We have
enjoyed looking at the style of Picasso on a website called Picasso Head (www.picassohead.com), and creating our
own Picasso heads.
We were
wondering if those classes in our quad could create some?
Some
examples below:
Friday 1 March 2013
Sunday 24 February 2013
Science
Science
lessons we enjoyed:
When looking at materials we wanted to know which materials would float. We began by watching a clip from Alice in Wonderland, the pool of tears. We imagined that the classroom was flooded by a pool of tears and began to find out which objects would float. We then designed and made a curious creature, that might appear in Alice and Wonderland, which would float.
When
looking at circuits we enjoyed making an alarm system. We read Horrid Henry and
the Secret Club and found that Horrid Henry had a problem, Moody Margaret kept
sneaking into his club. Using plastic coated wire, a battery, some cardboard
with aluminium foil, and a buzzer we created an alarm system. When somebody
stepped on the cardboard the alarm buzzed.
When looking at materials we wanted to know which materials would float. We began by watching a clip from Alice in Wonderland, the pool of tears. We imagined that the classroom was flooded by a pool of tears and began to find out which objects would float. We then designed and made a curious creature, that might appear in Alice and Wonderland, which would float.
Thursday 21 February 2013
Science
In Science this week we looked at some of the claims made by some toothpaste companies such as Colgate MaxWhite: A New Dimension of Whiteness for a Spectacular Smile and Macleans Ice Whitening: Visibly White Teeth and Whitening that lasts longer, Removes stains without tooth enamel.
We devised a question for our investigation:
Are expensive whitening toothpastes more effective than normal toothpastes?
Read a Newspaper report by one group:
We devised a question for our investigation:
Are expensive whitening toothpastes more effective than normal toothpastes?
Read a Newspaper report by one group:
Tuesday 19 February 2013
Judaism
On the Friday before half term we visited the Jewish Museum in Manchester. At the museum we began by talking about what sacred means for both Jews and Catholics. Throughout the morning we complete various activities such as becoming museum detectives, finding sacred Jewish objects. We learnt and tried on various sacred items of clothing (kippah, tallit, teffilin). Finally we learnt about the Ark and the Torah as some children opened the Ark and took out an example of the Torah.
Below is a copy of the play script for The Story of Purim, which the group also performed for Class Larch:
Below is a copy of the play script for The Story of Purim, which the group also performed for Class Larch:
Wednesday 6 February 2013
Judaism
This week we have spent time looking at the Jewish faith.
We began by
finding out about what Jews believe such as the Shema, their Holy Book, the
Shabbat, and symbols such as the Star of David.
We then made
posters:
We learnt about the
festival of Purim, after listening to the story a group of children worked
together to create a play. Everyone made a shaker to use when the group
performed the play. When the story is read in the synagogue everyone cheers at
the name of Esther and everyone boos at the name of Haman. Some children wrote
part of the story for a scroll, while others drew a scene from the story on a
scroll. We then decorated the scrolls because Esther scrolls are beautifully
decorated. The group then performed the play with the rest of class reacting
using their voices and shaker.
We learnt about the
Passover story and its relationship to the seder dish. We completed work
on the significance of the elements of the seder dish as well as designing a
seder plate.
We found out about the
Western Wall and how Jews come to the Western Wall to pray and ask God
for help with the things that worry them. We thought about what we would like
to pray about and what we could ask God for help with.
We learnt about Marc
Chagall, a Jewish artist, looking at his painting called Jew at Prayer.
We are looking forward to our trip next week to the Jewish Museum in
Manchester.
Thursday 31 January 2013
The Lion and the Unicorn
Our class book at the moment is The Lion and
the Unicorn by Shirley Hughes.
Blurb:
When Lenny's father goes off to fight in the
Second World War he gives his son a brass badge
of
a lion and a unicorn fighting each other and
tells him
to be brave. Soon Lenny is evacuated from the
war-torn
streets of London to a big house in the country,
but the
only place he feels safe is the secret walled
garden.
There he meets Mick, an injured soldier, who
helps him
understand the true nature of courage...
Features of a Myth
In English this week we looked at some of the
features of a myth by focusing on the myth of Danae and Perseus. Working
with this myth some children worked as a group to identify the features of a
myth and create a poem:
The beauty of a young princess.
The fear of a trembling servant.
The nastiness of an evil king.
The crashing of a mighty wave.
The heat of a black-smith's labour.
The joy of a child's laughter.
The power of a king's rage.
The darkness of a great hall.
The echo of a king's voice.
Guided Reading (How the Leopard Got His Spots)
Some children have been reading How the Leopard
Got His Spots in a group.
Here is an example of an illustration of a scene
from the book:
Tuesday 29 January 2013
Snowflakes (English Homework)
Children from
Class Elm were given the task of writing a description of snowflake. An
excellent example:
Snowflakes are
pale, sparkly and creamy. They are twinkling and floaty. When it is in
your hand it is cold. They fall like spinning ballet dancers from the sky. When
they are on the ground they twinkle and shine.
Monday 28 January 2013
The Fox and the Raven
In literacy we have begun some narrative work
focusing on fables and myths. Using The Fox and the Raven by Aesop as a
model we looked at repetitive language.
Sunday 27 January 2013
The story of Zacchaeus
In RE this week we looked at the story of Zacchaeus. Five children worked together as a group to write a play script, which they will perform next lesson:
Information Texts
Information
texts
In literacy we have been
inventing our own dragons and describing them. We focused on the Elm-Ridge Back
and the Thunder Dragon.
The Elm Ridge-back a
rare form of dragon, which is seen across the town of Accrington.
When we were
planning our dragon we had different categories such as:
Definition, what is it
called
Description, what it
looks like
Location/habitat where
it is found
What it is best known
for
A final point or amazing
fact/issue.
After we finished our plan
we extended it using interesting vocabulary to describe the dragon very well. Words
that we liked to describe the Elm-Ridge Back included:
Rare
Tinge
Tamed
Mysterious
Beautiful
Other words in the
information text included:
Identify
Enables
Concerned
Disastrous
Words that we liked to
describe The Thunder Dragon
Lucky
Brilliant
Terrifying
Much Feared
Thunderous
Unusual
Misunderstood
Other words in the
information texts:
Recognise
Renowned
Examples of excellent
work from our information writing:
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