Asking questions about historical artefacts

Today Class 5 asked more historical questions. We had started this with the Mary Rose.

We looked at a mystery artefact and wrote:

• What we knew for sure about it.
• What we thought we knew about it.
• What we would like to know about it.

Here are some of our guesses: salt & pepper shaker, herb grinder, flower arranging and a pattern maker for cookery.

Mr Short writes:

The artefact was borrowed from a local museum. The children thought it was magical, which is quite refreshing in an age of PlayStation 3 and Xbox. Some children guessed when they saw me filling up the sink with water, but pupils asking questions and having enquiring minds was my success criteria. So, what do you think it was used for? Click on the video above and have a guess!

At The End Of The Assembly

Mrs Football’s lot were kicked out,
Mr Crab’s class marched out,
Mr Rabbit’s class bounced out,
Miss Honey’s class walked sweetly out.

Mr Time’s class were ticked off,
Mr Show’s class came back for an encore,
Mrs Badminton’s class made a terrible racket,
Mr Flower’s class came out smelling of roses.

Mr Pancake’s class flipped out,
Mrs Light’s class outshone everyone,
Mrs Egg’s class scrambled out,
Mr Bin’s lot emptied out.

Mr Math’s class doubled up,
Mr Bullet’s class zoomed out,
Mr Tune’s class played up,
Mrs Stain’s class left their mark.

Mr Tier’s class went down,
Miss Quarrel’s lot fell out,
Mr Bump’s lot crashed out,
Miss Chicken’s class were shooed out.

Mr Jail’s class broke out,
Miss Orange’s class peeled away,
Miss Fell’s class fell out with each other,
Miss Sing’s class disappeared.

Thursday Afternoon: R.E & Easter

Thursday was a very busy day for Class 5, we didn't rest after the Tudor Assembly! In the afternoon we looked at the Last Supper and used drama and freeze framing to ask thoughtful questions. Half of the class were marking and awarding stickers for good work, then we swapped around. It was hard to match the picture and at the same time think about what we had just read! The next day we showed our work in the sharing assembly!

Mr Short writes: I think this is the best video of the children's work yet, it really is spine tingling stuff and makes me realise how much Year 4 have grown since September. If anyone would like to see this video please feel free to come in after school.

Thursday Morning: Tudor Assembly

Thank you for coming to see Class 5's 20 minute take on Tudor history! The children had this up and running in 4 hours. Not only did it demonstrate how much they had remembered, but how enthusiastic they have been towards this subject. They really brought it to life...and often at my expense I might add (see picture above) :) Practising the Tudor Pavanne in the playground in front of window cleaners can now be added to a list that includes performing the Gruffalo to Class 4 in front of builders and reading the Iron Man to an audience of plumbers...if only they knew that being a Primary Teacher is the best job in the world!

Class 2

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Explanations

We have been designing machines that do CRAZY jobs. We have been designing them to help us write explanations.

Wings

If I had wings
I would open up a wormhole
and nervously slip through.

If I had wings
I would come to school
before anyone else.

If I had wings
I would hover on the roof
and listen in on the staffroom.

If I had wings I would
ascend to the edge of life
and swoop to the centre of the Earth.

If I had wings
I would glide across the beach
letting the sand build up in my feathers.

If I had wings
I would slumber on the clouds until the
light of the morning overcomes the dark of the night.

If I had wings
I would fly over toy shops and see beautiful
stuffed toys in the gorgeously clean windows.

If I had wings
I would touch the tops of the heavens
and taste December’s breeze.

If I had wings
I would search the sea
and find the next Mary Rose.

If I had wings
I would sit on the moon
and touch it’s rocky surface.

If I had wings
I would go far and wide without anyone seeing me
to find the oldest gold in faraway places.

If I had wings
I would eat a piece of cloud pie
with blue sky cream.

If I had wings
I would glide over the houses like a boomerang
zooming across the sky on a sunny day.

If I had wings
I would stroke the tips
of the coldest crystal.

If I had wings
I would never ask how I
got these magical powers.

If I had wings
I would fly up and up to see if the sky
really does go on forever.

If I had wings
I would taste the raindrops
and feel the sun’s heat daily.

If I had wings
I would gather up guns
from the soldiers at war.

If I had wings
I would feel the top of the rainbow
and sniff the scent of the sea.

If I had wings
I would cool everyone down
if they’re hot today.

If I had wings
I would feel the comfort of clouds resting on me
and sleep until dawn when the sun comes back.

If I had wings
I would pick up worms
and take them to the birds…

If I had wings I would
gaze at the evening pink and orange colours
and feel its gentle breeze…

It was so silent that....

It was so calm I sensed
the sun spinning around the Earth
at a thousand miles an hour…

It was so silent
I heard the breeze pushing against the window
like a ship forcing the sea apart…

It was so silent
I heard the trees say,
“Look, that girl is picking fruit off us again.”

It was so calm
I sensed people singing far, far away
Like a butterfly flapping it’s wings….

It was so silent
I heard moaning floorboards
like a child that doesn’t get it’s way

It was so calm that
I heard the tree roots crack and break the cold soil
and disturb the innocent worm…

It was so calm that
I heard a bird’s nest hit the branches of a tree
like a radiator puffing and panting with exhaustion…

It was so peaceful
I heard the swooping of bats in a quarry
like sawdust being blown around in a tornado…

It was so silent
that I heard voices of the spirits
saying, “Come join us” in heaven…

It was so silent
that I heard the tap dripping on a metal bowl
like the sweet sound of chimes...

It was so calm
that I heard my heart beating gently
in the morning light…

It was so silent
I heard a rubber falling onto a book
like oars slapping the sea.

It was so calm
I sensed a tree in winter growing
leaves again like a resurrection…

If was so still
that I heard my blood pump
to the beat of African drums…

It was so mild
I heard my brain rustle to think of an idea
like maple leaves rustling to struggle free…

It was so silent
I heard the leaves one the trees rustle
like a plastic bag in the wind…

It was so peaceful
that I heard pages of a book being turned
like a mother stroking her child’s hair…


It was so calm
that I heard the buzz of my dad’s shower
like bees buzzing through the sky…

It was so silent
that I heard the sun turn from morning to evening
like the world was falling down…

It was so silent
I heard statues frozen still
like a pond in the winter…

It was so still
that I heard the rain trickle down the window
trying to get in the house to calm down…

It was so silent
I heard a cow mooing
like a whistle without a ball inside…

It was so silent
that I heard aliens speak
in human voices from the heavens…

Every child in Class 5 wrote a verse.

Angles

It was a few weeks ago now - but can you still remember the work we did on angles?

Click here to play a game where you guess the number of degrees in an acute or obtuse angle. You might like to hide the protractor to make it more tricky!

Sulgrave Manor

We survived numerous executions and illnesses. Some of us were even accused of treason or burned at the stake! We even found out first hand the difference between being rich or poor in Tudor times. But after all that we washed up Tudor style with the help of our servants and tucked into a Tudor meal which everyone agreed was great fun - above are just a few examples of the Tudor packed lunches and a larger picture of our generous host!

Class 5

Easter Workshop

It was a fun day and a pleasure to see each age group work together and make something special - please come and have a look at our garden after school!

Happy Easter

We wrote this poem today...

Henry the Eighth he had six wives,
do you want to know about their lives?
Divorced, beheaded then one died,
divorced, beheaded one survived!

Catherine of Aragon was a Spanish princess,
and Henry the VIII was 18 - no less.
She married the king in 1509,
when we talk about wives, she was first in line.

Anne Boleyn was the second wife,
but you definitely couldn’t say she had a long life.
They chopped off her head and this was the reason,
they called her a witch and charged her with treason.

Jane Seymour the ghost haunts the Hampton Court stairs,
Edward, her child was the next male heir.
They had lots of love and Henry savoured it,
there was no doubt that she was his favourite.

Anne of Cleves she looked like a horse,
and that’s why Henry would ask for divorce.
She eventually died in 1557,
She’d outlived Henry, they’re both now in heaven.

Catherine Howard was the fifth queen,
but with other men I’m afraid she was seen
She had other loves, and Henry once said,
“I’ve had enough – let’s chop off her head.”

Katherine Parr was the sixth and last wife,
but Henry was close to the end of his life
Henry VIII with his feelings low,
left Katherine Parr as a lonely widow.

Written by all of Class 5

Angles & LOGO

For all those pupils who still want to practise their ICT and Maths here are some interesting LOGO commands for you to try.

Well done this week, you drew really precise angles in your Maths books and followed it up with some fantastic LOGO programming!