Boothferry Primary School
For our local history topic, Year 4 have been learning about Amy Johnson, the first woman who flew solo from London to Australia. We visited Sewerby Hall, where there is a large collection of her personal belongings. Here we took part in fantastic workshops where we were able to watch videos, learn songs and even
Primary Engineers Event April 2023 As part of our Design Technology, Year 4 designed and made moving trains. The winning designs were selected to be taken to the Siemens Mobility Plant in Goole for a celebration event. At the event, the children had an 'interview' with actual engineers where they had to explain the design
As part of our topic 'All Aboard!' Year 4 took the train to Hull to visit the Streetlife Museum. We took the train to Hull station where we were given a tour of the station. We were very lucky to meet a train driver, who showed us inside the drivers cabin - and even let
For our entry point as part of our topic All Aboard, Year 4 visited the National Railway Museum in York. We explored the different trains, learning about the history of steam trains and how trains were developed. Some of the trains we saw were the Rocket (the first steam train), the Mallard (the fastest steam
Introducing the new Boothferry School Council of 2022/2023. On Friday 23rd September, the new school council members were announced in our whole school assembly. These children created presentations and gave speeches in their classes, explaining why they should represent their peers for the year. We are looking forward to our first meeting this week, setting
Year 4 Entry Point- Temples, Tombs and Treasures As part of our entry point into our new topic, we were fortunate to be visited by Cleopatra who showed us what life was like in Ancient Egypt. We took part in a range of activities including writing messages in hieroglyphics, building our own town and examining
Year 4 had the wonderful opportunity to perform Music at Delta Academy, Goole. The project was funded by the Hook and Goole Charity who kindly donated a grant to purchase musical instruments for our schools. Our school worked in collaboration with Delta to perform pieces that represented the local area of Goole. The schools combined
Year 5 pupils went off to Bridlington on Wednesday to take part in an East Riding singing concert. The children had learnt the songs in the weeks before the concert and everyone had a very good time. Afterwards, the children had their lunch on the prom and spent part of the afternoon playing games on
As part of our Design Technology project on building and designing trains, Year 4 designed a moving train. We were invited to a Primary Engineers event, sponsored by Siemens, where the children confidently talked about the design process behind their trains. Their trains were then tested by experienced engineers to see if they meet the criteria
As part of our topic 'All Aboard' Year 4 have been designing and making trains. We were inspired by our visit to the National Railway Museum in January. We used electrical circuits with a motor to power our trains and designed them so that they could travel in a straight line.
