Take we have been performing the poems we have written. Our poems were based on the Owl and the Pussycat by Edward Lear. We worked in groups to write and perform them. We used the video below from Michael Rosen to help us understand how to perform poetry effectively. 

Michael Rosen's top tips for performing poems and stories - YouTube

Today as part of our SPaG lesson we learnt how to set up a feeder fishing rod. We used this as a starting point for developing our understanding of prepositions. We had to complete a set of instructions about how to set up a fishing rod using prepositions. We even had a go at casting the rod- unfotunately we didn't catch anything! 

Over the past two weeks we have been working on developing descriptive techniques and then applied what we learnt to writing a description based on the clip below. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FpQHYpSB68

Following our first aid training, we put our skills to the test. We were given different emergency scenarios, we then worked in a group to decide what we would do in each situation. 

Today we have learnt first aid using the Heartstart programme. 

We have learnt how to deal with the following first aid issues: 

Unconcious and breathing 

Unconcious not breathing 

Heart attack 

Choking 

Bleeding 

We have been learning about ways to keep our heart healthy. We discussed as a class the things we thought were important and then debated what order we thought they should be in. 

Today we have been learning what a thematic map is and how we interpret them. We interpret a range of thematic maps and then created our own based on water quality across Europe. Have a look at our work: 

Check out our amazing anatomical drawing of the heart: 

We also learnt about how the circulatory system works and we learnt about veins and arteries. 

Today we have been learning about the seas and oceans around the world. We located them using an atlas and then created bar charts to show the % of the Earth's Surface covered by each ocean. 

Welcome back to a new academic year at Branston Junior Academy. It is great to be back in Jupiter class. Things look a little different, but we are still busy learning and having a great time! 

This term our topic is Under the Sea and in Science we are learning about the circulatory system and the digestive system. Keep your eyes peeled on our page for updates of all the exciting things we are doing and learning,