Well done to all classes on participating in a fun and active week. We hope you all had fun in the sun and enjoyed the activities during the week.
Remember to stay active over the summer – go on long walks, jogs in the park, swimming in our local leisure centre, cycles in the park, football, dancing etc.
We have such great news to share!! – Talbot SNS has been awarded the GOLD AWARD from SFI Curious Minds!!!
Throughout this school year we conducted many investigations, created projects, welcomed visitors and much more; all in the area of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths).
We showed evidence to prove that we:
Conducted at least one hands-on investigation from each of the four curriculum strands –
living things,
energy & forces,
materials
environmental awareness and care.
Took part in Science week
Held 2 workshops ran by SFI Curious Minds – Climate Heroes and Plastics
Took part in EU Code Week
Used LEGO WeDo to created robots
Designed and made Lava lamps
Planted a Pocket Forest
Designed and created paper parachutes
Took part in Maths Week
Did Maths trails around the school
Showcased our work to the whole school using Zoom
Well done to all the students and teachers in Talbot SNS – this award has been well deserved!!
On Friday 12th of May, our school held a whole school Zoom to showcase some of the amazing investigations and projects we did in the area of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) this year.
Every class (all 13!) shared one or more of their projects on Zoom such as:
using circuits
creating paper helicopters
creating 3D shapes using marshmallows (yum!) and spaghetti
engineering bridges that are strong
designing and making houses
investigating sugar content in drinks (Ribena did not do well!)
investigating to affect of plastic on the environment
designing and creating mazes using straws
designing a game – picking up a Ping-Pong ball without toughing it with your hands!
