Swanwick Lakes

Swanwick Lakes

5ML had a class trip to Swanwick Lakes which is a free to enter wildlife reserve . 5ML got to try a range of activities and therefore they learnt a lot about animals and nature . At Swanwick Lakes , they have a man-made hill known as New Hill and as they used the soil they dug up to make the lakes , there is rubbish in the ground . As well as this there is a variety of wildlife . There is also a lake there to look at with its quacking ducks . Last of all , there is a pond to do pond-dipping in and find exiting creatures such as the mayfly nymph and the rarely-seen stonefly .

by Ryan.S 5ML

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Science Dome

In the Science Dome, we learnt about space and it was so much fun. It was an amazing experience, like a planetarium. Our mentor, Steve, made it sound so real. In the middle of the dome was a huge projector. To keep the dome inflated, there was a fan. At first it was a bit scary and pitch black. So that he could keep everything under control, Steve had a remote control. We learnt about black holes and that there is one in our galaxy (Milky Way). In addition, we learnt about constellations, dog's collar and Perseus. Also, that Jupiter rotates the fastest and Mercury rotates the slowest.


Inside the Science dome.



Alyssia 5SP

Swanwick Lakes

On 12th April, 5TM went to Swanwick Lakes and we had a really fun time. It was amazing there, although it was quite muddy.

Our first activity was pond dipping. We had a net which we used to catch creatures in the pond.

Our main priority was to discover the quality. We could determine this by the creatures we netted.

Next, we went to the stream to carry out some experiments. We were in groups of five and each of us waded into the water to carry out the experiments. We had to measure the water depth, width and speed.

 After that, we had our lunch. Next, we climbed up the new hill which they had built.

We also talked about the water cycle.

After all of this, it was time to go home.

Alfie & Ashika 5TM

 

    

Continuing St Paul's Work

In 5SP, we looked at the letters from St Paul and thought about how we could copy him in today's world. Here is Alphen's Apostle's Advice Sheet:

Responding to St Paul

In 5ML, we have been looking at the writings of St Paul, especially his letters to the Ephesians, Colossians and Corinthians. We wrote a group advice sheet for modern apostles and some questions which we would like to ask St Paul.

Group Advice Sheet for Apostles Today

• What you do for others is what you do for Jesus
• Remember the Beatitudes
• Follow the Bible - it tells you how to live (BIBLE stands for Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth)
• Go on pilgrimages
• Befriend people, even your 'enemies'
• Live a full life
• Be humble, gentle and patient

Questions we would like to ask St Paul

• How many ways can you show love? Candice
• Who is it that protects us most? Aruna
• How can our family and friends protect us? Chloe
• In what situations could you use these qualities? Leon
• Do we have trust in our lives?
• How can we rely on people to tell us the truth? Libby
• Does love sometimes lie? Kasia
• Why is love the most important one? Piotr

Table tennis - Year 5/6 Blog

On the 24th November 2015, 16 children (boys & girls) participated in the Table Tennis tournament at St. Mary's Leisure Centre, Southampton. The players were divided into 4 teams: Springhill A; Springhill B; Springhill C and a Springhill Girl team. I was taking part in the competition and this is what happened...    

First of all, we left the school at 1:45 pm and our second adult (including Mr Cowap) was Ziraq (a student in Southampton Solent University) Soon, the minibus began to leave the school. When we arrived, I was feeling excited about the matches I was going to play. I was determined to play just when I saw the table, but the others got there first! A while later, the lady (who told us what to do) explained which table we should play in (Table 1/ Table 2) and since I was in Springhill C, I had to do my matches on Table 2. I was chosen as Player 4 (out of four) It was in only a few minutes away from my first match!

Alphen

Table tennis Timmy

On the 24th of November the table tennis team played against other school. We where split up into three teams the A team the B team and the C team I was in the B team with Nicholas, Yacob and Neven. I had only played table tennis five times and I got in the team and altogether I played four games and I won 3. We played eleven points in each game.

Firstly, we left just after lunch at 1:45pm with Ziraq and Mr Cowap. Ziraq works at Solent Southampton University. the scores that I won where on my first one. I won 12 10 and on my second one I won 5 10.

Timmy 5SP