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Science - Materials and glue

30/1/2024

In science, we are still looking at materials. We were looking at glue and how there are lots of different types of glue, all for different purposes. Just in the classroom, the children had Pritt-stick-type glue, PVA glue, glue sticks (for glue guns) and the glue that is on a post-it note! We discovered that glue can be a liquid and solid; can be really strong, or really weak; and serves many different purposes. We also learnt that PVA glue goes through an irreversible change once it has dried and that it does not turn into liquid again, and that a glue stick turns to a liquid once heated and then turns back to a solid once cool, making it a reversible change. In the next science lesson, we will be creating our own glue.

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Geography - Big Finish!

26/1/2024

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In geography we have been learning about the Alps and have just completed our Big Finish!
We began learning where the Alps were and discovered they are in the continent of Europe and span across 8 countries.
We learned how the mountains were formed, about some of the industries in the Alps, especially focusing on the tourism industry. Then we learned about avalanches.
To combine all of our learning, we created a power point presentation about the Alps.

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Learning how to do short multiplication

22/1/2024

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In maths we have been learning how to do 2 digit by two digit multiplication. There are a lot of steps to this and the children helped each other to do this.

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Geogrpahy - Alpine houses

12/1/2024

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In geography we have been considering what a house might look like that the children could live in if it were to be built in the Felixstowe area. They considered some of the materials that they might need in their design. Then, we looked at the weather conditions in the Alps. It gets pretty cold there - as cold as -10 degrees Celsius. It gets quite warm in the Alps - up to 30 degrees Celsius. There is also very heavy snowfall and very wet weather. The children then had to review their original design and consider what changes they would make knowing this information. Then, we looked at what a traditional Alpine house looks like. That they are set in the mountainside and that they have cows at the bottom for the heat to rise to help warm the rest of the house. They have very slopy roofs, a roof that overhangs and shutters. The base of the house is made of stone and the actual house is made from wood and has strong supporting beams. The children's work were chosen at random to be uploaded onto our blog.

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P.E. Learning to play hockey

11/1/2024

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The children are learning how to play hockey today with our new P.E. teacher, Mr Steward.

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Maths - Adding mixed numbers in fractions

10/1/2024

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In maths today we have been learning how to add mixed numbers. There is so much to remember and as I say to the children during lessons on fractions, as it progresses, you use so many skills. Today, the children peer supported each other with their learning and were able to solve some pretty complex fractions. Superb teamwork, using the Cooperation Gems.

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Geography - recreating the Alps

9/1/2024

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In geography the children are learning about The Alps. In the first lesson we learnt that they are in the continent Europe and that The Alps stretch across 8 countries. We used atlases to see where they are. Today we learnt that The Alps are a type of fold mountain, formed when two tectonic plates move slowly over each other over millions of years. We had fun recreating this using play doh.
The children used the cooperation and perseverance gems.

The children began by rolling out the doh to create the asthenosphere, lithosphere and the crust - placing one on top of the other. They then gently pushed them together, seeing how the doh folded both under and on top of itself, thereby creating our own miniature Alps.