A warm welcome awaits pupils at Sycamore Academy.
From our 2 year old provision, nursery, through to Reception and year groups we nurture enthusiasm and a thirst for knowledge.
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Call us on 0115 915 5804 for more information or to book a visit.
In PE we have been developing our communication, problem solving and team work skills while taking part in orienteering challenges.
We visited Into University to learn about the cities and culture of North America to support our geography topic.
We have been using the diennes to understand how to add and subtract degrees in angles.
In science, we tested air resistance of different size and shaped objects by conducting our own experiments.
We have been continuing to learn our stringed instruments and are making fantastic progress. We can’t wait to perform to an audience.
Our new English text is Holes by Louis Sachar. We got into role as the characters and had a go at digging our own holes.
In science we have been learning about reversible and irreversible changes as part of our materials topic. We had lots of fun making slime and investigating whether we could reverse the changes.
As historians, we have been learning about Britain during WW2. Our DT project linked to our history and we made Anderson shelters. We also visited the Orchard to learn about life during WW2.
We have been enjoying reading for pleasure in year 5. We have a wide range of reading materials. If you are looking for a book recommendation then come and ask one of us.
We have been learning about the lunar cycle in the best possible way – with food!
We are developing our teamwork skills in PE.
