Monday, 28 November 2011

We're going on a bear hunt...

Well...ok, not really! . . . BUT a bear hunt is a type of quest!

In literacy today we had a look at online adventure quests, we especially liked the Viking quest as it allowed us to make our own choices which had an impact on the outcome of the story.

Miss Willis' Group scored 633points from the quest to Lindisfarne, I'm informed Mr Logue's group did considerably better!

So here it is....a link to the always changing Viking Quest.
Leave a comment to let us all know how you got on....remember to tell us the choices you made;

  • Money,
  • settlement,
  • boat,
  • crew, 
  • route 
  • and the damage to the Monastery 
We'd love to know how you scored! Was your quest successful? Or did you anger the Chief?!

Click here  ---> The Viking Quest

Good luck fearless warrior, may your quest be bountiful and safe!

Tuesday, 22 November 2011

Our trip to the Islamic Exhibition Centre.

A Brilliant morning was had by all!

Year 6 thouroughly enjoyed the time they spent learning about Islam this morning. We started our trip with a session about the 5 Pillars of Islam...
The first EVER 6W challenge -  the first member of 6W to post a comment with the 5 pillars of Islam in the correct order wins housepoints!

We moved onto a session looking at the prophets - Did you know...124,000 Prophets are said to have spread the word of Allah to every generation of every country!

We saw some models of important Mosques, we really liked the model of Mecca- the aerial photos we saw showed us just how big it really is!

Without a doubt, the best part of our trip was the session where we got to try on different items of clothes!

Take a look at some of our pictures!


Here come the girls - it just HAS to be matching!
Looking lovely ladies


Looking Good 6W!

Monday, 21 November 2011

Interfaith Week

It's only the first day and it has been as busy one...

We started the day taste testing African food, but we've got lots to tell you about that so we'll save it for another blog.

This afternoon we joined Martin and we learnt how to play African Drums.
We learnt the basics; how to make 3 different sounds with the drums!
We used call and response to communicate with one another and tried our hands at some rhythms.

Check out our video...not bad for a 30 minute session!

Tomorrow we're off to the Islamic Centre...Check back soon to find out more about our activities this week!

Friday, 18 November 2011

Ready for an air raid!

Well . . .

6W have once again done an amazing job!
Take a look at our gas masks . . .

Its a shame our Anderson Shelter (with its very own bomb) wasn't big enough!

Well done 6W - Very impressed!

Wednesday, 16 November 2011

Making your very own gas mask...

Good Afternoon 6W...

We've looked at different gas masks from WW2. Now its time to make our own!
First of all....

Take a template and cut it out.... Then glue it to the brown paper.

Once it has been glued to the paper it's time to cut it out again...including the eye holes and the circle at the bottom for the filter...

Now you've cut out the eye holes its time to add the protective see through plastic!
Cut out a rectangle of clear plastic, big enough to cover both eyes. Glue the plastic on to the WHITE template! 


Once the plastic has been glued in place, its time to start making the filter!

Cut out the strip of brown paper...See the little black lines? They need to be cut (but only along one edge)

Now they've been snipped, fold them over like this picture:

Glue the ends of the strip of paper together to make a cylinder...(Make sure the white paper is facing in...Ask for a length of Sellotape to secure the join)

Once its stuck together, turn the mask over so you can see the white template. Now slide the brown tube through, The ends you folded over can be stuck down with sellotape to hold it in place.

And finally...Take a square of bubble wrap, place it over the end of the brown tube and stick it down with tape!

And you're pretty much done! Just need to add a piece of string so you can wear your mask!

Looking Good!


Can't wait to see your Gas Masks! 


From
Miss Willis

Monday, 14 November 2011

Bouncing off the walls....again!

We've been experimenting with light recently . . .

And we've decided to emulate our Scientific heroes at MythBusters HQ -
On an episode named "let there be light" Jamie and Adam try to copy a scene from the film "The Mummy".

In the scene the hero uses a set of mirrors and the sunlight to light the dark crypt of the mummy, deep underground.

We wanted to see if it was possible. . . We've been looking at reflection of light and testing angles of reflection so we put our knowledge to great use!
Turns out, with a big enough light source and mirrors with shiny, reflective surfaces we could  light up a room...

Here are some of our investigations - next step....can we reflect the light around our classroom?!?



This group take their time moving the mirrors, trying to find the right positions to reflect the beam of light.

This group, have managed a reflection...if you look closely you can see the torch and then a beam of light stretching from the top mirror to the bottom mirror.





What a fantastic reflection! This group managed to reflect a single beam of light across 3 mirrors . . . A fab job!






We wonder where we can take this reflective skill ! ! !

Friday, 11 November 2011

Never has so much been owed....

11.11.11 at 11am
We stood proudly in silence, remembering all of the fallen heroes from wars past and present.

It's an important celebration, one we feel strongly and passionately about. We keep all of the soldiers in our thoughts, prayers and hearts. . .

We remember, we are thankful, we will never forget.