This week in 2A we read The Gingerbread Man. We answered lots of questions about the story and even made our own versions by changing characters and the setting. In maths we used the gingerbread men to play adding and taking away games. We also counted out jellies for the gingerbread man’s buttons. In RE we made lots of things to cheer up the gingerbread man, like houses to feel cosy and boats to get him across the river safely. We even decorated our own gingerbread men and gingerbread houses – Yum!
We looked at ice in science, trying to melt it in different ways such as pouring water on it, breathing on it or even just holding it. In art some of us used different sponges to paint a giant gingerbread man, while others practised different joining techniques such as sewing.
We have all behaved amazingly so had extra choose time, making the most of our café before it leaves us on Friday, ready for new Christmas areas next week. See you then.
On Monday we designed and then made our own Charlie and the Chocolate Factory inspired roller coasters. We even had our own virtual roller coaster ride!
On Tuesday we experimented with our own ‘Fizzy lifting drinks’ we made our drinks using sparkling water, edible glitter and lots of different fruit juices. The prune juice did not go down well!
On Wednesday we created our own edible chocolate factories, we thought very carefully about what each element of our factories represented… they also tasted delicious!
On Thursday we worked with class 4 and 5 to learn all about the journey of the cocoa bean and how the chocolate we buy from the shop gets to the shelves. It was very interesting and we enjoyed working with new friends.
On Friday we made our own ‘Big Breakfast’, we practiced our life skills and made beans on toast, scrambled egg and delicious breakfast pancakes. We placed our orders, prepared the surfaces hygienically and made our own breakfast.
What a busy week!
Have a lovely weekend 3A.
This week Class 5 have worked so hard. We have been making our own roller coasters using junk modelling, we have also made our own fizzy lifting drinks which got our taste buds tingling. We made our very own edible chocolate factory’s which turned out better than Mr.Willy Wonkas! We have also learnt a lot about the cocoa bean and the amount of effort it takes to make a chocolate bar! This week we visited Bolam Lake to carry out our orienteering tasks.
Great work this week Class 5, only 3 more weeks to go!
This week class 3A have created some amazing Charlie and the Chocolate Factory inspired artwork!
We have used our Design Technology skills to plan our artwork, we have used our Literacy skills and phonic knowledge to write lists of the resources we need to create our design ideas. We have independently collected our own resources, used our Math’s skills to measure our creations and we have also worked scientifically to test our work.
We have had great fun learning this week!
Have a great weekend class 3A.
This week in class 4A we have had a scrumdidillyunctious week! We made our own TVs and shrunk pictures of ourselves to imagine we had been shrunk like Mike Teavee from Charlie and the Chocolate factory! We also made moving backgrounds for our TV’s which worked really well!
We took a step back in time and looked at how the Mayans made their hot chocolate. We weren’t ready to try our hot chocolate with a kick of chilli, but we tried it with a bit of cinnamon in! We also made some lovely Mayan houses and clay mugs!
We ended the week by making our own chocolate creations! We took a taste test of secret flavours and added our favourite flavours to our melted chocolate. We then picked some toppings to add to our chocolate and waited patiently for them to set in the fridge. They looked delicious!
This week Class 5 have carried a variety of activities still based on the film Charlie in the chocolate factory. We have had a really busy week, we made our own TV’s using shoes boxes and even shrunk ourselves so we could fit into them! We then used the iPad’s to create a short clip. We have been researching the Ancient Maya civilization and found out that they worshipped the god of cocoa! We have also visited ‘Karen Kiosk’ to purchase different fruits so we could measure and weigh the fruits to create a fruit smoothie, they were all yummy! Class 5 have also made there own chocolate bar, we used a range of different flavorings to mix into our chocolate as well as adding a little secret surprise.
Well done Class 5, you have all worked so hard this week!
This week we had a new book called ’Sam’s sandwich’, about a boy who made a sandwich for his sister but added gross things like bugs and insects. We looked at how to make a sandwich and what bossy words to use in instructions.
In maths we practiced addition and subtraction using lots of fun food items like M&Ms and jelly beans. We played lots of counting games on the interactive whiteboard and practiced writing some numbers using whiteboards.
In science we looked at food – what is sweet, salty and sour, what is healthy and not healthy, which foods we like and don’t like. In Art and Design we started small projects. Some of us were Subway workers, designing sandwiches and the wrappers. Some were smoothie shop assistants, designing cups and making our own smoothies, and some of us where Wonka employees, designing and manufacturing chocolate bar wrappers.
This week in class 4A we have followed the journey of Charlie Bucket and the other golden ticket winners to the Chocolate Factory. We have become inventors and created our own chocolate bars and advertised them on posters to help them sell all over the world!
We became scientists and made our own ice cream out of nothing more than some cream, ice cubes and zip lock bags. We even got to taste some of our work and it was delicious!
This week, we have remembered those who lost their lives in the war, and made poppies to say thank you for everything they did for us. In RE, we learnt about Diwali and why it is celebrated in some religions, and we made our own special floating tea lights.
I am looking forward to seeing what marvellous things you can create next week!
This week, in class 3A, we did some spectacular Science! We followed a set of instructions and used salt, ice cubes, cream, sugar, vanilla essence and lots and lots of shaking to make our own ice cream in a bag. We watched closely as we shook the salt and ice in a bag and it turned our cream, sugar and vanilla into ice cream. Magic! We then added our own toppings and tasted our creations, they were delicious!
This week Class 5 have continued to carry out Literacy work based on the book and film ‘Charlie in the chocolate factory!’. We have been learning all about the different characters, and looking closely at the different characteristics each character shows. Class 5 have tried really hard this week with their handwriting, spelling and punctuation. Well done everyone!
This week we went Orienteering to Plessey Woods, we were able to use our knowledge taught the previous week to help us find our way around. Louis (Orienteering leader) was really impressed with everyone’s skills!
In Science we carried out an experiment of making our own ice-cream.. It didn’t turn out as well as it should of however, it still tasted nice!
