Class 3 boys have dived into their new topic ‘energy’ this week! They explored some different types of energy and what the source they came from, battery or mains.

Cary explains what he did in sensory room on Wednesday. “I explored battery power and plug powered items. Heat, light, movement, sound were the types of energy produced. My favourite item to explore was a ‘coffee froth’. It was a battery powered item which produced movement and some sound energy. I liked it best because it made my hand feel fuzzy.”

Callum tells us more about the sensory room “It was very exciting, my favourite items was a pig that went “oink”. It was battery powered and produced sound energy. You had to use your hand and put it in the pig, like a puppet. It sang the Old McDonald had a farm song. I liked it because I could make it go really fast or really slow. Miss Robertson explained that I was using my own energy to help power the pig. This energy is called kinetic energy.”

Liam goes to another school and has topic there with them. This week at maths times, he has been busy learning about patterns. One of the jobs was for Liam and Josh to go through the school and find different types of patterns to photograph. They found a lot of coloured patterns like the pegs, or the artwork on the walls in the infant area. Josh helped Liam to find tessellated patterns.

Josh explains what tessellation means: “It’s shapes that fits together to make a pattern.”

Can you find any patterns in the school or your own classroom?

Geordie says that he has really enjoyed reading all about Belgium! He is super excited about the chocolate factory and getting his own hoodie next year! 🙂