We wanted to know how astronauts eat. Do they have a kitchen on the ISS? We watched astronaut Chris Hadfield make and eat a sandwich using a tortilla. (They don’t use bread as the crumbs would float everywhere.) It was amazing to watch.
Next, we ate a jelly bean while holding our noses. Food in space tastes quite bland, and this gives the same effect. After a few chews, we let go of our noses and the flavour became really strong.
We looked at the landing of the Mars Rover . First, we watched the launch of the Rover in it’s space capsule, then we watched an animation about how it landed on the right place. It was amazing to see! It used a little parachute to slow it down so it didn’t crash. Finally, we watched the live footage from the Mars Rover. It is very rocky there with huge mountains.
We looked at how the astronauts on the ISS have to train to fix any problems on the outside. It is very difficult to do as they have to wear their big suit and great big gloves.
We tried to be like the astronauts putting on big gloves and attachYou need hands the nuts to the bolts.
We were all dressed up for World Book Day today. We were super excited! We read lots of stories and Mrs Arbuckle read lots of stories to us.
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We are becoming really good at verticalculations with both addition and subtraction. We use our mental maths to help us. we also know to use a ruler to draw straight lines.
We like to run about on our new pitch doing the Daily Mile. It keeps us fit and keeps our bodies moving. we can run or walk round.
We had great fun playing outdoors, exploring our natural surround. We found lots of insects and observed them and used our imaginations as we played.
It was back by popular request! We love “Draw With Rob”. Today we drew sloths. It was great fun!
we did our dictation from our reading books and wrote with a partner. One person became the teacher and one person wrote and then they swapped over. we did very well for our first time back.
We had a brilliant first day back after Lockdown. We were all so happy to see each other and the day was spent playing and socialising and feeling happy again. We built Lego creations, read books, did craft, coloured and created 3D structures. We also did a bit of phonics and maths. But the highlight of the day was playing in the field for the afternoon. we climbed trees, made a pretend campfire, walked about with enormous branches, balanced on branches and discovered a whole world of minibeasts. So much learning outdoors in the lovely sunshine.
Unfortunately, Mrs Arbuckle didn’t take any photos! So unlike her! She was too busy enjoying being back with the children and playing alongside them. : )
