This morning as the children entered the classroom, they were shocked to find lily pads scattered across the floor and even on the tables! It was a complete mystery! As investigators, the children discovered that frogs may have entered through the window which was left wide open. Whoops! What made things even more peculiar was the fact that our new book in English is called ‘Tuesday’ in which frogs magically fly on lily pads during the night and invade a city!
This morning, Year 3 marked the importance of Remembrance Day by making their own poppies and holding them whilst observing a two minute silence. We spoke about the sacrifices of all the people who fought in the war and how we should never forget their bravery. They also had the privilege of holding a World War One victory medal which was kindly donated to us for the day.
Year 3 had a fun afternoon of Science finding out about Usain Bolt and his world record in running the 100 metres. First, they predicted how long it would take them to run the same distance. Then using trundle wheels, they measured the exact distance and worked in groups with stopwatches to record their times. We have some great athletes in Year 3, who will no doubt be breaking records like Usain Bolt very soon!
As scientists this afternoon, the children in Year 3 continued their learning of light and investigated different materials and objects to see which were transparent, translucent and opaque. Using torches, they were able to group items according to the amount of light that was transferred through them.
The children also made their own translucent stained glass windows which look beautiful hanging up in the classroom! Super work Year 3.
Year 3 were faced with a huge surprise in our classroom this morning. When they entered, they found lily pads scattered across the floor and water on tables! As detectives, they investigated who might have entered the classroom and when. What made things even more mysterious was that our new book for Literacy is called ‘Tuesday’ and is about frogs invading a city! Did they enter our classroom yesterday evening?!
After reading the story book, the children used comic strips to retell the story and thought about what might happen next Tuesday.
Super work Year 3!
In our learning of the pre-historic period, Year 3 had an exciting afternoon finding out about the job of an archaeologist. Using cookies and cocktail sticks, the children carefully chipped away at the dirt (the cookie) to slowly reveal the hidden artefacts (chocolate chips). Any findings were recorded on grids, noting the exact point where they were found using co-ordinates and axes. The children used great precision and realised how long the process can take and how careful archaeologists need to be. Well done Year 3 for showing great enjoyment in our learning in History.
Year 6 had a great afternoon investigating everything about our blood including where is comes from and what its main components are. As scientists, we found out how vital it is to our bodies and even carried out an experiment to make our own blood!
This term in year 6, we are exploring what a journey through our human body would look like. As scientists, the children started by examing the human circulatory system. They found out key facts and used an interactive website to see how the system carries blood around the body. We even made our own model heart pumps! Well done year 6 for a great start to our new topic.
For Art week, Year 6 investigated sculptures. They looked at what sculptures are and researched facts of key sculptures in Coventry.
After a great sketching lesson, the children began making their own dinosaur sculptures (linking into our topic this term) out of clay. We have fantastic Tyrannosaurus Rex, Brachiosaurus and Triceratops models in our classroom!
This afternoon, the children used gouache paints to create sunset backgrounds for their sculptures. Well done Year 6 for showing great enjoyment for Art.
As scientists, Year 6 investigated microorganisms. They learnt what microorganisms are and discovered that they can be helpful and harmful. We carried out an experiment using yeast (which the children were surprised to know is a microorganism), sugar, water and balloons. We predicted what might happen and then observed the results. There was a great buzz in the classroom when the balloon began to inflate with carbon dioxide! Well done Year 6 for showing great enjoyment during science.
