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On Tuesday 5th November, Year 6 children attended an event in Newton Aycliffe called Safer Future Live. During the day, we learned how to keep safe in different environments and situations. In the fire safety session, we completed an interactive quiz about what to do in a fire and the importance of checking fire alarms weekly. We learned about the importance of keeping safe online, what information should be kept private and what we can do to help ourselves and others stay safe. With the lifeguards, we developed an understanding of how to stay safe around water, including what the flags mean at the beach, importance of floating if you end up in cold water and the role of the lifeguard. We became investigators in the road safety demonstration as we had to solve the cause of the accident and what we could do to avoid it happening to us. Northern Powergrid completed a workshop on the dangers of electricity in the home and at substations in the area. During the session, we learned about the importance of the yellow signs on the substations and what to do if a wire is frayed in the house. Our final workshop was from the NHS and it involved understanding the importance of staying safe at home and whilst out. We discussed the dangers faced in the home and developed an understanding of the warning signs which we may see in everyday life. We understand the importance of ensuring mobile phones are not left on charge overnight and especially not left under the pillow. Overall, we had a thoroughly enjoyable day and we learned a lot from a range of professionals. 

​Year 2 enjoyed working with Emma the specialist dance teacher. After looking at images of cats, we have been putting together different movements and poses. We are really thinking about our body shapes. What do you think?

​Today we have thought carefully and sensibly about what we lessons we have learnt from the Great Fire of London. We reminded ourselves that fires still happen today. We found out about the disaster at Grenfell Tower in London in 2017 where 72 people lost their lives. We designed memorials to help remember this and based our ideas on the Monument in London which remembers the Great Fire of London.

​Some children designed a monument; some children designed new housing for the homeless to live in and some designed a memorial garden.

​4S took part in a really interesting workshop based on forensic science at the Head of Steam. We were given a puzzle to solve- The Case of the Missing Suitcase, and had to decide who the case belonged to using the evidence provided. We tested different inks to see which one matched a letter, looked at fingerprints left on the suitcase and even investigated which bugs were found amongst the clothes. Finally, the case was solved by the budding scientists in Year 4.

Year 5 travelled back in time to experience what life would have been like living in the Stone Age.  With help from our guide, Roy, we planted seeds, beans and peas using deer antlers.  Then, we built a shelter using sticks, leather and material for protection.  Roy showed us how we could make a fire using wood and sticks to create friction.  We also practised grinding seeds using big, heavy stones to make flour for our bread. Finally, we learned how to make butter using only cream and lots of muscle power to shake the liquid!
Back at school, we followed a recipe for making bread using some of the ingredients that would have been used in the Stone Age.  Once cooked, we enjoyed a warm slice of bread and butter!