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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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.
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.
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!
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 |
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