Chestnut creates Tudor HousesIn our Tudor topc we have been making Tudor Houses
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Fire safety VisitWe had a visit from a fire safety officer whi told us how to be safe on Guy Fawkes night and throughout the year.
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Chestnut Showing Assembly Nov 2011We have been sharing all the work we have been doing term. Enjoy
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Eco day October 2011We had a fab day full of fun and hard work! Chestnut class learned to identify different plants by their leaves and berries, used chalk and charcoal to sketch some magnificent seed heads, peeled and chopped homegrown apples for a delicious crumble, and spent time in the garden clearing out the beds, collecting seeds and planting bulbs.
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Habitat songThis is our habitat song
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Enjoy Chestnut Class' Showing AssemblyWe have been sharing our learning with our mums' and dads' and the rest of the school
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Learning to write instructions - Christmas biscuitsAS part of our literacty we have been writing instructional text on how to make Chrsitmas biscuits.
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Lighthouses in Chestnut ClassWe have been looking at objects that light up such as torches, illuminated signs and lighthouses. There are lots and lots of lighthouses around the world which warn sailors, now and in the past, of the dangers of rocks in the sea. A lighthouse keeper's lot was a lonely one. We chose our favourite lighthouse and made it out of clay. We the attached a simple electric circuit which made a special bulb flash. We also wrote our names in nautical flags and made collages of our lighthouse. We enjoyed this project.
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Animal Quizzes in Chestnut ClassWe have been making Animal Quizzes using branching databases and powerpoint. Click on our powerpoint shows below and guess the animal. Bet you can't...
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Science Museum visitWe were lucky to have a chance to visit the science museum in London for free courtesy of the DORSET VALTER ASSET TRUST
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Making storybooks with moving parts in Chestnut ClassChestnut Class have been investigating books with moving parts (pop-up books). We have also been learning techniques such as mouthfolds, boxfolds and flaps so that we will be able to add them to our own books.
We wrote our stories about dragons and our finished storybooks have an assortment of six different moving parts - flaps,mouth folds, box folds, rotators, sliders and springs. We then wrote our own stories and added moving parts to make them more fun. Enjoy watching our short films of our books.
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Aboriginal art in Chestnut ClassAs part of our Journeys topic in art we have been looking at the creation stories or dreamings of the aboriginal people of Australia. One of the stories, the Rainbow Snake, has inspired us to do weavings in rainbow colours,
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In Chestnut Class we love our mumsWe have been making heart shaped wreaths using wire and net ribbon to show how much we love our mums.
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Chestnut Class's hand made felt Money Containers in DTWe have finally finished our stunning felt money containers of which we are justly proud. Click on Uther and look at our picture slideshow
to see all our purses and wallets.
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Elf Yourself in Chestnut ClassWE have been having fun making Elf Yourselfs. Click on the file below and then click on the links to see the ones we made.
Chestnut class, if you have made one at home email it to school for us to share in class
email: class4@yetminster.dorset.sch.uk
http://www.elfyourself.com/
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Christmas fabric wreaths in Chestnut ClassAs part of our craft making for the PTA Christmas we made Christmas wreaths our of colourful textiles which we cut into discs and threaded them onto wire.Some choice for have lots of different textures and colours, and others a more formal repeating pattern. I think they look gorgeous and will look super gracing your walls over the festive period.
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This is Chestnut classWelcome to our new class members
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What's in a Name - ChestnutWe have been exploring our new class name - drawing chestnut loeaves and conkers, make clay leaf imprints and designing our clas name in clay and mosaic. Click on our mosaic name to see our work.
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Brass in class ChestnutAs part of Music for All, Chestnut Class are learning to play cornets.Click on Joe - at least I think it is Joe, but I'm not sure - and look at the slideshow of us.
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Maths in Action in Chestnut ClassWE have have been drawing line graphs in a slightly different way. Click on us to see how e got on.
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Chestnut Class have been exploring HabitatsIn Science and Art we have been looking at habitats. In Art we used powder paints to mix various shades of green. After finding out about adaptation we designed a creature that was perfectly adapted to it's habitat.
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STORYBOOKS WITH MOVING PARTSIn DT this term we have been investigating books with moving parts. We made about six different moving parts ourselves - flaps,mouth folds, box folds, rotators, sliders and springs. We then wrote our own stories and added moving parts to make them more fun. Enjoy watching our short films of our books.
NATHANIEL'S The Space Healers CALLUM's The Bunny, Carrot & Time Machine ELLEN's Koala Trouble THEA's The Family of Royalty SOPHIE's The Lost Home MICHAEL's The Kangaroo & Porpoise LEWIS's Star Wars 3 MEGAN's Spooky Night LUCY's The Fox & The Child KATIE's The Cow Muck Problem JOSIE's The Tractor Disaster JOSH's Hamsters vs Bunnies JESSIE's Fancy Dress Party JAMES's The Cat & The Mouse HOLLY's Lost Sparkle ELENA's The Invisible dog CHARLOTTE's The Cat, Dog & Child CALLUM S's The Bank Heist ELLIE MARIE's The Kangaroo & Porpoise Fight
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Visit to the water treatment works at Sutton BinghamWe went to Sutton Bingham and learnt all about how water is cleaned to make it safe to drink. We learnt about how the reservoir is used.
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Our Showing AssemblyClick on the link below and enjoy watching our Showing Assembly.
Our Assembly
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Number patternsWe have been looking at number patterns. Can you see what these are showing?
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Down on the farmMuch excitement ensued when we had the chance to feed two three week old piglets. They were very well behaved and were a fun addition to the class for half an hour!
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PIRATE DAY IN CLASS 4We had a fantastic Pirate Day singing pirate songs, making pirate ships, watching pirate videos and getting pirate names. Mrs Neate-Clegg name was "Glynis the well tanned" - what was yours?
Click on the link below to see our slideshow on on Ben to see our pics.
OUR PIRATE DAY SLIDESHOW
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DODGEBALLLee Cuff, who often runs TEAMTHEME sessions at school, came in to school and taught us the basic rules and tactics of this fast paced game. Have a look at our pictures. If you go to special events you can read our thoughts.
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Christmas cardsThis year we made our cards using Dazzle on the computer. We were inspired by Tudor stained glass windows, and used these for ideas. Our designs are symmetrical. We used our word processing skills to put the greeting inside. I thought that the children's designs were fabulous.
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Getting ready for Christmas in Class 4We have been busy getting ready for the festive season. We have made cool reindeer, decorated our classroom using recycled materials, made fab Christmas cards (look out for these in the New Year- don't want to spoil the surprise!) and written poems... Lots more. Take a look and see some of our work.
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OUR TUDOR SHOWING ASSEMBLYWe processed into the hall in our Tudor costumes and performed various different Tudor Dances. We the read some recounts and performed a simile poem. Click on the links below to watch our videos - they may take a minute to load. ENJOY
Tudor procession and dance
Simile poem
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REMEMBER REMEMBER THE 5TH OF NOVEMBERWe listened to Handel and used chalks, pens and paints to make these vibrant pictures.
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Making Clay African masksAt the end of last term, as part of African Arts Week, we designed these superb African masks.
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MONEY CONTAINERSWe have been looking at and designing and making our own money containers..and as you can see we are very proud of them.
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AFRICAN ARTS WEEKIn the run up to our exciting African Arts Week we have been designing "natural scuptures" in the style of Andy Goldsworthy of African animals.Enjoy looking at them!
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SOLIDS AND LIQUIDSWe have been having fun in science looking at Solids and Liquids. Can you imagine how tasty a solid marshmallow is dipped into warm melted chocolate? DELICIOUS.
We have aslo been separating different solids using collanders, sieves and even.. a magnet.
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IS IT SCIENCE FRICTION?We have been investigatiing friction and the how it benefits us.
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