooming and how we use mobile phones and messaging services. We watched the video ‘Alright Charlie’ which is an excellent resource used in schools to get these messages across to children.

we had another fantastic session at Allerton High School with Mr Alcock.

we investigated how heat rises by lighting a tea bag and watching it float up into the air

Very fun!

This half term we have been learning about the Holocaust in our history lessons. Today we used our mapping skills in Geography to find the locations of Nazi concentration camps. We found that many of the camps still exist today as memorials and museums.

Last week, we made our first of three trips to Allerton High School for science lessons. This week, we learned about lab safety and carried out a simple experiment to see if the time a spring toy is held down affects the time it takes to jump up into the air! We can’t wait for our next session!

Today we made the trip to St John’s Church for our annual service. Some children from our class read aloud in front of the full congregation, and we were very proud of them for doing so! We enjoyed singing and getting into the festive spirit – Christmas is well and truly here now!

We have been very lucky to have some wonderful guests joining us recently.

Last week, Mr Iddon came to visit us in school. He told us all about his life as a fighter pilot in the Royal Air Force and brought in some real life equipment which he used to use!

This week we had a zoom call with Emma Carroll, the author of our class novel ‘Letters From The Lighthouse’. It was a fantastic opportunity for us to ask questions about the book and hear more about her other works.

this week we have been making a noise against bullying! We have had lots of discussions this week about how we can make a difference and put a stop to bullying. We have talked about what it is to be an upstander or a bystander and the children have been United in their desire to end bullying this week. On Thursday we made signs and chants and took part in our picket, whilst Friday was Odd Socks Day. The children enjoyed themselves (in spite of the horrendous weather while we were outside chanting!)