Y4 get muddy at Fairthorne!

Despite the rain and mud (with the occasional glimpse of sunshine) Year 4 and their teachers had an awesome time at Fairthorne Manor. The children were so supportive of each other and we had opportunities to learn new skills, whether it be orienteering, team challenges, abseiling or rock/wall climbing. Well done Year 4, we were proud of you all!

Year 1 investigate the school grounds!

 Year 1 have been busy finding out about litter as part of our Geography topic. We found some litter on the playground and have decided to make posters to encouarge everyone to put their rubbish in the bin. Well done Year 1 for a great start to our new topic!

Feel the force!

Year 6 have been learning about forces. They have been investigating the stretch of elastic bands using forcemeters. This needs careful measuring skills!

A Spring of Sports, Bring on the Summer!

The Spring term was filled with different events. To name but a few there was Sports relief, Gym fetival, Football and cricket tournaments. Sports relief was a fantastic day with children, teachers and quite a few parents taking part. Well Done to all.
Summer is shaping up to be even more sporty with Olympic week, football and cricket tournaments already in the diary.

Beebot Bonanza!

This week, year 5 have dived straight into their topic work! During our ICT lesson today, we were learning about programming and what it means in our day to day lives. We then all had a go at programming beebots in groups. We used the process of trial and error to reprogram them to follow the routes we had designed more accurately! As you can see, it was lots of fun, and we look forward to learning more about programming through the computer program 'Logo'!

Year 1 Assembly

Year 1 finished their Bitterne Manor Farm topic by sharing their hard work with parents, including a barn dance, Farmer Duck stories, moving pictures, sunflower pictures and homework projects.

Well done Year 1 for working so hard!

End of Spring Term in Year 4

The highlights at the end of Year 4's term included a geography fieldtrip comparing the locations of Botley and Southampton:

Creating a nature trail round the school grounds, which we shared with Year 1:

and celebrating our habitat homework project. The homes created were amazing, well done Year 4 (and to the parents for all your support too!)