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The Endings were taken. If I were you, I would read this!

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As you know, the Endings were taken, leading to reports of terrified tots and anxious parents across the country.   In role as journalists, the Giraffes are on the hunt for news of the wherabouts of the missing Happy Endings. We have been writing formal newspaper reports, using the subjunctive , passive voice and reported speech.  Were you to spot the fugitive, we would suggest that you do not approach her. 

Hunting down the Lost Happy Endings

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As part of their investigation into the disappearance of the Happy Endings , Giraffes created their own Happy Endings to some favourite fairy tales. Can you guess the story behind each freeze frame? If you're struggling, can you match the fairy tale to the correct photo?  Snow White, Hansel and Gretel, Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood

Detective time - using inference in guided reading

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We are enjoying our Guided reading book Cogheart  by   Peter Bunzl. Today we were looking at c haracterisation through inference.   When we make  inferences  while reading, we're using evidence provided by the author to draw our own logical conclusions. We worked in pairs to answer questions and prove it by giving evidence from the text. Lily The Kraken

Ratio

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Year 6 have started to learn about a new topic in maths:  Ratio. Ratio  tells us how much of one thing there is in relation to another thing. For example, For every 2 apples we have 3 bananas. Here we are exploring ratio practically representing the problem by comparing groups of different colours. These are some of the problems we have been solving.

What can you see, what can you hear?

  We have started a new topic this week and as part of it we went outside and made musical instruments from natural materials. We then rehearsed part of a hymn on them and all played together . Here is the video of us singing and playing our instruments. 

Careers afternoon - BBC Radio 2

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 On Wednesday afternoon, Tigers, Leopards and Giraffes had a special opportunity to interview Dan Markham, a Producer at BBC Radio 2. The children had so many questions and were excited to find out about the world of radio and how to get into a career in that area. Dan showed us around the radio studio, talked about the different jobs that people do there and demonstrated some of the technology that they use.  https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2018/20/oj-borg

Easter Sunday

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  Celebrating Easter Sunday and the resurrection of Jesus , we got into party mode today! Sharing celebratory food, music and games, we had a fun party mornin g. s haring food and enjoying time together. We especially enjoyed our bunny drive! We also shared Easter eggs, as a symbol of the resurrection and new life. We have lots to celebrate after a term where the children have all shown incredible RESILIENCE, DETERMINATION and MOTIVATION  while working online and in school, in such strange circumstances.   I am so proud of the way that Giraffes have embraced the return to school, settling in with their fabulous attitude to learning.  Well done all of you. Have a wonderful Easter holiday.