Road Safety Sale Thursday and Friday this week on the playground

 

Year 4 - Maths - Fractions

 As part of our Year 4 maths learning on finding fractions of amounts, the children took part in a practical lesson in Forest School. Using natural resources such as leaves, logs, sticks and trees, the children worked together to find and represent different fractions of given amounts. This helped to consolidate our understanding of fractions by applying mathematical skills in a real-life, outdoor context and supported problem solving skills with our classmates. 

Bannockburn Fun Run - Sunday 8th March 2026

 Come walk, jog or run in our annual Bannockburn Fun Run and earn House Points for your team!

This year it will be held on Sunday 8th March 2026 at the Manor Way site. We look forward to seeing you there!

Sycamore enjoy Mini Chef

On Friday, Sycamore Class enjoyed making cheesy vegetable pasta. They were sensible and safe when cutting the ingredients and grating the cheese. 

Year 6 Science

This term Year 6 have been consolidating their knowledge of electricity and circuits. They have learned about parallel and series circuits, and drawn diagrams of a range of circuits using the correct symbols for the various components. This week they conducted an experiment to see what happens when the number of cells in a circuit is increased. They noticed how the lightbulb became brighter each time additional cells were added. 

Year 6 Computing

Programming in Scratch

This term Year 6 have been learning all about variables in programming, using Scratch, and have already practised creating variables in simple games and projects. Next week, they will be applying their skills to debugging and improving a jailbreak game, created by Bannockburn's computing lead, Mr. Baxter. The game involves collecting keys to escape jail, while avoiding the guards. Both the finished game and a broken version of the game have been made available to the children within their Scratch classroom, and they will be attempting to debug it by finding the mistakes with the variables. They will also have a series of challenges to complete, such as adding extra food and guards. 

Year 4 - Natural History Museum trip

Year 4 went on an exciting trip to the Natural History Museum to support their learning about volcanoes and earthquakes. The children explored fascinating exhibits that showed how the Earth changes over time, including real rock samples, models of volcanoes, and information about tectonic plates. They learned new vocabulary and discovered how scientists study natural disasters to help keep people safe.

One of the highlights of the day was experiencing an earthquake in the simulator, where the children could safely feel what an earthquake is like and understand its impact on buildings and people. The class also took part in a hands-on workshop led by museum experts, where they asked thoughtful questions and deepened their understanding of how volcanoes erupt and why earthquakes happen. It was an enjoyable and memorable trip that brought their classroom learning to life.