We learnt how to stay safe in the event someone else got hurt. We know who to ring and what to say. We had fun learning it too.
We are really enjoying learning all about Africa so this special visit was lots of fun. Thank you Jim.
On Shrove Tuesday, year 5/6 researched where the idea of Pancake Day came from and why it is an important even in the Christian Calendar. They discussed the meaning of Lent and what they might try and do differently or give up during that time. Once all work was completed, the children tried some pancakes.
On Friday 8th March, the Rota Kids team organised and ran a fundraising afternoon to raise money for the NSPCC. Amongst the activities were face painting decorate a biscuit and a treasure hunt. Each class had the opportunity to have a try at each activity. A great deal of fun was had by all and they raised a considerable amount of money in the process. Well done everyone!
Year 5 & 6 have been learning all about mountains and how they are identifies on maps. To try and visualise contour lines they used a melon to draw equal intervals and then sliced up the melon to investigate how the contour lines would look on a map.
As part of the children’s technology project, they took part in food technology lessons looking at a variety of different fruits with the aim of designing their own fruit salad based around a theme. In small groups, they had to think about how their fruit salad could be presented as well as what fruits would fit with their theme both in terms of taste, texture and colour. Week 1 was all about trying and tasting many different types of fruits and designing their fruit salad. Week 2 started with refining their design and then making and evaluating their fruit salad.
At the end of the lessons, the children enjoyed eating their designs!
We have been learning all about money. We recognise coins and notes and some of us can find the total of a range of coins.
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We had a visit from the dental nurse this week who showed us how to keep our teeth healthy she told us to use adult toothpaste now as the fluoride is good for us and to drink water rather than juice
Class 2 made their own pancakes to celebrate Shrove Tuesday. We chose our own toppings and some of chose quite a few toppings. We talked about how other places celebrated and we though about Lent and what we would give up.
We have recently been learning all about Tim Peake. We have been thinking about what life would be like as an astronaut. We visited the Life Centre in Newcastle and took part in a workshop titled ‘Destination Space’ We explored the other areas of the Life Centre and were lucky enough to see the moon! The kids loved discovering what happens to poo in space!
