We have been doing lots of investigations in science.
Last half term we were investigating materials.
We found out that the best paper for a bag was Vivelle.
We kept on putting 100 gram weights into bags that we had made and the Vivelle bag held 48 of them.
The worst paper for a bag was tissue paper because it only held 11 weights.

We tested which gloves would keep Barnaby Bear's hands warmest if he went somewhere cold. We tested different gloves by holding iced drinks in our hands with two kinds of gloves on and decided which hand was the warmest after 1 minute. The thick woollen gloves won.

This second half term we have been looking at seeds and plants. We have found where the growing point is on some seeds by germinating them on some kitchen towels.

We are finding out what conditions plants need to grow and whether seeds need warmth and water to germinate and then light to grow.
Some seeds are in the cold in Mr. Hopkin's,the
caretaker's cupboard.
Some seeds have not been watered.
Some seeds are in the dark in the art cupboard. We will have to wait to see what happens.
Our topic this term has been based on Barnaby Bear and his real and imaginary travels.

One of the first jobs we had to do was to make our passports. We had our pictures taken and then we signed our passports with  our signatures.

In our imaginations we have been to France when a lot of us dressed up in French clothes. We had a French afternoon when we began with the register in French.

Then we ate a French breakfast of croissants, brioche, French cheese and hot chocolate.

The next place we visited was China for the Chinese New Year. We made tangram pictures (point) and Year 2 made Chinese pancakes.

We used chopsticks to eat the pancakes and prawn crackers. Some of us found this easy but others didn't manage to eat much!

We have talked about the jungle, the deserts, the Arctic and Antarctic. We have written some interesting fact sheets all about the jungle, the desert, the Arctic and the Antarctic. It is amazing what we have learnt!

On our visit to 'The Palms' at Stapeley Water Gardens we saw lots of animals from different parts of the world. The keeper showed us a chinchilla which was grey with very thick fur because it lived on rocks in the mountains where it is very cold.

Some of us held some giant millipedes and we stroked a snake. There was a tarantula which can grow another leg if one gets broken off.

There is a jungle and an underwater tunnel with lots of strange fish at 'The Palms'
We had a brilliant time and want to go again, but next time for longer!