Science
The profile of Science is high at Hawkinge Primary School; we work hard to make sure it is investigative, hands-on and fun! At Hawkinge Primary School we have established a Vision for Science by asking the children and all of the adults in the school to identify what we all strive for in Science. Our vision is below. When you visit the classrooms we proudly display our vision on our Science displays!
Children engage in termly Science topics where they are given the chance to ask their own scientific questions and work scientifically to explore new learning. We aim to run a termly Science Club which is in high demand due to the nature of the exciting experiments that take place! Hawkinge Primary has recently been accredited a ‘Primary Science Quality Mark’ award at Gilt level, meaning that not only does high-quality Science teaching and learning take place in our school, but our knowledge is shared beyond our school too!
Miss Pearson and Mr Cinelli are the Science leaders in our school. They enjoy investigating the world around them and love to see the reactions of children as they learn new scientific skills.
Click here to read our ‘Progression of Skills and knowledge in Science’ document
TESTIMONIALS
Testimonial
“I have seen throughout the evidence submitted that the children at Hawkinge have a true love of science.”
“A Gruffalo workshop, visits from the Science Boffins, a Science Circus, what a busy and fun filled year you have all had.”
“It is clear from the evidence submitted that Science is valued and important to the whole school community and beyond.”
(Assessor of the Primary Science Quality Mark)
Believe Science
Science at Hawkinge Primary school should…
be practical and hands on, allowing children to use equipment effectively to plan their own enquiries.
be engaging, interesting, awe inspiring and challenging!
help children to learn about the world around them.
encourage children to ask questions and explore.
make cross curricular links and help children to develop vocabulary.
be planned by staff with good subject knowledge
be assessed regularly to make sure children are making good progress!
On our school Facebook Page, Miss Pearson has posted lots of fun science experiment videos to try at home! Don’t forget to bring in or comment with your photographs to show Miss Pearson if you have a go!
Our Picture Gallery
contains lots of photos of activities carried out at Science Club, in Science lessons and during British Science Week!
