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!

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!