On Friday 12th May, Y6 had a brilliant day working on an enterprise project with a local company. The task was to work in small groups to design a music station for a school playground. They had to think about costings, their unique selling point and many other aspects of design. After a full on day of planning and designing, they then had to pitch to a panel of judges, who scored them on various aspects of both their proposals and their presentations. Congratulations to our winning team (Ruby, Alani, Lilian, Harry C and Anton) , who will go through to the next round. Their design was colourful and fun, but also carefully though through, with access and activities for both disabled and able-bodied users. The winners of the city-wide competition will have their design made and put into production, so we've got everything crossed for them!
The children had a big surprise today! A crew of firefighters came to visit in their fire engine. We didn't tell the children in advance in case there was an emergency and they couldn't come, but luckily it was a quiet morning for them! The children were so excited and afterwards said that it was the best day ever! They all got the chance to sit in the fire engine and also to squirt the hose. They also told us lots of information about what to do if we ever see a fire. The children were given a special job to do, they have to check that their house is fitted with smoke detectors and ask their adult to press the button and make sure they are working.
Our topic about the emergency services has now moved onto the RNLI. A member of their education department visited us on Tuesday. Mrs Cameron brought a selection of uniforms to show us along with lots of safety information and rules for us to follow at the seaside. The children were so engrossed listening to her and made us really proud by asking sensible questions and telling her the facts that they already knew.
It is always good to find a different place to visit. This was the first time we have taken FS2 to this museum, but we all agreed we would definitely like to go again! The children spent all day looking around and finding out about emergency vehicles used now and in the past. They all agreed that the police cells were terrible and smelly, but they loved the rest of the building!
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