It's beginning to look (a little bit) like Christmas..

Whole School

The children were entranced by the online Christingle , Christ Church recorded online for Stanmore Primary School today. They loved making their own Christingle oranges and understand what all the different elements symbolised.

Rowan

This week we looked at how prey adapt to avoid being captured by predators. We investigated if camouflaging was the most effective adaption by designing two moths; one that would camouflage in with the woodlands and one that wouldn't. The moth predators then had two minutes to find as many moths as they could. Our results showed us that camouflaging was effective, but we also discussed that it wouldn't also prevent prey from being captured. 

Enjoying the Arts

Maple class

Maple class had their first design and technology lesson on Monday where we learnt about shelters and shade and why those things are important! We went on a shelter's scavenger hunt around the school to see what types of shelters we could find.

We have also had some fantastic success solving our class puzzles this week.

Rowan Class

Rowan class took part in their Listen to Me Music concert this week. Thank you to all the families who came to support them. They sounded amazing.

Birch Class

As part of their topic work, Birch class made some amazing clay pots this week, They thought about the design, shape and even patterns.

Oak Class

Oak class have been practicing their arpeggios in their music lesson. Having mastered the glockenspiel we moved on to flute and clarinet!

Elm Class

In Elm class the children have been experimenting with creating molds and cats using cardboard, clay and plaster of paris. We weren’t entirely successful but the children enjoyed using the silicon mold to make small objects.

Jazz band!

The children were entranced by Winchester College Jazz Combo which performed on Wednesday afternoon. Having learnt all about flugelhorns and other brass and wind instruments played, they clapped along to the up- lifting music.

Kindness

R2L

R2L have been looking at what bullying means this week. They created some odd socks to show that although we may be different on the outside, we are all the same inside. They have also painted some kindness stones and hidden them around the school - I wonder who will find them!

Year 2

Year 2 have been exploring the properties of 2D shapes in maths this week and have loved using the Geo Boards to investigate sides and vertices.

Year 5/6

Year 5/6 are learning to be future mechanical engineers. They looked at the gears on a bike to see that smaller gears rotate more quickly and are easier to turn but do not provide much force. 

 Larger gears rotate more slowly and are harder to turn but provide more force. Gears are used in bicycles to make it easier to cycle uphill and faster to cycle on the flat. We now know to use smaller gears when cycling up Stanmore Lane! 

Stanmore's bright ideas

Birch

Year 3 have been working hard at their hockey skills this week and are showing some excellent dribbling using both sides of the stick. They have also been exploring the idea of remembrance and completing some lovely poppy art,

Sycamore

This week we have been creative in our English lessons. Thinking about characters and settings ready for when we create our own Viking Saga's. We had to think about the qualities of a good Viking hero and create an appropriate setting for our quest to take place in.

Yr 6

Year 6 children have been working hard on their maths in lessons and during the school day. Some children have been participating in one to one online tuition and others have been challenged to think about reasoning and problem solving in different ways with Winchester College and in class. Here are some of our children pushing themselves to think in different ways.

Experiments, Maths and Bendy Children

Sycamore

Sycamore Class were experimenting with different types of toothpaste, eggs and vinegar. We now have a very smelly classroom and a burning desire for fish and chips tonight! We can’t wait to see the results of our experiments.

Birch

In Gymastics we have been learning how to hold and extend a dish, arch and front support shape, as well as a japana. The children practiced these skills and then created a short routine showing them off, linked by smooth transitions.

In Maths the children have been learning to add and subtract 3-digit numbers where they need to make an exchange. To do this, they have been using concrete apparatus alongside written methods to demonstrate their understanding.

Our Magnificent Choir

Stanmore Choir showed how wonderful they were this week with a performance in Winchester Cathedral for hundreds of graduates and their family and friends. All the children looked incredible and Winchester University were amazed at how well they sang. They have made everyone at Stanmore very proud - and there may even have been a few wet eyes. Many thanks to Mrs Mitton and Mrs Eagle for their help in school and for Mr Valentine for his coaching sessions.

Birch class

In Science this week, Birch class have been learning all about the human skeleton and have been labelling bones on their own bodies. They even learnt some Hebrew names for the different parts.

Sycamore

Remarkable Writing!

Year 4 have been creating explanation texts about how to look after a mythical creature. Here are some of the highlights.

Year 5/6

Year 5/6 have finished their English topic by typing up their Solar System explanation texts. See below for some examples.

Marvellous Maths

Thank you for everyone who attended our Maths Meeting , where we were able to explain more about our new curriculum. We have attached the power point presentation for you to explore

Maths Meeting Presentation

Stubbington residential

Year 6 spent the week at Stubbington in Fareham this week. They took part in lots of activities, like Gnome Caching, Earthquake, house challenges and making small hotels for mammals. The children had a brilliant time and the Staff at Stubbington were so impressed with how everyone worked as a team and threw themselves into every activtity.

Thank you to all the staff who gave up their time to support this fantastic trip.

Here’s a few highlights.

Year 3

Birch Class have concluded their art project ,'Contrast and Complement', where they have been learning about features of secondary and tertiary colours on the colour wheel. Inspired by great artists, the children mixed a colour palette using primary colours and used them to create these beautiful watercolours.

Year 4

Year 4 showed off their climbing skills this week in their indoor PE session.

Exploring Stanmore

Catkins

Catkins planned and carried out a route around Stanmore using Google Maps. We looked at the features we could see on the map and then searched for these during our walk. We found a tree that was 99 years old and spotted lots of Autumnal change around Stanmore. We then retraced our steps using Google Street view.

Birch Class

Birch Class carried out an experiment to see which foods were the fattiest. We crushed up a range of different foods and put them on sugar paper, leaving them for an hour. We looked at the greasy marks left behind to see which of the foods contained the most fat.

Sycamore

Sycamore class have been learning how to do addition with exchanging. They have really enjoyed using all the concrete resources to support their learning.

Year 5 /6

Year 5/6 have been exploring different forces this term and also types of friction. This week we looked at water resistance and tested whether the shape of an object made a different to how it moved in the water.

The Brass is Back!

Maple Class

Year 1 have done some amazing work this week in science learning about Venn diagrams and organising different things into the correct categories.

Rowan class

Rowan class have been using their knowledge on primary and secondary colours to create their own piece of art work. They made varying hues of secondary colours by adding different amounts of primary colours together.

Birch class

Year 3 have started their music lesson with Beyond the Beat and have really taken to the new brass instruments. The children all tried really hard and the teachers were impressed with their motivation and resilience.

Year 5 / 6

Year 5 and 6 spent time searching for clues to understand the religious beliefs from the Shang Dynasty and created some fantastic two page spreads with the information.