Class 3 Gedney Drove End 

 

We created an A to Z of words that made us think about something we’ve learned about the Victorians, and used them for inspiration to write our blog posts. Some links are more obvious than others, but all of our posts are original, interesting and the result of our hard work! Enjoy 🙂

Florence Nightingale

Florence Nightingale was born in Florence, Italy in 1820. She was a nurse that changed everything.

Florence Nightingale’s early life

Florence Nightingale, at the age of 17 years old, was spoken to by God. He said, “You must use your life to do something good.” On a trip to Egypt and Greece, she saved an abandoned owl and named it Athena.

The beginning of the nurse

Her father declared that she should become a nurse, and she was picked to go to the Crimean War. She had to go there to the Crimean War so she could treat treat the wounds of injured soldiers. She told the rest of the nurses that they had to treat the wounds carefully and give the soldiers good food to help them recover.

End of her life

By the end of her life, Florence Nightingale had started a health care school. Edward VII awarded her the Order of Merit (although she was asleep for the ceremony). In 1910, she died peacefully in her sleep.

It’s World Book Day and we’ve been sharing and celebrating some of our favourite book characters. Can you guess who we are?

Which is your favourite?

 

As part of our topic, Class 3 designed, made and taste-tested space-themed chocolate treats. Can you tell by our expressions how yummy they were?

Well done, Johnny, for really pushing yourself in your writing and maths!

As part of our Frozen Kingdom topic, we took part in a thrilling adventure at the Snow Centre in Hemel Hempstead.

When we arrived, we were given our ski boots and skis for our first activity. Heavy and tight, clumpy and painful, the boots were essential kit. Next, we chose a helmet and listened to our instructors. 

Skiing was fun but hard: the triangle position and walking in the skis made our legs tired and, if you angled the skis in the wrong way, you might even end up going backwards! Lewie and Jack R were naturals, but everyone did well with this new sport.

After lunch, we put on different boots because it was time to try snowboarding! The instructor showed us how to strap into the boards and slow ourselves down once we started moving. We all had a try and- apart from a few people landing on their bottoms- we picked it up quite quickly. It wasn’t long before we were riding the boards down a slope and even doing some tricks! Jack P, Callum M, Finley and Max made it look easy by mastering it straight away but Elisha, Amber, Jake and Matthew soon followed in their tracks. It was great fun!

Our final activity was sledging. This was the noisiest and busiest activity!

Everyone had a try, and it was certainly hilarious to watch! Foam snowmen were set up at the bottom of the slope for target practice and Jacob C, Jack P, Finley and Charlie took them down on their first go. Jacob R floated down the slope like a snow king; Ethan high-fived passers-by; Jack A was attacked by a gang of inflatable doughnuts and Lani span (and screamed) all the way down! Miss West was particularly amused with Johnny’s emergency exit over the barrier… Callum H tried a bobsleigh technique with Max and Callum M, ending up in a tangle of limbs against the barrier. Luckily, the only injury was aching tummies from laughing so hard!

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We all enjoyed our day at the Snow Centre, and were disappointed when it was time to leave! We tried to decide which activity was our favourite- but we had a huge amount of fun with all of them!

Ryan said, “Sledging was my favourite because we got to knock down snowmen.”

“My favorite was skiing,” said Ellie. “Even though it was challenging, I’d like to do it again.”

Chris enjoyed the sledging most. He said, “On most of my runs, I fell down and it was funny for other people to watch!”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Today, we looked at the difference between to, too and two, which are often confused- even by grown ups!

We learned that:

to is used with a destination or verb (I am going to the park; I want to play down the park)

too is used “as well” or to emphasise (I enjoyed it too; The food was too spicy for me)

two is a number (I had two puddings)

We wrote our own sentences using to, too or two. Did we use them correctly?

To kick off this term’s topic, today we were talking about icebergs. We held a giant ball of ice and felt how cold it was, and then looked at some pictures of stunning icebergs taken by explorers and travellers to the North and South poles.

Here are some of our fantastic descriptions:

Above, the iceberg is a mass of crystals. But below it is a wisp of emotion. From above, the iceberg looks like an elegant cloud; below, you can’t see its features in the blackening water. Above, there are jagged edges- but below, in the inspiring depths, it looks so smooth and thick. Jacob R

Slowly, the penguin populated iceberg drifted across the vast ocean. The more it drifted, the more it eroded. Frozen and cold, old and ancient, the iceberg homes hundreds of penguins and other sea birds. Deliberately, the graceful giant melted into the great sea. Jacob C

The iceberg, which is very big and looks like a ship riding across the ocean, has a lot of tiny spikes. Also, you could probably ride a ship under it. The iceberg, which looks like a ship, is very tall: it might have got together because of the freezing ocean waves crashing together. In the air, at the back, is a blank kind of thing that you could slip off easily. Jack R

The shark-like iceberg is floating around in peace. It’s like a shark: it’s scary, but, it is amazing! The detail is so cool: it’s like a shark holding onto a massive ice lump. The shark-like iceberg floats around whilst the carpet trails behind him. Elisha

The iceberg, which is swimming up into the sky, has a shark-like pose. The ice upon the water, which is so cold, has so much detail. The Arctic, where polar bears live, is also known as the North pole. Lani

The iceberg, which is a big slide for penguins, is floating across the Antarctic ocean. The cloud, which looks like a massive iceberg, flies across the sky. Johnny

The iceberg, which is forming like a puzzle, is wonderful to look at. The water, which is so cold and shiny, is clear. Max

The iceberg, which looks like a mashed potato, is partly underwater. The sky, which has different shades of blue, has a very amount of clouds. Callum H

In English, we’ve learned a new Alan Peat sentence called BOYS, which stands for BUT, OR, YET and SO. We have to remember to use a comma too!

 

Grimstone was annoying Jelly, so Jelly threw his sweets everywhere. (Johnny)

Mr Lightspeed was surprised to see Sennapod, yet his startled face was hidden by a phoney smile. (Jack P)

Buffy was being naughty, so I rode her more. (Amber)

Jelly was enormous, but that did not stop him from popping sweets into his mouth. (Jacob R)

I couldn’t stand not going on a train, so I rode one. (Ethan)

Jelly was annoying Grimstone, yet he wouldn’t show it. (Finley)

 

Well done to Class 3’s Writer of the Week, Johnny.

 

 

 

On Tuesday, 9th of June, Class 2 and Class 3 from Gedney Drove End and Holbeach St Marks went to the village hall to take part in a drama workshop organised by Father Johnathon and Spalding based Act II.

First, we played some games with Charlotte and Alice to help us relax and prepare for rehearsals. They were great fun and we’d like to play them again in school.

We all read through the poem to see what it was all about- and then we were ready to begin!

Together, we made up actions to go with the first two verses.

After that, we split into groups of six or seven and each group had a verse to act out. It was lots of fun making up actions to go with the words!

Then, we put it all together and watched each other’s performances. We rehearsed it a few times until we were perfect and knew when it was our turn to perform.

At the end of the acting, we had to sing a song. Elisha was chosen to perform a solo and we all joined in with her.

Soon, after lunch, we learned a dance to “Spirit in the sky” (which only the teachers, who are older, knew). It had great actions and was lots of fun to do!

We then mashed it all together from start to finish and prepared for our performance at 2:15pm.

When the time came, we were nervous but excited to be performing to such a large crowd! We loved practising- but was it enough?

Father Johnathon spoke to the audience for a while, then Charlotte and Alice introduced us. It was showtime!

The crowd went wild and really enjoyed our performance- almost as much as we did! They clapped and cheered for a long time.

All in all, we had a lovely day and would like to say thank you to the organisers and audience.

Written by Finley, Lani, Sam and Shane.

To celebrate the end of this term’s topic, the children chose to host a Roman banquet.

Years 4 and 5 planned it carefully while Year 6 were busy taking their SATs. They designed the invitations, chose the menu, made decorations, organised entertainment and created prizes and souvenirs for all the guests. They were very busy and did a fantastic job!

On the morning of the banquet, we also made bread to eat as one of the (many) courses.

 

The banquet started with some entertainment, which definitely helped us work up an appetite!

 

The food, contributed by the children and their kind parents, was stunning.

 

After all that, it was time for a little rest…

 

Everyone had a fantastic time! Class 3 would like to thank all the grown ups who provided the food and drink we enjoyed today. We really do appreciate the effort you made 🙂

Our Year 4 children were invited to take part in a special celebration of the story of Noah.

They explored the story through art, drama, dance and music- and everyone had a wonderful time!

 

I love cycling because it’s a sport for all the family. It’s good for you and it’s fun! You can even do racing on the awesome tracks.

A tip for all the racers out there: you have to stay on the wheel of the bike in front of you (or the sides, depending on the wind) until the bell rings and then you can sprint off and time trial it to the end of the race.

Fixing bikes

I love bikes because they do not take long to build. Let’s say it takes three days, including the paint- that’s not long at all and then you be off riding!

And that’s why I love cycling.

Today, we learned a new type of sentence, called an Imagine 3 examples: sentence.

Imagine a haunted place where the sun never shines, where there are ghosts, where everyone dies: there is such a place. (Johnny)

Imagine a dreadful battle for crystals where everyone dies horribly, where darkness falls on everyone, where crystals turn people into monsters: there is such a dreadful place. (Matthew M)

Imagine a house where ghosts party every night, where people never tread, where trees grow inside: at the end of my road, there is such a place. (Shane)

Imagine an awful school where the lights don’t work, where there aren’t any pupils, where there is no-one to be seen: in the middle of nowhere, there is such a place. (Natasha)

Imagine a day of serious tests, where silence is immense, where stars don’t shine, where spotlights beam on your single, lone desk: this awful day exists. (Jacob R)

Imagine a haunted house, where ghosts roam the halls, where zombies are raised, where Death sits on the bed: at the end of Pets Lane, there is such a place. (Finley)

Why don’t you try writing one of your own?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Congratulations to Natasha for her very clever costume! She wins a book token.

To kick off our “Scream Machine” topic, this term, Class 3 visited Twin Lakes to see some scream machines in real life (and have some fun).

 

We’ll use our research to design, make and market our very own rides. Stay tuned!

Well done, Johnny, our Writer of the Week!

Here’s a quick peek at some of his writing from this week:

Today we went to the seaside. The train journey took days: I was about to cry, it took so long. Out of nowhere, I could see a golden beach. I think it was called the Lucky Dip beach but I did not care. I just wanted to explore.

When I put my feet on the platform, I felt so happy I was going to explode. My grandad was dragging me along; all I wanted to do was have an adventure.

At twelve o’clock, grandad and grandmother got a deck chair and sat down. Then, without grandad and grandma knowing, I ran up to a weird place…

This whole week, Class 3 are creating artwork and text based around the short film, The Lucky Dip. We began today by listening to the soundtrack from the film’s opening, and painting what we could hear. Then, we wrote imaginative sentences to accompany our paintings.

What do you think? Can you guess which piece of art was created by which child?

 

 

 

 

Today, the whole school took part in activities for China Day. In Class 3, we made shadow puppets and retold the story of the New Year Race.

Then we looked up the meanings for each year. We have two goats, three monkeys, six roosters and two dogs in school today!

We also had delicious Chinese food for lunch- but we ate it so quickly that there was no time to take a photo!

Class 3 said they would like more themed days like this.