Olivia's Wonderful Writing
Published 06/07/20, by Charlie Mackinnon
Olivia, we love the way you have rewritten this scene from Varjak Paw so that it is from the point of view of the other protagonist.
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Read MoreHolby's Stained Glass Design
Published 06/07/20, by Charlie MackinnonWhat a great design. Thanks for sharing this Holby.
Read MoreMonday Challenge: 6th July
Published 06/07/20, by Charlie MackinnonThree Ball Line Up
Two children are playing with three balls, one blue, one red and one green.
They toss up the balls, which run down a slope so that they land in a row of three.
In how many different ways could the balls land?
Can you use and apply a systematic way of working to ensure that you find all the possible solutions?
If you want to explore this challenge using an interactive activity, please follow this link.
Extension: What would happen if you added a Yellow ball as well?
Would this increase or decrease the number of possible ball arrangements? Prove it!
How many more/less? Prove it!
Read MoreOlivia's Stained Glass Design
Published 03/07/20, by Charlie MackinnonOlivia we love this Anglo-Saxon inspired stained glass window design.
Read MoreAdeline's Writing
Published 03/07/20, by Charlie MackinnonThanks for sharing this writing Adeline. We really enjoyed reading it.
Read MoreHolby's Jumping Activity
Published 03/07/20, by Charlie MackinnonWhat a fantastic investigation Holby.
Read MoreHollie's Nature Garden
Published 02/07/20, by Charlie MackinnonHollie. We love your nature garden design.
Read MoreFriday Challenge: 3rd July
Published 02/07/20, by Charlie MackinnonCups 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?
Read MoreHolby's Living Diagram
Published 02/07/20, by Charlie MackinnonHolby, we love this living diagram.
Read MoreThursday Challenge: 2nd July
Published 01/07/20, by Charlie MackinnonRank 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?
Read MoreAdeline's Tuesday Challenge
Published 01/07/20, by Charlie MackinnonWhat a fantastic story. We love the way you have started sentences in order to build tension.
Read MoreWednesday Challenge: 1st July
Published 30/06/20, by Charlie MackinnonMake 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 –
Stem –
Leaf –
Flower –
Bud –
Explain what each of these parts of the plant does.
Flowers are an important food source for pollinating insects. Look closely at the flower. Can you extract some pollen on a cotton bud? What is the job of this pollen?