Science at St Thomas More:

• Children at St Thomas More have an enthusiasm for Gods natural world around them and the Science that underpins this. 

• Children are empowered to act, think and undertake learning as a scientist might to ensure that learning is purposeful and engaging.

• Children will be provided with a ‘hand’s on’ enquiry-based curriculum where they will experience the joy of having wonderful ideas, exploration and investigation.

• Children are provided with a stimulating knowledge based Science curriculum that nurtures children’s natural curiosity and intellectual development.

• There is a whole school ethos of understanding and caring for the world around us and an understanding of our responsibility towards both the immediate and the wider environment and community.

• Our school grounds are used as a rich resource which we can utilise to inspire and effectively meet the requirements of the EYFS Framework and National Curriculum Programmes of Study. Wellie Wednesday is a regular time for our EYFS children to explore the natural world around them.

• Accurate and timely assessments of how well pupils develop their understanding of Science concepts are used, including an initial baseline on the topic and an assessment at the end, so that teaching can be responded to and extend pupils’ learning.

Whole School Science Overview:

To learn more about our science topics this year, please see the overview below:

Influential Scientific Thinkers:

In addition to celebrating interesting science topics the children also learn about influential, key scientific thinkers during their topics to broaden their knowledge and understanding of all that is related to Science in the ever developing world around them.

Science Days!

At St Thomas More we aim to make Science as fun and enjoyable for the children as we can, in order for them to develop a love for the subject and deep interest in the world around them. We organise lots of Science events and days for the children to get fully immersed with Science including visitors and workshops.

What we have enjoyed so far:

Our objective was to design, build  and test three gliders. The glider needed to travel as far as possible in a straight line without rising or falling.

We began our day with a presentation. We learnt all about engineering and recapped 

STEAM  Science - Technology - Engineering - Art - Maths 

We learnt all about the work that goes into engineering Bloodhound. We thought about the adaptions that would be made to try and get a faster record. We thought about more power,  better shape and new technology. 

We had fun whilst building, testing and racing rocket cars. We learnt about aerodynamics, metals and materials used in the Bloodhound 1,000mph Car and explored what makes structures strong and fast. We worked as engineers solving problems.

Today we had a Lego Robotics workshop. We were engineers and then we coded software. We created our own aircraft using Lego and instructions. We then used used coding software to programme our aircraft to travel around a map. We had lots of fun!

What we have coming up: 

Y5 - Virtual STEM event about Gliders or Rockets, run by The Smallpeice Trust. 

Whole School Science Week - 10th March.

Trip to Cheltenham Science Festival for Year 1,2,3,4,5 and 6!