Acer Class | Stocks Lane Primary School

Year 6 pupils were delighted to welcome a travelling farm to school, giving them a fantastic hands-on learning experience. As part of their learning, children had the opportunity to meet and learn about a range of animals including: sheep, pigs, chickens, rabbits, goats and their playful kids, as well as a well-trained collie dog called Meg who demonstrated herding skills. The visit also featured some more unusual animals, such as an alpaca and a tortoise, which sparked thoughtful questions and discussion. Pupils enjoyed getting up close to ducks, guinea pigs and a gentle donkey, while developing their understanding of animal care and life on a farm. It was an engaging and memorable experience that brought their learning to life.

Ian's Mobile Farm

KS2 pupils took part in a Water Safety Talk this morning. They actively joined in by answering questions and discussing the benefits and dangers of walking near canals and rivers.

During the session, the children learned a range of important safety messages. These included understanding safe positions to adopt in the water when helping someone, and why they should never jump into the water. They also discussed the risks of contaminated water and how to stay safe if they find themselves in difficulty, such as keeping their mouth closed.

In addition, pupils were shown how to use lifesaving equipment correctly, including how to throw a life ring safely without aiming for a person’s head.

Water Safety Talk

Science Week 2026

For Science Week, the children took part in a hands-on STEM activity where they designed and built their own bionic hands using cardboard, strings, straws and rubber bands. 🖐️

The pupils compared their bionic hands to their own hands to explore how our fingers work and why the thumb is so important for gripping and holding objects of different shapes and sizes.

Through this activity, they discovered that our hands would not be able to move if they were made of bones alone. The children learnt how bones, muscles, tendons and ligaments work together to allow movement, by linking each part of the human hand to the materials used in their model to make the fingers move.

We also discussed how astronauts working in space, or on environments such as the surface of Mars, must wear pressurised space suits. These suits make it harder to grip objects because astronauts are working against the pressure of the suit. The children learnt that remotely operated bionic hands can help astronauts complete tasks that might otherwise be difficult or tiring.

The class showed fantastic creativity, problem-solving and teamwork while building and testing their designs. Well done everyone! 👏

Science Week 2026 - Bionic Hand Stem Activity

Science Week 2026

Fire Safety Talk

Year 5 and 6 had a visit from firefighters from Odsal Fire Station today, who spoke to the children about the importance of fire safety, particularly in the home. They shared information about the different types of incidents they attend and explained why having working smoke alarms is so important. The firefighters also showed the children some of the specialist equipment they use and talked about the protective clothing they wear when responding to emergencies.

The children also enjoyed a fun challenge where Miss Longstaff had to race against the clock to put on a full set of firefighter protective equipment. Impressively, she managed to get it all on in just 43 seconds!

The session was a great opportunity for the children to learn how to stay safe and to ask questions about the important work firefighters do.

Fire Safety Talk

World Book Day 2026

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Students in Year 6 explored artistic expression today through a creative project inspired by Alma Thomas's distinctive artistic style. By utilizing Lego as their medium, students demonstrated innovative approach to interpreting visual art concepts. The students translated Thomas's characteristic color blocking and abstract geometric techniques into a three-dimensional representation, showcasing their understanding of artistic principles and creative thinking. 🎨🧱

Alma Thomas Lego Art

For NSPCC Number Day, Acer Class took part in a range of fun and engaging maths activities. The children explored real-life problem solving by comparing different mobile phone contracts and deciding which option offered the best value based on a given scenario. They also enjoyed designing their own creative maths-themed T-shirts, combining numeracy skills with imagination.

NSPCC Number Day

Acer Class have had a fantastic day today welcoming the Mobile Police Museum into school. This morning, the children took part in an engaging police history talk, where they explored fascinating exhibits from across the decades. There was a particular focus on World War 1 and World War 2, which the children found really interesting. After break, we enjoyed a range of hands-on activity stations, including:

• Trying on real police uniforms, including WW2 capes and a variety of headgear from past to present

• Fingerprinting activities

• Taking mugshots

• Using vintage telephones to listen to real 999 calls from children and an original 1950s soundtrack explaining how to make an emergency call

• Exploring real police radios After lunch, the classroom was transformed into a Crown Court! The children took part in a mock burglary trial, with different roles such as judge, jury and witnesses.

They learned all about the justice system as the case was heard and worked together to reach a verdict. If found guilty, the class discussed appropriate punishments based on different time periods in history, which sparked some brilliant debate and thoughtful discussion. The children also explored justice-themed exhibits, including prison clothing and historical artefacts such as a Victorian Newgate Prison ball and chain. The children were fully engaged throughout the day and asked lots of insightful questions. It has been a wonderful opportunity for them to learn about the history of policing and justice in a fun, interactive and memorable way. A big thank you to the Mobile Police Museum for such an exciting visit!

Mobile Police Museum

Holes - As part of our English topic, the children were given a range of scenarios from our class text 'Holes'. They each took it in turns to perform the scenarios using their oracy and drama skills.