Space!

We have had an excellent first week back after half term and have all enjoyed the start to our new topic.  The highlight of our week was the visit from the Space Dome which gave us all the opportunity to look at and learn about the different star constellations and planets.  I think it is fair to say we are all amazed by lots of things to do with Space and have had many fascinating conversations already.  Thank you to those who have brought books and objects in from home to help us with our topic, these are being enjoyed by all too.  

Excitement as we wait to enter the Dome! 

Eagerly waiting to see what is inside! 

In Science, the Year 5 children's learning for the term is linked to our theme and they shall be learning all about Earth and Beyond!  To help their learning about the stars, they made star scopes with Mrs Dixon. When you look through them you will see different star constellations.  

In Year 4, we will be learning about sound this term in science.  We experimented with what we could use to make different sound effects.  We also dropped pebbles in water and bounced rice on drums to try and help us understand how vibrations work.  

We have also developed new skills on the ipads this week by learning how to use a QR Code Scanner.  We had to find different facts by scanning the codes and then we had to use these facts to help us with a quiz.  

All this in just 4 days, we are all now ready for a restful weekend!  Great learning this week - Well Done Class 4! 

Mrs McMillan