South Lakes Pupil Parliament
Look who we bumped into at our first Pupil Parliament meeting of the year…..
Scafell
Y5 + 6 Cyclewise
This week our year 5 and 6 pupils are learning how to be competent, safe and responsible cyclists. Today was all about assessing our skills in our school playground before moving out onto our local roads tomorrow. By the end of this week, we hope that all 15 pupils taking part will have completed this comprehensive course successfully so that they have developed all the skills to ride with increased understanding, awareness and respect for the road.
Library Van
The Library Van visited school today. Each child had the opportunity to choose a book they would like to read and share with their friends.
Here are Reception enjoying their first visit.
Dallam Hockey Tournament
On Wednesday the 4th of October, eleven Scafell children excitedly travelled to the Dallam hockey tournament. There were four games in total. In the first game we drew with Milnthorpe (1-1), second game we won Burton (2-1), third game we won Endmoor (5-0) and finally, in the fourth game, we drew with Crosscrake (1-1). We really enjoyed playing hockey and hope we can do it again soon.
We need to say a huge thank you to Mrs Craggs for training us for our hockey match and for driving us safely there. Also, thank you to Mr Stewart and Mr Wilson for driving us there and supporting us. (TW, DD, AK, MS).
Scafell Forest Schools
Today was all about tools! Everyone in Scafell listened carefully to the instructions; worked well in pairs; demonstrated self-regulation and responsibility; and learnt how to use a range of tools including: bow saws, palm drills, sanding blocks and secateurs; safely and efficiently. We also discovered how to whittle wood using a potato peeler!
Good Work Assembly
It was lovely for parents to join us today to celebrate all of the children’s achievements throughout the week. Bowfell showed us their fantastic counting skills and ‘noun’ knowledge, Skiddaw impressively taught us 10 school-related words in sign language and Scafell presented their wonderful ‘Picasso-inspired’ artwork. What a lovely end to a great week! Thank you to all of the parents that joined us this afternoon.
Messy but worth it! Learning about State of Matter in Science.
Most people buy cornstarch to make custard or gravy, but Scafell have been using it to solve a longstanding physics problem with a substance known to generations of Dr. Seuss readers as “Oobleck”; and to scientists as a non-Newtonian liquid! Today Scafell were investigating states of matter, working out a very baffling question…what state of matter is Oobleck? By moving it around, it stays solid, yet keep it still for 2 seconds and it becomes a gloopy liquid. Did we discover the important answer to the ongoing science mystery? Maybe not! But we did have lots of fun and learn a lot about state of matter. The children were also very helpful when it came to clearing up. Sorry about the mess Mrs Farraday!
Picasso…Scafell’s way!
Scafell have been practising their artistic skills this week, learning about Pablo Picasso and his unique art. Firstly, we enjoyed looking at Picasso’s famous portraits; discussing words such as abstract, cubism and angular. The children then learnt various drawing skills using graphite pencils and oil pastels, resulting in fantastic, weird but wonderful portraits! Some of the children worked in pairs, drew each other or worked independently using a mirror. They were happy to have the chance to show off their amazing artwork in our Parent Good Work assembly today! Well done Scafell.
Understanding decimals in year 5 & 6
This morning, Scafell have been exploring the place value of decimals; including identifying the value of each digit; reading, comparing and ordering numbers with up to 3 decimal places; and partitioning decimals:
Some of our pupils have set you a challenge to solve! Can you order these decimals from smallest to largest?
Here’s the solution:
KS2 Visit to Westmorland County Show
As we do every year; Levens School attended the Westmorland County Show on Thursday and enjoyed a wonderful day learning more about our locality and our heritage.
Can you spot Prince Charles?
A huge thank you to the parents who accompanied us on the day and well done to our pupils who showed their livestock and won rosettes! They told us all about it in Good Work Assembly on Friday.
