This week has been a busy and exciting one in our class. In Maths, we focused on learning about different types of diagrams and how they can help us present information clearly and accurately. In English, we explored the use of determiners and applied our learning by writing character descriptions of the Grinch, thinking carefully about his appearance, personality, and actions. We also brought our Ancient Egypt topic to a close, reflecting on everything we have learned throughout the term. A highlight of the week was watching the KS1 Nativity, which was absolutely fantastic and filled us with festive cheer. We were also thrilled to receive a very special visit from Santa and his elves, who arrived in a helicopter and made the day truly magical. With December now in full swing, we are all looking forward to our Christmas activities next week and the celebrations still to come.

This week, our class took part in an exciting Egyptian Workshop, giving the children the opportunity to explore different aspects of Ancient Egyptian life through a range of fun, hands-on activities. During the workshop, the children designed their own Egyptian scarab beetles, excavated replica tombs to uncover hidden artefacts, and made their own Egyptian bread using a simple traditional-style recipe. They also explored Egyptian writing and hieroglyphics by creating their own names in hieroglyphs and enjoyed a variety of interactive games and challenge activities linked to Egyptian daily life, food, and culture. 

Today we carried out an experiment to show how the digestive system works. We used tights to represent the intestines, banana, digestive biscuits as the food, and orange juice as the stomach acid. First, we mashed the food to show how the stomach breaks it down. Then we squeezed it through the tights to show how nutrients are absorbed as food moves through the intestines. Finally, we saw what is left at the end of the process! This helped us understand how our bodies digest food from start to finish.