Mrs Cockerill ran a drama club to prepare for the Key Stage 2 Christmas play with children from year 4 and year 5. The play was based upon Christmas specials. We learnt all the songs during singing assemblies in the autumn term and then put on a fun play for Key Stage 1 and then for the parents. I think the star of the show was definitely the dalek!
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In writing the children have been learning about how to write a non-chronological report. They have learnt many grammar features, such as writing in third person, using subordinating conjunctions, relative clauses, conjunctive adverbs, commas for clauses, commas in a list, apostrophes for possession and parenthesis. The examples uploaded here are ten completely random examples, as selected from the lolly sticks.
The children had a visit from representatives of the NSPCC to talk about speaking out and staying safe.
![]() In science today, we looked at how to recover materials when mixed in a solution. Group 1 looked at dissolving sugar in water to create a solution. Then we put it into a pan and heated it. The children could see the evaporation process as the water turned into water vapour (a gas). The sugar, however, did not turn back into its original state but remained as a liquid and instead turned into a yellow syrup. When this cooled, it turned into a solid. One child suggested that if a stick were put into it, it would make a lolly. I explained that this is how lollies are made, and that a flavouring and colour are added to make a lolly. This was a science experiment that went wrong. We discussed that some of the best discoveries can happen by accident. The second group made a solution with salt and water. Once this dissolved, it was put on the cooker to evaporate the water and the salt was indeed recoverable once all the liquid had evaporated. The children also explored how to recover sand from water, by filtering a mix of sand and water through filter paper. We have used the adventurous gems today In DT today, the children learnt how to make a closed circuit and make a fan. The developed and adapted their fan using paper, thin card and thick card. Also in DT, the children learnt how to make their own different types of switches. They made a push switch, a toggle switch and a pressure switch. With each switch they explored how to make their closed circuit to power their motor.
The children used the creative, adventurous and cooperation gems today. In geography we have been learning about changes to our local environment. We began by looking at the what the UK, British Isles and the United Kingdom are and where East Anglia, Felixstowe and our school are located. Then the children looked at Stratford and the development and change that occurred due to the 2012 Olympic Games. We looked at Coventry and the bomb damage sustained in World War 2 and the rapid change that happened following the bombing in 1940. We looked at some of the changes that Trimley St Martin has had, and of course, we had our visit from the historian last week.
The children looked at the old maps using magnifying glasses. They then did a spot the difference on areas in Trimley, looking at olden-day photos and more modern photos. Some of the changes the children spotted were more houses, windmills no longer there, writing whitewashed over on buildings, changes to the roads, fences, trees, etc. The children then looked at ordinance survey maps, more old maps, some old road maps and a geological map.
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