Term 3 week 10

Sorry the Blog has not been updated for a few weeks and thank you for your patience while I have been off sick. 

Class four have had a busy week.  We took our learning outdoors so we could enjoy the glorious sunshine.  We took out some chalk to practice our spelling words in the playground.  

We have also spent time this week learning about the night sky.  We researched some of the different constellations we could see when we looked up at the night sky.   We also learnt about our zodiac signs.  Each zodiac sign is meant to say something about our personality; we didn't agree with everything they said! Some were more truthful than others! 

We used a compass to make a picture of a constellation of our choice.  Once they are finished we plan to display them in our window so that the stars shine through. 

We have also spent time thinking about the animations side of our topic this week.  We begun this by watching parts of the animated movie Flushed Away.  We took note of any ideas we had while watching the movie and discussed the different techniques the creators had used to make the animation.  Then, with help and instructions from the creators of Flushed Away, we were able to have a go at making our own slugs from the movie.  It was great fun but hard work to make sure we used the best techniques we could.  We ensured we helped each other while we were making the slugs so that everyone had a finished slug at the end.

We've kept our finished slugs 'top secret' at the moment...but you will be able to see them next week at parents evening! 

Class four have also been busy over the past few weeks learning about the different planets of the solar system.  We worked in groups to make information posters displaying information about each of the planets.  We then hung them from our roof to make a display. 

Mrs Hay helped us to make some rocket pictures to go along with our rocket poems.  We used square paper and had to make sure they were symmetrical, 

Mrs Hay also helped us to research information about the sun.  We found out some fun facts which we then made into leaflets and posters.

In order to remember the order of the planets from the Sun we made up mnemonics.  We will have these on display at parents evening so you can see them a bit easier.