
This week we enjoyed looking at where we live…
This week we enjoyed looking at where we live. We painted and made models of our homes.#smithdowneyfs #smithdowngeog @SmithdownPr
123This week we enjoyed looking at where we live. We painted and made models of our homes.#smithdowneyfs #smithdowngeog @SmithdownPr
123We enjoyed using Google Earth ? to explore the school and the local area from an aerial view #smithdowngeog
94We walked around our local area today and took pictures of different, important places of interest #smithdowngeog
88In Geography this afternoon we used an atlas to help us name the countries of the UK and the capital cities. We worked so well with a partner #smithdowngeog
83.We then moved onto learning about the surrounding waters of the UK. We completed a jigsaw of the UK and used a map to help us to label the water around us. #smithdowngeog
83Today we explored our local area using Google maps. We used our postcode to find our own homes and spotted familiar places around school too. #smithdowngeog
79Year 2 had such a good time on the tour bus looking for local landmarks and your behaviour was exceptional too #smithdowngeog
83Learning about endangered animals in #smithdowngeog what threats each are facing and what needs to be done to help.
76How AMAZING is this piece of work informing us about the consequences of palm oil! ? So informative and so incredibly well presented. #smithdowngeog #smithdownwriters
90After locating places using 4 digit grid references, we progressed to 6 digit references today.
58In Reception we enjoyed reusing our milk cartons to make musical shakers using natural objects outdoors.
53In Geography, we have been designing our very own islands. When completed, they will show OS symbols and we will locate places using 6 figure grid references.
72We have started our watercolour skylines to link with our Walking Tour of Liverpool which we wrote in Geography.
not finished yet, but they’re looking good already.
Here is a FABULOUS finished skyline picture to accompany our Geography work on our ‘Walking Tours Around Liverpool.’ Amazing work from this young artist.
83We created posters on Word.
We shared our favourite animals, changed the font, colour, size and style and even added images too,
Amazing work Year 2
274We have created our volcanoes and painted them. They look amazing! We are going to erupt them this week and see what happens when an active volcano blows. Watch this space…
90Our first group created their very own authentic traditional bolognese sauce! We have linked our DT unit with our Geography topic of Italy. Super behaviour and sensible cooks.
88We had an amazing afternoon erupting our volcanoes! We even had a very dangerous and violent composite volcano with thick magma which increased the pressure when erupting.
100This week year 5 have compared Liverpool to the city of Manaus in Brazil and plotted data and different style graphs.
72We had our second group to make our traditional Italian bolognese. They had a great time preparing the ingredient and seasoning it to perfection! Thanks to our amazing head chef once again – Monica.
99I’m sure many of us thought we would never witness a volcanic eruption!!! Today we did. The children in year 3 have been learning about volcanoes. We created our own, painted these and even made them erupt! We a had so much fun doing this experiment!!!
We made our own maps of Lila’s village and used compass point directions to direct a friend around the map.
219As part of our Geography topic we are comparing Kenyan villages and cities with Liverpool. We are making pic collages in computing to depict life in each area. On Thursday we made our Village posters of Maasai. Keep your eyes peeled for more next week as begin to compare and contrast in more detail,
240We used an atlas today to label the countries of the UK and the Capital Cities too.
178Today we had lots of fun locating the countries and capital cities of the UK. We then worked in teams to create our own maps labelling the surrounding waters.
46Today we used Google Earth to locate our homes. We used our postcode and explored our local area. We also tested our UK knowledge on our new Velcro maps!
180In Year 6 today, we combined our learning from Geography and English by using our computer skills to present the information we have discovered into Google Sites to create our own web pages.
62We simply had to share a few more pieces of work as we think they are truly fantastic! Detailed information which is extremely well presented. Great work Year 6!
56In Geography, we have been finding out about renewable energy sources: why they are needed alongwith the advantages and disadvantages of each.
181We are simply blown away by the writing we have recently produced. Our Year 6 classes are so invested in world issues – saving habitats and animals in particular. Have a read of some of the letters we wrote to the Rwandan Government, asking them to help protect the magnificent mountain gorillas 🦍
194After learning about renewable energy sources, we have just begun to produce our own persuasive / information leaflets about solar power.
52We are finding so much to learn about during this unit in Geography. After finding out about climate change and the causes and effects, we are now making footprints explaining what can be done to reduce our carbon footprints.
40Superstar 🌟sisters! Both have done work at home based on their current topics 👏. Well done guys.
199Year 3 had a great workshop this afternoon on how to save energy and how to be NRGenius’s. They had to create a powerful image representing why we use fossil fuels. We learnt all about renewable energy and how these are better for our environment. We ended the session by making a pledge to try our best to save energy. 💡⚡️
Yesterday we had a great time at the International Slavery Museum. We had a workshop in the ‘legacies of the transatlantic slave trade’ and then had time to explore the museum with our task sheets.
Today, we had a special assembly followed by a workshop on renewable energy sources. Year 6 knew lots of information about this as we have covered aspects within our Geography topic.
39After learning about how important the oceans are, we produced our own presentations to show what we know.
36Some amazing work of Mount Etna in Year 4 today. So many facts and wonderful diagrams – well done!
For our PSHE lesson we are celebrating differences. In previous weeks we have spoken about racism, bullying and rumours and now we are researching a range of countries and what their culture looks like.
This week in science we have been looking at night and day. We have been learning about the rotation of Earth and how this creates daylight and nighttime.
We had an amazing afternoon in our lion dancing workshop. Happy Lunar New Year!
Today we learnt about the global supply chain and the different stages our products take to get to us (the customer). We debated which part of the supply chain was the most important and how fair the pay was. Our class debate was very passionate!
We were very lucky last week to have some visitors in our class talking to us about keeping our environment healthy and how to look after plants. We all planted our very own sunflower seeds to take home. 🌻
153Year 3 had a great afternoon making their own recycled paper and adding their own designs to this.
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We have had a lovely day at Martin Mere today.
we helped Ava find out which way she had to migrate, went on a treasure hunt, explored the wetlands and enjoyed the play area too!
This morning we have been learning about renewable and non-renewable energy, including the pros and cons about different types of each.
We then watched a live lesson from BBC Teach about the Water 💦 Cycle.
We learnt about the various renewable energy sources and produced leaflets about solar panels for Earth Day.
10Today we learnt about renewable resources and what we’re hoping for, for the future. We made websites to promote our ideas especially since it’s our future!
Today we celebrated Earth Day in Reception by using sun paper to make natural pictures. We also talked about ways to save and conserve
energy and used a parachute to use the power of the wind to have lots of fun outdoors.
As part of Earth Day, we also started finding out about the carbon emissions from countries and compared to how that stand against the populations.
10Today we celebrated Earth Day and we made kites today from recycled materials. We loved flying them outside.
109Our first task today was to name and locate human and physical landmarks within the United Kingdom. Following this, we used the OS National Grid to identify which maps would needed if we were traveling to visit each location.
7We had a very exciting start to our week with our first Chester Zoo Workshop on UK Wildlife. We used the iPads to find some species in our playground. The workshop got us excited for our upcoming trip to the zoo on Thursday. 🐒🐼🐯🦁🦋🐍
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We absolutely loved going to Martin Mere for our immersive Viking experience. We took part in weaving, foraging, thatching and defending the village.
Today we had a visit from Chester Zoo. We looked at animals and plants in our school grounds.
We have been learning about the difference between mountains and hills. We went outside to draw a diagram showing what we know.
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We have enjoyed making our balloon globes. We know the names of the continents and oceans.
63We have loved exploring the atlas to find continents and oceans.
8We had a fantastic day exploring Chester Zoo. The children loved looking at the variety of animals. We saw chimpanzees getting fed, lions having a nap, penguins splashing water and even explored the bat cave. The children had smiles on their faces all day! 🦁🐒🐧🦇
69We absolutely loved going to Chester Zoo to learn about the animals and the trees. All of the children behaved exceptionally and loved the trip.