Also, well done to our reading and maths raffle winners too!
Congratulations to our winners of our Learning Gems for the Spring term.
Also, well done to our reading and maths raffle winners too!
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In science we have begun to learn about materials. Today, the children looked at different four types of wood and considered which was the best for flooring according to how hard it was. They looked at different materials and which could soak up liquid the best. The children looked at some different balls, measured the circumference, worked out the material it was made from and then tested to see which which one was the bounciest. They also had a range of materials that they had to consider what they were and what they were used for. Finally, we did test to see which packaged protected a meringue nest the best.
After learning how to use the tools, we have started to make our Viking Long Ships. The children all had the same materials, but had to work together in their groups to create a Viking Long Ship. They used their designs to help them and try to make it as historically accurate as they could and make it water-proof! The children were using glue guns, measuring, sawing, working together, drawing and had a great time, Here are their final Long Ships. Tomorrow we see if the float or sink.
In writing, the children have been writing a third person story set in another culture. Over this unit of work, the children learnt to develop their characters and setting using expanded noun phrases, use speech, write in third person, use modal verbs and adverbs and use commas for clauses. The children created some imaginative stories. Here is a little excerpt of s section of some of their writing.
One of the children sharing their flute playing with the class. In D.T. today children have had to looked at each others design's in their groups and have come up with a Viking Long Ship design collaboratively. The children have considered the side-view, front and back view, birds-eye view and even looked at cross-sectional views - although this was a lot trickier. Good use of the Creative and Cooperation Gems today.
Today in science the children learnt about how scientific discoveries are published through scientific journals, medical journals, the internet, newspapers, social media (although we do have to be careful about the integrity of social media) and books. The children explored a website of scientific discoveries and then wrote a short newspaper article about one of the items they researched.
In history, the children have learnt lots about the Vikings. They have learnt that the Vikings came from Scandinavia and Denmark and travelled to many areas, such as Britain, Iceland, France, Greenland and even the Northern most part of America. They settled in these and many more countries and they were also traders. The children learnt that Viking actually means 'pirate' and that in fact the Vikings were really just farmers. They learnt about the raid at Lindisfarne and about Viking society and some of the Viking Gods. The children used sources such as books, the internet, written records etc, to try to answer our question, 'Would the Vikings do anything for money?' Here are some examples of some of their writing - a saga, as a big finish to demonstrate their knowledge over the unit of work.
Here are some of the drawings following the children's research on Viking Long Ships.
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