Our picture of the week! What do you see, think or wonder?

Our super sentences

This week we have been doing some Indian super sentences. We were practising note making and finding key words and putting these into full sentences.

Diwali is a festival of light celebrated by Hindus in October to November also they do Diwali cards and Rangoli patterns because they welcome people in and Diwali cards can wish people a happy Diwali. People tell the story of the God Rama at Diwali.

By Chloe

In India they grow all kinds of crops like corn, wheat, rice, coconuts and mangoes to sell to the shops.

By Hannah

Diwali is a festival of light that is on October to November. They put Rangoli patterns on the doorstep and make Diwali cards because they want people to feel welcome.

By Holli

In India they grow lots of crops like rice, coconuts also mangoes and wheat, then corn. Do you like those crops?

by Keanan

In India, when people have weddings, as a present to the bridesmaid they give jewellery.

By Owen T

Our picture of the week

Our international work

This week our international work is continuing as we learn about our partner school in Australia.

You can access their blog at home or at school. Don't forget to comment on their work!

To visit the blog click here

Wall wisher

Our wall wisher page has now been set up for our India project!

On here you will find links to some great sites for kids about India! Remember to add any other good links that you find!

Wall wisher

International week

A huge thank you to our partner schools in Australia, New Zealand and America for your hard work this week! We have loved sharing our blogs with you and your comments have been fantastic!

Here are some of our reflections on what we have  learned this week...

International week has been very fun, we’ve had lots of fun jobs to do.

This week I have enjoyed doing our super sentences and sending them off on our blog.

It felt good to read the comments from other countries.

I loved learning about India, like what they eat. Now I know more about India.

I liked writing our super sentences to children around the world.

We’ve had fun putting comments on the blog.

We’ve had fun writing on the blog and trying Indian food.

We also celebrated children in need this week and really enjoyed our Pudsey activities! We were challenged to a sponsored silence and had to cross the playground on PE mats without talking.

Our science morning

This morning we have been learning about liquids and solids in science.

Here are some of our comments on our learning!

We learnt how to measure in litres and millimetres.

-    Rosie and Savannah

 

I learnt that just because rice pours out of a container it doesn't make it a liquid.

-    Lewis

 

A liquid will always take the shape of the container it is in

-    Katie G

 

I enjoyed practising my measuring skills today!

-    Keanan

Diwali day

Today has been our Diwali celebration day! Here are some of the things that we have learned...

I have learned that Indians don't eat beef.

I learned what kind of textures Indian foods have like sweet, crunchy, and chewy. The food is very spicy and Indian food has a lot of spice and herbs. A spice we tried today was turmeric.

I learned about the Indian story of Rama and Sita. It is an important story and it is thousands of years old.

I learned about rangoli patterns, these are colourful and symmetrical. They are used to greet people into your home.

Our questions for our international schools

What food do you eat when you have your dinner?

By Owen

What shoes do you wear for school because I wear black shoes.

By Jacob

Where did you find this blog and is it great? Have you put anything on the blog? What games do you play at playtime because I play football at my school. What is your school called because my school is called Chad Varah. How many people are in your school?

By Keenan

What games do you play at playtime because I want to know. I play chase and also racing with my friends.

By Chloe

What clothes do you wear on celebrations?

By Holli

How do you play at home?

By Owen

What do you do at playtime because I run to get my energy.

By Hannah

Our favourite things to do...

I like going to my Dad's house because I can go on the laptop and go on to 4EL's class blog or ICT blog, which are amazing!

By Lewis

Hello, my name is jake I like soccer where you shoot the ball past the goalie or head the ball very hard!

By Jake

Do you do numeracy?
I like going to my grandma's house because she gives me my favourite tea are dinner.
By Caitlin

Hello, my favourite sport is soccer where you shoot the ball into the goal and you scream and shout loudly.

By Jacob

Do you like going on holiday? It's like where you go somewhere you haven't been before.

By Scott

Our school

For international education week, we have been taking photos around our school for everyone else to see. Our school has a gigantic computer room with over 20 computers and in addition there is a smart white board. In our school we have a gigantic hall that.can fit over 10 table into it and in addition we play PE in the hall.I absolutely love the class room 4EL because I get to all my work there with my favourite teacher in addition there is an Indian role play area which I love.by Chloe Owen and Tyler.

Our thoughts on bullying

This week in morning meetings we are thinking about bullying.

What is bullying?
Bullying is where someone is being unkind and hurting others. There is a difference between bullying and unkind behaviour. Bullying is where you hurt someone and do it more than once. It is very hurtful when you get bullied. Always always tell an adult if you think you are being bullied.

What do you think that bullying is?

Where we live

Here are some pictures of our city, Lincoln.

Questions for our international schools

We would like to know more about your school. Please use the comments to answer some of our questions!

Is school fun in your country?
What ways do you communicate?
Do you do children in need day (a special day to raise money for children's charities)?
What shops do you have in your country?
Do you have castles in your country?
What kinds of animals do you have in your country?
What kinds of toys do you play with?
What kind of books do you read? Do you read Roald Dahl?
What is the street your school is on called?
Do you have a king or queen?
What kind of food do you eat?
Do you live in a city?
What's the name of your school?
Do you like our blog?

Around the world

Hello and welcome to our outstanding and interesting blog. We are 4EL and furthermore this week is international week which is where we connect to other schools that are in other countries. We have been writing on our blog for a couple of months and we have been writing what we have learned. We go to a brilliant school called Chad Varah School which is in the tiny, lovely and historical city of Lincoln in the UK. We would like to tell you about our local attractions. First, Lincolnshire museum has lots of things from the old days and you can also find things out that you didn't know. It is actually good fun. If you thought it was boring, you're wrong. Secondly, in Lincoln there is a museum called the collection and we have been there last year. Thirdly, one of the most important cathedrals in the UK is Lincoln cathedral and it is on Minster road. Fourthly, near Lincoln is a place called Rand Farm which is a great place to see animals and play nicely. Finally, there is a castle called Lincoln castle which someone called King William built after a war had ended.

By
Savannah, Katie W, Katie G, Rosie and Filippa

Research - We need your help!

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Thank you!!!

Our week

This week we have started learning about India. We have found out that India is the seventh largest country in the world. It's the second most populous country in the world. Spicy food and candy is popular in India. Not all of India is the same, some parts are deserts, some are jungles, some are mountains, some are hilly. Sometimes it rains so much that there are floods. India has some of the longest roads in the world. India has lots of elephants. India is an amazing place to go on holiday!

Well done!!

Well done 4el on your fantastic bonfire night word art!! We loved the way you used wow words and 3D collage!!

Our ideas

Following our work on recycling and composting, 4EL have some ideas to make our school a greener place.

4EL Make A Difference!!

Congratulations 4EL on a fantastic presentation for making a difference day! 4EL spoke to parents about recycling and composting. We were also lucky enough to have a visit from a composting and recycling expert who talked to us about how to reduce waste and save money!