Go Go Go-Karts!
We tested our prototype Go-Karts today and what an exciting event that was! This is the final part of the design – make – evaluate process.
All of our efforts in making the go-karts came together in the big test!
It was great to see so many different types of go-karts, with different components, come together. The children went through a quick and steep learning curve when testing them, realising what needed to be strengthened or supported in order for them to function better.
The design criteria for our go-karts was:
- to roll
- to steer
- to keep a character safe inside the kart
We also evaluated our Karts – see Aaron’s great work below.
Farm…at school!
We were very lucky to have Ian’s Mobile Farm at school this week.
The children enjoyed petting the animals, watching ‘Meg the dog’ do her obedience tricks and we even got to brush the donkeys!
Scholes in Bloom – competition winner!
Over the past 5 years Scholes in Bloom have entered the Yorkshire in Bloom competition and have received 3 Gold Rose awards, a Silver Award and a Silver Gilt Award. They work so hard in our village to keep it looking beautiful.
This year, like most years, Scholes in Bloom asked children to create a flower bed design, which will be planted along Station Road.
Today, our lucky winner, had her design chosen and recreated in beautiful flowers.
Well done to our Scholes in Bloom ‘design a flower bed’ competition winner!
Scarecrow competition
We will be making some scarecrows in school. If anyone lives in the village, you can join in individually and display them outside your house. If not, and you want to make your own, bring your scarecrow to school on Friday 16 July and we will display it outside school over the weekend.
3,4NV class post
This week, we have enjoyed practising for Sports Day!
In the library, we took time to read and share stories together.
Musical…BOOKS!
Today, in our ‘Book Club’ session, we played Musical Books.
We started off by reading a book we knew we’d like and enjoyed reading this for 10 minutes. Then, we walked around the room while the music played. When the music stopped, we sat down next to the nearest book. For some of us, that meant reading a book we’d never have chosen.
After spending some time reading the new book, we shared and reflected on our experiences. To our surprise, most of us enjoyed reading all the books – some of us were even inspired to change our current book.
Here’s a snapshot of our conversations (without names because we’re keeping our personal information to ourselves – it’s important to stay safe online):
“It was actually really good and I think I’d actually enjoy reading Dirty Bertie!”
“It’s not really my type of book because I normally prefer non-fiction books. I enjoy finding out facts. Although it’s not my type, I did enjoy this book more than I thought I would!”
“We’ve read this book as a class and I didn’t really like it but now that I’ve read it again I like it more. Maybe it’s good to read books more than once so you understand it better!”
“I read a princess book (I’m normally into football books) and it was actually much better than I thought it’d be. I’m not sure you’d read it but it was nice to read something a bit different!”
We had such a good time that we managed to convince Mr Catherall to let us keep reading for longer.
Help at home by…
– asking your child what they read today and how they found it
– encouraging your child to read a range of books
– role modelling to your child being a reader
– taking your child to a free library and encouraging them to choose books they think they’ll like
– reading regularly with your child
The last point is especially important. We’ve recently changed our homework to give families more time to concentrate on the aspects of learning we consider most important – reading is most definitely one of these. Regular reading (10 – 20 minutes every day) will have a hugely positive impact on your child’s academic attainment and mental health.
Living and Learning: I can say something good about myself
In our Living and Learning session this week, we had some time to reflect on what we can do well. We are proud to show what we are good at and decided to present them on our shields.
I am good at …
DT: design process
In our DT lessons this week, we’ve been evaluating existing products to gain some inspiration and ideas for our own designs.
We’ve also begun to explore our ideas using TechCard and next we’ll be drawing our final designs.
The design criteria for our go kart prototypes:
– move by rolling on wheels
– have a steering system
– a platform to sit on and not fall out of
– a braking system (extra, aspirational challenge)
Photos to follow …
3/4NV Class News
Over the last three weeks, we have enjoyed learning and improving our cricket skills including throwing, batting, catching and fielding.
We have played lots of games and had lots of fun!
Books, Glorious Books
We are very lucky at our school to have a library full of wonderful books to borrow and enjoy. Over the past few weeks, we have been re-stocking our library with some lovely new books. We now have 300 new books on the shelves in the library. Every child has a library session each week where they can select any book they want to borrow and enjoy at home. Happy reading!
