We then used different materials to build castles so that we could predict and test what happens to the materials when they are exposed to wind and rain:
We labelled the properties of the materials before deciding which materials would be the best to use.
Today we had great fun building dens that we imagined were caves for bears – just like the one in our key text We’re Going on a Bear Hunt. Our visiting expert Chris demonstrated to the children the skills they needed to use and then set them off to work in three teams. The children worked collaboratively using garden canes, tie wraps, tarpaulin and stretchy tubes to create their caves. They were so engaged, enthusiastic and really enjoyed the physical challenge of building something together… even in the pouring rain!
We have been investigating materials to find out which one would be best to build a castle. In crew we worked together to build castles out of paper, fabric, plastic and wood. We then tested them against wind and water.
We wrote letters to the knights to let them know the results of our investigations so that they could build the most secure castles to keep them safe from the big, bad dragon!
This morning we had an awesome crew session! We challenged ourselves to build the biggest tower we could – it was tricky.
Next, Mrs Parsons challenged us to work as a crew to build a line that stretched from class five all the way to Mrs Smith’s office! We had to communicate and really work hard together. Eventually we made it!
Crew Parsons really can do anything!
Class 4 had a great time making the firework pictures. We then came up with some fantastic adjectives to describe fireworks and learnt about some safety rules around fireworks.
I was terrified opening the door this morning! I’m usually met with lots of smiling faces but this morning this scary bunch turned up!
We had a great time doing lot’s of different spooky activities – our favourite was the mummy challenge!
Good morning everyone,
We hope you’ve all had a fantastic break.
Just a quick reminder, the children are invited to wear Halloween fancy dress tomorrow (31.10.22) for a day of spooky learning…
We also have our special Halloween lunch menu.
We are looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow 💀👻🎃
Mrs Parsons xx
In reading this week we’ve been challenging ourselves and our partners to develop our fluency by seeing who can read more words in 1 minute!
We’ve also enjoyed using SumDog on the iPads to consolidate our maths learning.
In our Crew time we thought about what kindness looks like. We decided to make it our mission to put a smile on someone’s face. We succeeded…
Miss Tunney and I have had the most lovely day! We wanted to see and hear about all the amazing learning going on across our campus, so rather than sit in our office flicking through work, we invited the owners of the exercise books to share their work instead.
We have had children in our early years reciting We’re Going on a Bear Hunt with actions, students in key stage one sharing some fantastic knowledge about castles and how their expert visitor helped them towards answering their guiding question, lower key stage two being so enthusiastic about their core text, The Lion and the Unicorn and finally year five and six explaining how clear and specific critique has helped them to improve their work into versions they are incredibly proud of.
To all of those children who shared their learning with us, thank you. It was a real privilege to hear about your learning so far this year. You all spoke confidently and showed real enthusiasm for your expeditions and the beautiful work you are producing.
Mrs Parsons and Miss Tunney xx
