Tower Road Academy @tower_road

⚙️ YEAR 5 DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY ⚙️ Year 5 are learning about gears and pulleys this term in DT. Last week, pupils were challenged to build a fairground ride using gears with Technic Lego and then study the way they made the ride work.

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It was lovely to be back at the Boston Market Garden yesterday with our new groups who are excited to see how the garden develops and changes throughout the seasons. We were also joined by our 2nd group of Year 1 children, getting involved as part of their work in the community.

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Children in Year 2 are supporting a local food bank as their way of being a good citizen in the community – one of our six school values.They are asking for donations so please take a moment to read the flyer we have attached.They say ‘thank you’ for any donations you can make.

BASKETBALL DEVELOPMENT DAY Pupils from Y3/4 went to Kirton Middlecott School today to take part in their basketball development day. They enjoyed a range of small games and workshops to introduce them to the sport.

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Year 3 have been learning how to saw and join pieces of wood in DT this term to make a photo frame for their fabulous pieces of art. Their work was displayed for parents to view in an art gallery last night. Thank you again to @Wickes who donated a new set of saws and drills.

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BOSTON MARKET GARDEN This week children helped Tom build more supports out of canes for the sweet peas, and planted lots of different seeds for different vegetables ready for the summer. 🥒🥕🌽🥬🧅

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The Year 5/6 football team took part in the Lincolnshire County Cup this week and came home with 3rd place.Another impressive performance on the pitch, as well as team spirit and sportsmanship. Third best primary school football team in Lincolnshire is something to be proud of 😍

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CROSS COUNTRY COMPETITION On Saturday morning, the boys' and girls' cross country team took part in the Boston school's race. Everyone did incredibly well, and both teams placed FIRST!🥇🥇🏆

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YEAR 2 SEWING In DT this term, Year 2 have been learning how to join two shapes together to make a puppet using a running stitch. They designed their own animals and added extra detail to make the puppets real.

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YEAR 5 VISIT PETERBOROUGH CATHEDRAL Year 5 visited Peterborough Cathedral and took part in a variety of activities to discuss the question, ‘Did God intend for Jesus to die?’

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YEAR 5 ART Pupils in Year 5 have been busy learning different weaving techniques this term, whilst studying traditional arts and crafts of countries in Africa. They have learnt how to weave using a loom, making friendship bracelets, bowls and bookmarks. 😍

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🏆COUNTY WINNERS!!🏆 Today, the Year 5/6 Indoor Athletics team WON the Lincolnshire Primary School Cup. Mr Reed and Mrs Whelbourn were so impressed with each individual performance. A huge well done to everyone who took part.

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ENJOYING THE RAIN 💦🌧️ Children in EYFS are delighted with their brand new puddle suits and tested them out in the rain this week. We were able to buy them thanks to generous donations from parents.

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#britishscienceweek2024

IT'S SCIENCE WEEK! This week we will be celebrating all things science. Every class will set up an experiment to find out the answer to one of the most important questions ever asked... Which is the best biscuit for dunking? 🤔🍪 We'll let you know on Friday!

YEAR 4 ART Year 4 are practising different shading and tonal techniques and studying the way light and dark can be shown with pencil and charcoal. They have also been practising putting these skills together in readiness for their final piece based on the Iron Man poem next week.

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BOSTON MARKET GARDEN Boy was it muddy this week! After a very squelchy walk down to the poly tunnel, feeding the chickens on the way, some of us planted onions and some chose to plant radishes. We also picked some pak choi leaves for Tom to have for his tea.

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CROSS COUNTRY On Thursday, pupils from Year 5 and 6 took part in the mixed, large schools' cross country race. Well done to the whole team as we were overall WINNERS!🏆 Two of the team members each placed 2nd in the boys and girls races. 🥈

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YEAR 2 WORLD BOOK DAY Pupils in Mrs Cannell's class read extracts from The Twits and made giant Mr Twit beards today. They then wrote a description of his beard thinking of all the DISGUSTING things that would be in there.

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WORLD BOOK DAY The school was alive with book fever today, and what an incredible range of costumes we had in school! The children loved sharing their favourite stories and characters with each other and taking part in a range of world book day activities. 📚🦹‍♀️🧙‍♂️🧚

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