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Click on the Viking to find out more about our residential in January...
Please click on the picture below to view the PowerPoint that was shared at the Learning Parents Meeting on 17/09/15
Science Learning Challenge: Will we ever send another person to Space?
We LOVE learning about Space! We have learnt about relative sizes of planets, and how far each is from the sun, as well as thinking about what it takes to be an astronaut and designing our own suits. Below you will see us measuring the relative distances of each planet from the sun and marking them with toilet roll. Neptune is so far away from the sun that we didn't have enough, and had to use ourselves instead!
Learning Challenge 3: Why is Brazil in the news again?
What famous cities in Brazil attract tourists and why?
What can you find out about one of Brazil's neighbouring countries?
What fruits and other natural resources is Brazil famous for?
Can you design and create a collage of Brazilian life?
Why is Brazil famous for its dancing?
What can you find out about the street children of Brazil?
Thank you for helping you child to make the fantastic collages which are now adorning the classroom!
We went on a trip to the Birmingham Botanical gardens and had a wonderful time seeing lots of the plants and animals that are found in Brazil...
Learning Challenge 3: Were the Vikings always victorious and vicious?
Which region of Britain would you have come under during the heptarchy?
Why did the Vikings come to Britain and how did they make the journey?
What did the Brits learn from the Vikings?
What was life like for an 11 year old Viking?
How can you create a Viking long boat from a range of materials?
What did the Vikings eat and could you recreate a Viking meal?
We went to York! Click on a picture to enlarge it...
Learning Challenge 2: Why should the rainforest be important to us all?
Why should the rainforest be important to us all?
Where are rainforests located and what are their main features?
Why are rainforests often in the news and what can we do to help?
What can you find out about an endangered animal that lives in the rainforest?
How important is the Amazon to the South American rainforests?
Can you create a piece of art showing the different layers of the rainforest?
How would you survive in the rainforest?
Related websites:
http://www.rainforestfoundationuk.org/
http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/kids
http://www.theschoolrun.com/homework-help/rainforest-habitats
We did some hot seating to think about how the different characters in 'The Great Kapok tree' would feel...
By rubbing and patting our knees, clapping softly and clicking, we were able to create the sound of the rain!
We researched and wrote fact files about a rainforest animal.
By rubbing and patting our knees, clapping quietly and clicking, we made the sound of rain!
Learning Challenge 1:Were the Anglo-Saxons really smashing?
Who were the Anglo-Saxons and how did they live?
What evidence do we have today that the Anglo-Saxons were ever here in the first place?
Which Anglo-Saxon Christian symbols remain with us today?
Can you work as a group to create a model Anglo-Saxon settlement?
What are Anglo-Saxon settlements made of?
Who were the Anglo-Saxon kings?
Scroll down to see some of the pictures from our exciting day! We learnt a lot about the Anglo-Saxon way of life, did some dances, played games and even wrote in runes!
Related websites.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/anglo_saxons/
http://primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/saxons/who.htm
http://www.earlybritishkingdoms.com/kids/sax.html
http://anglosaxondiscovery.ashmolean.org/index.html
Look what we know about the Anglo-Saxons!!
We all planned, wrote and acted in our own documentary showing off what we have been learning...
We loved our Anglo-Saxon day!
We made the wattle for our Anglo-Saxon settlement - Miss Horner was very proud of all our hard work!
We did some super investigating in maths - did you know there are 1000ml in a litre?
We have been practising our rugby skills...check out our fancy footwork!
