We used our sense of sight to do observational drawings of these beautiful daffodils. Mrs. Ryalls is going to display some outside the library for us.

We used oil pastel for the trumpet of the daffodil and chalk for the delicate petals.

We have been using just our sense of smell to try to identify smells: vinegar, lemon juice, toothpaste, coffee beans, vanilla essence and garlic. It was very tricky when we hadn’t used our sense of sight and we hadn’t been told what it could be. Our sense of smell was working on it’s own.

We have been tasting spreads on oatcakes. Lots of children tried foods they hadn’t tried before – BRILLIANT. We were using our sense of taste only. We closed our eyes and held our noses. Our sense of sight wasn’t so limited because we had seen the foods on the plate and had been told what the foods were. We tasted strawberry jam, marmalade, lemon curd, marmite, cheese spread and honey.

We are learning how our senses work together and how they can be limited e.g. when we have a cold and our sense of smell is affected, food tastes different.

Look at the grape Mrs. Clyde found on Friday! It’s shaped like a duck. Mr. McMorran brought it to show us with a duck timer to compare the shape. How strange!

A tricky dolphin race. You need to choose the biggest fractions to win.

We are learning about fractions. Fractions are parts of a whole shape or number. They must be equal parts. If there are three equal parts then each fraction is I/3. If there are five equal parts then each fraction is 1/5. If there are eight equal parts then each fraction is 1/8.

We have been making playdough pizzas and pies. It is tricky to get the parts exactly the same size.

We had lots of fun using ear trumpets and thinking about the
statements of some children e.g. “If you hold it the other way the sounds are backwards!” We didn’t think so, but we tried it out.

Other statements were:
The ear trumpet makes sounds louder.
You only hear sounds from one side.
The ear trumpet helps you to tell where the sounds come from.

What do you think?

Do you always wash your hands when you should?

Well, we did an experiment to see what happens when you don’t!

We took 3 slices of white bread and put them into sealed plastic bags.  One had not been touched at all, except by a clean rubber glove, and was our control slice.  The second we all touched BEFORE we had washed our hands.  The third we all touched AFTER we had cleaned our hands really well.  We left them for 2 weeks.

Look at the results – pretty disgusting!!

The slice we passed round AFTER washing our hands also had a bit of mould on it but wasn’t quite as horrible!  We have learned to always was our hands before we eat and after using the toilet.  We also need to wash our hands when we cough or sneeze on them!!

Don’t  forget it’s World Thinking Day on Monday so if you’re a Rainbow or Beaver please wear your uniform to school instead of your Kingsland one!