Year 2 have been looking at similarities and differences of a variety of evergreen leaves as they start their new topic of Plants. @C2Pleasant @PleasantStPrim

Year 1 have been looking for signs of spring around school. They noticed the daffodils, irises, crocuses and the blossom and buds on some deciduous trees. @C1Pleasant @PleasantStPrim

What a fabulous day spent with some of our Year 5 children today, enjoying the winter sun in Delamere Forest with Andy from UKMS. @C5Pleasant @UKMilSchool

Year 2 were discussing the importance of exercise to stay healthy. We checked our pulse before and after exercise. We then carried out an investigation to see if the tallest in our class were the fastest runners. @C2Pleasant @PleasantStPrim

Year 1 have been trying to identify the diet of different animals by being play-dough poop detectives. They identified carnivores, herbivores and omnivores. @C1Pleasant @PleasantStPrim

Today Year 3 were investigating the impact friction has on the car travelling over different surfaces. They measured how far their cars travelled using a tape measure, measuring the distance in cm. @C3Pleasant @PleasantStPrim

Year 2 have been learning the importance of personal hygiene and investigating how quickly germs 🦠 can spread. Two children had glittery hands after shaking hands with each other, all the class had glitter on their hands @C2Pleasant @PleasantStPrim

Year 1 have been learning about the diet of different animals. Sorting carnivores, herbivores and omnivores @C1Pleasant @PleasantStPrim

Year 5 worked in pairs and used force meters to measure the weight of some objects. In science, the weight of an object is defined as the force of gravity on the object and is measured in newtons. @C5Pleasant @PleasantStPrim

Year 5 have been investigating different forces including friction, and were amazed how friction stopped the 2 interlocking books being pulled apart. They also tried to create balanced forces with a ball and 2 straws. @C5Pleasant @PleasantStPrim

Year 4 have been examining their teeth and observing how different the incisors and canines are. They also ate apples to notice the function of each type of tooth. @C4Pleasant @PleasantStPrim

Year 3 continued their study of ‘Forces and Magnets’ last week by investigating the strengths of magnets. Using magnets, paint and magnetic objects in plastic trays, they made their individual artwork. @C3Pleasant @PleasantStPrim

Year 1 were using thermometers last week. They observed what happens when they put the thermometer in ice. ‘The red line moved down’, showing that the temperature of the ice was colder. They put warm coloured water on the ice and observed it melting. @C1Pleasant @PleasantStPrim

This group of Year 3 pupils composed their own song to remember different types of skeletons, AMAZING! @C3Pleasant @PleasantStPrim

Congratulations to this Year 3 pupil, who completed her moving hand at home, showing resilience and resourcefulness. The straws represent the bones and the thread represents the muscles and tendons. @C3Pleasant @PleasantStPrim

Using different elastic bands of elastic bands, Year 4 made musical instruments and explored pitch @C4Pleasant @PleasantStPrim

On Friday, Year 1 were able to enjoy playing in the snow and then whilst back in their class they explored ice melting by touching the blocks of ice and by pouring warm water over the ice. @C1Pleasant @PleasantStPrim

Year 3 had a fabulous day at the zoo recently. The rain did not stop us exploring the wide range of animals. @PleasantStPrim @C3Pleasant @chesterzoo