Women of STEM
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Over the last few weeks Ashwood have been taking part in the Engineers Without Borders schools’ workshops, provided by Sheffield university students so far, they have explored:Margaret Murie – without her we would not have national parks to help to protect thousands of animals.Famous astronaut and previous Sheffield student – Helen Sharman! The first British […]
Y1 Have Fun on British Science Week
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As part of British Science Week Year 1 were chemists. They enjoyed weighing out and mixing ingredients to make 3 types of slime. They explored the properties of each slime and then made predictions about which slime would be best for splatting and stretching. The children then performed different fair tests to see if their predictions were […]
Y1 Enjoying National Careers Week
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At Ashwood we dream big! The children in Year 1 have high aspirations for their careers when they grow up. They enjoyed dressing up as part of careers week. They know if they work hard enough they can be anything they want to be!
Y1 Visit the Yorkshire Transport Museum
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Year 1 enjoyed their trip to Yorkshire Transport Museum. As part of our history learning we have been looking at different modes of transport. The children really enjoyed being picked up by a heritage bus and looking at different vehicles from the past.
FS1 & FS2 Learn Water Safety
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The children in Foundation had a great time learning about water safety this morning with a live webinar from Yorkshire Water. We learned that we have to follow the S.A.F.E rule: StayAwayFromEdge We also know that we need to call 999 if we see anyone in danger.
🎨Year 3 Learn All About Colours
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Year 3 have wowed us with how neat their colour wheels are! We used our primary colours to make our secondary colours. 🖌🎨
Poetry Masters in the Making!
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Year 4 have been working closely with Grimm and Co in Rotherham creating their own poems . We were lucky to have radio presenter and poet Sile Sibanda work with the children on planning, writing and editing their own poetry. This resulted in a whole school performance and a performance to the parents showcasing their […]
Y6 First Aid Training
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This week Year 6 took part in a First Aid session and learnt all about CPR. They were incredibly mature in their approach and learnt lots of new skills. Well done Year 6 – you were absolutely amazing!
FS2’s Career Dreams🩺👮♀️✍
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Ahead of careers week, the children in Foundation talked about their hopes and dreams for their future careers. It’s great to see our children dreaming big.
Parent Book Event
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For world book day we invited parents to come into school to read our favourite books together as a family. We had a fantastic turn out. It is always great to share our love of books.