WJS Class 3 2009 / 2010

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noreply@blogger.com (Woodford School) — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 22:45:00 +0000

Animation Workshop

noreply@blogger.com (Woodford School) — Tue, 11 May 2010 13:09:00 +0000

As you can see from the photos the children have been engrossed in the animation workshop this afternoon. This is just a familiarisation session - to enable the children to understand the basic principles of animation and the software Zu3D, before they work on more complex animations throughout the rest of the term.

Next week the children will be adding title credits and music to their animations.

Here are three of our first animation projects.

Snake vs Snail

Caterpillar

Teddy's Adventure

Our first attempts at animation

noreply@blogger.com (Woodford School) — Tue, 04 May 2010 21:46:00 +0000

This is the first group animation. Josh, Josh and Alfie very quickly grapsed the idea using Zu3D which uses 'onion skinning' to see the previous frame, allowing for a smoother animation.

Watch out as the children's skills develop!

Animation

noreply@blogger.com (Woodford School) — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 20:31:00 +0000

Mrs Hardie has been animated today and can't wait to get started with the class!

I hope you enjoy this!

Inspired by Good Hope

noreply@blogger.com (Woodford School) — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 12:21:00 +0000

This term we have explored poems from around the world. We read the poem "Good Hope" by Benjamin Zephaniah. This poem made us think and we used the poem as inspiration for our own poems of Good Hope.

We have written and recorded some on our blog to share.

We hope you enjoy their messages.

Good Hope by Ben F

Good Hope by Chris P

Good Hope by Luke R

Good Hope by Teddy W

Good Hope by Shania M

Good Hope by Georgia L

Good Hope by Scarlett H

Good Hope by Jack R

Good Hope by Amy W

Good Hope by Scarlet S

Good Hope by Syomiti G

Good Hope by Molly D

Good Hope

noreply@blogger.com (Woodford School) — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 11:17:00 +0000

I believe
that everybody
is good at something.

I believe
children don't have to
cry for water.

I believe
we can live
without bullying.

I believe
we can live
without greediness and nastiness.

If I did not belive
I would stop hoping.

I know every day
someone dies
from unsafe water.

I hope
that growers and suppliers
of drugs can be stopped.

Good Hope

noreply@blogger.com (Woodford School) — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 10:18:00 +0000

I believe
we can live
without bulling.

I believe
black and white people
can live side by side.

I believe
that everybody
is good at something.

I believe
we can live
without guns.

If i did not believe
I would not hope
that believers believe.

I hope
that we can all be
friends forever.

I know
if everybody believed in good
and outher people there would
be no war between countries.

I believe
we can all live happily.

Good Hope

noreply@blogger.com (Woodford School) — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 10:16:00 +0000

I believe
we can live
without guns

I believe
we can live
without bullying

I believe
we can all live happily
with out sadness

I believe
we can live
in peace

If I did not believe
I would stop hoping

I know
that some day the world
will become a better place

I hope that
one day
we will have all stopped fighting

Good Hope

noreply@blogger.com (Woodford School) — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 10:15:00 +0000

I believe
we can stop bullying

I believe
we can live without guns

I believe
we can live
without hurting people's feelings

I believe
we can not hurt people

If I did not believe
I would stop hoping

I know
Every day
children cry for water

I hope
we can be friends for ever.

Scratch

noreply@blogger.com (Woodford School) — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:28:00 +0000

Today we have started using Scratch. You can download this free program by clicking on the icon. There is a short form to fill out but the download is FREE! Have fun! Be creative!

You!

noreply@blogger.com (Woodford School) — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:53:00 +0000

We have read another simile poem today, called ‘You’ by Grace Nichols, from the Igbo dialect in Nigeria. She cleverly used similes to write about an elephant by making comparisons to parts of its body. We have used the same structure to write our own simile poems about five different animals. Can you guess what they are?

Red Group
You!
Your ears are like little elves.
You!
Your face is like a beautiful diamond.
You!
Your eyes are like black tar.
You!
Your nose is like a bright black button.
You!
Your walk is like a horse’s stride.
You!
Your mane is like a bushy brush.
You!
Your legs are like bamboo.
You!
Your stripes are like a crossing!

Yellow Group
You!
Your head is like a massive scratched rock.
You!
Your eyes are like black shadows.
You!
Your ears are like floppy dead skin.
You!
Your nostril is like a mouse’s hole.
You!
Your legs are like rotten a blob chicken drum sticks.
You!
Your backside is like a massive grey drum.
You!
Your belly is like a big bouncy ball.
You!
Your tail is like a fly splatter.

Orange Group
You!
Your body is like the golden midday sun.
You!
Your eyes are like pools of gold oil.
You!
Your teeth are like sharp razors.
You!
Your coat is like flickering flames.
You!
Your legs are like powerful tree branches.
You!
Your paws are like huge pads of black leather.
You!
Your ears are like sharp knives sticking upright.
You!
Your head is like a giant strip boulder.
You!
Your tail is like a curly lock of hair!

Blue Group
You!
Your horns are like sharpened spears.
You!
Your eyes are like melted chocolate.
You!
Your ears are like butterfly wings.
You!
Your neck is like a very small log.
You!
Your body is like a sheep with no wool.
You!
Your legs are like thin pod sticks.
You!
Your tail is like a growing flower.

Green Group
You!
Your beak is like a black bridge.
You!
Your neck is like a long rollercoaster.
You!
Your eyes are like small black beads.
You!
Your legs are like snooker cues.
You!
Your body is like fluffy candyfloss.
You!
Your tail is like a slide.
You!
Your head is like the end of a hockey stick!

Do you know what animals we've written about? Please leave your ideas as comments

Alphabet of Similes

noreply@blogger.com (Woodford School) — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:16:00 +0000

After reading "As, as, as......" by Robert Hull we have used an alphabet of adjectives to write our own similes.

As, as, as.......

as accurate as a ruler

as beautiful as a flower
as creaky as floorboards
as dazzling as a diamond
as evil as the devil
as fast as a cheetah
as glorious as sunrise
as high as a mountain
as important as the planet
as joyful as children playing
as kind-hearted as the human race
as large as the sun
as mighty as the world
as new as a baby
as organic as a vegetable
as proud as an emperor
as quiet as a hedgehog
as rare as an emerald
as sneaky as a ninja
as tall as a tree
as uncovered as a new discovery
as vast as the universe
as warm as lava
as x-rated as people killing
as yummy as galaxy chocolate
as zippy as a zip

Written by Class 3, March 2010

Have we written interesting similes? Which is you favourite simile? Why?

Poetry

noreply@blogger.com (Woodford School) — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:49:00 +0000

We have been looking at a range of poems from around the world. The children have chosen their favourites to perform to the class. Here are a few examples. Enjoy!

The Pines written by Margaret Mahy (New Zealand)

Good Hope written by Benjamin Zephaniah (UK)

There is Joy written by Anonymous (Inuit)

Next week we will be writing our own poems using similes and structures that we have read. We will share some of our work here.

World Wide Week: A study of Japan

noreply@blogger.com (Woodford School) — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:53:00 +0000

Japanese Soroban

Origami

Japanese Mocchi

Global Art Day 2010 - China

noreply@blogger.com (WJS Class 3) — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:12:00 +0000

Shadow Puppets

noreply@blogger.com (WJS Class 3) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:45:00 +0000

Rock Around the Flock

noreply@blogger.com (Woodford School) — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:39:00 +0000

The Year 4 children have been rehearsing for the Christmas production. We hope that parents will enjoy our Shepherd's Nativity on December 14th, 2009.

A short preview of our singing. Enjoy!

Plymouth City Museum visit

noreply@blogger.com (Woodford School) — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:46:00 +0000

The year 4 children enjoyed the opportunity to handle real Roman artefacts about 1600 years old, a primary source of evidence from Roman Britain and elsewhere in Europe.

The artefacts included glass, pottery and bronze. Much of the pottery was Samian pottery from Gaul (France) which is a distinctive red shiny clay. Other pottery, local to where it was used, would not have that shine - local to here would have been black. There were a variety of brooches used to fasten clothes as they didn't have zips. The type of brooch would depend on what class of person they were. The evidence clearly demonstrated that Romans were very civilised people and they liked nice things.

Why should we get so excited about broken pieces of pottery?
THINK! Each piece has a history, a story, a narrative! A roman person would have eaten or drunk out of these. They would have used these brooches to fasten their clothes. 1600 years ago these artefacts were being handled by our roman ancestors and now we have them here!

The children will be writing about this as part of their report writing in literacy so please check back to see their writing. In the mean time enjoy the photos below.

Roman Day 2009

noreply@blogger.com (Woodford School) — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:41:00 +0000

What a fantastic day the children have had with Claudius Maximus. The children enjoyed the discipline and drill of the day under the command of their officer. Their summer term project to make a Roman shield added to the authenticity of the drill of the contuburniums. The photos below show their total immersion in the day.

The children will be writing about their experiences so please come back to read them later.

Welcome to Year 4 Class 3

noreply@blogger.com (Woodford School) — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:34:00 +0000

Welcome to a new school year, new challenges and dreams. Mrs Hardie and Mrs Harvey hope that this will be a successful year for all of you. Welcome to Year 4!

Memories of World War Two

noreply@blogger.com (Woodford School) — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:42:00 +0000

These are some of the memories which were shared yesterday between grand parents and year 4 children.

During the war Mr Evans didn’t have an Anderson Shelter in his garden so they had to run to the end of the street. In the big shelter they could fit about 2000 people. Mr Evans and other children would beg the Americans for gum. If they were lucky they would get fruit and they would fight over the gum. Also they would play marbles and if they won they would be gang leader for the day. By Nathan D

Mr Evans said he was only young during the war but he could remember running to the public shelter and hearing the bombs hit the ground. It made him shudder. By Zac W

Everybody said the war was horrible but the grand parents also said they had some fun times. Mrs Davey had quite sad memory because her dad died. All the grand parents said that rationing was really hard so most got people to shoot rabbits to eat. They did not have much to play with so they went collecting shrapnel or played marbles. It was surely an upsetting time. By Robert F

One grand parent told me they did not like wearing the gas mask and that after so long it left a line around their faces. By Zac P

Mr Buet told me that he and his father did not have an Anderson shelter of their own so they would share with his gran. She lived at the top of the hill and he lived at the bottom. One day the sirens went off and his dad picked him up and ran up the hill as fast as he could but as his dad was running the Germans were shooting at him. Bullets were landing on the pavement and on the road but they were safe and they reached the Anderson shelter and were still alive because they were the lucky ones. By Kitty F

Mrs Buet said she was a baby in the war so she had to carry around and ID card so that she got free orange juice. She also had to wear a baby’s gas mask and her mum had to pump fresh air for her. Some other grand parents said that their houses were destroyed or damage. Others explained that friends or family died in the war. One of the grand parents told us that she had a young boy come and stay with her during the war and that he’d been sad when he first came but by the end he didn’t want to leave. I really hope that we never come across a third world war! By Harriet M

Mr Marlton said “I can remember being very scared in the Anderson shelter with my six sisters and one brother. My sisters bought me Dinky cars with their first wages. When we were in the Anderson shelter I used to take the dinky cars to take my mind off my dad being in the dockyard. After every raid me and my friends would go and collect shrapnel and the one of us who got the biggest bit would be for choosing teams for ‘Aeroplanes and leapfrog.” By Oliver D

Mrs Davey remembers going to dance lessons when one time the sirens went off – they got hit by and incendiary bomb and their clothes were burned and they went home in their dancing clothes. By Ben O

When Mrs Fitzpatrick told me this it made me feel really sad. She told me, “I worked in the war. I was 15, and I worked with a girl called Doris and she always made us laugh. The next day everyone was saying is someone missing? Where’s Doris one of us said when I walked in and said she got caught in an air raid.” She must have felt devastated. By Hannah P

See more memories from the children in Class 4

Memories of my Nan by Daniel O

noreply@blogger.com (Woodford School) — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:58:00 +0000

When my nan was evacuated, she was evacuated to Maidstone in Kent. The whole school went with her and their teachers. She was 9 and her brother was 6. Their host family were sort of nice. One lady was very religious and every Sunday my nan had to stand in the sqaure and sing. My nan had to clean out the chickens and serve the food! The worst bit of the war she said was being away for so long - and the school was bombed so they had to go to a new school three miles away and had to walk. She said that her mum came to see them every 2 or 3 weeks. Her dad was abroad in the army. She was evacuated for 3 years and they were in the air raid shelter every night. When she was 11 she was running to the shelter one time with her brother, they both got in and a bomb went off in the house and her mum was blown to the shelter.

World War Two Day 2009

noreply@blogger.com (Woodford School) — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:32:00 +0000

Today the year 4 children enjoyed another fantastic World War Two day sharing experiences of grand parents. The relationship between the children and the older generation was of mutual respect. The children asked pertinent and thoughtful questions, listening with great interest to the responses. As it is 70 years since the start of the war we are seeing decreasing numbers of relatives with these experiences so are grateful to all those who came today. The children are certainly fortunate to be able to share these memories before it is too late!

Look at our evacuee children talking to grandparents in the photos below.

The day was further enhanced by photos, artefacts and the expertise of Rob and Roly from Plymouth CityMuseum. The children used "thinking skills" to investigate various helmets from the Home Front as well as studying photographs of Plymouth to explore the effects of the war locally.

We really have to say a great big thank you to all our visitors who made our day so special. Without them this day would not be viable. The staff and pupils therefore extend huge thanks to Mr Evans, Mr & Mrs Austin, Mrs Fitzpatrick, Mr & Mrs Buet, Mrs Davey and Mr & Mrs Marlton.

The afternoon ended with a VE party! The children sampled war time fayre of spam or jam sandwiches, scones and blancmange and jelly accompanied by dandelion and burdock, cream soda and cloudy lemonade. Some war time music set the mood.

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War time memories by Dawn Oaten

noreply@blogger.com (Woodford School) — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:58:00 +0000

Dawn Oaten sent these memories in with her grandson, Ben, today for our World War Two Day. We hope she doesn't mind that we have shared it here.

My mother told me a story which happened during the Second World War when I was a baby. I was in my carrycot waiting to be fed with a gas mask at the ready. We lived with my grandmother in Stoke Village which was very near the dockyard. There was heavy bombing all around us because the Germans were trying to get their number one target - the dockyard. On one particular morning the siren went off warning everyone that air raids were about to happen. We all dashed to the air raid shelter at the end of the road. Some houses had shelters in their gardens, underground. We had just got inside when my mother realised that she had left my bottle in the kitchen. She dashed back and no sooner had returned safely with the milk when the house we lived in took a direct hit. We moved to Whitsands for a few months and lived in a two bedroom chalet with eleven other people. It was a safer place to be despite the overcrowding! When the bombers flew back to Germany across the English Channel any unused bombs would be dropped into the sea which you could see from the cliffs at Whitsands. We were eventually evacuated to Bude. Three families shared a house on the sea front. Sometimes the Germans would sink a ship in the Atlantic Ocean and the cargo would be washed ashore. Food was in short supply so when tins of corned beef and bananas were found on the beach, the local people ate well and we would hide the food under the floor boards so they wouldn't go hungry. Sweets also were a rare treat....... but that's another story!

World War Two rations

noreply@blogger.com (Woodford School) — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:40:00 +0000

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This is what and adult would have been allowed during the rationing years of the war. How would you feel about having this amount of food to last one week?