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Summer 2007
Our topic this term is animals.
We will be learning how animals grow and move, how they live among plants and other animals and about their teeth and ours!
 
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Don't forget that in the Summer we have to be especially careful to protect our skin from the sunlight. Every child must have a sensible hat in school every day; caps are best. On sunny Thursdays and Fridays you should use sunscreen for P.E. as well: put some on in the morning or bring some in a sealed plastic bag to put it on yourself .
 
Here are some activities to try at home:
   
  The right teeth BBC activity: match the teeth to the right animal and then find out about how their teeth suit their diet.    
  Plants & animals in the environment Revise where plants & animals live and how they grow.    
  Mr Kenwright's Maths problems Click on the link and solve a problem.    
  Saint Francis and Brother Wolf Can you find out more about the patron saint of animals?    
         
         
  Here are some web sites to visit from home:    
         
  Cotswold Wildlife Park Read about the different areas in the park & explore the A to Z of Animals    
  Paignton Zoo Compare their A to Z of Animals and view the web cams (look under 'animals')    
  Animal Types The National Geographic guide to animals. What group does an animal belong in?    
         
         
  Resources we are using in class:    
         
  Science      
         
  National Sheep Association Breeds An A-Z of British sheep breeds. Move on to the next page at the bottom of the page.    
         
  British Pig Association Breeds A gallery of British pig breeds. Click on a picture for more information.    
         
  Livestock Breeds of the British Isles An alphabetical guide to a mix of farm species, including cattle, goats and horses. 'Swine' are pigs.    
         
  An introduction to Birds of Prey Written by The Hawk Conservancy Trust, divided into groups of species. Click on a picture for more information.    
         
  The Great Yorkshire Show Find photo's and facts about this year's event. Did you know that the first was held at Fulford in 1838?    
         
  Movement and Growing A skeleton cannot move by itself, but how can it help us to move?    
         
  Build a Human Skeleton Put a human skeleton back together again - do you remember 'Them Bones'? This is a challenge. Needs Shockwave software.    
         
  Skeleton Use 'scan mode' to see the bones inside a person.  Challenge: label the bones with their proper scientific names.    
         
  Build an Animal Skeleton Ignore the tricky words & click on 'Build A Skeleton' - click 'Where is it?' to get clues. It is very hard to solve all the puzzles in time!    
         
  Faith and Life      
         
  The Creation Read the Bible story of the Creation from Genesis and how Christians believe we are in charge of the animals    
  The Flood Do you think you know the Bible story of Noah's Ark? The animals came in two by two, except for the ones that came by seven!    
  Bible Gateway Compare other Bible versions of Genesis    
         
  Living Without Violence Why should we be kind to others and animals?    
       
         
  I.C.T.      
  ePals

To log into our class e-mail in ICT lessons. Do you know your password? Mr Kenwright does.

Some of the children have asked to e-mail their parents in our ICT lessons this term.  Unfortunately, ePals is such a safe system for learning on that it won't talk to external e-mail at all, so if you would like them to do this, please send an e-mail from the appropriate e-mail address to me at

mrkenwright +at sign+ fastmail.fm

   
         
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