ON THE Bank Holiday Monday, pupils from Manor Court Community Primary School’s STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) club attended one of the biggest science events in the Southwest for the first time.

Somerscience24, held at Haynes Motor Museum was attended by over a thousand visitors and offered the children an opportunity to highlight the fantastic Science and STEM curriculum that is provided within the school.

Mrs Geri Terry, Year 5 lead and assistant head said: "It was an opportunity too good to miss.

“Our children love science and the challenge of presenting at this year’s Somerscience for the first time was exciting for the children and adults involved.

“It was even more remarkable that Manor Court Community Primary was the only Primary School from the South-West who created a display at the event."

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A small group of pupils from Year 5 became the first students from Manor Court Community Primary School to enter the annual Go IT Technology challenge.

In another first for the school, they lined up alongside and competed against local Secondary Schools, Technical Colleges, and University Science departments.

The challenge that the children were set prior to the event was to produce a solution to encourage more people to use sustainable transport options.

As part of the competition, the children had to submit their ideas and then present them on the stage live at Monday’s event in front of a large crowd and panel of judges.

The children were hugely excited to present their idea.

Graysen a Year 5 boy who presented on the day said, “It has been a fascinating day learning more about science and STEM careers that I may wish to choose in the future.” Lilly-Mae said: “I was nervous at first and it has been an enjoyable day presenting our i:Tapp idea on the stage to the large crowd and learning more about STEM.”

Their idea was a free app for android or iPhone users known as i:Tapp.

Mr Luke Talmage, Headteacher who was in attendance on the day with Mrs Nadeau, HLTA and Miss Nakamoto, Year 5 class teacher, said: "The children were fantastic, all of us at Manor Court Community Primary are passionate about providing outstanding opportunities for all of our children and they did us and the school proud.

“They did not win the contest, but the judges who represented Boeing and a local not-for-profit charity called Stem learning stated that the children’s ideas were insightful and innovative."