Imagine, Believe, Achieve
Juniors (23-24)
Spring Term
Our main topic for the spring term is Rocks. Relics and Rumbles. This project teaches children about the features and characteristics of Earth's layers, including a detailed exploration of volcanic, tectonic and seismic activity. Forces and Magnets is a linked project which teaches children about contact and non-contact forces, including friction and magnetism. They investigate frictional and magnetic forces, and identify parts of a magnet and magnetic materials. We have planned a variety of tasks and activities in our Forest School sessions related to these topics.
Poole's Cavern
Our trip this half term is to Poole's Cavern. This will build upon existing learning as the first part of the cavern was inhabited by early cave dwellers and many archaeological finds were discovered. The children will also be able to find out more about rocks and the formation of this cave system which will build upon their learning in Rocks. Relics and Rumbles.
Autumn Term Timetable
Autumn 1- Through the Ages
This half term, the Juniors will be learning about Britain through the ages. Starting with our early ancestors in the Palaeolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic, through the Bronze and Iron Age to recent history, the children will be learning how technologies and civilisation has advanced. To link in with our topic, the Juniors will be adventuring to Nottingham University to become archaeologists and look at artifacts found in nearby Creswell Crags.
Creswell Crags
As part of our topic this Autumn, the Juniors got the opportunity to visit The University of Nottingham's exhibition of artifacts found at Creswell Crags. The children got to excavate their own finds and then had to determine which Stone Age period their finds were from. After that, the pupils got to try their hand at creating some Stone Age inspired art using paints, etching and weaving. After lunch, we ventured back through the museum to look at Stone Age clothing. As you can see from the pictures below. the children look amazingly Pre-Historic!!
