We are delighted to share that our school has been awarded the Curious Minds Gold Award. This is our 16th science award. This...

What you need :Daffodil, jar, water, blue food colouring What you do: Fill a jar with water and add a little blue food colouring. Place the daffodil in the jar and leave for a few hours. Observe the flower over the next couple of days.

5th and 6th explored the concept of buoyancy by designing boats from a variety of materials in different shapes. Then we added weight to see which boat would sink first!

This week in science, we investigated surface tension using our art lesson on the northern lights as a starting point. We mixed food colouring with milk and then dipped soap in to observe the chemical reaction.

This week in science we investigated polymers and how their molecular chains form seals when punctured by a sharp object. We tested this theory using a sharp pencil and a bag of water.

We had great fun trying out a STEM challenge today in class. In groups we made a boat from tinfoil. The boat floated in water and we counted how many tens and units the boats could carry before they sank. We practised our skip counting in 10’s.

1st and 2nd class had great fun experimenting with a variety of magnets. First we predicted which items magnets would attract and which items would not.   We sorted these into 2 groups will attract and will not attract.  We also learned new vocabulary associated with magnets such as attract, repel, pole.

We have been covering pattern in maths. We decided to integrate this science experiment with the topic. You will need Skittles White plate Warm water Instructions Place the skittles around the edge of the plate. Carefully pour warm water over the top. Watch as the colours spread through the water! The Skittles are coated in food colouring and sugar. When you pour water over the skittles the coloured coating dissolves and diffuses through the water. Colourful patterns can be

1st and 2nd classes have been learning about Bees. Rathlee N.S. are working towards our 10th green flag under the theme Food and...

Congratulations to the staff and pupils of Rathlee N.S. on receiving a Curious Minds Gold Award. This is our 15th Plaque to date! Each...

There is great excitement in our classroom this week as a butterfly has emerged from its chrysalis. We were lucky to see this happening...

All classes have been busy this week planting spring onion and spinach seeds. We will be busy weeding our vegetable garden in...

We used bread to demonstrate the importance of washing our hands. The class touched one slice with unwashed hands and one slice with...

We used four glasses to investigate high and low sounds. We filled one glass with water and left one glass empty. When we tapped each...

The Bee-Bot is an interactive tool used to create hands-on and engaging learning experiences for primary school students. It is an...

We have been learning about homes in our SESE this month. We worked in pairs to build a variety of buildings from Lego. Wonderful...

We have been playing gumball in pairs this week. It has been fun while working on our mental maths skills.

Thank you to Jacob for bringing in the marine mammal skeletons which he found on the seashore with his family. Our investigations lead us...

Living things: plants and animals Energy and forces: Forces Maths:measuring We have been learning about bats in English this week. We...

Materials:Materials and Change You will need: 1/2 cup of vinegar, 1 tablespoon of bread soda, funnel, white balloon, bottle and black...

1st and 2nd class had fun working in pairs during maths class. They were working on counting items within a set and completing the number...

We demonstrated a handwashing science experiment that reminded us the importance of using soap when washing our hands. Soap makes "germs"...

We had fun investigating how sound waves travel. You will need: a bowl, cling film, baking tray, rolling pin, rice Method: Stretch the...

We made maracas by decorating bottles and putting eithe rice pasta or beans in the bottles to make the noise! We had lots of fun playing...