Monthly Archives: February 2012

In the last twenty-four hours we have learnt…

Posted on 24/02/2012 by FKS_school

Yesterday I asked a few year six pupils if they could tell me something they had learnt in the last twenty-four hours… Toluwani told me that a mathematician called Goldbach discovered that every even number after four can be made up … Continue reading →

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Year 5 Literacy

Posted on 21/02/2012 by FKS_school

At the beginning of the lesson Grace came up with the idea of writing a quick poem to celebrate our love of Pancake Day!  (Wikipedia entry on Shrove Tuesday) This took us just 5 minutes to write as a class: … Continue reading →

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Hide and Seek

Posted on 21/02/2012 by FKS_school

Last night our 17 Forest School children enjoyed a fantastic game of hide and seek in the woods behind FKS.  Alex and Eloise managed to make it ‘home’ without discovery, but the prizes for best hiding-places have to go to … Continue reading →

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U11 Hockey vs. New Hall

Posted on 17/02/2012 by FKS_school

Both the girls and boys under 11 hockey teams had good wins on Friday 3rd February. The girls played very well and beat New Hall girls by 4-1. The boys team were convincing winners which lifted their spirits after loosing … Continue reading →

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ice melting

Posted on 17/02/2012 by FKS_school

The children in Reception made predictions, observed, recorded results and reached conclusions by investigating ‘How to make a marsh mellow melt’. We discovered that dipping it in hot chocolate made it melt quickly and also taste nicer! Have you observed … Continue reading →

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Space shuttles ‘Go for launch’

Posted on 11/02/2012 by FKS_school

The children in Reception have created their own space shuttles using cardboard, plastic bottles and lots of Mod Roc! Can you design a planet at home for the shuttle to fly to? Report Post As Inappropriate

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Our snowy day at FKS!

Posted on 07/02/2012 by FKS_school

Reception had a wonderful time playing in the snow, they made their very own snowman.  We then each took a piece of ice inside and everyone made a prediction at how long it would take to melt.  It was great fun, … Continue reading →

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