The Gates Primary SchoolYear 3/4- Starlings: Blog items
Date: 11th Mar 2020 @ 9:08am
In Science we have been learning all about the digestive system and we have discovered that teeth play a vital role in this, therefore we need to really look after them. Today we planned and carried out an experiment to see which liquids cause the most damage to our teeth, using eggs as a representation. Hopefully next week we will see some definitive results!
Date: 11th Mar 2020 @ 9:08am
We have been very busy outside of the classroom in Starlings. It has been fantastic to listen to some of the stories behind these awards, very proud of you all!
Why don’t we know much about the Indus Civilisation?
Date: 11th Mar 2020 @ 9:07am
In R.E we are starting our new topic all about the Indus Civilisation, however even to this day a lot of the information we have about them is incomplete. To evidence how evidence can become tainted over time to become unreliable we played Chinese Whispers. It is fair to say we realised how easy it is for evidence to become unreliable especially via word of mouth.
Back in the land of the munchkins
Date: 11th Mar 2020 @ 9:06am
On our first day back after a much needed break we were all treated to a fabulous Wizard of Oz pantomime! The children were really engaged and loved joining in with the show!
Date: 11th Mar 2020 @ 9:05am
All term in Starlings we have been trying our best to improve our presentation in all of our work. There have been some massive, massive improvements over the last 15 weeks and all our hard work is starting to pay off! Congratulations to the whole class, especially to those who have received a Pen license!
Date: 11th Mar 2020 @ 9:04am
It is very important to do a warm up and cool down according to Mr.Maddens, and after a term of working our brains to their absolute limits we had a festive cool down in class led by Mr. Poppy
Date: 11th Mar 2020 @ 9:03am
This morning we wanted to show off our amazing writing so we took a short trip to Robins on our tour of KS1. The stories on offer were fantastic and I am really proud of the work the children have produced!
Date: 11th Mar 2020 @ 9:02am
This afternoon we made plenty of mess showing off our fabulous baking talents, following WW2 recipes! Can’t wait to taste these next week!
Date: 11th Mar 2020 @ 9:01am
This afternoon we have been writing and performing our very own original WW2 songs using lots of technical vocabulary. They sounded absolutely amazing especially for one afternoons work!
Date: 11th Mar 2020 @ 9:00am
This week we concluded our poetry topic by performing to the whole class! We helped to give constructive feedback on a range of poems, from Acrostic to Hiakus, and used some fantastic expression to set the tone!
Date: 11th Mar 2020 @ 8:59am
We all produced some fantastic Christmas cards on the computer using a range of techniques!
Date: 11th Mar 2020 @ 8:58am
This afternoon we carried out an experiment to find out which material we should use to soundproof our classroom so that we do not disturb anyone else’s learning whilst we practice our homemade instruments!
Date: 11th Mar 2020 @ 8:57am
Over the last few months we have been learning all about WW2. Recently we have been learning all about the Blitz and why children needed to be evacuated. Before the evacuations happened though, Children often had to hide in Anderson Shelters.
As a result, whenever we hear the siren in class we must take cover in the nearest shelter we have and keep as quiet as possible. The air raid warden ensure we are following the black-out procedures before sheltering themselves!
Date: 11th Mar 2020 @ 8:56am
This morning we discussed why Poppies are often used as a symbol of remembrance before producing our our using everyday items to show our respect to all the men and women who fought in the war.
Date: 11th Mar 2020 @ 8:54am
On Monday we were lucky enough to be visited by a WWII soldier who told us loads of amazing stories about different people who fought in the war, from footballers who had won the Wartime cup one day then storming the beaches of Normandy the next, to a pilot who couldn’t see that saved the King!
Date: 11th Mar 2020 @ 8:52am
In our science lessons, all of our learning has been building towards us creating a presentation to help our clients learn how to be fitter and healthier, as well as answering any questions they had as to how they should get better at their hobbies.
Date: 11th Mar 2020 @ 8:50am
As we now start to look towards our new homework topic – Sound – I would like to say how impressed I am of all your hard work on this topic. It is amazing to see how much effort has gone into these pieces of homework. Thank you for all you hard work!
We are all really proud Starlings!
Date: 11th Mar 2020 @ 8:49am
Round 2 of our Homework Heroes shows off all of our fabulous posters and poems that Starlings have worked really hard on! Everyone should be really proud, the poems were performed brilliantly!
Manic Monday- The Church Visit
Date: 11th Mar 2020 @ 8:48am
To top off an amazing morning of winning the Headteacher’s award and some amazing practical learning in English and Maths, we visited St. John’s Wingates Church. We were shown around by the lovely Curate, Kirsty, before the children completed a puzzle based on the key features of a Church to reveal a scrambled Christian Festival.
Date: 11th Mar 2020 @ 8:47am
We started Monday morning with the best possible start, winning a Head Teacher’s award. This set the tone for the day as during English we worked hard as a class to identify all of the key vocabulary in diary entries from WWII that indicated the era they were written. We also got creative when summarising what had happened in each entry to show our great understanding of the text.
Date: 11th Mar 2020 @ 8:47am
With out topic being well under way, we have had some amazing WWII themed homework being brought in. In this first round we are going to be showing off some of our incredible models! The attention to detail is outstanding!
Date: 11th Mar 2020 @ 8:46am
After learning some great facts about our skeletons last week, we moved on to labelling as many bones as possible in our body. There was some super research carried out by the children, but it is fair to say the cleaners probably weren’t impressed…
Date: 11th Mar 2020 @ 8:45am
Today we explored our class novel, ‘Time train to the Blitz’, further to see if our initial predictions based on the cover and blurb were accurate. In doing so we also discovered how dramatic Starlings can be with some fabulous whole class reading. We really used the clues in the text well to put some amazing expression in our voices.
Date: 11th Mar 2020 @ 8:44am
A massive congratulations to all those successfull in making it onto the school council this year! Very pleasing to see 3 Starlings being voted by their peers to represent them. Maybe the start of a very promising career in politics for some…
Date: 11th Mar 2020 @ 8:44am
With our topic being Britain at War, we have been looking back in time at key events that have happened leading up until the end of the war and produced some amazing timelines starting all the way back in 6000 B.C
