Floating and Sinking

As part of our Inquiry topic, we have been learning about the Physical World.

We have been learning about floating and sinking. We put an apple in a container full of water. It floated so we peeled the skin off and it still floated. We put the skin into the water too. When we put the paper into the water it floated when it was dry. It sank when it was wet because the water had filled the paper. I thought that the pencil would sink but it floated. The soup spoon sank because it was made out of metal. The tennis ball floated because it had nothing inside it.

Breyah




In Room 3 I have been learning about what floats and sinks. When something is sinking it floats to the bottom of the container. We were put into groups and it was fun. Apples float because they have air bubbles inside them. Our apples were red and crunchy.

Jasmine






In Room 3 we are learning about floating and sinking. We did it outside. We had fun. In the water the tennis ball floated because it had air in it.

Sam



In Room 3 we were sinking and floating things. The peg was sinking because it was metal and plastic. The bark chip floated. It was made out of wood. I liked the day.

Caleb

We, the scientists are looking at floating and sinking. We put the apple in the water. The apple floated. Miss Swney was puzzled. We peeled the apple and it still floated.

Alex M

On a frosty morning

A frosty morning proved to be a great way of igniting the children's writing. We used our senses to help us with ideas.



On a frosty morning we saw white stuff on the grass. We heard a crunchy sound on the grass when we walked on it. My hands got cold and they ached.

Alex H

On a frosty morning I saw frost in my garden. It was white and cold. We put our hands on the frost and it was cold. It melted.

Brooklyn M

On a frosty morning I saw some frost on the grass. When I stood on it, it made a scrunchy noise. Then I put my hands on the grass and my hands got sore and the grass felt cold. I looked at it and it looked white. When I took my hand off the grass, it had made a hand print on the grass. I saw some crystals.

Paris

A visit by a lamb

On Monday the 28th of June, Jared brought Bubbles the lamb to school. She makes a noise like this baa baa. She looks cute because she has fluffy and curly wool. She lives in a box by heater. Bubbles is 8 days old. Bubbles' mum cannot feed her because she is sick.

Xanthe

On Monday, Jared brought a lamb called Bubbles to school. She went baaaa and she did the splits. She felt soft. Bubbles lived in a box. We got to pat Bubbles. She drank milk.

Emma

Cold is ... Hot is...

These poems were a result of extension work when the children were asked to write about other topics rather than colours and feelings.


Cold is the ice on the water and when we step on it, it breaks.
Cold is the planet Pluto, an ice land in outer space.
Cold is the wind blowing every day in my face and it is annoying.
Cold is the ice cream that I eat.

Nick

Cold is the ice on the flower pot because of the frost.
Cold is the beer that my Dad drinks because it has been in the fridge too long.
Cold is the ice-block once it has been in the freezer for long enough.
Cold is the ice on my deck from the frost.

Alex M

Cold is the ice-block because it's been in the freezer.
Cold is the wind blowing in the air.
Cold is the rain falling from the clouds.
Cold is the ice on the grass.

George

Hot is the lava about to erupt from the volcano when it is bubbling because it is hot.
Hot are the flames flickering in the fire.
Hot is the bonfire when we put oil on it.
Hot is the desert because there is a line going around the Earth and there is no water so the people have to dig wells.

Reid

Hot is the lava in the volcano.
Hot is the sun burning me.
Hot is the fire burning wood when it is snowing.
Hot are fireworks exploding outside.

Seamus

Frogs for a day

When one of the children bought frogs into school we used the opportunity to use it for our writing.













Frogs can jump. Brooklyn brought frogs to school today. I was scared of holding one. Then the teacher said that they don't hurt me and she put one of the frogs in my hand. It felt soft on my hand. It was on a Wednesday. It was fun with the frogs.

Jared

Dogs

As part of our Literacy programme for our Poetry Unit we wrote 'Diamond Poems'. A Diamond poem has a first line of one word, second line two words and at a middle point you work back in reverse until you have one line again.

We hope you enjoy this work.

Miss Swney


Dogs
Can like
Bones. Dogs can
Help me and people.
I like my
Dog. My dog
jumps at
me.

by Matthew