The football team at Heritage Park Primary School have competed in several games this term. We are proud of how well the team have represented our school and the excellent sportsmanship they have shown.
At a recent School Council meeting the children decided to hold a ‘Dress up as what you would like to be when you are older’ day. The children considered their possible future careers and then came dressed in their chosen outfit. We hoped it would promote lots of discussion amongst children about how education can help us achieve our dream jobs.
Roman Day trip to Ferry Meadows - November 2023
Year 4 wowed our hosts at Ferry Meadows with their knowledge of the Roman Empire. They were then taught more about the Roman presence in Peterborough and our local links with the 9th Legion. The children completed an orienteering route in order to find clues to answer their Roman questions. Luckily, their map reading skills were up to scratch and nobody got lost!
In teams, the class built a wattle and daub wall structure and utilised the weaving skills they have been learning about in Art lessons on a much grander scale.
In the afternoon, teams built a Roman onager (catapult type structure) and tested their structure to find out how to make the onager launch missiles to travel over a greater distance.
To support our study of 'Rivers' Year 3 visited Nene Park outdoor centre at Ferry Meadows. Working as a team we measured the width of the River Nene and checked the depth and speed of the water as it flowed into Gunwade lake. We drew a map of our surroundings and used a key to add the features we saw. Walking around the park we noted how the land was used and observed a wide variety of wildlife.
The afternoon was spent pond dipping in one of the lakes. We were very surprised at the number of invertebrates we discovered living in the pond margins.
In Maths, we have been exploring 3D shapes. This included finding out if they stack or roll and sorting them into two groups in different ways.
In English, we have been focussing on writing a set of instructions. In pairs, the children have been writing their own method, for instructions of their choice, using time connectives.
Understanding Creation.
Year 5 had a fantastic day at Peterborough Cathedral. The children completed lots of exciting activities, including making stained glass windows, having a tour of the cathedral and creating some collages based on 'Psalm 8'. The children also had the opportunity to climb right to the top of the North Tower. The view at the top was amazing and they could see the whole of Peterborough.
Year 2 visited Hamerton Zoo on their school trip. They enjoyed a workshop all about the senses of different animals and how they navigate their environments. They then went around to look at all the different animals. Having recently read the story Meerkat Mail, they really enjoyed looking at the meerkats and jackals and discussing the characters in the book. The children were also amazed by the size of the bears and were shocked to know that these were the smallest of all the brown bears.
Year 3 have been studying the book 'The Rhythm of the Rain' by Grahame Barker-Smith. Working as a group we have investigated each illustration and annotated it with our observations. Noting the role of the river, its environment and the living things within it. The children have compared the river in the countryside which is full of wildlife and compared it to a river journeying through a city and how it can become polluted by humans. Using knowledge from this terms geography we have made links with the watercycle and how the river shapes the land on its journey.
In Textiles, Year 1 have been designing, making and evaluating their own puppets. The children chose a storybook character to base their puppet designs on.
English and Geography Fieldwork skills
To prepare for an adventure story, that we will write next half term, Year 4 planned an adventure today.
The class used the eight points of a compass, a trundle wheel and their mapping skills to plot routes around the school.
They then had to use their instruction writing skills from our last piece of writing to create directions to their end point for other children in the class to follow.
No one got lost…
Rivers
Year 3 have been busy learning about Rivers in Geography this half term. We built our own river and watched how the water eroded the banks and deposited stone, soil and sand on its way out to sea. We saw how water naturally finds the lower level and meanders down the v shaped valley in the upper region causing spurs.
