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
Tree planting – 80th celebrations
To help celebrate Colebourne’s 80th anniversary, every child has planted a native British tree on the field behind the school. They will be able to watch their tree grow over the coming years and in the future may be able
Year 2 Peckwood Sleep Over!
Our year 2 children have had a great time at Peckwood this week. All the children enjoyed a day at the base, taking part in lots of outdoor activities! Then some of the children stayed over and enjoyed a camp
Mr. Guest’s Summer Challenge 6: Bubble Snakes
This is the last of my summer holiday challenges. I can’t quite believe how fast the 6 weeks have gone! This is a fun way to make bubble snakes! You can go as creative is you want to in terms
Mr. Guest’s Summer Challenge 4: Stick raft
My fourth challenge for the summer holidays is to make a stick raft. You need to thing about the design and test it out (sink/bucket and maybe even a stream) Send me your photos or videos and I’ll share them
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
KS1 Summer Holiday Challenge – The Three Little Pigs !
Your challenge is to build a house for the three little pigs to keep them safe from the wolf. You will need to make sure that the wolf cannot blow the roof off your house. You will need to try
Fathers’ Day Activity Morning – book your place!
On Friday 17th June (9am – 10.30am) we will be holding a special Fathers’ Day morning. Dads, Granddads, Uncles and Male Friends are welcome to come with their Colebourne children to take part in a STEM (Science, Technology,
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 1 Space Centre Trip
Year 1 had a fantastic visit to the Space Centre as part of our Space theme. It was out of this world!