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  • Friday Challenge: 3rd July

    Published 02/07/20, by Charlie Mackinnon

    Cups Cups Cups

     

    For this challenge, you will need lots of different cups. 

     

     

    Which might you choose if you wanted a lot to drink?  Why?

     

    Which one would you choose if you did not want a lot to drink?  Why?

     

    Make a prediction. Try to arrange the cups in a line from the one that holds the most liquid to the one that holds the least liquid.

     

    Design a way of finding out if you were right or not.

     

    Did you get the order right? How do you know for sure? 

     

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  • Sai's Matilda Storyboard

    Published 02/07/20, by Charlie Mackinnon

    Well done Sai. This is a fantastic storyboard. 

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  • Alana's Yes/No Diagram

    Published 02/07/20, by Charlie Mackinnon

    Wow! Alana- we love this Yes/No diagram. 

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  • Thursday Challenge: 2nd July

    Published 01/07/20, by Charlie Mackinnon

    Rank these events from least to most naughty to create a naughtyometer!

     

    Use the following questions to help you make up your mind.

     

    Not doing any homework for a whole week

    Is school like a job? Are there more excuses for not doing homework than schoolwork? What counts as a good excuse? Could there be good reasons for not doing any work?

     

    Stealing from the school canteen / Stealing someone's lunch

    Is stealing always wrong? Is it worse to steal from a person or an organisation? Who are you stealing from if you steal from a school?

     

    Calling another pupil a bad name - Calling a teacher a bad name

    Is calling someone names worse than hitting someone? Would a child feel worse than a teacher? Would you get punished worse for insulting a teacher than a child? Should you?

    Hitting someone / Seeing someone hitting someone, and doing nothing about it / Hitting someone back

    Can two wrongs make a right? Can you do something to someone that’s done it to you without it being bad?

    Is watching someone get hit worse than watching someone fall over?

     

     

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  • Ayda's Matilda Story Board

    Published 01/07/20, by Charlie Mackinnon

    What a great story board. We love the illustrations and sentence starters you created. 

     

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  • Heera's Wednesday Challenge

    Published 01/07/20, by Charlie Mackinnon

    Heera, we love the way you have created this living diagram. 

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  • Daise's Maths

    Published 01/07/20, by Charlie Mackinnon

    Daisie, it is great to see you using bar models and number-lines to solve these empty box calculations. 

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  • Wednesday Challenge: 1st July

    Published 30/06/20, by Charlie Mackinnon

    Make a Living Diagram

     

    Equipment

    • A recycled piece of card such as a panel from a cereal box
    • Double-sided sticky tape
    • Pencils
    • An area with a variety of wild plants

     

    Create your own labelled diagram of a plant including the following:

     

    Roots – Anchor the plant into the ground and they absorb water and minerals from the soil.

     

    Stem – Holds the plant upright and transports nutrients, minerals and water between the roots, leaves and flowers.

     

    Leaf – Uses the sunlight’s energy to convert carbon dioxide and water into food for the plant (photosynthesis)

     

    Flower – The reproductive organs of the plant are in the flower. The flowers are colourful and often fragrant to attract pollinators.

     

    Bud – Protects the developing leaves and flowers.

     

     

     

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  • Daisie's Matilda Story Board

    Published 30/06/20, by Charlie Mackinnon

    Well done Daisie. We love the way you have story boarded this chapter of Matilda. 

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  • Heera's Monday Challenge

    Published 29/06/20, by Charlie Mackinnon

    Well done Heera- we love the systematic way you completed this challenge. 

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  • Tuesday Challenge: 30th June

    Published 29/06/20, by Charlie Mackinnon

    Write a short story with these as the opening sentences:

     

    I woke up suddenly, there was something in my room. It burst out of the wardrobe.

     

    Think about:

    What was in your wardrobe?

    How did it get there?

    Was it evil or good?

     

    Check:

    Capital letters and full stops?

    Does every sentence make sense?

    Have you written it in the first person?

    Have you described the thing inside the wardrobe in detail?

     

     

    Don’t forget to send your writing into dailychallenge@st-barnabas.kent.sch.uk so we can read it and post it on the blog.

     

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  • Sai's Mr Wormwood Description

    Published 29/06/20, by Charlie Mackinnon

    What a great character description Sai. 

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