Birches had a great Red Nose Day dressing in red and sharing toys from home.
In Birches this week we have explored ways to make bridges stronger. On Tuesday we folded paper in different ways and investigated how many coins each one would hold.
Birches were very excited about World Book Day! Some of us wanted to dress up, others preferred their usual clothes, but we all had a great day and loved looking at what everyone else was wearing!
Birches took part in a workshop with Kirsten from Newcastle University today. we looked at flags, where we see them and what they represent. We then designed our own flag with pictures of things that represent us. Kirsten was very impressed with our knowledge and enthusiasm.
In Birches today we tested different materials to see which one was the most reflective. we had to make predictions first and explain our choices, then investigate to see if our prediction was correct.
For Internet Safety Day Birches thought about everything they know about keeping safe online, then used it to write acrostic poems. It is really important to be able to keep safe online, so it’s great that they’ve remembered so much.
We used our sketching skills to draw polar bears. We had to look really carefully at the example picture and recreate what we could see.
On Tuesday Birches and Oaks went to The Word in South Shields to complete a Lego coding activity. We had to build a model then use code to make it move. We all enjoyed building the models and were really pleased when they moved! We also explored the Lego exhibition which we loved – but everyone agreed our favourite activity was our packed lunch!
Oaks and Birches visited the OpenZone at the Word this week to take part in a Lego coding activity.
We needed to build a range of different things before adding code to make them move or dance (see our video linked below). The children enjoyed experimenting with coding and adding more complex instructions, evaluating what went right…or wrong and made improvements.
Afterwards we visited the library and enjoyed the Lego exhibit currently on show.
Birches have been looking at different examples of Inuit art. This week we used ‘The Enchanted Owl’ by Kenojuak Ashevak to inspire our own owl prints.
