National Science Week

By Ms Emily Begbie, Assistant Head of Junior School Learning and Teaching

Last week, the Junior School (JS) celebrated National Science Week with an exciting range of offerings. Students engaged with guest speakers, visits to the Secondary School science labs, and a whole-of-Junior-School Milo Tin Class Challenge.

Dr Graham Walker launched Science Week with a series of spectacular science shows exploring states of matter, surface tension and combustion. The thrilling grand finale involved a soft toy being launched from a canon – science and action combined!

During the week, students participated in a range of lunchtime activities, which included talks by special guest Dr Brad Tucker, visits to the Secondary School science labs to conduct experiments, and the Milo Tin Class Challenge final. Congratulations to 4KS and 3RB for winning first and second place in the challenge. The week concluded with some scintillating experiments during our JS Celebrations on Friday.

We would like to thank Dr Brad Tucker for sharing his time and expertise. Thank you also to Ms Tracey Craze and the Secondary School Science team for providing such rich and interesting offerings for our Junior School students. And a huge thank you to Mr Dean O’Brien, Mr Jon Craddock and Mrs Jo Keogh for their energy and hard work in creating so many valuable learning opportunities for our students. We are grateful for all your efforts.