Curriculum
The children have really enjoyed their spring term topics and we have seen some super work and learning with Fire, Fire and Extreme Earth.
In the summer, KS1 will base much of their learning around 'Beside the Sea' and in KS2 children will focus on Anglo-Saxons and Vikings. Topic webs for both key stages will be on our website.
We have also added some subject overviews to the website - outlining the intent of each subject taught in school. You can read them here:
https://www.greatwaltham.school/curriculum
British Science Week 11th – 18th March 2022
This year it was wonderful to be able to return to our whole school approach at GWPS to celebrate and promote science in our school. As science lead, I would like to start by saying a huge thank you to the children, parents/guardians, visitors and teachers, for helping to make this week such a great success. The growth in the children’s learning was very evident from the projects they showcased on Friday 18th March.
On Monday 14th March, Billie Bond, a local resident, visited the school and shared some of her knowledge about the history of rocks in this area with KS2 children. The children then engaged with a selection of different cross-curricular activities (covering science, art, English, history and geography), which ranged from creating sculptures using local flint, drawing their own timelines of local rock, creative writing inspired by a stone-age axe head found locally and making careful observational drawings and paintings of Hertfordshire Pudding Rock.
On Wednesday 16th March, Friends of Great Waltham School kindly organised and funded two science demonstration assemblies for Early Years/KS1 and KS2. The children thoroughly enjoyed these sessions which explained some of the use of science behind magic tricks.
Finally on Friday 18th March, we had our traditional ‘Science Day’ to end the week. The children spent the morning in their year groups researching scientists and their contributions to the growth of scientific knowledge and understanding of our world. In the afternoon, the children showcased their own projects. I know I am speaking on behalf of all of the staff, when I say how impressive the standard of work was, how well the children articulated their learning from their projects, and how well they conducted themselves both when touring and displaying.
They certainly ‘Let their lights shine’.
Ms Lovell
