Year 2 - Minibeast habitats
The children started the topic by going on a bug hunt to investigate the different minibeasts living around our school environment. We decided to make some mini east hotels for the Year 2 garden. The children started by collecting logs, sticks and leaves from the woods and then put them into a plastic bottle. When they had finished the children chose a suitable place to put their minibeast hotel.
Years 1 - 6 took part in this years STEM Paper Engineering Challenge - build an insect. There were very strict rules once again, the children could only use 4 sheets of A4 paper and a pair of scissors (no glue, sellotape or staples).
The children worked in pairs and employed all their CHAMP skills during this very tricky challenge and created some amazing models.
Science Week 2020
This year Gade Valley took part in the SetPoint Paper Engineering Competition.
The children were challenged to create a 3D tree using only 4 sheets of A4 recycled paper and a pair of scissors. They were not allowed to use glue, tape or staples. The children showed great perseverance, motivation and confidence when experimenting with different ways to join the paper pieces.
NIGHT OWLS
We were visited by the Night Owls – We learnt about different types of owls that live in our countryside and how we can look after them. All owls are carnivores. We watched a display of different owls flying above our heads in the hall.