Birch Class Anglo Saxon Wool Dyeing

Birch Class Anglo Saxon Wool Dyeing

As part of their Anglo-Saxon History learning, Birch Class have been using natural materials to dye wool. We were using dyes made from nettles, red cabbage, turmeric and red berries; all of which would have been available during the Ango-Saxon era. We were surprised...

Budding Engineers

Here we have some ‘budding engineers’ constructing towers and bridges from: straws, blu-tac and cocktail...

Science Week Trip to Sackers Recycling

In early June as part of our Science Week Birch Class went to Sackers Recycling Centre in Great Blakenham. There we met Kevin and Sophie who gave us a tour of the site and showed us exactly what happens to all that scrap metal we throw away and how it is sent to India...

Red Nose Day!

RND17 in Birch was a day to remember! We dressed up, we filled a car with balloons, we made biscuits to sell and we learned about how all the money raised can make a huge difference to people less fortunate than ourselves. Quote of the day: “But if we help 10...