In Mr Smyth’s class this month we are learning about our Solar System. We are working in teams each discovering new things about a different planet.

There are 8 different planets in our Solar System. There were 9, until Pluto got dropped!

You can learn more about each planet here:

https://www.esa.int/esaKIDSen/SEMF8WVLWFE_OurUniverse_0.html

Mr Smyth’s Class are studying about Ancient Egypt.
Check out more about Ancient Egypt here on this website about its timeline:
http://www.childrensuniversity.manchester.ac.uk/interactives/history/egypt/egyptiantimeline/

Learn about the Egyptian Gods here:

http://www.childrensuniversity.manchester.ac.uk/interactives/history/egypt/egyptiangod/

Learn more about the River Nile here:

http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/homework/egypt/nile.htm#8

Today 4th/5th class were learning about Magnetism and the greatest magnet of all- Planet Earth. Check out the experiment they designed themselves to make their own compass using only a basin, some water, a plastic tray and a bar magnet. With it they showed how the north pole of the magnet will always move to the direction of the earth magnetic north.You can read more about Magnets HERE: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/7_8/magnets_springs.shtml

Check out this interactive Maths webpage where you can study different 2-d shapes and have fun making different shapes

http://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/polygons-interactive.html