On Friday 9th of May, after school, year 3,4,5 and 6 got the chance to come and enjoy some street dancing. There were people who came into school and taught us some street dance moves. The hall was packed with many people and I think they enjoyed it very much! It was a one hour lesson and within that short time we had already learnt a street dance routine! The only thing was that there was one move that had everyone confused… the wave! The man told us a way to make it easier but it didn’t help. By the end of the lesson everyone had a great time and they enjoyed themselves. Hopefully they can come again and teach us more!
Tuesday, 13 May 2014
Monday, 12 May 2014
Colchester Zoo
On Wednesday 7th May we were all thrilled as we were going to Colchester Zoo! Once
the register was complete we slowly walked to the coach and we were ready to
go! Everyone was very excited, we discussed what we might see, what we wanted
to see and played a few games. It took a little while but it was the worth the
wait. When we got out of the coach it was really chilly but we didn’t mind, as
after a while, it got warmer. We couldn’t wait to go inside, so we did! It was
really welcoming.
At the zoo we saw some amazing and beautiful creatures. They made
funny sounds and had stunning patterns decorating their skin. First, we saw a
rare species of monkeys, they were the ‘Golden headed lions’, they were called
this because, they had a golden mane around their heads (they were so cute!)
Next, we walked ahead and saw some spider monkeys, they had really long spider
like legs. After that, we went and saw sun bears! (They have very long tongues,
about the size of 33cm!) Afterwards, we saw some Toucan birds with rainbow
coloured feathers on their heads, that made them stand out. Not soon after, we
went and had lunch. We caught up with class friends and enjoyed having a
breather. Once we were energised we went to see the lions, the tigers, the
wolves and the hunting dogs! These animals may sound vicious but when we saw
them they were all relaxing, playing or having a nap! So not scary at all!
We then rushed quickly, to see the dusty grey elephants who were
drinking water through their trunks. The tall giraffes, with their elongated
necks having a nibble off of some tree leaves, were in the same area as the
black and white zebras, all living in harmony. We saw lots of animals and
debated whether they were happy, as although they were safe, the zoo is not
their natural habitat. We wondered if zoos were a good place or bad, as some
animals may have been lonely being separated from their families and tribes. We
are still undecided on that topic, but we loved the trip to the Zoo…we think
you should definitely go too!
By: Schreoshi & Isbah 4W
Thursday, 8 May 2014
Year 3 visit William Morris Gallery
Year Three
went on a fantastic trip to the William Morris Art Gallery. We took the 275 bus
to Walthamstow and then had a five minutes walk to the gallery.
When we first arrived
we went to a room and saw lots of wallpaper designs. They were of
beautiful flowers and leaves. We sketched some of the wallpaper designs in our
sketch books, this was tricky because they were really complicated and full of
great detail.
Across the hall there were
even more pictures that he had created. There was an enormous picture of William
Morris hanging in the gallery.
We had the opportunity to complete some stone
rubbings, this was amazing as the designs were clear on our sheets, it was just
like William Morris had designed it.
They created a beautiful pattern on the
paper. Also in that room there was some of his old furniture from the Victorian
Times, it was very different to ours. We all had a really enjoyable time at the
gallery.
Thursday, 1 May 2014
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Live Webcast!
On
Monday 28th April Year 5 were invited to a live webcast with Jeff Kinney, the author of the Wimpy kid books.
We were very excited as
most of us enjoy the books and the films.
It was presented by Helen Skelton who
interviewed Jeff Kinney.
During the show we were shown clips from the films
that were really funny.
Jeff told us how the characters were brought to life by
the actors and how they were different from the books. He showed us how to draw Greg Heffley, (the
Wimpy Kid) we all thought that it was really easy.
Finally
Jeff Kinney revealed his new book, this is what everyone was waiting for, THE
LONG HAUL. He only gave away one secret that Greg was going on a road trip and
it all goes wrong. It will be out in November.
Written
by Jake and Laila Year 5
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