Have a look at YOUR world in 2009!!!

As you know Mr Booth is always harping on about the wonders of Google Earth and trying to use it in his Geography lessons. Well now have a look at this site...

Go to Google.co.uk and click on MAPS at the top of the page. Zoom out so that you can see USA, New Zealand, Japan and even parts of France. Point to the symbol of a man on the top left of the screen and drag it to anywhere that has turned blue on your maps. You can zoom into street level.

Click on the arrows on the street and the image move that direction. Hold the mouse button down and move the mouse and you can see 360 degrees.

Yes BH and ZWD in my class you can finally see those scenes of New York that I was telling you about! AC and DR ( also in my class) you can look around at NASA in Florida.

Once you have explored the world, click off the photo and then click onto MORE and tick the photos and video. You should be able to see millions of images from all over the world. Think global. Find strange islands in the South Pacific or ice frozen mountains in Norway. Remember it's YOUR world. You can start exploring it right here.

That's it. We will be back a week today so I am sure that I will mention it once or twice..... maybe three or four times :)
I hope the homework is going ok. No one has made any COMMENTS so I look forward to it seeing all when we get back.
Enjoy the rest of your holiday.

Homework 19th December 2008 Christmas

Homework 19th December 2008 Christmas

1. You have been learning about Separating Mixtures. By Friday, 9th January 2009 learn these words:

Substances, mixture, separate, filter, evaporate, condensation, water vapour, dissolve, condense , solution.

You will also need them in your homework and spelling test.

2.Science homework

Mr. Massey had a bad day! He had a cup of water but some salt fell into his cup. As he was looking for another cup, he stupidly knocked some rice into the cup, so now his drink of water has salt and rice in it. He had an idea though. He could separate them!

Your homework is to perform the experiment at home as I showed you. You may use other substances instead of rice but it must be grains or the same size as rice grains. You may use sugar instead of salt. You have been given filter paper but if you are on holiday you may use kitchen roll instead. (Don't worry if at the end of the experiment , Mr. Massey only has a drop of water to drink.)

How are you going to measure the liquids and solids? Tip : teaspoons=5ml desert/ pudding spoon=10 ml (How could you prove that?) How will you record scientifically?

Which heat sources might you use in your home? Remember to be careful and check with the adult that you live with.

Either write a recount of what you did including labeled diagrams or write up the experiment (once you have completed it ). Make sure that you use scientific words and scientific measurements. (Liquids are measured in ml, mass/ weight is measured in grams!)

Challenge : Everyone will get a drop for Mr .Massey’s drink at the end of the experiment BUT how could you perform the experiment to get a mouthful of water? What is the process called? We discussed it on Friday.

You should look in your science revision guide for further help. If you were away on Friday, contact your friend.

A recount is the telling of an event e.g. trip, special day, experiment etc It will be in the past tense and be in chronological order. It will use time connectives and include a closing statements.

3.Write a recount about Christmas day, include good points and bad points, similes, metaphors, higher order
punctuation. Obviously include paragraphs and complex sentences. I expect at least a page from blue/ green , page and half from yellow and 2 pages from red / orange.

4. Write a recount of your visit to the Imperial war museum include good points and bad points, similes, metaphors, higher order punctuation. Obviously include paragraphs and complex sentences. I expect at least a page from blue/ green , page and half from yellow and 2 pages from red / orange.

5.Finish reading your reading book. Write a review of the book. Discuss the characters, setting, the action. What you thought of it and whether you would recommend it and why.

Complete all of your work in your homework book. It is due in on Tuesday, 6th January 2009.

A copy is also on our website. If you get stuck you can leave a comment on the website and it may be answered. Probably not on Christmas day though! Remember punctuation and spelling is important on the comments as well.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

On behalf of the Year group, I would like to wish all of the children, colleagues and parents a very Merry Christmas and a happy and peaceful New Year.

The children performed beautifully at the christmas concert on Tuesday. Here is their version of Silent Night.