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Viscosity in science

Posted on April 28, 2026 | By cdaviesvsp

This term we are exploring solids, liquids and gases. We have looked at how particles are packed together in each state and how when you heat or freeze different objects they can change state. This week we investigated how the viscosity of vegetable oil changed depending on its temperature and found that the warmer it […]

Posted on March 31, 2026 | By cdaviesvsp

Today in Gorwood, we tried to apply the language skills we have learnt this half term about food and drink in cafes. We took it in turn to order food and to take the order as a member of staff in French. It was great to try a variety of French foods including crepes, brioche, […]

Posted on March 30, 2026 | By forestschoolleader

We had a great day gardeningand gettingour poly and front beds ready for planting. Everyone worked so well in teams and then also on their own/ I was so proud of them all getting this job done. we Still have a little more to do but by next half term we will be ready to […]

Posted on March 27, 2026 | By jseymourvsp

This morning we were treated to some Easter activities and storytelling. We were invited by members of the church who taught the children about the key events in the story of Easter. We were even treated to some chocolate.

Posted on March 25, 2026 | By ehangervsp

All our family groups have reached 400 points so the children spent the last part of the afternoon playing games, eating s’mores and drinking hot chocolate. What a great way to end the day!

Posted on March 13, 2026 | By jseymourvsp

This afternoon we had an exciting visit from the cricket foundation. Gorwood and Tythecott class took part in an assembly, followed by a cricket lesson.

Posted on March 6, 2026 | By jseymourvsp

Buckland Brewer pupils were all treated to an animal workshop today. We had the team from Animals2U join us, along with four animals that we learned about. We learned about their diet, habitats, how they survive and their adaptations. This was arranged with the money saved up from Tasty Tuc on Fridays. At the end […]

Posted on November 20, 2025 | By cdaviesvsp

This half term, ARC have been working with Gorwood class to help develop their racquet skills at the centre. With the larger space and all the equipment and excellent teachers/coaches the children have made fantastic progress. They have had two weeks of badminton and have now moved onto tennis. They will finish their half term […]

Posted on November 11, 2025 | By forestschoolleader

Gorwood have had a great first half of term with forest school. We cooked, made scarecrows, learned how to do knots, got creative with gods eyes and weaving spiders webs for halloween.

Posted on November 4, 2025 | By cdaviesvsp

Today in science, we explored the digestive system. Using a plastic bag to represent the stomach we fed it digestives, bananas, orange juice and water. We then churned up the mixture and poured it into the intestines (tights). Finally we squeezed out the liquid before snipping the tights to create a hole for the poo […]

Posted on October 23, 2025 | By jseymourvsp

The playground became a car show this morning. As part of Tythecott’s History learning about transport, members of the North Devon Classic Car Group visited us with their cars. The whole school joined in and all the children were fascinated by the cars from different time periods. We even had a Penny Farthing to look […]

Posted on October 21, 2025 | By cdaviesvsp

Today, some children in Gorwood Class braved the elements and developed their cycling skills. After checking all the bikes were working, they undertook a range of activities to test their skills on the playground. They progressed onto the roads after lunch, learning how to ride safely and confidently.

Posted on October 7, 2025 | By cdaviesvsp

In science we continued our lessons on light. Today we investigated how light travels in straight lines. We explored if you could make a periscope with 3 or more mirrors as well as how tall you could make a periscope.

Posted on July 23, 2025 | By ehangervsp

Goodbye to our year 6! We will miss you all so much. Good luck in your new schools.

Posted on July 16, 2025 | By cdaviesvsp

Gorwood class used all the knowledge of electricity in science and applied it to making a game that used electricity. As well as making the toy, they had to problem solve how to ensure the electrical components worked with the toy. We made quiz boards, a helicopter, a doorbell using a pressure pad and a […]

Posted on July 3, 2025 | By Mr Cole

Gorwood Class had an amazing day at Kents Cavern. We learnt a huge amount about the three stages of the Stone Age (Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic) and the evolution of us over time, from Neanderthals to Homo Sapiens. We learnt about how the caves themselves formed over hundreds of millions of years and how calcite gradually […]

Posted on June 30, 2025 | By cdaviesvsp

Gorwood class have enjoyed a lovely day in the sunshine watching a professional game of cricket in Taunton. Somerset were in bat and approaching 400 runs by lunchtime. The children have taken part in various cricket throwing activities and some have had their faces painted. After lunch they had a look around the Somerset Cricket […]

Posted on June 17, 2025 | By cdaviesvsp

A huge well done to all of our amazing swimmers today at the swimming gala. Children from years 4, 5 and 6 from across the partnership took part at Torridge pool against other local schools. Children took part in front crawl and back stroke races varying in length from 25m to 100m. They were in […]

Posted on June 12, 2025 | By forestschoolleader

This week in our forest school session we worked on team work and communication with games and helping with the build of the poly tunnel. They were all great with wanting to be involved in this project and can’t wait to start growing things once it’s finally done.

Posted on June 10, 2025 | By cdaviesvsp

This morning we investigated static electricity. We tried 6 different activities to see how you can create static electricity which can make things move without objects touching one another.

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