Sputnik

- Respect Yourself 

- Respect Others

- Respect the Environment 

Investigating gases - Do they have a weight?

In science, we have been predicting, testing and drawing conclusions as to whether gases have a weight. We weighed a drink when fizzy and again once it was flat to see if there was a difference in weight. Our finding proved that gases do have a weight.

Friday 13th March - sport relief track event! 

Sputnik ran loops of our track this morning as part of our sport relief event today. We managed to run a grand total of 181 laps which means that we clocked up 30.2 miles as a team. Well done Sputnik - superb effort!

PE Kits 

Sputnik class will need their PE kit in school every Friday, thank you!

Music

This term in music we have been looking at the work of Bob Marley. We have discussed features of Reggae music and know that it originated  in Jamaica. We have listened to several pieces but have focused on 3 Little Birds. We love how laid back and relaxing the music is! in lessons, we have been developing our skills on the glockenspiel to play melodies using a series of notes. We have then performed the track as a whole by singing, clapping and playing a series of notes. 

Thank you

A big thank you for all the thoughtful cards and gifts we have been given for Christmas, they are truly appreciated. We wish you all a wonderful Christmas and look forward to seeing you back in the new year.

Mrs Allsopp, Mrs Counsell, Mrs Elms, Mrs Collis and Mrs Cobley 🎄🎅🏻

We were visited today by two hens, Honey and Treacle from the British Hen Trust. We learned lots of interesting facts about hens:

Hens can see ultra-violet light but humans cannot see this  - Nate

Hens eat tiny stones which are used in their gizzard to help them digest the seeds and tiny bugs they eat - Charlie H

Hens have lots of air in their bones which makes them really light - Grace

Hens cannot fly very well even though their bones are very light - Kerys

Hens only have one hole where their eggs and poo comes out - William

Hens have 120 bones in their body (humans have 206) - Emilia

Some hens lay blue eggs. The colour of their eggs can differ depending on their breed - Robert

Hens have different coloured eyes and can see different colours depending on which colour eyes they have - Ruby 

Hens can lay one egg every 24/25hrs - Alicja

Those of us who wanted to, had a stroke of the hens. Their feathers were really soft and felt like a dress made out of silk! We had to be careful which way we stroked their feathers because they might peck us if we did it the wrong way. We loved meeting the hens, they were really funny and very cute! 

WOW!

We have been seriously blown away this week by the enthusiasm some of our fellow classmates have shown for their learning. They have been inspired by what we have been learning in school so much that they have carried on working on it at home.

Daisy has been practicing her 3 and 4 timetables that we are currently learning in class. However she has also challenged herself to learn her 9, 11 and 12 times tables too - great stuff Daisy!

Alicja has written a story about a rhino who lost both her parents because of poachers killing them for their horns. The little rhino makes friends with a young girl and together they try to get the message out to all humans to stop hunting and poaching so that we can prevent the rhino from becoming extinct. Well done Alicja! 

Billie has worked hard to produce a fantastic and informative powerpoint about the Pangolin, an animal that is critically endangered. She was encouraged to find out more after watching a program on TV about pangolins. As we have been looking at endangered and extinct animals her presentation supported our learning brilliantly and the rest of the class were really impressed when she shared it with us today!