Another week, another challenge from Heroes from History! Hubert sent us a video asking us to find out about coal mining as miners have to be very brave to go into the mines every day. We first found out about why people mined coal and what coal does for us. We then looked at what life was like for miners and their families living 100 years ago.
We have been looking at different rocks and the different qualities they have. After finding different types in the yard we decided to test them. We looked to see if they absorbed water, if they scratched easily, fizzed in vinegar and floated. We tested the different rocks and noted down what we found out.
We received a very exciting video this week from Hubert Higgington from Heroes from History. He travels the world finding heroes from the past and asked us for our help. Hubert wanted us to find out about Welsh heroes, we did a bit of research and found out about a local hero, Tommy Farr.
We used a Playlist on our Hwb+ accounts to find out more about his life and why he was considered a hero. The new term has kicked off with a very busy week! We started our swimming sessions which everyone really enjoyed and can't wait for next weeks session. In our maths sessions we have been looking at ordering numbers and carried out an investigation into putting numbers on a number line. We love using the new laptops and used some maths games to help us understand it.
In literacy we have been writing biographies about famous people. We carried out lots of research and took notes to use in our writing. We started our new science topic about rocks with a rock hunt around our yard. We were amazed at how many different types of rock we found and had a close look at how they were all different. |
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