We researched some of the star constellations using ICT and created an image of them.
Our final writing journey of this half term is to write explanation texts. Today, we have been practising orally how to explain how to use familiar objects such as pencil sharpeners, calculators, staplers and remote controls. We needed to make sure our vocabulary was simple yet detailed enough so that an alien would be able to use them. We worked collaboratively before presenting to the rest of the class.     We investigated what 2D shapes make up the nets of 3D shapes. Then we matched nets to 3D shapes and thought about which nets would correctly make 3D shapes and which ones would not.
 We have been learning about why we get day time and night time. We used what we found out to write an explanation text.
 We have been focusing on when other people are being kind and giving them recognition for this in the form of a 'kindness leaf'. Our tree is really beginning to bloom as we are becoming more aware of the kind words and actions in our class.
This afternoon we have been learning about how long it takes each planet to orbit the sun. We were surprised to find out that it takes Neptune an astonishing 165 years to orbit the sun. We discovered that the closer the planet is to the sun, the quicker it takes to complete an orbit.  Today we practised collaboration in a bid to build the strongest tower out of spaghetti and marshmallows. We had to communicate ideas effectively and understand that we all have a role to play when it comes to team work.     We did an investigation to see if hand washing really is important. We found out that it most definitely is. We were disgusted by the slice of bread we touched with dirty hands compared with the slice of bread we touched after washing our hands,
 We are starting to get into the Christmas spirit here in class 12...watch this space for our Christmas decorations!
  We have been writing a narrative based on the short film 'Alma'. In order to do this we have done lots of work on imagery and creating suspense before looking at the structure of an effective narrative.
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