Friction experiment

Today we experimented with friction! We used a range of materials (wood, tea-towel, silk and a cushion) to test out the question, ‘How does the texture of a surface affect the amount of friction?’ We used a ramp and a car and covered the ramp with different textures. We found out that the rougher the surface, the more friction. The smoother the surface, the less friction.

Using newton metres to measure classroom equipment

We have now began our Case Study 2 – physics! We first of all, we watched a video introducing gravity, and we also read an informational text about Sir Issac Newton – the scientist who created the gravity law. We were then given the task to use newton metres to measure the weight of objects in class. We really loved this practical activity to kick start our physics.

We each created a table to recorded our findings:

Scotties…

On Friday afternoon, we got to enjoy a ‘Scotties’ session with Scott himself. Although it was initially freezing cold outside and the tasks set were incredibly challenging… we showed great perseverance and worked well as mini crews to succeed!

Another week, another Crew Elmer win!

Last week, Crew Elmer was lucky again to win the attendance award in our Key Stage Two Community Meeting! This meant that we got to enjoy a yummy biscuit treat and some orange juice! As well as some extra playtime where we enjoyed the sunshine, dancing, singing, playing football and being back on our old playground where we could jump on the tyres and climb on the frame. Can we win it for a fourth time before the end of this half term??!! Well done Crew Elmer! 🙂

Demonstration Comprehension in Crew Elmer…

Today we began our lesson by critiquing the best answer for the given question, ‘Why had the engineers taken extra care when building the Vostok?’. We then looked through some ‘reasons to read’ together linked to a range of different HOB lenses such as ‘logical meaning making’ and ‘trawling for evidence’. We took it in turns to read the different questions and unpick the vocabulary used to help us to understand what information was required such as, ‘How long…’ meaning that we needed to look for a time (minutes, years, months, years etc.). We used our skimming and scanning skills (with a little help from our rulers and highlighters) to retrieve the answers from the text. Once we had located the information we explained our answers using the evidence that we had found to support our answer (A.P.E). Mrs Elmer then supported us with recording our answers. Mrs Elmer modelled the first one, we did the second one together and then in pairs we had a go at the final one! We then concluded the lesson by sharing our personal opinion on the story.

Crew Elmer’s Attendance Reward!

This afternoon, Crew Elmer got to celebrate being the first Crew, this academic year in KS2 , to have the BEST attendance score or 99.7%. As a treat Mrs Atherton awarded us with some extra playtime in the sunshine as well as a yummy Twix (Proper noun!) to eat and some tasty juice! What a lovely way to end the week! Well done Crew Elmer! Let’s keep this up! 🙂