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In the water area this week the children have enjoyed testing out objects that sink and float. We decided to create our own experiment to test which items sink and which float. The children made their own predictions and Miss Jackson recorded them. The children were unsure at first as what sinking and floating meant. We then began talking about armbands and how they help us float in the water.

Firstly, we put a stone in the water. It sank to the bottom, after a lot of discussion the children decided it sank because it was heavy. We then put a feather in the water and it floated, we decided this was because it was light. We then put a silver ball in the water that had a hole in. After lots of observation we noticed that the ball floated but when we filled the hole with water it sank! This really got us thinking and we came up with fantastic explanations! Well done boys and girls, great thinking skills today and great problem solving!

We have had lots of fun this morning getting ready for Bonfire Night tomorrow! We talked about the noises fireworks make such as pop, bang, crackle, fizz. We talked about the colours of fireworks and the different shapes they make. We then created our own ‘Catherine Wheel’ biscuits. We think they will be very yummy!

This week we have been reading the story “Hermelin” about a mouse who is a detective. We have been talking about what the word ‘detective’ means and how Hermelin has helped others. We have also discussed Hermelin’s attic and all of the unusual objects. One object was a typewriter so today we explored the typewriter and talked about what it is used for. Miss Jackson explained that they are not used very much today as we now use laptops and Ipads to type notes and letters. We compared the difference between the typewriter and Miss Jackson’s laptop.

Gary and Ilana enjoyed exploring the typewriter by pressing the letters to type on the paper. As the typewriter was very old this took a long time and sometimes did not work, however, this did not deter the children and they were able to use the scroll to start again. Ilana also recognised some of the letters on the typewriter such as those in her name. Gary also pointed at the number 3 and said ‘look that’s my number!’ Well done we have had lots of fun exploring the typewriter today!