Kidzania
Along with our friends from Topaz class, we had an amazing day at Kidzania, the city designed for kids! We tried out lots of interesting jobs, including being a firefighter, a surgeon, a dentist, a chocolatier, a vet, a courier, an estate agent, a drummer, a journalist, a radio DJ, a shop assistant, and a newsreader. We earned lots of Kidzos to spend in the shop at the end of the day.
Ocean Food Chains
We used a 3D paper model format to explore various ocean food chains. Producers were small organisms on small paper tubes, whilst the largest predators at the 'top' of the food chain were on large paper tubes. We found many different ways that the different species could be linked into food chains.
Our Plastic Pledges
As part of our Blue Abyss topic, we became very concerned about the amount of plastic rubbish that ends up in our oceans. Even things that we think are going to landfill can end up in global waters. Plastic doesn't disappear, it just breaks into smaller pieces, releasing toxic chemicals into the water and becoming microplastics that fish confuse for food. Sea birds are also especially at risk of eating plastic pieces, which can eventually kill them. We all made a personal pledge to try and decrease the amount of plastic waste we create.
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Eek! It's a RAT!!
As part of our study about the Black Death, we all stitched our own plague rats out of felt. They all have their own fun personalities, just like we do!
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A Banquet Fit for a Medieval King
Everyone brought in lovely breads, meats, pies and biscuits for our Banquet as part of their Home Learning in Term 2. It was all delicious!
Canopic Jars
When the ancient Egyptians mummified their dead, they would remove the internal organs and store them in special containers called Canopic Jars. Each jar had a lid representing a god - one of the sons of Horus. We used clay to create our own lids for these jars and decorated them with colourful paints.
Holi
To celebrate the festival of Holi, we had a fantastic time throwing, flicking and blowing paint, and generally having fun making a colourful mess. It was great fun, and a good conclusion to our RE topic for the term.
