Planning and designing a Tidy Your bedroom Machine

This week, the children have been finding out about explanation texts and their specific features. We read an explanation for a Snoozatron machine which helps anyone who has trouble sleeping and also a Time Traveller machine which enables time travel to other periods of time. The children are now at the stage of planning a Tidy your Bedroom machine. Children planned this in groups and in order to support this, some children drew giant models of their machine and others built models from Lego. On Monday, the children will be writing their explanations. I'm looking forward to reading their explanations of how their machines work!

Children in Need Day

Thank you to all of the children and parents for supporting Children in Need day today. It was a real treat to be able to wear pyjamas, onesies or non school uniform. We then had a welly throwing competition and a guess the teacher from a baby photo.

Lots of fun was had and lots of money raised. Here's Miss Fenny demonstrating how to throw the welly.

Diwali Crafts

The children in Year 3 and 4 have just started their new IPC topic, Bright Sparks! 

For their entry point they have been thinking about Diwali, the festival of light, and the traditions surrounding this celebration. 

For their entry point, the children have had a go at designing their own rangoli patterns and making lanterns.

It was a creative, sticky start to the half term but it has set us up for another great IPC unit of work in which the children will be considering electricity, it's uses and dangers.

Visit to Hartlepool Mosque

On Thursday, the children were warmly welcomed to Hartlepool Mosque. Mr Atkinson explained to them about some aspects of Islam which we have been finding out about in class. This included about Muhammad's life and why he is important to Muslims, about the Qur'an and the Five Pillars of Islam. The children heard a call to prayer in Arabic. Then, the children were taken on a tour of the Mosque. Finally, we were treated to juice and biscuits. The children behaved beautifully and really showed their excellent manners and respectful attitudes.