Year 6 RE lessons

30th September 2024S Admin (Biddick Hall Juniors)

Year 6 were visited by two Muslims in school to learn about Islam. We were educated about the five pillars: Shahadah, salah, zakat, Hajj, Sawm. We looked at the religion book Quran and learnt that Arabic is read from right to left and from the back of the book to the front.  We viewed a prayer blanket and Alfie tried on some Men’s garments consisting of two white unhemmed sheets.

Mixtures and Separation scientific enquiry in Year 5!

19th September 2024S Admin (Biddick Hall Juniors)

This week, in Year 5, in Science we worked scientifically and we made water filters in our topic: Mixtures and Separation. We cut the top off a water bottle and using an elastic band, attached a piece of gauze where the lid was to stop the materials falling out of the bottom as we constructed our filter. Then, we chose 5 materials to layer up in our filter. We could choose from sand, cotton wool, lentils, rice, pasta, dog biscuits and toy stuffing. We found that when the muddy water was poured through, the large bits got stuck in the big gaps and the tiny gaps in between the sand trapped the tiny pieces of dirt.  The water that came out was much cleaner that before but not drinkable. We worked well in our groups and had some great scientific discussions!

We celebrated Roald Dahl Day on Friday 13th September.

16th September 2024S Admin (Biddick Hall Juniors)

We celebrated Roald Dahl Day on Friday 13th September.  Staff and children were encouraged to wear yellow and pay £1 for the Dahlicious charity.  As well as finding out about Roald dahl himself all lessons were linked to a book written by Roald Dahl.  A competition was also carried out where children designed their own chocolate bar.

Year 4 enjoyed a visit from Katie, from Science Buddies

16th September 2024S Admin (Biddick Hall Juniors)

Year 4 enjoyed a visit from Katie, from Science Buddies. We investigated the human digestive system by cutting and mashing food and watching it travel through the different parts of the system including the esophagus, stomach and intestines. It was great fun and helped us to understand this process.