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  Giraffes are absolutely loving our new book: Percy Jackson and the lightning thief by Rick Riordan. For some (including  Mrs Williams), it's a book we would not have chosen, so this is out of our comfort zone. It's great to explore a completely different genre and surprise ourselves with how much we are enjoying it. One member of the class has already devoured the whole book and is onto book 2 of the series. WOW! We have been exploring Percy's character at different parts of the story.  Creating a wide variety of super, exciting sentences in the form of a soliloquy, we revealed Percy's inner feelings. 

 Giraffes class had a fabulous time on Wednesday at a hockey event run by Buxton Hockey Club. They were taught key skills then had the opportunity to put them into practise in numerous games against other schools. Our children did us proud, being celebrated as the most respectful school, as well as the staff being hugely impressed by both their skills and enthusiasm. Well done, Giraffes!

 Giraffes had a wonderful day singing, dancing and acting with actors from Buxton Opera House. Working on scenes from Matilda, the musical, they  worked incredibly hard all day, culminating in a super performance for the rest of the school.

Our super science trip took us to Jodrell bank.  In the huge space dome, we were taken on a thrilling ride into space where we were able to see earth from different angles and experience time travel - zooming through a year in minutes!  We looked at the constellations and then were treated to a brilliant space show.  We were amazed to see a demonstration of a  black hole swallowing up everything in its path!  There were lots of hands on activities. We enjoyed the whispering dishes  

All too soon, we enjoyed our last lunch and made the most of a bit of free time. Our last activity was a camp fire. Fire- starters! We enjoyed toasted marshmallows and then  shared our thoughts on our highlights of the trip.