Science

"At Catherine Wayte Primary School, we recognise the importance of Science in every aspect of daily life extending beyond the primary school classroom. The Scientific area of learning is concerned with increasing pupils’ knowledge and understanding of our world, and with developing skills associated with Science as a process of enquiry. It also develops the natural curiosity of the child, encourages respect for living organisms and the physical environment and provides opportunities for critical and reasoned thinking and the evaluation of evidence."

- an extract from our Science Policy (full document can be found below)

We recognise the subject of science as essential to our everyday lives and the future of the world.  Children are taught the essential aspects of knowledge, skills, methods, processes and uses of science.  Teaching and learning is carried out with a sense of excitement and curiosity about natural phenomena.

Spelling and vocabulary are also seen as an important aspect across our curriculum and will have a key focus in science teaching and learning.  Aspects of science covered include: plants, animals, habitats, seasonal changes, everyday materials, light, sound, forces, magnets, electricity, Earth and space, evolution and inheritance.

Here are some photos of the science learning at our school.

We recently celebrated British Science Week and during that week pupils participated in a range of scientific activities based on the theme of ‘Change and Adapt’.  FS2 learnt about life cycles with their duck eggs and Year 1 pupils were finding out about why wet wipes should not be flushed away.  In Year 2, pupils learnt about the changes in glaciers through experiments with ice and Year 3 looked at animal adaptations.  Year 4 greatly enjoyed making casein plastic and Year 5 focussed on experiments involving dissolving.  Finally, Year 6 pupils used their heights and shoes sizes for data handling activities and investigated filtering and the microplastic pollution problem using the eco-friendly sand to simulate the microplastics.

In addition, all pupils have designed a poster on this theme and a winner from each class was chosen.  Well done to: Jaxon (D1), Emilia (D2), Rev (A1), Zamaira (A2), Kishan (A4), John (C1), Phoebe and Willow (C2), Nathan (V1), Finley (V2), Amelia (V3), Olivia (V4), Alfie (V5) and Penny (V6).  Each child received a prize and certificate in assembly.  Five entries have been submitted to the official competition and a special well done to Zamaira, Amelia, Olivia, Alfie and Penny whose posters have been entered into this competition.