Year 6 had a phenomenal day dressed up as ancient Mesopotamian citezens. Children used the green screen to make videos, then edited them using the Do Ink app, and showed them to their parents who had an amazing time; they
Ogden Science Fair Competition
Colebourne had some superb entries for the Science Competition. Well done to everyone who entered. Judging was really tricky! A winner from each Key Stage was selected and on Thursday those children spent the day at Birmingham University, showcasing their
Year 5 Ancient Greece—Pupil Expert!
On Thursday 23rd March Year 5 presented their amazing Ancient Greece Pupil Expert work. Parents and teachers came to the presentation and thought it was fabulous and educational. Parents said “All the Year 5 team should be proud of the
Science Week 2017 at Colebourne
We have had a fantastic week at Colebourne celebrating National Science Week. Children have been experimenting with bubbles and doing other experiments. Year 2, 5 and 6 had Sublime Science workshops and Year 4—6 spent the day the BIG BANG
Science Fair 2017
We are excited to be taking part again in this year’s Primary Science Fair organised by the Pilot Partnership. The children have all been invited to participate by investigating and recording their own science project, either by themselves or with
Year 2 trip to Cadbury World
As part of their theme about Birmingham, Year 2 visited Cadbury World. They had a fabulous time and apart from enjoying being given free chocolate, they learnt a lot about George Cadbury’s factory. ‘George Cadbury only allowed men to work
Year 1 trip to the National Space Museum
Year 1 had a fantastic day out at the National Space Centre in Leicester. They enjoyed making and launching rockets during a workshop, watching ‘Astronaut’ at the planetarium and exploring the exhibitions. “I loved it when we made the weather
KS2 Summer Holiday Challenge – WIND POWER!
Background: For centuries windmills have been used to do work for us such as grinding flour or pumping water out of rivers. More recently windmills have been developed to use the power of the wind to generate electricity. Challenge: To
Science Fair Competition
Last week I told the children about the exciting ‘Science Fair,’ run by the ‘Pilot Partnership,’ an organisation that works extensively with Birmingham schools. This is an inter-school competition, the purpose of which is to raise ALL children’s awareness of
Year 2 – Victorian Day
As part of our Victorian theme, we had a special Victorian day. We made Victoria sponge cakes, had Victorian lessons and learnt even more about this period of History.