We designed and built a bridge using lollipop sticks. The bridge had to hold a toy train for 10 seconds.
Building Bridges
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Making Shaduf’s
We designed and made our own shaduf’s which were used by the Ancient Egyptians to collect water from the Nile.
Robotics
We made robotic lego models by following instructions using an app on the ipad. We had to connect our model to the ipad using WiFi. We then had to program the lego model to make it move.
We have also been practising using our coding skills to make our own Flappy Bird game on the computer.
Happy Easter!!!
Happy Easter everyone! We hope you enjoyed your eggs.
Polar Lands – Inukshuk
Ruby-I enjoyed collecting stones to create my Inukshuk.
Andrew-I enjoyed building it on the ground and having to make it go up.
Making Wind Turbines
Following our visit to the wind farm we made our own wind turbines.
LI: To construct a model.
SC: I can use appropriate tools and joining methods to construct a model.
We then had to write instructions on how to make our model.
LI: To organise information
SC: I can organise information in a sequence
I can write information that will be useful for others
I can use sequential language
I can use bossy verbs
Andrew – We learned how to use a saw and a hammer to make them.
Femke – I liked sawing.
Finlay – We all made our own wind turbine.
Ruby – It was fun making wind turbines.
Tom – I loved making my wind mill.
CREATIVE CHALLENGE
We have to complete a creative challenge every week. Here are just a few.
Finlay – I think everyone who made all these creations are incredible.
HARVEST AND SUKKOT
I am developing an awareness of the ways in which followers of world religions celebrate different times of year and can relate these to my own life and community. RME 1-06b
We have been learning about the Christian festival of Harvest and also the Jewish festival of Sukkot. We designed and made our own Sukkahs.
Jewish people like to thank God for looking after them.
Sukkot is celebrated in the Autumn, it is similar to the Christian festival of Harvest.
It is a time to remember the time the Jewish people spent in the wilderness, being lead by Moses, when they escaped from Egypt.
To remember and celebrate Sukkot, Jews build a sukkah.
A sukkah is a special hut with a wooden frame. The roof is made from branches and leaves because the stars can still be seen through them.
It is nicely decorated with candles and fruit. People like to hang fruits from the roof and hang pictures and decorations on the walls.
During the Sukkot celebrations Jews like to spend as much time as they can in their sukkah. They will eat, sing, tell stories and even sleep in their Sukkah.
Archie McI and Cara – We loved building the sukkah’s.
SILLY BILLY
As I listen or watch, I can identify and discuss the purpose, key words and main ideas of the text, and use this information for a specific purpose. LIT 1-04a
To show my understanding across different areas of learning, I can identify and consider the purpose I am aware of and able to express my feelings and am developing the ability to talk about them. HWB 1-01a
I know that we all experience a variety of thoughts and emotions that affect how we feel and behave and I am learning ways of managing them. HWB 1-02a
I understand that there are people I can talk to and that there are a number of ways in which I can gain access to practical and emotional support to help me and others in a range of circumstances. HWB 1-03a
We read the book Silly Billy about a boy who worried about everything. His grandma told Billy about making a worry doll. He could then tell the worry doll all of his worries.
We explored some of the things we worry about and we all made worry dolls that we could tell our worries to. We also discussed who else we could tell our worries to and in class we made sure we all knew how to use our worry box. Lets hope we don’t have any more worries.
