Summer Activities 2009

In the holiday it is easy to get bored or out of practise.  Here are some projects you can choose to do if you are going into Year 3 or Year 4 (or even if you aren't!).  Ask your parents about helping you to complete a project or two and Mr Kenwright will look forward to seeing them in the Autumn term. 

You could make a small book, use a notebook or put paper together in a folder. Use what you know about handwriting and setting work out, such as using lined paper (or using one piece as a line guide), underlining titles etc.  and check spellings with a dictionary. You can work on a computer, but be sure not to simply copy from a web site!  It is better to do one project well than do all but rush them.

Project 1: Sports Roundup

Take a sport you enjoy, such as Football, Tennis, Swiming or Dance.  Make a report (or a series of reports!) covering events over the summer, such as a series of classes, big tournaments, interesting matches transfers etc.  You could add league tables or points tallies or certificates. You could focus on events you are involved in, such as training events or matches you go to see.

Project 2: Book Report

Choose a book you enjoy reading over the summer and do in in-depth report: Plot summary, main characters, why you like it, favourite scenes, other books by the same author, the sort of person to whom you would recommend it etc, with illustrations of how you imagine scenes.

Project 3: Adventure Story

Write an extended story about an adventure.  It should have a beginning, a middle and an end and contain some interesting characters and plot twists. Remember to cheque yore spellings! Use imaginative describing words and create some tension!

Project 4: A Handful of Summer Poems

Use a range of poetic styles to create your own collection of poetry inspired by experiencing the summer: holidays, days out, sunshine or showers!

Project 5: Summer Science

If you have the opportunity, you could study the natural world, how plants and animal communities change over the summer.This could be the birds visiting a bird feeder, the minibeasts in your garden pond (you must ask your parents to make sure it is safe to do so), comparng the wildlife between two different gardens or what you see each time you take a walk through the countryside.  I'd like to see some clear description of what you see, accurate illustrations, some tables of information, perhaps a graph or some extra research about what you have seen.

Enjoy studying :-)

We have studied a unit of work on a theme of ‘Chocolate’.

In art, we have been

• finding out what is important for a design in order to sell a product well
• finding out about chocolate wrappers
• designing our own wrapper
• finding out about Aztec art styles
• making a cup for chocolate drinks

In geography, we have been

• finding out where cacao trees are found
• finding out about the climate and other factors affecting the growth of cacao trees
• finding out about other crops

In history, we have been

• finding out about the importance of cacao beans for trade
• finding out about who took the first chocolate to Europe
• finding out about food fears

In information and communication technology, we have been

• using the internet to find out more about chocolate

In science we have been

• learning all about the cacao tree, its flowers, its fruit and its seeds
• finding out about how the cacao beans are harvested
• finding out about the energy effects of chocolate
• finding out about why chocolate wrappers are made from special materials

In technology, we have been

• devising and making our own chocolate.
  

We’ll we have also been finding out about the way chocolate is sold and about favourite sweets in different parts of the world.

And we have been eating some chocolate!

A big thank you to Mrs Philips and Mrs Wragg who have helped us design and make our own chocolate.