Fascinating Fossils

This week the Year 2's, 3's and 4's have been learning all about fossils. The Year 2's have been looking at fossils as part of their dinosaurs topic work, and Starlings class have been looking at them as part of their science unit on rocks and soils. The children used the fossils to learn how to make observational line drawings and oil pastel drawings. They also created models of fossils using plaster of Paris and shells. Their artwork will be up on display in school in the coming few weeks.

CHRISTMAS FAYRE

On Friday 12th December we had our amazing Christmas Fayre. It was awesome!  There were lots of games to play and you could win lots of prizes!

As you can see we had some delicious food too!



Miss Loughlin and Miss Hutton did some amazing face painting for us!

Wow!

There were even stalls where we could make things and get really messy!



 The choir sang absolutely beautifully.

GREAT FUN WAS HAD BY ALL!

Have a very merry Christmas from everyone at Upper Arley Primary School!

Mr (and Miss) Muscles

Today Starlings class learnt about muscles. They measured their leg and arm muscles when relaxed and contracted to see the difference. We also talked about how our muscles felt and different ways to stretch and warm-up for P.E.

Koh Koh

Today 8 children from Starlings class took part in a 'koh koh' competition. Koh Koh is an Indian sport involving tagging and chasing. The children were taught the game by young leaders from local Secondary Schools, then played against 4 other schools. They did really well coming Third out of five teams! We're now going to teach the game to the rest of the class!

Lebkuchen

Today the children of Starlings class learned about Christmas in Germany as part of their Modern Languages lesson. They learnt about Lebkuchen, the traditional German baked festive treat, similar to gingerbread. They tried some Lebkuchen, then used the designs of Lebkuchen hearts as inspiration for Christmas decorations. They made salt dough to make these and they'll be painted very soon!

Weird Science

Starlings class have been learning about science using food! They investigated which liquids were good and bad for teeth by using eggs (eggs shells being a similar surface to enamel on our teeth). The children looked at the eggs twice in a week and used their observations to decide why certain liquids had a worse effect on the eggs, and therefore which were worst for our teeth. 

They also were set a task to make a tower 1 metre high made entirely from spaghetti and marshmallows! They had to work well in a team and use their knowledge of gravity. The children learn lots about team work, strong structures and adapting plans.

Level 1 Intra School Competition

KS1 Target and shooting Festival

 On Friday 28th November 2014 SSOC organised a target and shooting intra school festival for ks1 to enjoy and practise their aiming skills.

Great fun was had by all!