Hollingbourne Primary School
Here you will find all the news and events from Pine Class. If you have any feedback please let Mrs Dix or Mrs van de Graaf know!
Pine Class had lots of fun at Maidstone Museum learning all about children's lives in the Victorian times. We wrote using chalk and blackboards, used Victorian copy books, played some Victorian games and enjoyed dressing like Victorian children. We also learned about a local Victorian explorer called Julian Brenchley. Have you heard of him?
HIT (High Intensity Training) training in PE lessons to improve our fitness
We all worked hard on our agility and speed
Pine Class working hard to say what weather condistions we have in each season in French
We created a seasons tree for our calendars. We thought carefully about the colours that represent each season and tried to incorporate them into other seasons.
Adding another bulb to a simple circuit; will the bulb light?
Making our own sliding switches, we thought about materials that would conduct electricity to create a circuit.
We learned about electricity and electrical circuits in Science. With our knowledge of electricity and electrical safety we designed and made a shoe box room. We used switches and bulbs in a circuit to light our room. Some of us used motors to make fans and even a wrapping paper machine for Father Christmas.
We wanted to see if adding another battery to a circuit would make the bulb brighter
Pine Class showed amazing collaboration while we made our circuits and sliding switches
Pine Class have been exploring how to change the size and depth of shadows. We also investigated what happens when you walk past a lamp post?
Looking at the kind of shadows that are made from different materials; we tested opaque, transparent and translucent as well as some other materials we found.
We wrote, made and performed our shadow puppet plays. Beech Class gave us rave reviews.
Using Numicon in a practical activity to understand multiplying by 10
Pine Class created a seasons tree for our calendars. We love the use of the colours for the seasons that we mixed and incorporated across the 4 sections of the tree.
We were all delighted to see how great the shadows that our puppets made
We enjoyed dressing up in 60s clothing for our 1960s day
Some games from the 60s are still popular today
In DT we learned how to tie-dye
We learned to dance the Locomotion, the Mashed Potato and the Twist: dances popular in the 1960s
After a first attempt we evaluated our work to make improvements
Practical adding in Maths, this helped us to learn how to use the formal written method
We enjoyed reading other people's views in our first silent debate
We are excited to learn how to blow the fife to make a sound
We have been demonstrating how well we know our times tables
Exploring lines of symmetry in 2D shapes
"Have I found all of the lines of symmetry?"
Using playing cards to speed up mental calculations
We have been adding 2 and 3 cards then doubling them - speedy mental maths
Athletics fun in Pine Class
More fun in athletics
Andrew Goldsworthy inspired art
Term 2 2018-19
Fun in Science exploring sound vibrations
Finding out how sound travels in science
More vibrations made by sound
Exploring sound vibrations in science
We enjoyed working with a partner to edit and improve our writing.
We have loved our work in English using a short film called 'Tabula Rasa'. We are proud of the work on our working wall.
Guided Reading, independent activity.
Guided Reading, follow up activity.
Working collaboratively to improve our writing.
In Maths we measured our heights in cm and mm and converted cm to mm.
In English we created our own planets and thought of quotes to go with them to persuade people to visit them. We are so proud of our work.
Pine Class have enjoyed making special cards for our lovely mums.
