An Exciting Exhibition

Today there is a whole host of work about East and West Cowes on display in the classroom and learning street.

We hope you are able to come and celebrate your child’s learning.

 

Year 4 Assembly

Yesterday Year 4 showed all they had learned about West and East Cowes.  There was a good mixture of learning on display from excellent music played on glockenspiels along with a clapping game where other children playing claves.  Some good acting skills were shown by the children as they acted out their complaints about the Chain Ferry closing. Some super English work was read out and all the children sung Rod Stewart’s ‘Sailing’ to finish. Well Done Year 4!

I think the children have really enjoyed this theme along with the two trips to Cowes.

The Big Bang!

As part of Science Week the children have been learning about Alfred Nobel who invented dynamite.

In English they have been learning to take notes about his life which they then used to write a paragraph about him. In art they have created explosion pictures using pastels.

They have also designed a new Science Week logo and a poster advertising Science.

 

Designing and Making

The children have been very busy after their trip to Cowes.  They have designed and are beginning to make a structure related to the two towns.  There are ideas ranging from the Red Jet and Red Funnel to the Hammer Head Crane, Holy Trinity Church and the Floating Bridge. The children have chosen a variety of tools and materials to make their models. Once the models are complete the children will evaluate them against their designs and decide if they could be made better or stronger.

 

So Much History in East Cowes

Today the children had an extremely long walk to get to East Cowes.  They started at the bottom of Stag Lane where we discuss Vestas and the wind turbine blades.  On the walk they stopped to look at some old ship wrecks, the location of the new Island Harbour along with the old paddle steamer the Ryde Queen. Looking over to Whippingham they saw the St Mildrid’s church often frequented by Queen Victoria when she was on the Island.  Continuing the walk we stopped at a view point to see up and down the river looking at new developments and old historic buildings such as Cowes Power Station.

When we arrived at Cowes we walked past the former Coles Boat Yard and stopped to look at the old dry dock which is no longer in use.  The children then walked down some of the older street where bombing took place in the second world war.  Here we had a good close up view of the Hammer Head Crane before crossing to East Cowes via the floating bridge.

At the Heritage centre we were welcomed by some brilliant volunteers who told the children a whole array of information about the town, it’s buildings and the ship building industry.

Finally we visited the Classic Boat Gallery where the children learned a huge amount about the two towns, their ship building past and how Saunders Roe (now Venture Quays) built many flying boats and sea planes.

I am sure children will be able to tell you much more than I have been able to write.  It has been a fantastic day!!

 

 

 

 

There is so much to see in Cowes

The trip to Cowes was a huge success.  The children were so excited on the Floating Bridge as we crossed from East Cowes to West. We stopped and sketched at many locations including the Royal Yacht Squadron.  The children gained a real incite into the historic buildings of Cowes, along with the ship building industry and sailing aspect.

As we stopped at the Alms Houses a very kind resident came out to explain all about them to the children. Whilst we ate our lunch in the Bandstand the children had a great view of the Red Funnel Ferry and Red Jet along with the Blade Runner which had just come up the River Medina with a huge wind turbine blade on it.  On our walk up to Northwood Park we were also luck to find Holy Trinity Church open and were welcomed in for a look around.