This afternoon, we learned about wax resist. We traced leaf patterns on to paper using a white crayon. Then we used watercolours to paint over and reveal the pattern. As well as using the visual element of line, we experimented with colour. Take a look…
Today we practised rounding numbers up to millions.
Shake, write, spin, round, snap.
This week, we learned about what Fairtrade is. We talked about the pros and cons of using Fairtrade products and located which countries certain products came from.
Mrs Connell set a challenge where two groups had to build the tallest free standing tower but with different resources. The classic line ‘that’s not fair’ was repeated often which led into a discussion about what fair means
The talk of our class this week is that our chairs have went on strike.
Our chairs were fed up of crumbs, swinging and trumping they refused to work. In their letter, they wanted an apology.
The class were tasked with writing a persuasive letter in return to win their chairs back. Most decided that they did not need their chairs and their letter stated they were finding other ways to work.
So far only two pupils have persuaded their chairs to come back. Next week, they will have the opportunity to win them back. Stay tuned for any updates…
What a wonderful afternoon we all had in the sun for our annual Sports Day!
We enjoyed our races: teachers, children and adults. Everyone showed great sportsmanship and many a laugh was shared at our novelty races. Parents and teachers were fantastic sports.
Here’s a few pictures… enjoy a well deserved rest this weekend!
This week we played Mrs Connell’s Big Writing Game. This game is known for its magical powers of helping the class produce fantastic writing. We wrote descriptions about the setting using similes and then used our gameplay to write a beginning, problem and ending.
We’ve been continuing our work on fractions.
We explored percentages and used the Diene’s materials to create an image of a percentage. Some of use also found a percentage of a number, converting a percentage to a fraction.
Get the date in your diary folks…
What a busy first week back we have had.
On Wednesday we took part in an engineering worship online. We discussed how bridges were made and then were tasked to build a bridge using only paper, sellotape and paperclips. We were given a budget of £100 and the bridge had to be 40cm long. Here are some of our successful bridges.
On Friday, Mykayla and her dad brought in her pet snake Macy to show the class. They answered lots of questions we had about snakes and Mykayla’s dad was very impressed to hear what we all knew already. Macy curled up inside Mrs Connell’s planning folder and Mrs Mackay braved her fears and held Macy.
This week we have been learning about fertilisers and their effects. We started an experiment by planting seeds. We used the same seeds, tubs, water, soil and the only thing we changed was adding fertiliser to one pot.
On Thursday, we checked on our plants but there’s no change as of yet. We tidied up the garden area where we will plant our seedlings later this year.
Congratulations to Heidi who won our Easter Egg Raffle. Happy Easter and a safe and enjoyable holiday to all our families.
