6W Chemistry investigations!

Take a look at the photos of 6W investigating flame colours with different ions reacting to heat. Mr Teesdale came to help and we observed some further fun experiments including lighting magnesium to understand why it is used in flares and the slightly more explosive calcium!

U10 B Rugby Festival @ LGJS on Wednesday 20th November 2019

Copthill took the Y5 boys to Leicester Grammar on Wednesday to participate in a festival of rugby. 

Here are the boys doing their 3 cheers after a match and lining up as an attacking line!

All the boys tried very hard in what was a very wet and boggy ground and got colder as the afternoon went on. The opposition was very tough to say the least.

Player of the match for the U10B team was Ben Alliston (who moved to the A team halfway through the afternoon) & Oliver Brown.

Well done to all the boys who took part.

Mr Smith

Y6 periodic table fun!

Y6 have been learning about the periodic table and today did some investigations into the reactivity of group 2 metals!

U11 Rugby v Grantham Prep - Wednesday 16th October 2019

Some of the Year 6 boys travelled to Grantham on Wednesday to take part in a rugby match.

It was a fantastic match played with enthusiasm and in great spirit from both sides. Copthill raced into an early lead with a try from Tommy Gee which was converted  by Euan Hunter. Grantham fought back to take the lead with 2 try's, one of which was converted.

The team talk at half-time rejuvenated the Copthill boys and they scored 3 further try's, the last being converted to win the match 24-12.

Iron men were Seb Cheales & William Ibbotson and player of the match was Euan Hunter.

Well done to all the boys who took part.

Mr Smith

Y6 Visit to The Warning Zone - Tuesday 15th October 2019

The Year 6 children travelled to Leicester on Tuesday to visit the Warning Zone. This educational visit is to make the children aware of the ongoing risks of online safety and staying safe in normal day-to-day life situations.

Whilst the children are continually monitored and educated about the risks and staying safe online at Copthill, it becomes even more paramount as they bring an end to their primary school education and enter into a bigger world of online activities which they need to be made aware of.

The day began with the children being put into small groups and the morning consisted of a series of activities and dramatised scenarios that were all linked to, and based around staying safe online. The children rotated around 6 different activities before they stopped for lunch.

The afternoon activities were based on ‘real life’ scenarios such as:

• Fire risk in the home
• Safety on building sites & electricity
• Alcohol & Anti-Social Behaviour
• Personal Safety
• Risk around water
• Road safety
• Arson & Criminal Damage
• Risk around Railways

The children really enjoyed the afternoon sessions and engaged very well with their group guide and getting involved with any kind of role play and discussions was evident to see as we walked around each of the 8 zones.

The children will no doubt discuss the day with you and it will have a profound effect on many of them as they embark on their secondary school education where they must take the knowledge & understanding with them in staying safe online and their general knowledge and common sense in real life, everyday risks that we all have to conquer at some point in our lives.

The children seemed to thoroughly enjoy the day, which is an excellent day out and is very informative, whilst being fun and enjoyable throughout the day. They were impeccably well behaved and a credit to Copthill School.

Please browse through the photos below.

Mr Smith, Mr Willson & Mrs Hesford

Y5 Forest school filtration

Check out the photos of Y5's investigating natural filtration in their forest school science session today- using charcoal, sand and other natural ingredients to filter their water enough to make Mr Teesdale a cup of tea from dirty river water!