Growing In Faith and Learning
Welcome to St Leonard's CofE Primary School
Welcome to St. Leonard’s Church of England Primary School. We hope our website gives you a flavour of our vibrant, happy school and the achievements of our delightful children. We are a thriving church school in the picturesque village of Wigginton with a strong Christian ethos, growing in faith and learning. We passionately believe in developing the ‘whole child’ and ensure all children have the opportunity to reach their goals and shine in their own unique and wonderful way. Our kind, caring and dedicated team nurture, motivate and encourage our children to be confident and well-rounded members of their community. I am incredibly proud to be the Headteacher of St. Leonard’s, a place where children develop a passion for learning, feel good about themselves, are proud of their achievements and create lasting memories of friendship and connection in our school family. I warmly invite you to come and visit us at St. Leonard’s Mrs Kirsty Cullen, Headteacher.Science
Activity Packs
Scroll down to see examples from previous years!
Our intent for Science is to encourage children in asking their own questions, supporting their own inquisitive thoughts and providing them with the skills to find the answers, through Working Scientifically. We want the children to have the skills to investigate their own questions, linking what they have been taught previously.
We build skills from the Early Years to Year 6, so the children become more confident as they progress through school. The children are taught how to use equipment safely from the beginning of school, to support them in planning, conducting and evaluating their own investigations.
Useful Information
Do you want to know what your child will be learning in Science?
Below you will find a copy of our Science policy which will give you an idea of what we are aiming to achieve in Science at St. Leonard's. You will also find a copy of our long term curriculum map. In our school, we follow a two year rolling programme (as we have mixed age classes). This ensures that children have full coverage of the National Curriculum and do not repeat any topics/learning.
We want to ensure that throughout their time with us, children are building their skills ready for their next stage in learning. Therefore we have produced a progression of skills map (see below). Take a look at the map to see what is expected of your child at the end of each year group.
Finally, I have added a link to the National Curriculum for Science.
If you have any Science related questions please do not hesitate to contact Mrs Lowe who leads the subject in our school.
In Science we have been working hard to develop our Working Scientifically within our lessons. We use PEMROC to help the children plan their investigations.
Prediction
Equipment
Method
Results
Observations
Conclusion
Our children's opinions on Science
- 'I think Science is really interesting!'
- 'I think it is amazing because we look at lots of different things.'
- 'My favourite part is when we do experiments.'
- 'I like making predictions.'
- 'I liked it when we did magnets - it was quite interesting.'
- 'I like the green sheet at the end because I get to look back at my work.'
Our Science Priorities
We have highlighted the following priorities for Science this year.
- To continue to develop the profile of Science across the school.
- To ensure a wide range of Working Scientifically is being used in all classes.
- To ensure our annual Science Fair continues.
Science Documents
Science Policy
Science Fair 2024
Science Fair 2023 - Take a look at some of our fantastic science investigations!
Science Fair 2022 - St Leonard's Budding Scientists!
Science in KS1
Y2 LIVING THINGS: Microhabitats in our school grounds.
Science in KS2
Some of the fantastic science investigations we have conducted in Falcons
Making our stop motion videos in STEM club
Stop Motion Club
