Levens School

School Council Visit Waterstones Bookshop in Lancaster

 in Whole School by

School Council have been on a wonderful trip to Waterstones Book Shop in Lancaster.

After a ride on the train- we got to the station by the skin of our teeth- we made it to the attractive book shop where we browsed the book shelves so that we can fill our new library space. We split up to hunt for them!

After searching high and low for non-fiction books to please our classmates, we re-joined together to discuss our options. Finally, we all agreed on our choices, paid up and headed off for lunch in the historical castle of Lancaster. After being spooked by a skeleton in one of the old dungeons, we were treated to a hot chocolate in the cafe (which was the best we had had in a while)! Then,  we headed back to the station with the generous gifts the shop had given us including: a red pencil; an exciting bookmark; a couple of activity sheets and a few copies of the new book by Joseph Elliot- Nora and the Map of Mayhem. We left happy and so pleased – it had been such a fantastic day.

 

Written by Charlotte (year 6) and Eleanor (Year 5) – School Councillors.

Reception and Nursery Road Safety

 in Class One / SCARF / Whole School by

Nursery and Reception have been learning all about staying safe on the roads! They used their creative skills to make their own traffic lights and road signs and enjoyed role-playing different scenarios on our playground, thinking about possible hazards and how they know if it is safe to cross the road!

What is prayer?

 in Class Three / RE by

This week we took part in a fantastic workshop with Diana from NISCU. We learnt all about how, why, how and where Christians prayer. Diana explained that prayer is like having a friendship with God, that you can pray anywhere and at anytime. She explained why Christians pray using PASTA!

P is for Praise,

A is for Ask

S is for Sorry

T is for Thank you

A is for Amen.

Thank you so much Diana.

Rainforests!

 in Class Three / Geography by

We have loved learning about rainforests this half term. We have looked at the climate and location, layers, animals and their importance and the threats they are facing. We have written some fantastic persuasive letter to Mr Sunak to convince him that he needs to act to stop deforestation.  We have also created our own rainforests in shoeboxes. They are all fabulous!

 

 

Outdoor Science

 in Class Three / Science by

Mr Dean set us the challenge of taking our Science ‘Electricity’ outdoors. So, Class Three rose to this challenge!

We used light meters to investigate where would be the best place to put solar panels. We really enjoyed discussing renewable energy and how we can reduce our electricity use. We then combined our results to find an average reading and discussed the lightest places.

 

Amazing Amazon Art!

 in Art / Class Three / Geography by

As part of our rainforest topic, we have been looking at the work of Henri Rousseau. We started the topic with a fantastic art session with Bob Sutcliffe, looking at the leaves in the paintings. We then moved on to look at colour mixing using watercolours and pastels. Next, we looked at the animals found in rainforests and drew some of these in our sketchbooks. Finally, we combined all our skills and produced our own rainforest picture. Fabulous work all round!

 

Our New Mobile Kitchen arrives!

 in Design and Technology by

Thanks to all twelve children who took part in the ‘Swimathon’ at Kendal Leisure Centre earlier this year, we have a new mobile cooking station that has just arrived in school.  As part of our Celebration Assembly on Friday morning, the children were given the honour of unwrapping our special delivery.

The group raised over £1500 collectively to purchase this fantastic resource for curriculum food technology, but it will first be put to good use by the twelve swimmers to make cakes and cookies for our summer fair later this term.

Art in Class 2

 in Art / Class Two / Whole School by

Class 2 have been exploring the work of Paul Klee and Pablo Picasso.   We have used a range of different types of media to create ‘bonkers’ portraits, with eyes, noses, ears and mouths in lots of unusual places, sometimes combining different viewpoints on one image.    We were also really inspired by the irregular shapes and the strong use of bold colours in the work of these artists to make our striking pictures.

With Bob Sutcliffe taking our ideas even further,  we also made some 3D collage creations to make the features of our faces really stand out.  We have used cardboard, pencils, wax pastels and paint!

Year 6 Light Up Science!

 in Class Four / Science by

This week in Year 6, our budding scientists embarked on an electrifying experiment to investigate the relationship between bulbs and brightness in a circuit!

The challenge? To see how the number of bulbs in a circuit affects the overall brightness. Equipped with batteries, wires, and an assortment of circuit components, the students were eager to put their scientific thinking caps on.

Diligently following a scientific method, they meticulously constructed circuits with varying numbers of bulbs. With each creation, they carefully observed the level of brightness produced.

The results were illuminating (pun intended)! The students discovered that as the number of bulbs in the circuit increased, the overall brightness decreased. This is because the same amount of electrical energy is being shared amongst more bulbs, resulting in a dimmer glow for each.

But our young scientists weren’t done yet! They took their exploration a step further by creating a table to record their observations and drawing clear diagrams of their circuits. This meticulous documentation will be crucial when they come to write their scientific reports, explaining their findings and the scientific concepts behind them.

Super sketchbooks

 in Art / Class Three by

Class Three have started to look at the work of Henri Rousseau, in particular the painting ‘The Tiger’. We were experimenting with water colour paints and creating painting of leaves today. I think you will agree they are fantastic. I can’t wait to see the rest of their work this term!