27/09/23
Space club
In space club this week, we explored radio waves and found out about the difference between AM and FM.
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15/09/23Wildlife video of the week
This week we welcomed a jay bird, and a squirrel who had fun exploring our camera.Read Full Story
27/04/23Pond day
Year 5 spent the day at our pond looking at the wildlife and carrying out some essential pond maintenance. They spotted so many newts.Read Full Story
25/04/23Science club
In science club this week, the children made a universal indicator using red cabbage. They then added different acids and alkalis to make some of the colours of the rainbow.Read Full Story
17/03/23Year 4 tracked the FUNcube satellite
Year 4 tracked a satellite across the sky and received a personal message from it. The message read - Congrats to year 4 @ St Peter in Thanet school from FUNcube1. Hilderstone Radio Society supported the session and explained how a satellite works and the important functions they perform...Read Full Story.jpg)
14/03/23Year 6 sent a message to the ISS
Year 6 children sent a message to the International Space Station as part of Mission Zero. Mission Zero offers young people the chance to have their code run in space! Write a simple program to take a reading from the colour and luminosity sensor on an Astro Pi computer on board the Internation...Read Full Story
10/03/23Morse code with lights
Year 3 learnt Morse code and then sent a message using LEDs. They were supported by Hilderstone Amateur Radio Society as part British Science Week.Read Full Story
07/03/23Science club
In science club this week, the children made butter by shaking a container full of double cream. We watched the fat separate from the water and clump together. We then taste tested to see how much salt we should add. Why don't you try it at home?Read Full Story
24/02/23Wildlife video of the week
This week our camera captured lots of frogs in our pond. Listen to the noise they make! We now have a pond full of frog spawn to enjoy.Read Full Story
21/02/23Science club
In science club this week, we explored magnets. We managed to balance three hex nuts on the side of a glass with the help of a magnet. Why don't you try it out?Read Full Story
08/02/23Science club
In science club, we explored polymers. How many pencils did we manage to push through a bag of water? Do you know why this happened?Read Full Story
20/01/23Our first Big Outdoor Day
All 371 children spent the whole day outside and explored nature in the local area and in our school grounds.Read Full Story