Science Museum - 21 March 2013

The trip as seen through the eyes of the children!

Class 1 (Sam, Wilf & Tirian)
We saw a Ford upsidedown.  We saw a 'taking apart a car' film.  We loved the Science Museum because it was fun when we saw moving ploughing tractors in sand that was brown.  The TV was excellent on the bus.  We saw 'Flushed Away' and something else.

The car on the ceiling!

Class 2 (Ellie)
When we went to the Science Museum in London, we first went to the space section.  We saw the food that astronauts have to eat, it looked horrible!!!  We were all really excited to go to London for the day.  The whole school enjoyed the trip over all.  In part of the museum there was a place called 'launch pad' that you could have a go with all the equipment and test things.  Absolutely everyone enjoyed the trip.

Unable to avoid the temptation of  'DO NOT TOUCH'!!

Class 3 (William)
On Thursday 21st  March Charsfield and Dennington schools went to London to go to the Science Museum.  It was a long journey but we got there about 11 o'clock.
My favourite bit was the launch pad because it had lots of things to do and touch.  There were two rooms altogether, both full of activities to learn from.  My favourite bit was where there was a metal pole going sideways and there were lots of straws and you put a straw on the pole, bit into it, closed your ears with your fingers and then you should hear music.  You can play music with your teeth.

At McDonalds - what the children were most looking forward to really!!

It's Einstein's Birthday!!

And we are celebrating by undertaking a number of science experiments which have seen the pupils blowing bubbles and wearing shaving foam!!

One experiment was to see if a balloon would inflate with fizzy water.  The water is placed inside the balloon and the balloon is tied and then shaken ... and it worked.  Although lemonade did work better!!

The children also had to decide if 'gloop' was liquid or solid.  Mixing cornflour and water produced the gloop but was it liquid or was it solid?  The jury is still out, watery on top but definitely heading to be a solid underneath.

And how about sucking through a straw, can it be done even with a very long straw?  What can be picked up?


All this and it is not even lunch time!!  This afternoon there will be rocket making and investigation into if it is possible to make a paper cup out of normal paper and will it transport any water ... TBC!

Money, Money, Money

It's maths week here at Charsfield and yesterday Jim, Joanne and Janet came along from Ipswich Building Society to help coordinate a money day.

Children from years 2, 3 and 4 were involved and learnt about the origins of money (it all started with a fisherman!), the different currencies around the world, how to save and the fact that money does not grow on trees! 

They played money bingo, money dominoes and made money boxes.  Class 2 teacher Miss Tuckwell said "It was a brilliant way for the children to gain a greater understanding and awareness of money, everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves."

 

Dinosaur Roar!

It was a quiet autumn day in the deepest depths of Norfolk but who could anticipate what might be lurking in the bushes ...
... Class 1 on a day out to the Dinosaur Advenure Park

Class 1 and their new friend!

The children all jumped into the minibus, courtesy of Thomas Mills High School, first thing Tuesday morning and didn't return until late afternoon.

They encountered all sorts of dinosaurs along the trail and were particularly taken by the Brachiosaurus which had a slide to play on a both ends (head and tail!).

Lunch was had next to a T-Rex, who kept the class on their toes with an occasional roar. 

One of the dinosaurs got a little peckish

Hiding in the trees

I'm off!

Summer Concert

Well, we choose to call it the 'Summer Concert' because of the time of year but the idea of having an outdoor event today was completely washed away with the weather.

So, instead a fabulous number of parents 'snuggled' up in Class 2 for an hour of entertainment. There was piano playing, poetry reading, Olympic dancing and a great 'mash' up song from the choir to name but a few.

Our head teacher was in charge of the photos but sorry Mrs Jones, no gold star this time because a couple are a little blurred!!  Here is a collage:

And one of the choir

We went on a French bear hunt and came third!

Huge congratulations to Class 2 who came THIRD in 'Suffolk's Got Multilingual Talent'

They acted out a translation of:

"La chasse à l'ours"

35 schools in Suffolk took part in the competition and just three went through from each region (North, South & West).  The 9 remaining teams met at the Bobby Robson Suite at ITFC on Tuesday 3rd July and ...

 ... our Class 2 came third :-)

Here they are

And here is the prize

Running Round with the Replica!

The children have been involved in carrying a replica Olympic torch around primary schools in the area. 

Yesterday, Earl Soham brought the torch, which had been made by Easton, to Charsfield on a tractor.  Today, 3 children from Charsfield and Mrs Goldsmith took the torch to Dennington on a fire engine which was great fun, if a little bumpy!