We are building up a good selection of stock
Thursday, 27 May 2010
TASC : production opens on our bracelet line
It's fiddly threading bracelets
But we soon get to work
And begin to fill our display stand
But we soon get to work
And begin to fill our display stand
Wednesday, 26 May 2010
DT : designing a track game
We started to make a track game by planning it on squared paper
We used the photocopier to enlarge our work then added colour
We used the photocopier to enlarge our work then added colour
Tuesday, 25 May 2010
Science : connex challenge
Mr Bates came from Sheffield Hallam University to introduce this year's Connex challenge
Today's challenge is to build a windmill.
Today's challenge is to build a windmill.
DT : embroidery
You can't make a cake without breaking eggs (more about cake later) and you can't do cross stitch without getting into a tangle now and again...
Monday, 24 May 2010
Time to take stock...
Whilst long ongoing activities are taking place we are slowly completing the organisation and filing of the gears output
Some are working on items for enterprise project, others sewing
Some are working on items for enterprise project, others sewing
TASC : letter writing
The final dreaft of the letter asking for the donation of prizes has been completed and is ready to be typed up and reproduced
Thursday, 20 May 2010
TASC : English : letter writing
Today we reviewed all the group letters that were assembled in yesterdays lesson. Each group looked at all the output and marked and corrected it before giving it a NC level between 3C and 5C.
Finally each group attempted to make a composite from the four selected letters
The best will be typed up for repro and dispatch.
Finally each group attempted to make a composite from the four selected letters
The best will be typed up for repro and dispatch.
Wednesday, 19 May 2010
DT : various projects
Those recently taught to do cross stochastic continued to sew their designs
As others finished paper designs they were taught to sew
Last few finished on paper
Some students attempted a friendship bracelet in string
Others considered naming our enterprise project and creating suitable publicity.
As others finished paper designs they were taught to sew
Last few finished on paper
Some students attempted a friendship bracelet in string
Others considered naming our enterprise project and creating suitable publicity.
DT : embroidery
Those who have finished their cross stitch plan continued to transfer their design to bunker and commence to sew
Most others completed their design stage on paper during this session.
Most others completed their design stage on paper during this session.
Art : drawing : pastels
The children were introduced to the use of pastels for drawin
They learned how to blend colours by smudging them together
Each pupil created a representation of a tropical fish
They learned how to blend colours by smudging them together
Each pupil created a representation of a tropical fish
TASC : English : letter writing
We worked in groups.
Each member of the group brought the letter they had written in previous lesson. We read each others letters and selected the best bits of each to assemble into a composite letter which we will present to the whole group tomorrow.
Each member of the group brought the letter they had written in previous lesson. We read each others letters and selected the best bits of each to assemble into a composite letter which we will present to the whole group tomorrow.
Tuesday, 18 May 2010
ICT : graphical modelling
We used the computers in the ICT suite to create graphical models of our cross stitch plans so that we can try different options easily.
TASC : English : letter writing
We began to compose a letter to local business explaining our enterprise project
We explained about our annual end of year trip and how expensive it has become so expensive and so we are intending to work hard to earn money to contribute to the cost
We explained how our targets could help by offering free stuff or vouchers
We explained about our annual end of year trip and how expensive it has become so expensive and so we are intending to work hard to earn money to contribute to the cost
We explained how our targets could help by offering free stuff or vouchers
DT : embroidery
We continued to plan out the positions of the stitches to create our cross stitch piece. We Addad colour.
Monday, 17 May 2010
ICT : databases : TASC
We took our lists ans spent two sessions in the ICT suite researching the addresses for our target companies as well as trying to determine a contact name.
We created a database from the data that we gathered.
We created a database from the data that we gathered.
DT : embroidery
Today we began to plann our annual end of year cross-stitch design
Each student planned out on a piece of paper the position of the stitches to put on to the binker
Each student planned Name, "010 & Bankend as well as including a frame to surround the whole piece
Each student planned out on a piece of paper the position of the stitches to put on to the binker
Each student planned Name, "010 & Bankend as well as including a frame to surround the whole piece
TASC : planning our client list
We spent the first session of morning brainstorming and listing the businesses that we might target to donate prizes for our forthcoming fund raising event.
Thursday, 13 May 2010
Wednesday, 12 May 2010
SATs : Maths paper A
Today we did the first part of our SATs maths test and our mental
arithmetic test
arithmetic test
Tuesday, 11 May 2010
SATs : English : writing
This morning we are doing the long writing piece.
This afternoon will be the short writing, handwriting and spelling.
This afternoon will be the short writing, handwriting and spelling.
Monday, 10 May 2010
English : revision : text level
This afternoon we worked through all the possible genres that might crop up in tomorrows writing papers - we listed them and went through their main features.
We created a list of things we need to remember to get right or incluse in our writing in tomorrows tests.
We planned a narrative rriting piece called "Trapped"
After break we wrote the piece and were given times to pace writing
We created a list of things we need to remember to get right or incluse in our writing in tomorrows tests.
We planned a narrative rriting piece called "Trapped"
After break we wrote the piece and were given times to pace writing
Friday, 7 May 2010
Wednesday, 5 May 2010
English : revision : instruction writing : play scripts
Attempted short writing task from a real SATs paper - "Joes Boots"
three subheadings given - we bullet pointed instructions on
- how to use
- warnings
- how to care for
Went on to look at a play script long writing exercise from a previous SATs paper "Can I Stay UP?"
three subheadings given - we bullet pointed instructions on
- how to use
- warnings
- how to care for
Went on to look at a play script long writing exercise from a previous SATs paper "Can I Stay UP?"
Tuesday, 4 May 2010
English : revision : play scripts
Students worked in groups to create play scripts for a number of scenarios
- Gang Wars
- Lost and found
- Gang Wars
- Lost and found
ICT : databases
We continued to research our group of 60 animals and complete our individual databases with a view to merging all the information and learning how to interrogate the data set
Maths : revision : problems in words
We looked at a variety of two stage word problems from a number of Previous SATs papers and talked about how to extract the sum and a variety of ways of approaching the calculation including sketching it out
English : comprehension
Finishing off any incomplete and outstanding comprehension work from Key Comp 3
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