Friday 29th September

In our Science lesson this week we focused on recapping what we have learnt so far about rocks through a couple of quizzes. The first quiz we did was called last one standing and it involved the whole class playing as individuals. On the screen was a question and beneath each question there were two options separated by a line in between them. We also had a line going down the middle of our class made by metre sticks. The aim of the game was to stand on the side of the classroom matching the side of the answer to the question that you thought it was. If you were standing on the correct side when the answer was revealed you stayed standing, if you were on the incorrect side you sat down. The last people left standing were the winners.

The second quiz was ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire – Rocks’. For this one the class split into 7 teams and choose their answers to the multiple choice questions, that were all about rocks, together. To reveal their answers each team wrote their choice on a whiteboard and held it aloft when requested to do so. Each team was rewarded a certain amount of money for each correct answer and the amount rose as the questions progressed with the final question being worth a million.

Friday 22nd September

This week in Science we were, once again, learning about rocks. First of all, we recapped last week’s lesson and reminded ourselves of the six rocks we learnt the names of (limestone, marble, slate, sandstone, granite and chalk). We then looked at a Power Point which explained that all natural rock can be categorised into one of three groups. One group of rocks is formed by magma bursting out from the Earth’s mantle, through a volcano, and cooling on the Earth’s crust (igneous rocks). Another group of rocks is formed through layers of dead creatures, eroding rocks and debris settling on the bottom of the sea and being squashed down by more layers (called layers of sediment) of the same things (sedimentary rocks). The final group of rocks is made when sedimentary and igneous rocks are fused together through intense heat and pressure (metamorphic rocks).After learning about the different types of rocks a rock can be, we wanted to find out what some of our six rocks we learnt the names of last week could be categorised as. To do this we carried out some tests. Test 1 explored the hardness of each rock and using lollipop sticks we sort to find out whether our rocks would crumble easy, like a sedimentary rock would do. Test 2 meant dropping water on our rocks to see if they were permeable (would let the water soak through). Igneous and metamorphic rocks are impermeable whereas sedimentary rocks are permeable. Test 3 involved dropping vinegar onto our rocks to see if the acid would make them fizz, like what would happen if you did this to some sedimentary rocks. After all our tests had been completed we regrouped as a class and discussed our results. The three rocks we tested today were granite, which we discovered is an igneous rock, slate, which we discovered is a metamorphic rock, and sandstone which we discovered is a sedimentary rock.

Friday 15th September

 

 

 

   

 

Here are some pictures from our Viking day this week. Class 3 and 4 welcomed our Viking friend to Wenhaston this Wednesday and he taught us lots of interesting facts about Viking life. As well as the facts, he brought with him a quiz, a board game, some weapons (and a melon) and some coins that he made right in front us. We even got to learn a bit of the language that would have been spoken by Viking men and women. All the children did a great job of dressing up in their different costumes and it was lovely to see everyone learning and having fun together. 

Friday 8th September, 2017

The first 3 days of this Autumn term we have been focusing on creating a learning environment to match our topic 'Victorious Vikings'. Above you can see our new door for our classroom showing all Class 3 children in their Viking long boat wearing their Viking helmets.

In a Viking long hall there used to be a fire pit in the middle to spread warmth and light throughout the whole hall. Because of this we in Class 3 have created our very own fire pit that you can see hanging up in our classroom in the picture above.

We have also talked this week about where the Vikings came from and why they used to travel and invade. Our large map of Viking settlements and homelands shows clearly the journey that the Vikings made from Scandinavia to parts of Britain.

We have also been working hard on creating a large Viking longboat and scary figure heads to be displayed at the front and back of it. Each member of Class 3 has designed their own shield to be displayed on the side of the boat and a special carving pattern to add to the decoration. There has been lots of cutting out for Class 3 members to do this week as well because we are aiming to create a large pile of Viking jewellery to sit on top of our book corner.