Hazel Class

Busy working hard in year 4.

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We had a great afternoon, but we don't understand why we can't eat the pie! Where did it come from?

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We made our own little buzz games using metal wire, blu tack, wires, batteries and a buzzer. We had to create a circuit and keep it incomplete until we added a paper clip loop, which touched the wire and set off the buzzer. It was really fun and interesting. I & C

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Throwback Thursday - now that Take One Picture is over, we can show off our fantastic digital artwork. We made all of them on computers, using https://t.co/o5ZoFTl5Wg. It took us a long time to finish all 3, trying out different techniques and experimenting. F & J

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We learned a new text map to help us when we’re writing an adventure/finding story. It is called ‘Adventure at Sandy Cove’ and is about two children finding a box of jewels and getting chased by a thief. T & F

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We had great fun making our planet key rings, it was really creative. I wish the whole school could have the experience. R & R

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Fractions can be tricky, but thankfully we had strawberry laces to help us figure out adding fractions. We even did a little subtracting by eating them after!

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We used pizzas this morning to help us understand improper fractions. It’s a good thing we weren’t really eating 16/4 because we worked out that was 4 whole pizzas!

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We have had a busy start to the week trying to get our heads around fractions, using games and concrete resources.

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Year 4, @MrHeathSE4, @Hazel_Beecroft & @Aspen_Beecroft, spent the afternoon trying out Year 3’s games. We did some evaluating and discussed how to debug the games to make improvements. Then we just had some fun trying out each other’s games.

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Year 2, @2_beecroft, had a great afternoon with the beebots, trying out the Year 1s algorithms. They did some debugging to make improvements, then even had a go at making their own. #STEM

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Year 3, @Elmers_Beecroft and @beecroftacacia, had a great time today continuing our STEM week. They got really into the Year 4’s racing games, and were determined to beat the tricky coding the year 4s had used to try and stop them. #STEM

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Year 6 kicked off our whole school STEM week by playing and evaluating the games Year 5 created by programming in Scratch. They had a fantastic time and even had some ideas for how to create more advanced games. maybe we have some future game developers at Beecroft! #STEM

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Finally, we learned about digestion in Science. We used oats, tights, balloons and cups to recreate the lower part of the digestive system. We even made it poo!
T &C

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Then, we went to an old Roman Villa and we learned how they lived, survived and got fed. We made drawings and dressed up and brought home an activity pack. If you want to try it yourself, visit Crofton Roman Villa.
T & C

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Next, we made Greek dips. We had a choice of - tomato purée, chick peas, yogurt, or sour cream. We could add - garlic, chilli, lemon juice, peppers, onion, paprika, thyme, salt, pepper, mint, basil, and other things. Our dips were delicious!
T & C

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We’ve had a busy week of practical learning. First, we looked at the results of our teeth experiment. The Capri sun was most damaged, then orange juice, then Coke, then Coke Zero & water had no damage. We think that you should drink water & drink all the others as a treat.
T & C

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We spent the day getting messy with clay, but what were me making? To find out, you’ll need to come along to the pop-up museum next week!

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We are learning about Ancient Greece and the states of Athens and Sparta. This afternoon a special Spartan visitor came from the war and he wore a gold, metal helmet. We asked some questions to find out about Thermopylae and we had a go of wearing his helmet, it was fun!
S & J

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We weren’t happy to find out we’d be getting lots more homework! A great hook to kick off our new @Talk4Writing unit, discussion texts (don’t worry it’s not real!)
M.M

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I’m enjoying reading these fantastic, first person accounts of bread being eaten and making its way to the stomach. A great combination of imagination and scientific language in our science lesson!
M.M