Theseus and the Minotaur

Listen to, and read, this great Greek Quest story. Can you identify the features of a Quest Myth that this story contains?

Theseus and the Minotaur

Quest Myths

For our new topic in literacy, we're looking at Quest Myths. Can you think of any examples of Quest Myths, or characters from Quest Myths? Visit the Quest Myth wall and add to it.

Things to do...

It might be half term, but don't worry - there is plenty to keep you occupied if you start to get bored during the week.

Tuesday is Pancake day. Year 3 and 4, you can write a set of instructions about how to make a pancake after all your work on instructional writing over the past few weeks. Use Online Tools or Google Docs to write your instructions out. If you have a digital camera at home, you can take some images too to put in your writing.

For Year 5 and 6 - you could find out about the traditions of Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday. Why is it celebrated? What happens in other countries? Use Online Tools or Google Docs for your work too.

Don't forget that when you've completed your work, you can put it into your own learning space.

You can also add book reviews of any books you finish reading into your learning spaces too during the week.

To log into Online Tools and Google Docs use your school username (example 2236johsmi) and password (example porchester000). To post to your learning space, use your school email address (example 2236johsmi@porchester.net) and password.

And don't forget - there is an Inset day on Monday 22nd. You need to return to school on Tuesday 23rd.

Using 2Simple Logo

Well class 5 and 6, your journey through the Crystal Rain Forest has come to an end. You have saved the professor, the King, and you have saved the rainforest too. 

Whilst you were working your way through the Forest, you were gradually learning some LOGO skills. After todays lesson you can continue to use LOGO at home. Just load the Online Tools from 2Simple, and select the LOGO activity. The sheet below might also help you with more exploration.

Download 2Simplelogo

Bossy Verb Challenge

You should have begun some work in literacy on writing instructions, and maybe you've learnt about what an "imperative" verb is - it is a verb that tells us what to do (for example "put down your pencil", "open the door"). Can you think of more imperative verbs? Add to them to the bossy verb wall by clicking on this link.

Class 5 presents Porchester Junior School

As part of our on-going project with the Ecole Ligier Richier near Verdun in France, Class 5 made a short video presenting our school.

Have a look at what we have done.

Download Class 5 presents Porchester Junior School

Class 5 Calligrams

Class 5 have been writing calligram poems in Literacy.

We have written them by hand and also used laptops. Here are some examples of work we have done on the laptops. All the work was very good but there is not enough space to upload them all, so I have just chosen a few.

All poems will be made into a class book.

Download Haunted house

Download The haunted house

Download THE HAUNTED HOUSE

Download The haunted house

Download The haunted house

Download The haunted hous1

A Plate And A Cup!

For the Yr3/4 Christmas Party tomorrow, (Wednesday), don't forget that you need to bring a plate and a cup so that you can eat some of the wonderful food you are all bringing in.

(So that's a plate, a cup AND some food that you need to remember actually!)

The Nativity - the concert

Well done to everyone involved with the Lower School Nativity. It went really well, and your parents were very proud of you. The videos of the concert are ready - and can viewed below. Enjoy them!

Monday Afternoon Performance;

Tuesday Morning Performance;

Nativity Powerpoint Challenge

Lower school will be performing their Christmas Production of The Nativity twice this week, and so should know the story of the Nativity really well by now.

Here's a great idea for you to do; download this great Nativity Christmas Story Maker *(click on the download option at the bottom right of the pop up window) or visit the Comms4all website and retell the story in your own words and images.

If you post your finished story into your own learning space, (and leave a comment on this page so that we can all see your work), I'll give 100 house points to each and every finished story. Read this guide if you can't remember how to post to your learning space.

*This is a powerpoint file. It will only open if the computer you are using has Microsoft Powerpoint installed on it.

So - classes 5, 6 and 7 - get telling the story of the Nativity! Finished Stories will be listed below;

Emily's story: Download Emily_nativity

Keava's story: Download Keava_nativity

Sadie's story: Download Sadie_nativity

Dylan R's story: Download Dylan_nativty

Abby's story: Download Abby_nativity

Dress Rehearsal Delights

This morning the lower school had a dress rehearsal for their Nativity Play. The whole school watched, as well as the infants from Standhill Infants School.

 

Class 5 presents Porchester Junior School in French

Following Mrs Mead's visit to Souilly in France in October, many children at Porchester have been doing work to send to their friends at Ligier Richier School.

Classes 3 and 4 have written to their pen friends again and Class 6 has made a book presenting our school, with captions in French. We are keeping a copy of the book in school for anyone who would like to see it.

Class 5 have made a short video presenting our school.

Class 5 Presentations on Polar Bears

In our literacy lesson today we have been working in small groups to plan and present a short presentation,using notes we collected when watching a wildlife film about polar bears.

we have recorded some of our presentations for you to listen to.

Polarbear

Worms!

Lower school have been learning all about the wonderful job that worms do to help with recycling. We had fun finding out what items they like to recycle, and those that they don't, and then we were able to look at some real worms close up. It was great.

Images from Art

Enjoy the images of the artwork that classes 5 and 6 have been creating;

Class 6 had a great time using the visualiser to take photos of each piece of work before adding them to animoto, then choosing a suitable piece of music from the audio network website..

Web link for Literacy lesson 3 week 2

http://www.babelgum.com/3001973/blue-planet-deep-trouble-coral-reef-fish-danger.html

 

Coral reef fish danger - Blue Planet - BBC Environment

History Lesson Weblink

First World War http://www.1900s.org.uk/index.htm

Changes in Technology

Class 5 have been using Gogglebox to make an image list of old and new technologies;

 

Step Check!

Have you received your Pedometer (Step counter) from your class yet? If you have, you can take part in the Porchester Pedometer count. When you wake up on Saturday Morning, reset your Pedometer, then carry it with you for the whole day. At the end of the day, look and see how many steps you have taken. (You might want to write this number down somewhere so that you don't forget it!!). 

Then, when you get the chance, enter your step total, FIRST name, and class into the form below (NOW REMOVED). All the information will be put into a spreadsheet that you can see below

Working Online

Class 5 were taking at look at 2Simple's Online Tools this afternoon in their ICT lesson. Although we had a few problems with so many computers trying to use the internet at once (causing everything to s-l-o-w d-o-w-n) they had time to create a short report about the weekend centenary event. Here's a couple of examples;