Advent starts on the Sunday nearest the 30th November. Christians have advent to remember Jesus’ birth and prepare Christmas celebrations. Christmas is the day Jesus was born. Many people celebrate advent by putting up candles and calendars. In church, Christians light one candle on every Sunday plus Christmas. We made our own advent calendar. First, … Read more
Introduction Dumping waste plastic at sea or on land can hurt animals because they might think it’s food. Plastic never breaks down completely. Bad Stuff Instead of wasting milk bottles we could refill them. We could use beeswax wrapping instead of clingfilm. We could use mushroom packaging instead of plastic packaging. We could use wooden … Read more
Diwali is a festival that Hindus celebrate. This festival started in India and marks the beginning of each Hindu year. Like Easter, Diwali doesn’t fall on the same day; it depends on the position of the moon. Rangoli is a way Diwali is celebrated. Hindus draw Rangoli, on the floor by the entrance to their … Read more
First, we baked our milk chocolate cake. While it was cooking, we looked at how Bonfire Night started, on the computer. Bonfire Night is an anniversary of the failed attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament. Then, we made a plan for my comic strip about how Bonfire Night started. Next, I drew and … Read more
Picking your own pumpkins is so much fun! Watch this space over the next couple of weeks to see what we create with our harvest …
Harvesting crops with combine harvestersAcross fields and fields,Ready to make food.Very healthy food ready.Every pear and apple picked.Sharing great food.Tractors pulling trailers of wheat.
My Lion gets up at six.He scratches his soft head.He shouts, “Morning everyone!”And then he makes his bed. Next, he slowly walks downstairs.This lion, he has class.This animal drinks hot chocolateFrom a golden-rimmed glass. He runs to his trampolineAnd does a great big jump.He goes up, up, up, up, up.Then, he lands on his rump. … Read more
My Little Pony uses anthropomorphism (the attribution of human characteristics and behaviour) as a literary device for the characters. This leads the ponies to behave in some different ways to what you would expect in real life. The Mane Six in My Little Pony are similar to real ponies in some ways. Like ponies, they … Read more
The Campsite While we were having our snack, two jays were screeching to each other. Jays are resident meaning they don’t migrate. We found tail and wing wood pigeon feathers. It was raining acorns again. On mast years, oak and beech trees produce more fruit, so there are still acorns that can grow after the … Read more
