What a wonderful term we have had settling into 2025! Kicking off with our new theme, ‘Adventurers and Explorers’, we have thoroughly enjoyed learning all about famous explorers and their expeditions all around the world. 

We have researched lots of different explorers, from Amy Johnson to Ernest Shackleton, and plotted their adventures on a timeline. We also chose our own adventurer, carried out independent research and presented our findings in the form of a biography. In addition, we collated our research to create databases for a variety of adventurers.

The children had the opportunity to step into the life of Ernest Shackleton and couldn’t believe that the crew of his ship, The Endurance, survived! Our diary entries as the stowaway, Perce Blackborow, portrayed the complete disbelief of his team’s endeavour. 

Baking ‘sledging biscuits’ has also been an exciting and enjoyable part of our theme, and we thoroughly enjoyed eating them!

S.T.E.M

Our S.T.E.M topic this term is closely linked to our theme; exploring the polar regions. Techniquest have supported our learning with their online shows, teaching us all about the similarities and differences between the Arctic and Antarctica. Following this, we carried out an insulation experiment to identify the best insulating material for a polar explorer’s clothing.

P.E. 

In P.E, we have been developing passing, dribbling and shooting skills in football. We have explored the world of Welsh country dance and created our own choreography for our Eisteddfod dance entries.

We are extremely excited to continue our Adventures and Explorers theme next term, and are especially looking forward to working on our Ernest Shackleton Lego stop motion projects!