Monday, 20 September 2010
Wednesday, 15 September 2010
Home learning
To help you with your home learning this week, here is a link to last year's blog where you will see how the children made their mini rainforests.
http://bsmscarletmacaw.blogspot.com/2009/09/mini-rainforests.html
http://bsmscarletmacaw.blogspot.com/2009/09/mini-rainforests.html
Wednesday, 14 July 2010
Plant Collages
This morning we made collages of plants. We chose and used different textiles and materials to make our plants as realistic as possible.
Then we labelled the parts of the plant and their jobs.
have a look at our brilliant collages:
Then we labelled the parts of the plant and their jobs.
have a look at our brilliant collages:
By Fran I and David
By Emelia, Phoebe and Daniel
By Sophie and Fran B
By Georgina, Emma and Liam
By James, Megan and Ben
By Chloe, Jessica and Jack H
By Charlie, Matthew and Jack B
By Steven, Bethany and Sammy.
Please come into class and see them. Also ask us about the parts of a plant and their jobs because we know them very well!
plant game!
Hello Scarlet Macaws!
Here is that game you were asking me to put on for you! Have fun.
Mrs Collin x
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/living_things/help_plants_grow/play.shtml
Here is that game you were asking me to put on for you! Have fun.
Mrs Collin x
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/living_things/help_plants_grow/play.shtml
Plant stems
We learnt about the parts of the plant and their jobs. One of the jobs of the stem is to transport the water and nutrients that the roots suck up form the soil to the other parts of the plant. To see this happening we have carried out an investigation using celery and food colouring.
We looked carefully at a piece of celery and discovered that it has tiny holes in it that we think help to transport the water and nutrients. We used magnifying glasses to see this more clearly.
We then put the stems of celery into pots with water and food colouring and have left them overnight to see what happens.
We made our own predictions based on our scientific knowledge. What do you think will happen?
We looked carefully at a piece of celery and discovered that it has tiny holes in it that we think help to transport the water and nutrients. We used magnifying glasses to see this more clearly.
We then put the stems of celery into pots with water and food colouring and have left them overnight to see what happens.
We made our own predictions based on our scientific knowledge. What do you think will happen?
Looking at the parts of a plant
What an exciting afternoon we had yesterday! As part of our work on plants we looked at real plants to observe the different parts.
We very carefully teased the soil away from the roots of the plant. We were amazed at the length of the roots. We measured them and discovered that they were longer than the plants themselves.
We then carefully sketched the plants and labelled the parts of the plant and stated their jobs.
We had a great time examining the plants and gained so much knowledge.
We very carefully teased the soil away from the roots of the plant. We were amazed at the length of the roots. We measured them and discovered that they were longer than the plants themselves.
We then carefully sketched the plants and labelled the parts of the plant and stated their jobs.
We had a great time examining the plants and gained so much knowledge.
Mrs Collin has now taken the plants home and planted them in pots for her garden. How lucky is she? She has called them her Scarlet Macaw Plants!
Plants for food
We are now looking at helping plants to grow.
We discussed what plants we grew for food - there were lots of suggestions!
We are lucky to have the allotments in the school grounds so we went to visit them to see some growing plants. We wrote down which plants wee there, made careful observations and drew them. There were lots of questions being asked and it was very interesting. Some of the children talked about their own vegetable patches and allotments.
We discussed what plants we grew for food - there were lots of suggestions!
We are lucky to have the allotments in the school grounds so we went to visit them to see some growing plants. We wrote down which plants wee there, made careful observations and drew them. There were lots of questions being asked and it was very interesting. Some of the children talked about their own vegetable patches and allotments.
Tuesday, 6 July 2010
Volley ball
In active time this week we have been trying out volley ball and learning some basic skills and I have to say, that I have been very impressed with the skill the children have been showing. Even better still, it has been great fun!
Italian Restaurants
For home learning we designed and made Italian restaurants. We were able to use any materials we liked and we used our knowledge about Italy to make sure that our restaurants were authentic.
The finished results are amazing and this morning we were able to evaluate each others' work and to play in role with our restaurants.
The restaurants are all in the entrance hall for everyone to see and below are pictures of everyone with their models.
Well done Scarlet Macaw Base!
The finished results are amazing and this morning we were able to evaluate each others' work and to play in role with our restaurants.
The restaurants are all in the entrance hall for everyone to see and below are pictures of everyone with their models.
Well done Scarlet Macaw Base!
Tuesday, 22 June 2010
Crazy Grids
This week in numeracy we are learning to locate positions on a grid. As the weather was so lovely today, we decided to take our learning outside.
We used chalk to draw and label the grids on the playground and we also worked out how many squares they had by multiplying the columns by the rows.
We then drew a map and drew different objects in different positions.
We challenged each other to tell the position (grid reference) of each object and we gave refernces for people to go and stand on. It was gresat fun!
We used chalk to draw and label the grids on the playground and we also worked out how many squares they had by multiplying the columns by the rows.
We then drew a map and drew different objects in different positions.
We challenged each other to tell the position (grid reference) of each object and we gave refernces for people to go and stand on. It was gresat fun!
Our work will be there until it gets washed or rubbed away but here are some photos of what we did.
We had the Top Tops written on the playground!
To finish off our work, we were all given a grid reference to stand on on the big grid! We could all find our postion correctly!
Friday, 18 June 2010
What a wonderful week!
Year 3, including myself have had a fantastic International Arts Week. It was great to see so many children and parents in the hall after school on Friday. Here are some photos in case you missed anything!
If you are bored at home it would great to draw a picture of your own and colour it in using things you have found in your garden.
Happy hunting!!
Miss Heayel
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