Hidato

In maths we have been looking Hidato puzzles(Hebrew: חידאתו‎‎, originating Hebrew Hida = Riddle). These are logic puzzles game invented by Dr. Gyora M. Benedek, an Israeli mathematician.

STEM

A busy week looking at STEM challenges.....with a focus on working as a group, all contributing, problem and thinking outside the square!
We also had a giggle at Beaker and Dr Bunsen Honeydew - pros and cons of such things as 'Banana Sharpeners' and 'Edible Paperclips'.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mggl7cC8iys

Rotation/Symmetry/Tessellations.....and the cross country!

Super effort from all the runners in the school cross country!  Perfect weather, loads of enthusiasm...everyone giving it their best.

Over the past week we have been looking at symmetry, rotation and tessellations.  Shapes really are fascinating!  The work of M.C Escher is especially interesting, a very clever chap.

It's Term 3!!

Welcome to Term 3....brrr usually quite a chilly term!! Loads of things happening......cross country, Clubs, Art Auction, Quiz Afternoon plus all the great things going on in technology, languages, science, the Arts.

Is it alive?!

Room 8 have been investigating the importance of yeast in the food chain.  What an amazing thing it is!
We used yeast to produce baguettes (a bit of a Tour de France theme going on too!), each group made 2 baguettes and they weren't too bad at all.  The thing we decided was most important was to be PATIENT yeast needs time to do its thing......warmth, a food source and water, it can't be hurried!

Area and Volume

Have a go at these questions:

On our way!!

It's great to see the enthusiasm and interest in our 'Suitcase Reading'.