Year 5 STEM Day

On Monday 27th January, Year 5 visited the Belgrave Rooms to participate in a S.T.E.M (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) event. As part of the event, we participated in a variety of different activities linked to S.T.E.M such as making and designing wind turbines, finding out about science and sport, trying out different sports technology and using batteries to problem solve with electric model cars. My favourite activity was making a wind turbine. We had to use paper to find the most efficient shape of blades to add to the turbines. After that, we tested them and measured how much energy each turbine produced. I worked with a group of other children from L.E.A.D schools and it was fun to make new friends. 

Year 5 Learn by Design Morning

On Thursday 9th January, Year 5 attended a workshop by the Learn by Design Team. This was in preparation for our forthcoming S.T.E.M day later this month. As part of the session we thought about different types of energy and how this travels around the country. We also thought about disability and the challenges people with different disabilities face on a daily basis. The learning from this session will be used later this month on the S.T.E.M activity day. We are looking forward to using our creativity and problem solving skills!

KS2 Christmas Production

Over last term, year 6 pupils planned the theme for the KS2 Christmas production on 17th December. Inspiration for the play was taken from the topic last term of 'Carnivals and Festivals Around the World'. As a class, we decided to include aspects of our fashion show within the performance, coming up with title 'A Christmas Carnival', where the story followed a trio of carnival enthusiasts as they discovered some of the different traditions of Christmas. Some of the members of the class also supported in creating our own carnival cart, which we were able to use within the production.

Comic Relief

In order to raise money for Comic Relief, Pupil Voice Council have decided to ask children to come into school wearing something red and also hold a cake sale. They have written to parents asking for donations of cakes and biscuits and worked with the catering staff to come up with some Comic Relief related treats. Throughout the day, each class will have the opportunity to buy the delicious creations. In class, children will be learning about Comic Relief and why we raise money for this cause.

Visit to NUAST- Robotics Workshop

As part of our computing curriculum, Edna G. Olds Academy has established links with Nottingham University Academy of Science and Technology. The Year 6 children recently visited the campus to enjoy a robotics workshop led by one of the teachers and some A-Level students. The children were given the task of creating a robot to do a specific job and spent the first session exploring the software and robotic technology available to them. They are looking forward to continuing this project over the course of this year.

World Book Day

To celebrate World Book Day 2019, Pupil Voice Council planned a special day for children in school. Alongside dressing up as their favourite characters from books, Pupil Voice Council decided that each class should spend the morning using their creativity to create a character. Different media were used to bring the characters to life and they were then swapped with children in a partner class. Upon swapping characters, the children were then tasked with writing a story about the character they had been given. Some great stories were produced by the children and they particularly enjoyed sharing their work with the children who had created the character originally. Alongside this, a special book themed lunch was prepared by the catering team which included 'Golden Snitch Garlic Bread' and 'Willy Wonka's Chocolate Dessert'.

Topic Launch Day- Science

On the first day of this half-term, the children enjoyed a topic launch day related to their new science topics. A variety of exciting, hands-on, activities were planned across school which gave the children an insight into their new topics and inspired lots of questions which they are excited about answering this half-term. In Year 6, as part of the light and electricity topic, the children were set a challenge of using electrical components to create an alarm system in a house to alert the owner of any intruders. The children thoroughly enjoyed coming up with creative ways to solve this problem and showed true creativity in their solutions!