Thursday, 18 September 2014

Something fishy has been going on....

All the staff were talking on Tuesday morning.... There was a shock discovery in Year 3 and 4. The fish have gone missing!


Thankfully, we have an amazing set of spies and detectives who are experts in finding evidence and solving mysteries. Armed with notepads, magnifying glasses, iPads (to take photos) and tape measures, we set to work!


We scoured the grounds to see what evidence there might be. One of the first things we found was a book that was about setting up an aquarium....



There was also a pair of waders and pieces of paper that had some sort of code on it... pot, may, tom were just some of the codes that we found.


Using our detective tools, we measured any evidence that we saw. We spotted some large paw prints on the floor. There was also a pair of binoculars left behind.



There was lots of evidence still to be found.... a ladder against a wall, a rope left on the floor, trails of fish food, cutlery and a fishing net to name but a few.


We stepped into the forensic lab to analyse the fingerprints left in Year 4. Mrs Glyn-Davies used her super microscope so we could look at all of the small lines and loops on the fingerprint. 



We also noticed a large forensics tent set up on the field. But what was inside? Mr Earle put his gloves on so that he didn't damage any of the evidence. Inside they found broken glass (that Mr Earle and Mrs Stanley had picked up in to a tray). There was also a bottle of detergent left there. Everything was getting even more mysterious!



Our super sleuths are now analysing all of the evidence and trying to crack the mystery. Where have the fish gone? Keep your eyes peeled to see if  our daring detectives can find out what has happened!

Code Crackers

Just like real spies, we've been extremely busy trying to crack secret codes! We found out that Agent Noun, Agent Verb and Agent Adverb had been writing secret code words. Agent Noun only writes his secret codes using nouns, Agent Verb always uses verbs and Agent Adverb only uses adverbs

We needed to solve the codes to work out who wrote each of the messages, Some of them were written in invisible ink, some used numbers instead of letters, a few of the codes were written in Morse code and there were even some codewords written in sign language!

With our superb spy skills, it wasn't long until we cracked the messages and worked out which Agent they belonged to.












Monday, 15 September 2014

Live drawing with Sir Quentin Blake

 Roald Dahl Extravaganza
 
Today we took part in the Puffin Virtually Live Roald Dahl extravaganza.  This was an event streamed globally live from Drury Lane in London.
 
As part of our topic, we have been learning about different authors.  Last week we studied the work of Sir Quentin Blake.
 
Luckily for us, there was a draw-a-long session with Quentin Blake.  We had a go at drawing Willy Wonka with his amazing guidance.  What do you think?
 





 
 

Sunday, 14 September 2014

Spy Disguises!

This week, we've been coming up with lots of cunning ideas and designing our own spy profiles. We've also designed some fabulous disguises so no one can work out who we are!












Romsey Show Entry

Romsey Show Competition

Yesterday, Saturday 13th September, was
Romsey Country Show.

How many of you went to see our amazing display?
 

Well done Year 4 and 5 for your super work in July. It looked super and definitely eye catching.
What do you think?


Friday, 12 September 2014

Welcome week

It's been a great first week for all the children.
We have enjoyed showing them  around their new classroom, allowing them to know where to find things for their learning. We have started getting to know our new friends names and meeting other children in our key groups.
We have been inspired by games we like to play and  we have already made a new shelter in the woods and the book corner is turning into a frozen castle!!!!!We believe as a team, that play is a key tool for learning in year R, developing many skills and chances for learning opportunities.It would be great to know your views about this?Please comment and tell us.


 Exploring playing our game of the week. This week it's the Bee Tree game

We loved the small world outside

 We sang number songs with Mrs Miles
  There was plenty to see and find in the woods.

All the children have been fantastic this week and we look forward to them continuing in such a great way when they come and have lunch here at school next week.

Monday, 8 September 2014

Two new visitors!


Year 4 now has two new fishy friends! This year, our class will have its own class pet - two fantastic (and very lively!) goldfish. However, we have one problem... they don't have names!

What names do you think they should have? Remember: one is golden and one is silver. Write your suggestions in the comments box. The best two names will be selected on Friday. Good luck!