Monday 26 January 2015

Packaging - What's it all about?

We have been looking at some of the food and drink packaging that the children have brought in.  This is what we found out....









Friday 16 January 2015

Our trip to Tesco

We had a fantastic trip to Tesco as part of their 'Farm to fork' project. Have a look at the pictures...

Tesco Trip from Mr Griffiths on Vimeo.

Wednesday 14 January 2015

Watch out Derek!

We have had our first little go with the new green screen technology that the school has recently acquired. As well as lots of fun, it was a great opportunity to practise our Welsh :)

Untitled from Mr Griffiths on Vimeo.

Monday 12 January 2015

The Shopping Basket

We have loved reading and listening to John Burningham's story, The Shopping Basket. Listen to us retell the story with our fabulous acting skills! We used the Book Creator app to record our voices. Here are the recordings...

IMG 0292 from Mr Griffiths on Vimeo.

IMG 0700 from Mr Griffiths on Vimeo.

IMG 0184 from Mr Griffiths on Vimeo.

Our Spring topic!

Our topic for the spring term is 'Supermarket!' This project has a science focus and we will learn about a range of materials and their properties used for packaging in shops and supermarkets and about the issues surrounding waste and re-cycling. At the heart of this project the children will write and follow a range of instructions and develop additional skills in creating labels, lists and captions. The children will then apply their skills and understanding by setting up and managing their own section of a supermarket! In this project the children will learn: • How various materials react to being heated,cooled,mixed,twisted, crushed and changed using a range of processes; • What products are sold at supermarkets and how they are packaged; • How to find information by interviewing, using ICT and first hand experience; • How to follow and write a recipe; • How to use metric measurements of weight; • To identify the features of a fair test; • How to be aware of safety and hygiene when preparing food; • To record their work in writing and through the use of digital media; • To solve simple problems using money and recognise different coins; • How to design and make packaging and labelling using various techniques and vocabulary. In literacy we will be looking at the book 'The Shopping Basket' by John Burningham, as well as writing instructions. In mathematics our focus will be counting in 2s, 5s and 10s as well as number bonds to 10 and doubles. Our PE day remains on Monday.