A Visit from Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service

On Wednesday the 7th of January we had a visit from Hampshire Fire and Rescue service.

First they showed us a video of a room burning and catching fire and they explained why we should have smoke alarms and also what to do in the case of a fire when you are trapped in a room. This happened in the hall as a whole year group.

The next bit was in our classes, they came round to each class separately to do activities with us one was to go out to their old fire engine which had been adapted and turned into a small house! When we were in there we had to spot the dangers around the house.

In the class room, we watched a couple of the road safety hedgehog adverts and another quite shocking one where a boy walks out between two narrowly parked cars and gets hit by another car coming at about 30mph.


Here is a link to a very interesting site with a lot of activities for you to try :

Hampshire Fire and Rescue

http://www.hantsfire.gov.uk/kids/learn/firetriangle.html

Animation workshop day 3

Animation workshop day 2

Animation Workshop 1

Animation Films

Animation Films

Year 6 are making short animation films using modeling clay creatures just like Wallace and Gromit, with the help of Helen from Southstreet Productions.

Animation Films

Our Animation films

Year 6 are making short animation films using modeling clay creatures just like Wallace and Gromit, with the help of Helen from Southstreet Productions.

We got into groups of 4, created our own plastescene models and then started shooting. We used lap tops and cameras these to make and watch the film we were going to make.

The models had to be adjustable so we could move them in each photo and they had to have a firm base so they wouldn’t topple over.

It was a very hard task and we had to be very patient because we had to take about 500 photos. We took so many because in each photo there was only a slight difference which meant that it ran smoothly as a movie.



Some of our films will be posted later on, but here are some photos of our models.

The Countdown Narrative Poetry

The Football Countdown


Score 18 goals in 2 minutes
and I don’t have to do it.
Don’t have to tell the truth.
First shot- keeper saves it.
2nd . . .3rd . . .4th . . . . .
all in !
This will be easy !

I’m in the safest place in the world,
My room
With my lovely computer,
my magnificent PS2
And the photos of
Me.
It’s warm
With the radiators blasting on and
the sun out, squashing its way through,
Blinding me.

The beckoning voice of the commentator screams
“and here is,
Jimmy Bullard racing down the wing,
Crosses it to Clint Dempsey
and in !"
This is easy, too easy.

Dad, pretending that nothing has happened
Calls up from the bottom of the stairs
“Hey, the football’s on in a minute.”

I am feeling
Frightened of what I’ve done, frightened to even see them.
What have I done ? I can’t go down, what would they do ?
It was fun at first
but now it’s a nightmare.

The commentator screams –
I have just missed a sitter
But
Johnson !
Yes, round the keeper
Just got to pass the ball into the goal . . . . .
Yes ! 18 !

One and One

OK, first throw,
What am I going to start with ?
All I need is Snake-Eyes, a one and a one.
And I won’t tell.
A one, excellent.
My second dice rolls across the empty floor :
A six, No!
My stomach turning, I feel sick,
I don’t want to let everyone down.
I’m in a safe corner of my room
Cuddling my teddy
The reassuring gurgle of my radiator
Fills my ears.
Right, here I go again
Come on, we can do it !
I feel shaken up.
The dice rolls again . . . .
A four –
This is useless !
A five.
Let’s try again.
A gentle voice breaks into my silent world
“Your programme’s on now”
Like nothing has happened.
Shame swells in my body, ashamed to tell them
I don’t know what to do.
I should have given it back, the money wasn’t mine to spend.
Now I’m stuck here and
I don’t know what to do.
Outside,
A child noisily screams
While a shouting gang chases him up the road.
The sun tip-toeing in.
Frightened to tell anyone.
Frightened ?
No.
Petrified ?
Yes !
Why did I do it ?
Let me try it once more
This is my last chance,
I’ll roll the dice in my left hand :
A one.
Come on, one more one –
This is my very last chance.
I can’t watch.
It’s a two !!
I can’t believe it . .
A flood of tears fills my eyes.
I’m drowning with despair.

More photos from our Day in Ancient Greece

During our day, we investigated Athenian Democracy and tested its practice of equality and justice. We decided that it was only based upon equal rights if you were a free born, full status Athenian male. It seems, that women,slaves and foreigners didn't count !

We also put three citizens on trial before their fellow citizens. The Vase of Justice, a gracious gift from Zeus, was honoured before the trial and later smashed so that the citizens could vote to show who they felt was guilty of the crime. Each citizen had an ostrakon - a piece of the pot and they cast it as a vote in front of one of the accused. The convicted criminal was stoned to death immediately after the trial.

Dance was a popular event in the ancient Olympic games. In our Olympic games, each of our cities, Athens, Thebes and Corinth, were represented by very scary warrior dance groups.

Micro-organisms Topic

As part of our science topic on micro-organisms, we performed a yeast experiment. We put yeast, sugar and warm water in a transparent bottle. After 15-30 minutes, most of the balloons had slightly inflated. Some of the balloons inflated quickly but some didn’t inflate until two hours later. The reason why the balloons inflated was because the yeast fed on the sugar and as the yeast was breathing out, carbon dioxide made the balloon inflate.

By Zoe and partly Samantha (She didn’t help much!)

Warrior dances from the Ancient Greek games at Olympia

A day in Ancient Greece

More photos of the Mayor's visit

A Visit from the Mayor

The Mayor of Winchester (Mike Reid) is holding a Christmas service on the 7th December at the Guildhall in Winchester. As he is from Denmead he would like children from our school to read some Christmas poems so Georgia Moore, Georgia Caine, Maia Lewis, Anna Cole and Jake Holland will be performing.