During British Science week, Alpha celebrated the special week with a ‘Change and Adapt’ theme in mind. During the week, the children focused on the question, ‘What would it take for a city to survive in the future?’
The children were invited to the challenging online game called ‘ Energy Town’, a decision-making simulation game designed to build curriculum knowledge of electricity and energy. The game also raises awareness of sustainability and cultivates a vision for a more environmentally friendly future. We also created our own sustainable city models, as a fun whole school project, and I know Reception and Nursery had a fantastic time visiting our science lab to talk about the project. The children all had an enjoyable time learning and, in particular, Year 2 loved creating their vision of their perfect future out of Lego. I am also very happy to announce that the winners of our Energy Town competition were Ram (Year 6), with 371,625 points on the Energy Town game, and Veer (Year 1) for his fantastic micro city model.
As Alpha was one of the first to register for the Wonderverse programme we received a energy resources printed poster. Thank you Wonderverse.
Children were also invited to design a special part of the school out of Giant Morph Bricks and Yash from Year 5 received a certificate of creativity and a book token for a thoughtful and creative design from the company. Thank you Morph Bricks.
Children were also invited to explain their vision of the future and we were all extremely impressed by a poem written by Vihaan in Year 6 on his vision of the future:
In the year of 2050, my town will shine,
A place of joy, where nature aligns.
A town so green, so fresh, so bright,
Powered by Sun and wind at night.
Energy clean, no smoke in the air,
Solar panels shining everywhere.
Wind turbines spinning near the sea,
Bringing power which is strong and free.
Gardens bloom on every street,
Rooftops filled with crops to eat.
Water saved from rain above.
Reused with care, a gift of love.
Who will work in this town so grand?
Farmers tending to green land.
Teachers shaping minds so bright,
Doctors caring, day and night.
By 2050, we’ll stand as one,
A town where dreams and futures run.
A place of hope, of love and grace,
A greener, kinder, perfect place!
