Netball

Posted on April 16, 2016 by KW

Well done everyone who has played all season. You did really well to come 2nd in the competition this week!

You’ve set a great example for Year 5 to follow next year.

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Negative numbers

Posted on April 12, 2016 by KW

This may help those of you who want to understand a bit more about using negative numbers in calculations. Why does -3 subtract -4 = 1? This site gives some ‘common-sense’ examples to help explain this idea and also has a game to help you practise.

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Orang-utans

Posted on April 12, 2016 by KW

Here is the next Padlet with information to get you started finding out about orang-utans. Click on the image to load the Padlet. You can add to it by double-clicking anywhere on the board; when your comments have been approved, they will appear on the noticeboard.

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Strange news story – Toy dog in Space

Posted on April 12, 2016 by KW

Screen Shot 2016-04-12 at 20.45.45Here is a pretty cool  science lesson that ended up making national news (click on images for more information). Some children in Lancashire sent a toy dog, Sam, into space attached to a helium balloon and a camera. Unfortunately, although they got some great photos, Sam ended up on an unexpected adventure when he became detached from the camera and the balloon; he is now missing in action! Keep your eyes open for a space-dog!

Screen Shot 2016-04-12 at 20.51.10See the whole of Sam’s journey here in video from Morecambe Bay Primary School.

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Deforestation – link to our Padlet

Posted on April 11, 2016 by KW

Here is the Padlet we have started together on deforestation. If you find some interesting information, why not add to it? You can also follow the links from this Padlet to find out more about deforestation and its effects on our environment.

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Biome hats

Posted on April 10, 2016 by KW

IMG_0146Here are a few of the splendid biome hats you designed and made.

There were lots of different structures, materials and decorations chosen.

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Shakespeare visit

Posted on April 10, 2016 by KW

IMG_0121Here are a few more pictures from our visit to Stratford just before the holiday. Some more are on the school website in the calendar of the year.

These images are from inside the house where Shakespeare was born.

We saw the glove workshop where his father made gloves and found out how the leather was prepared… in a very smelly way!IMG_0124

IMG_0142We also had time to visit the RSC theatre and look at some costumes. This one is from an actual production of Midsummer Night’s Dream. We thought it was interesting that the costume designer chose to use leather gloves in this way.

 

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CERN – Large Hadron Collider

Posted on March 24, 2016 by KW

Screen Shot 2016-03-24 at 11.19.29Some of you were asking about the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN (on the Swiss-French border). It is an amazing international science research project that is hoping to understand the origins of the universe and what exactly happened in  the ‘Big Bang’. This site includes film clips, information and games that will help you to find out more about what they do, how the LHC works and why it is so interesting.

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Shakespeare’s grave disturbed!

Posted on March 24, 2016 by KW

Screen Shot 2016-03-24 at 10.58.56After our visit to Stratford, you may be interested in this news. Apparently, researchers have scanned his grave using radar that goes through the ground (so that they don’t need to dig anything up) and have made some rather strange discoveries. It seems that Shakespeare wasn’t buried as deeply as they thought and it looks like his grave has been disturbed… Maybe his ‘curse’ didn’t stop grave robbers in the 18th or 19th centuries?!

Click on the image to find out more from the BBC about the investigation and what they think they have found out…

 

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SPAG.com

Posted on March 22, 2016 by KW

We now have full access to SPAG.com. I’ve sent you all an e-mail reminding you of your username and password if you do want to use this. Some tasks were set when we had this as a trial and will still be visible.

 

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