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. 

We have been creating a character profile of 'Alma' during our English lessons this week. To create a complete profile, we worked together and used a thesaurus to generate vocabulary to describe her appearance and personality. 

We have been reading The Snow Spider in our English lessons and plan to write a newspaper report about the disappearance of Bethan. We have been looking at the features of a newspaper report and here we are working together, trying to guess the content of a report just by reading the headline. 

We have been practising taking our pulse in science. We created a table of results for the children in our group then transferred that data into a bar chart. Before we did this on paper, though, we made a human bar chart to ensure we understood the features needed to be successful. 

We have been researching the mummification process for our Ancient Egyptians topic. We found out that organs are removed from the body and placed into canopic jars. Each jar has the head of a God and holds either the liver, intestines, stomach or lungs. We had great fun making the Gods from clay. We are looking forward to painting them this week.