During Science Week, the children took part in an exciting experiment to explore the question, “Are bubbles always a sphere?” Working in groups of four, the children used their curiosity to make predictions and created their own bubble wands in different shapes. They had great fun testing their ideas and observing the results. The children discovered that no matter what shape the wand was, the bubbles always formed a sphere, which led to some great discussions and scientific thinking.

Wagtails had a wonderful time at Goldington Academy joining in a variety of sports earlier this week. It was so lovely to see how well the children represented Livingstone and all of them had a great time!

Year 3 had a great time playing The Pollination Game during science. They had to go around the board and try to get their flowers pollinated! We also dissected daffodils to look at the different parts inside a flower. The children loved looking at the tiny eggs and touching the pollen. 

Year 4 had an exciting and inspiring Careers Day where we welcomed lots of special visitors who came to talk about the jobs they do. The children listened carefully and asked great questions as they learned about many different careers.

This week, Woodpeckers have discovered how flowers are pollinated. They had great fun playing a game to demonstrate this. After the game, we discussed what could happen if certain flowers are not pollinated.

The Puffins have started PE lesson with Mr Sinclair. They have PE session every Wednesday for 30 minutes.  The children are really enjoying the different games they are playing.

So far this half-term, Year 6 pupils have been working hard on their Maths and Literacy skills in preparation for the MOCK SATS taking place in March. However, they have also found time to: add paint, colour and outlines to their self-portraits in Art; explore new themes and characters in Holes; discuss Evolution in Science and dance their socks off in PE!

This week, Woodpeckers have been learning about flowers and pollination. To investigate this further, they disected a daffodil and identified all the different parts. As well as discovering these parts, they also had to learn lots of new vocabulary. 

To introduce our new English topic, the children created pictures of dragons using a range of materials. They used black sugar paper as a background, chalk to add detail and string to create the dragon’s body. The children showed great creativity and care in their artwork, producing some fantastic dragon pictures to inspire their upcoming writing.

Year 6 have had an exceptionally busy, exciting and fun-filled half-term!

The children have produced some beautiful pieces of writing based upon a short film; enjoyed reading Who Let the Gods Out? by Maz Evans; mastered Algebra in Maths; began sketching self-portraits aaaannnnddd... enjoyed learning about energy sources during Geography! Phew! And that's only some of it!

Not to mention...they also had great fun dressing up as rock stars, completing a TTRockstars class competition and Escape Room during Number Day last Friday!

The children are learning about Doctors this week and how they can help us. The children tried to make each other feel better. 

Wrens had a great Number Day today. We had some amazing robots and rockstars arrive this morning ready for a day of games, escape rooms and puzzles. This afternoon they all took part in the Numbots challenge and designed their own number robot. 

Year 3 had a very informative and enjoyable trip around different places of worship in Queens Park on the Faith Tour earlier this term. All of the children learnt lots about different cultures and religions and all of the staff were super impressed with how well the children represented Livingstone throughout the day!

We really loved the effort the children made for Rockstar day in Wagtails class. It was great to see so many different outfits. Lots of fun (and learning!) was had throughout the day as we embraced all things 'maths'!

Year 3 had an amazing turn out for the maths cafe! It was so lovely to see the children engaged with lots of fun games alongside their adults. Thank you very much to everyone who could attend!

Year 5 have created striking self-portraits inspired by the work of Julien Opie, using oil pastels to explore bold lines, colour and simplified shapes. The results have been eye-catching and full of character.

Wrens followed their designs and really enjoyed decorating their hand puppets using wool, ribbon, pom poms, buttons and feathers. They are now making up their own stories that they can act out using their hand puppets. 

Year 4 explored form and texture by creating dragon eyes out of clay. This project encouraged creativity, careful observation allowing pupils to design a unique mythical creature feature.

Woodpeckers have been showcasing their art again this week. They are really enjoying learning about how to create shading in their work. This week they have produced some fantastic end pieces, using an apple as stimulus. To finish, they moved around the room, critiquing each others designs.

Wrens were asked to help Zog, an alien from the Planet Flash to test a range of different materials to find out which might be the most suitable for curtains for a new hotel that is opening. They learnt about the terms transparent, translucent and opaque and conducted a scientific enquiry to help them assess how much light passed through the different materials. They concluded that felt was the best option as it was opaque and quite strong and durable.