Owl Class showed us their finished Design Technology projects this morning in worship. They were given a brief to design and build a fairground ride which could hold 4 lego minifigures safely whilst in motion.
There were quite a range of different rides, a helter skelter, big wheels, merry go rounds and lots more. The children had worked hard on planning, changing and building their models and attaching motors and circuits to make them go!
Well done Owls, also a great demonstration of team work and friendship.
Mr Bonwick and the children of Owl Class very capably and poignantly led us in readings, poems and prayers.
And now our lights shine bright in remembrance of those that made the ultimate sacrifice and with thanks for those that returned to Arkholme.
Yesterday we had a visit from Pudsey Bear! He cam into school and met all of the teachers and children. We told him all about the fundraising we will be doing for Children in Need next Friday and he was very pleased.
They then planted some more daffodil bulbs in the school grounds. Our ‘Ground Force’ team has been established, and are looking forward to monitoring the progress of the bulbs to compare the flowering dates with previous years.
Great fun was had by all as the photographs show.
Last Thursday the whole school took a trip to Westmorland County Show, we had a great day. Here are some pictures of Class 4.
On the 12th June, Class 4 took part in an engineering project to design the best water purification system. The children spent the morning designing and constructing a cradle to support a funnel and in the afternoon experimented with different filter beds to find out which combination of sand, grit and stones produced the cleanest water.
The final part of the afternoon saw each engineering team construct a filter which allowed the greatest quantity of the purest water to pass through within 2 minutes.
The Children in Class 4 were awarded 1st prize in the Edina Trust climate programme for the quality of accuracy of the weather data and their contribution to the blog from November 2017 to April 2018.
In the morning the children took on the role of forensic scientists, using : chromatography, chemical analysis of an unidentified powder, blood and hair, footprint and fingerprint analysis to solve a crime.
The egg decorating competition has closed, the entries are in, the competition is fierce! What a wonderful selection of decorated eggs, the creativity and imagination on show is incredible!
There were no electric sockets to plug devices into and no batteries to help portability. We had great fun building a frame and experimenting with different cams designs to make Christmas toys.