We were very lucky to take part in a Drum Nature workshop with Neil! We all had a chance to try out some different percussion instruments and created rhythms and polyrhythms. We had lots of fun but it sure was noisy!!
Drum Nature
Posted onMap Work
Posted onWe were learning to use our atlases combined with our textbooks to research some information about the Ancient Egyptians! This was a tricky skill but we did brilliantly with it!
More Maths
Posted onThis time in our maths, we were working on division and we made sure to use some equipment to help us with our work! Here we are using counters and whiteboards to share numbers evenly between groups. This helped us to remember that division is just like sharing!
Mummifying Tomatoes
Posted onIn history, we learned about the Ancient Egyptians, and perhaps the thing the Ancient Egyptians were most famous for was mummification (and the pyramids of course!) After learning about the mummification process, we decided to try it out ourselves. We wrote procedures in our copies for how to make a mummy and then we used tomatoes as our test subjects! We had to first of all slice into the top of the tomato, scoop out its brains and organs (seeds and juice), fill it with natron (salt and bicarbonate of soda), cover it in natron, and then wrap it in bandages (ziplock bags). We will revisit these in a few weeks time to see how the mummification process is going as it can take quite a while!
Maths!
Posted onIn maths we have been working on multiplicaiton, division, shape, symmetry and lots more. Check out our hard work on creating symmetrical patterns. The tricky part was, that these symmetrical patterns needed us to use out multiplication and division skills too!
Orienteering
Posted onOnce the weather got a little drier (for a little while) and brighter, we headed outside for PE! We were focusing on orienteering and completed lots of different tasks including map orientation, picture maps and point to point orienteering. Here we are out and about in the school grounds working on our orienteering skills!
The Giggler Treatment
Posted onWe were so lucky to head into town on the DART to enjoy a production of Roddy Doyle’s ‘The Giggler Treatment’! This play is all about little creatures called Gigglers who punish adults who are mean to children by placing dog poo under their shoes right before they step on it! So adults, BEWARE! Next time you might give out to a child, just watch where you’re stepping – you don’t want to hear a SQUELCH!
Pyjama Day!
Posted onWe had been working very hard in class and got to enjoy a Pyjama Day! We were so snuggly and cosy all day. Who knew we could play bench ball, record a podcast, complete a maths code breaker hunt and watch a movie enjoying some hot chocolate, all while wearing our pyjamas! We think Pyjama Day should definitely be a more regular event! 🙂
Mini Beast Hunt
Posted onWe got out into the fresh air to search for some creatures who live in and around our school grounds. We had to remember to look in the flowerbeds, under stones and logs, in small crevices near the railings or gates, and even up into the air and the trees! We were surprised at how many different creatures we could find! Here we are out on our hunt!
Stop Motion Technology
Posted on3rd Class have learned how to use the app ‘iMotion’ to create their own stop motion movies! We learned that it was very important to only use teeny tiny movements when moving our characters to make sure our movie looked as seamless as possible. Here we are working together in pairs to create our short clips!
