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Tuesday 25 March 2025 Mock Trial On Tuesday 18th March, some children from Alder Class visited the Baptist Church in Cirencester to take part in a Mock Trial Competition. This competition provided a fantastic opportunity for pupils to gain insight into the justice system. The pupils were immersed in all aspects of a criminal trial, as they took on the roles of barristers, witnesses, clerks, ushers and jury members. The children competed against another school and were scored on the authenticity of their performance. The children all had a fantastic morning and played their roles brilliantly - well done!
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Friday 7 March 2025 Ancient Greek Orders The Greeks built most of their temples and government buildings in three types of styles: Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian. These styles (also called "orders") were reflected in the type of columns they used.
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Friday 24 January 2025 Investigating the Properties of Materials In Science this term the children are looking at materials and their properties. They discussed and then planned how they could test a range of materials for different properties such as hardness, solubility, whether they are translucent or magnetic or conduct electricity. The children considered how they could make these tests fair.
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Monday 9 December 2024 Fairtrade Brownies In DT, to link with our Brazil topic, the children were set the task of preparing healthy, fairtrade chocolate brownies. They researched different recipes and from those selected the one they felt best fit the brief - some children chose to make their own subsitutions and additions. Once they had baked the brownies, they tasted and evaluated them using a star criterion grid. It was fair to say, there were mixed reviews!
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Friday 15 November 2024 Remembrance Service On Monday 11th November, Year 6 lead a Remembrance Service where they read aloud In Flanders Fields by John McCrae. After this, the whole school took part in a two-minute silence to show their respects for the service and sacrifice of all those that have defended our freedoms. Year 6 then visited the war memorial in the town where they laid a wreath and took more time to reflect.
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Friday 18 October 2024 Fantastic Forces To enhance children's knowledge and understanding of forces they have been working scientifically to investigate friction, air resistance and water resistance, including their effects on objects.
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Wednesday 25 September 2024 Trip to The Real Outdoor Xperience On Tuesday 24th September, Alder Class visited The Real Outdoor Xperience at South Cerney lakes where the children took part in kayaking and Sky- Line. During the Sky-Line the children had to negotiate an aerial adventure featuring 14 obstacles spread across two levels. The children were certainly made to challenge themselves and for many they had to conquer their fear of heights! In kayaking the children were set various challenges such as navigating their kayaks both forwards and backwards as well as trying to stand up and avoid falling in the water!