Category: STEM

17th May 19

Year 5 thoroughly enjoyed a visit from Architecture Workshops this week, learning about the Taj Mahal in India and building their very own version out of sticks and elastic bands! The pupils learnt how this example of Indian architecture was built and then worked together to create their own structure. They all cheered when they…

3rd May 19

Year 6 spent a wet and exhilarating Thursday afternoon in their latest STEM challenge. The maxim “Imagination is more important than knowledge.”(Albert Einstein) proved food for thought as the children set about their latest STEM task set by Mrs Simmons. The challenge was to create a floating boat that could support the equivalent weight of…

29th March 19

Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge. Carl Sagan On Wednesday evening, the marquee was the venue for The Blue Coat School Year 6 Science Fair 2019.  All of our Year 6 children have worked extremely diligently throughout this term and they have produced 76 creative projects…

15th March 19

2F performed their class assembly this week to both Reception and then KS1 respectively. The theme of the assembly was based around Science, connecting to our scientific learning as part of British Science Week. Our assembly asked the question: what if science didn’t exist? The moral of the story quickly revealed that in fact, science…

8th March 19

This term we have introduced STEM to the Y6 curriculum.   What is STEM?  STEM is Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. These are all areas of learning that children need to be comfortable with to excel in the future.  STEM education is far more than just ‘lumping’ those subject titles together.  It’s a philosophy of…

1st March 19

Transition had a very exciting morning on Friday when their mummies and daddies came into school and worked with them in their classrooms. Parents attended a talk by Mrs West to learn about how Maths is taught in Transition and how to support their child to understand and consolidate mathematical concepts.  Parents then worked on…

1st February 19

Thank you to the parents in Reception that were able to attend our Parent Workshop focusing on Maths. After an informative introduction from Mrs West about the importance of children fully understanding mathematical concepts, the teachers in Reception showed what maths looks like in the classroom to the parents. In the children’s previous lesson, they…

25th January 19

On Wednesday, a small group of Year 4 pupils travelled to King Edward’s School to participate in the Year 4 Maths Borcherds Shield Maths Challenge for independent schools. It was a thoroughly enjoyable day for everyone indeed. The competition consisted of two rounds: a crossnumber and a relay. The relay was a real test of…

25th January 19

Reception have enjoyed using technology as part of this week’s topic all about the ‘Moon and Stars’. Chromebooks were used to create space pictures and the children explored our rocket ship role-play area with torches and other technological props. Their learning this week has been ‘out of this world’ – well done, Reception! Miss Barrett

25th January 19

We are very grateful for the parents that took the time to attend our Parent Share in KS1, focusing on Maths and the importance of depth of knowledge. After a very interesting introduction which discussed the significance of fully understanding mathematical concepts as opposed to rote learning and memorising, teachers in Years 1 & 2…