On Friday 28th April, Class 11 visited York Chocolate Story. The children had a wonderful time and they got to see how chocolate is made from the beginning and how the cocoa bean was first discovered. We also got to eat lots of chocolate too! We had a fantastic tour around the museum and in the afternoon made our own bubblegum chocolate wallpaper YUM!
A brilliant time was had by members of the Green Top KS2 Book Club today at the Doncaster Book Award Finale, held at the Dome.We have been reading, blogging and voting for the books all year and today was when we discovered the winners!
Arriving early, we had time to practise making lots of noise with our home-made shakers and then the fun started…….
Liz Millions, an illustrator and writer, gave us a very entertaining crash course into how to draw imaginary creatures like dragons and unicorns. Starting with a potato or baked bean shape, she gave us tips on how to create fabulous cartoon characters. Just by changing the eyes and the mouth, she demonstrated how to completely transform a picture – and all done with her unique, hilarious sense of humour!
Joshua (call him Josh) Seigal was up next! He entertained us with his brilliant, interactive poems about chicken, his dog and how he ‘doesn’t like poetry’! We learnt lots about rhythm and how to perform poetry and it was great how he got us all joining in. He was then kind enough to sign our books and pose for a photograph with us!
In the afternoon, after a second ‘slot’ by Liz Millions (Teddy Bears and Pirates this time!), we were delighted to welcome Philip Ardagh, the’ 2 Metres Tall, bearded, international best-selling children’s author’ to the stage. His wacky style had us howling with laughter – especially when he told us the story of his second-hand (sorry ‘second-bottom) pants that he was forced to wear.
Finally, the winners of this year’s awards were announced. Congratulations go to Primary List winner, Julian Clary, for ‘The Bolds’; Secondary List winner, Amy Alward for ‘The Potion Diaries’; and Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes, winner of the poetry list.
A big ‘Thank You’ to the committee and volunteers of the Doncaster Book Awards for staging another fantastic event, yet again free of charge. Check out their website on www.doncasterbookaward.net for more photos, news and events.
Well done to Charlie, Hattie and Jasmine, winners of our Extreme Reading competition, showing us how a good book can be enjoyed anywhere!!
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Today the winning bloggers from the ‘Why I love Green Top Blog’ competition received their prizes in our Out of this World assembly. They have all been given a £5 voucher to spend at our book fair this week!
Well done and enjoy your prize!
Another awesome day at Dobroyd Castle. Despite the freezing cold, wet conditions, the children approached every activity with enthusiasm!
Nerves were tested on the Zip Wire – it’s not easy throwing yourself of a ledge 10 metres off the ground (just ask the teachers!) but it was fantastic to see how many children overcame their initial fear and had a go!
The Giant Swing created similar nervous feelings. Being hoisted up in the air, sat on a piece of metal the size of a dinner plate and then being released like a slingshot took great courage – but again so many of our children pushed themselves when faced with the challenge!
Trapeze was not for the faint- hearted, but again our children did us proud. I wonder how many people would jump from a giant totem pole if given the chance? But the Have-a-Go Henry’s of Year 4t ook it in their stride!
The children have also been challenged to work as a team in overcoming obstacles to recover a Knight’s armour – and their teamwork and general knowledge was put to the test in this evening’s fun and games.
The children were certainly ready for their beds tonight and there were very few complaints when bedtime came – especially not from the staff!
We look forward to tomorrow – a little bit sad that it will be our last day!
We have had a wonderful first day on our residential.
After a bit of a walk up a very steep hill, we arrived out of breath but very excited.
We went to our rooms and made our beds and had lunch – and then we were raring to go with our afternoon packed with activities. Caving, rock climbing, archery and giant swing are some of the activities we have had a go at today. It was fantastic to see the children encouraging and supporting each other – true team spirit!
After a lovely tea, we had a go at Night Line or Crate Stacking! Again the children had to work together to be successful.
The evening finished with team games and hot chocolate – and very tired but happy children ASKING TO GO TO BED!
Today we welcomed parents, grandparents and friends to Class 10, to take part in our family learning experience.
Our artistic and creative skills were tested with the task of designing a volcano collage, but we were totally up for the challenge!
With tissue paper, glue and glitter a plenty we worked together on our marvellous creations. It was fascinating to see how different groups approached the same task – some created a cross-section of a volcano, some used screwed up tissue paper lava and others went for the dramatic glittery explosions. But regardless of the technique, the results were stunning.
At the end of the afternoon, we had the chance to have a first attempt at a volcano eruption with the play-doh volcanoes we have been making! Check out the video!
The learning alien characteristics were on display all afternoon, with everyone being a Have-a-Go Henry! There were lots of Connecting Connies and it goes without saying that the whole class and our visitors were Motivated Moes!
Well done everyone!
