Christmas fun in Pumpkin Base

Making Christmas cards,

 

enjoying a wonderful Christmas dinner,

 

 partying

and presents!!

 

Thankyou to Friends of school for the lovely gifts.

Happy Christmas EVERYONE!

Design Technology. Tudor purses.

In our research we found that Tudor clothes did not have pockets. 
It was common for people to carry pouches to hold their coins. These were tied on to their belts or clothes.
We have designed and made our own Tudor pouches with working drawstrings to open and close the purses.
We have developed our sewing skills by using a running stitch to make a hem, and a stronger chain stitch to join the sides up securely. We threaded a leather string through the hem to create the draw string.

 

Just pray there are no Cut-purses  around today!

Literacy/History

This week we will be planning our Tudor stories.
Here are some links to help improve your work.

Listen to a fictional account of a boy caught up in the Spanish Armada by clicking HERE

For research about Tudor ships click HERE.


For a rich vocabulary to add to your story click HERE

Watch this clip about the Mary Rose


 














  






Story writing.
Just before you write click HERE to remind yourselves about paragraphs. 

You can click HERE and HERE to obtain advice from published authors in effective writing - including openers and endings

Hindu workshop

Mr Rahi Bains came in today to lead workshops about Hinduism and Diwali.
He showed us pictures of Hindu gods and explained how we could recognise them when they take different forms.
We then acted out the story of Rama and Sita and learnt about how Hindus celebrate Diwali today. Finally we learnt a song and played traditional Indian instruments.
We were all inspired and are now keen to find out more about this exciting religion.

 

Thank you Mr Bains.

Tudor clothes

This week we will be learning about the clothes the Tudors wore and designing an outfit for ourselves.
Look at these videos to help you.

Click HERE to see how Tudor clothes were made.

Below is a video about the clothes that Tudor children wore.

History/Art Portraits

We have been learning about portraits as a source of historical information. We have been looking at portraits of Henry VIII and discussed what they tell us about the man.
We imagined ourselves as the Royal portrait painters and practised our art skills in drawing and painting to produce our own portraits.
He looks VERY handsome as we all remembered its not a good idea to mess with a Royal Tudor!

This week we are learning about Henry VIII

Henry VIII Born 1491, Ruled 1509 - 1547

Cross country success!!!

Congratulations to the Pumpkin Base Cross Country runners.

OUR team came first amongst all the other Blandford Year 4's

WELL DONE!

Science - Hot and Cold

Today we will be looking at different types of thermometers and learning how to measure temperature.




Remember:

• Temperature is a measure of how hot or cold something is.
• Temperature can be measured in degrees Censius using a thermometer.
• When temperature increases heat is being transferred to the object making it feel hotter.
• When temperature decreases heat is being transferred away from the object making it feel cooler.

Literacy/History Stories

This half-term we are going to be looking at the wonderful world of stories and linking this with our historic study. We will by writing wonderful stories of our own set in Tudor times.

To get started you might like to look at the following video to find out who the Tudors were:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/7085.flv

In the next video clip, Terry Deary, of the Horrible History books gives an entertaining insight into Tudor life.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/5335.flv

Here is a brief (audio only) guide to Henry VIII in comic sketches. http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/9486.flv

R.E Harvest and Fair Trade

In our exploration of harvest time we have been considering  the inequalities that exist in the sharing of the worlds resources.

We have looked at religious teachings on fairness and found that all major religions command us to care for others.
The UNCRC (Article 24) also states :
"Children have the right to good quality health care, to clean water, nutritious food and a clean environment, so that they will stay healthy. Rich countries should help poorer countries achieve this."

In our discussion about how we can make a difference we decided we could share more by giving to charities but also by supporting FAIR TRADE.
To find out more go to http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/kidsweb/food.htm

Literacy Poetry writing

We have been writing poems about the wind, inspired by the works of Christina Rosetti

We have tried to include rhyme, rhythm, alliteration and similes.

Literacy/Science On The Move

We have been linking science and literacy in our topic "on The Move".
We thought of questions we wanted to answer about bones, muscles and joints.

1. "Which is the longest bone?"
2. "How do bones move?"
3. "Which is the smallest bone?"
4. "What is inside a bone?"
5. "What is muscle made of?"
6. "How do muscles work?"

We used the internet and a variety of information books to find answers.
We presented the information we discovered on attractive wall charts.

SEAL

We talked about how important it is to be calm when we are trying to learn.
We discussed techniques of calming down quickly so we can be effective learners.