St Lawrence Hurst

🧬 What an awesome Science week the children have had!
A STEM workshop by Ali Khan, STEM innovation, straw gliders, slime and a Lego crime to solve! 🧪

This week Sparks Council used a thermal imaging camera to identify heat wastage around the school. As well as having lots of fun snapping these pictures, they were amazed to see the old-style theatre lights reaching over 100 degrees! Thankfully, most of the school’s bulbs are running at a much cooler temperature. 🔥

Congratulations to our Year 5 and Year 6 Code Club students who successfully completed the Astro Pi Mission Zero challenge!

Working in teams, the children learned to use Python coding to create a program that ran on an Astro Pi computer aboard the International Space Station. Their programs used data from the station’s colour and light sensor to create personalised nature-inspired images for astronauts to see during their daily work.

The children showed fantastic aspiration and resilience as they tested and debugged over 50 lines of code to meet the challenge criteria. As a reward for their ‘astronomical’ achievement, every participant received a certificate showing when and where the International Space Station was when their program was run in space.

Well done to all of our young coders on this amazing achievement!

Here are the key dates for next week. For more information, please see the schools’ website.

🌊☀️ Year 2 had a fantastic day at the beach! From exploring rock pools and discovering fascinating sea creatures to creating beautiful artwork from natural treasures found along the shore, our young adventurers embraced creativity, curiosity, and teamwork. What a wonderful way to learn about nature while making special memories by the sea! 🐚🦀🎨

Here are the details of this month’s hub which will be based on your child’s transition throughout the school. We will share slides on the website after the event.

Year 3 had a fantastic day at the South of England Show! 🐑🚜🐄 The children explored farm animals, learned about agriculture and countryside life, and enjoyed a variety of exciting displays and activities. A wonderful day of learning, discovery, and fun outside the classroom! 🌟

Here are the key dates for next week. Please note that the non-uniform day on Friday for the PTA has been cancelled. For more information, please see the school website.

Another set of photos from our fantastic day at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard! ⚓️ Year 5 loved exploring historic ships, discovering what life at sea was really like, and uncovering fascinating moments from history. A memorable trip full of discovery, excitement, and plenty of smiles! 😊