Updates

Friday 8th November, 2024

Sports Ambassadors

We are proud to announce Randlay’s Sports Ambassadors for 2024-2025. The children are ready to work hard and promote sport for all.

Meet the representatives:

Base 3

Utima and Aoife


Base 4

Harry and Ava

Base 5

Artem and Laila

Base 6

Ruby and Flyn

Base 7

Eliana

Base 8 

Rossi and Ivie

Base 9 

Shawn and Zenayah

Base 10

Ronnie and Anna

Base 11

Bella-Rose and Leo

Friday 8th November, 2024

Base 10 National Stem Day 2024:

 

For National STEM Day (8th November), we took part in an exciting workshop called Space and Time, led by Inventors & Makers. During the workshop, we learned about the role of engineers, focusing on the famous figures Neil Armstrong and Katherine Johnson, who played key roles in the Apollo 11 mission to the moon. We explored the Apollo 11 lunar module and investigated how forces like gravity, thrust, and exhaust impacted its journey. Afterward, we had the chance to create circuits and experiment with vibrations, working to make our rover imitation move in a straight line and travel faster. It was a hands-on way to explore engineering and space exploration!

 

 

Thursday 7th November, 2024

Board games club

Today, the children enjoyed playing Monopoly, Guess Who and Dominoes. Woody certainly built an empire in Monopoly.

Wednesday 6th November, 2024

Base 10 Gunpowder Plot Poetry!

In Base 10, to commemorate the Gunpowder Plot and the 5th November celebrations, we’ve blended poetry with computing in a truly explosive way!

As part of our computing unit on publishing, we wrote acrostic poems to reflect on the historic event, then typed them up for publication. Drawing inspiration from the chaotic energy of Jackson Pollock, we created splattered backgrounds to showcase our words. A perfect mix of art, history, and computing!

Wednesday 6th November, 2024

Base 10’s Wonka Chocolate Room Designs!

Wonka’s Letter:

In English, we are writing a narrative which will be set in a Chocolate Room (like the one in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) of our own design.

After receiving a letter from Mr Wonka, we set out to use our imaginations and creativity to design our own Chocolate Room.

 

Our Mind Maps:

AI

Following the creation of our designs, we inputted our ideas into AI which then digitally created our rooms! We can’t wait to use these as further inspiration for our writing!

 

Thursday 24th October, 2024

Base 10 Digestion Experiment

 

In our digestion experiment, we mashed a banana to mimic chewing and added water for saliva. This gooey mix went into a plastic bag as our “stomach,” where we added vinegar for acid and squeezed it to represent digestion. Then, we slid the bag into tights, acting as intestines, and squeezed again to let nutrients pass through while leaving waste behind. Who knew digestion could be so entertaining (and messy)?