Term 1
I think we win 'Best Class Photo'
Topic- Prehistoric Times
We have been looking at the different prehistoric eras- Archean, Mesozoic and Cenozoic. We studied the super continent Pangea, and how the shift of tectonic plates have led to the Earth we know today. We then moved to focus on the Mesozoic period, which was the time of the dinosaurs! The children had to research 3 dinosaurs from the 3 major periods of the Mesozoic period- Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous. Elm class have done a fabulous job making creative and informative posters from their research.
Computing- Turtle Academy
We have been programming using Turtle Academy. We have had a play around with different codes, and refined our skills creating our initials.
Sport2Day- Speed Stacking and Flag Football
This term, Sport2Day taught us all about Speed Stacking, and how fast/high we can stack the cups. We also learnt how to play Flag Football- a mixture of Tag Rugby and American Football. Sadly the sessions was cut short due to the wet weather, so we finished off with our favourite game- dodgeball!
Science- Natural Selection
In Science, we have been looking at evolution. We were looking into Charles Darwin, and his research on Peppered Moths, and finches, whilst on the Galapagos Islands. We discovered finches from different islands ate various diets, which meant they had to evolve in order to catch their prey. We tested this theory by using different utensils (small pegs, large pegs and cooking tongs) to see how many Malteasers, Starbursts and Millions we could 'eat' (pick up) in 20 seconds. We found out the cooking tongs were the best 'beaks'
Art- Mono Printing
We have been carrying on with our Mike Barrat inspired self-portraits. We collected different leaves and objects to print onto our background, using inks and stamps.
