Year 1 Science Trip to @Bristol

The whole of Year 1 enjoyed a fun and interesting learning experience at the @Bristol Science Centre recently.

We learned about Sound and Light in the Planetarium, and had a great time discovering scientific facts and information in the rest of the interactive centre.

Using a magnifying glass to explore rocks.

The Planetarium is a pleasure to the senses of sight and hearing.

The Big Pedal 2013 - Friday March 8th

The Big Pedal is a massive cycle and scoot to school event.

How massive? In the Big Pedal 2012 over 890,000 journeys were made by bike and scooter, by pupils at nearly 1,000 schools, representing a combined total of over 310,000 pupils.

It’s not just big, it’s brilliant: on Friday March 8th Easton Primary School will be competing against other schools for the highest number of children, parents and school staff to cycle or scooter to school.

To win, we need as many people as possible to cycle or scooter to school on Friday March 8th, because we are being fit, healthy and active, reducing our school carbon footprint and giving us the best possible chance to win an amazing school prize.

Click here for more information.

BSLC2 visit local glass making factory.

BSLC2 class today learnt the science behind how beautiful glass ornaments are made from a few simple ingredients.


Quick Quiz:
Can you name the three main ingredients of glass? - Post them in the comments below then see Mr Nutting for a prize.

Year 3 and 4 Science Show - The Theory of Matter

The 'Explorer Dome' team came to Easton today with an unusual and exciting collection of models and demonstrations to investigate the particle theory of matter.

Solids, liquids and gases - what is the difference and what happens as they change state? Unusual substances such as liquid nitrogen and solid carbon dioxide were used to bring alive this important part of the National Curriculum.

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1 - Chocolate is usually a solid. It can change state into a liquid. To do this, you need to:

a) - heat it up

b) - cool it down

c) - give it to your teacher

2 - I take on the shape of my container. What am I?

a) - a solid

b) - a banana

c) - a liquid

3 - Which of the following is an example of a gas:

a) - smelly socks

b) - oxygen

c) - shampoo

School is closed today due to adverse weather conditions.

Friday 18th January.

Inservice Day - 21st January 2013

Monday 21st January 2013 is an Inservice day. School will be closed to children for staff training.

Christmas Steel Drum Performance by Year 3

This term Year 3 have been learning how to play steel drums in their music lessons.

Yesterday, they gave a fantastic perfomance to an anticipatory Key Stage 2 audience, the amazing results can be seen in the video below.

Christmas Celebrations

Lots of extra fun things have been going on at school this week in between the usual fun learning.

The whole school had a very special visitor; Santa took time out of his busy schedule to pay us a visit here at Easton Primary School.

Santa and his Elf visit Reception

Early Years and Key Stage 1 both performed amazing Christmas Nativities for parents and the rest of the school.

Key Stage 1 Nativity

Yr 6 Topic trip to M Shed and Arnos Vale Cemetery

The Year 6 topic this term is World War Two. To enhance the learning of this topic we were lucky enough to visit two different learning locations.

M Shed gave us insight into what life was like during the second World War.

School during WW2.

Arnos Vale Cemetery allowed us to learn about and pay respect to some of the events of the war.

Quiz (please answer below in the comments box):

1. What year did World War 2 start and what year did it end?
2. Can you name the leader of the Allied Army in Britain - extra point for his or her nickname?

Yr 4 Ancient Egypt Topic Trip

Year 4 are studying Ancient Egypt this term. Yesterday both classes visited Bristol Museum to discover more about this fascinating topic.

An Ancient sarcophagus



 Quiz:
What are the above jars called, and what were they used for?

Did you know? - The Egyptians used to mummify their cats to take to the afterlife.