The Seaside

This is our display in our role-play beach area. We have all the words that we might need during our topic. To start our work we wrote a fact about the seaside or a question that we'd like to find the answer to.

...and just to answer Sara's question about if there will be enough ice-cream for everyone, I phoned Tracey the ice-cream lady at Sutton-on-Sea and said that we would need to buy about 100 ice-creams when we go on July 2nd! I think she is also buying a big box of flakes to go in the ice-creams!

Showing Mastery!

When learning something new we spend time practising our new skills in different situations. When we are really confident we are given a challenge that will show that we have 'mastered' that new skill.
We have been learning how to test containers to see if they can hold more or less than 1 litre. Today the children were given the challenge of finding containers that Biff and a Chip could take to the beach. They only want containers that can hold 1litre or more.

The children filled a jug up to the 1litre mark and then poured it into each container...

If it could hold the litre or more, the children gave it a tick on their record sheet.

We all showed Mastery of Numeracy Awesomeness!

Capacity Capers!

We are all leaders!

In our Morning Meeting we discussed all the jobs that need doing around the classroom from giving out book bags to changing the computer programmes. Everyone was very keen to take responsibility for a task so we now have a long list outside the classroom to show who is responsible for each job.

We discussed how important it is that the leaders are polite and friendly while they are doing their jobs, because if they were very bossy we wouldn't feel like doing as they asked!

Now they look different!

Overnight, the caterpillars wriggled out of their skin and this is what was underneath! They are now cocoons and for the next 7-14 days something incredible will be happening inside. What do you the it could be?

Simulation Explorer

We enjoyed using the ICT suite last week. All the new lap tops are now installed and we think they look very smart! We have been learning to use a programme called Simulation Explorer. We are able to explore the effect of making different choices in a simulated situation.

This week we explored the effects on a pond habitat of changing the water level and temperature.

If the water level and temperature were not ideal the poor frog died! This is the benefit of using a simulation programme, no real frogs were harmed during our experiments!

When he had explored the water level and temperature, we then moved on to Level 2 which included a third variable, plants. We all enjoyed seeing the results of our explorations!

What are the caterpillars doing now?

I came down this morning to find the caterpillars all hanging down from the lid of the tub. What do you think will happen next? Leave a comment below!