It's TIME for gymnastics!

Here are some snaps to show what a wonderful time we had at the gymnastics festival. The theme this year was machines and movement and we presented our sequence on different types of clocks.

We would like to thank Mrs. Jill Bailey and Mrs.Helen Barnett-Moore for the opportunity to try out many new activities and for making a very enjoyable event for all.

Fire dancers

Here we are exploring the movement of fire through dance. We composed and performed our dance sequences to the music of Stravinsky's Firebird.

 

Fire Safety RULES!!!

Today we were treated to a wonderful talk By Mr Louis Minchella, a very experienced fire fighter.

He explained that all materials burn but some burn quicker and easier than others. We told him we had discovered this when studying the Great fire of London!

Mr Minchella showed us his protective clothes which are designed to be 'fire resistent'.

This is the latest new recruit!

We learnt that fire needs three things fuel or material, air, and an ignition source. We discussed what could act as an ignition source; matches, candles, electrical appliances, even lightning!

We know that we have a right to feel safe, and as we grow up we also have a responsibility to look after ourselves. Mr Minchella had some good advice for us.
In the event of a fire Get out, stay out, and call the fire brigade out!
If you catch fire Stop, drop and roll!
Be safe
Check your smoke alarm.
Know your emergency route out of the house.
Don't play with matches.

Fire Fire!

We have been learning about theGreat Fire of London in 1666. We learnt that the fire started in a bakers shop in Pudding Lane. It spread quickly because many buildings were built from wood and thatch. The roads were narrow and the houses were very close together. The strong wind helped the fire to spread.

We know about the fire because some people like the famous Samuel Pepys wrote eye witness accounts. Other people painted pictures of what they saw.

    We painted our own fire pictures. We looked at the shapes and colours used by artists in their compositions of fire. We experimented with different types of paint. We mixed warm shades using watercolour paint and made a wash for the background. Then we used acrylic paint to build up layers of paint to create the flames.

 

Bee Bots on the move!

In ICT we have been learning to input instructions into programmable toys. We have used mathematical vocabulary to plan and describe a journey.
We imagined the Bee Bots were fire engines and designed routes for them to travel to reach a fire. We had to continually check our instructions until they worked perfectly.

When we were sure we were ready we invited year five down with  the challenge
'Can you program the Fire engine to reach the fire?'
Here they are at work.

 

We did laugh when some of the Bee Bots went clockwise instead of anticlockwise!!
They all got there in the end!
Thanks Year 5....... We had fun!

Right angle searches.

In our maths lessons we have been learning about angles. We made ourselves Right angle checkers and went on a search around the classroom for right angles.

FIRE!!!

This half term our topic is FIRE.  

Here are some of the questions we would like to find answers to.