Technology Fun!

Each Friday in D2 we have been participating in different Technology Challenges.  Each week D2 get given a different problem to solve using a limited number of materials.  There is a lot of learning that takes place.  Each team has to plan and solve, work together and make changes if the plan isn't working.

Here are a few of our challenges so far.

This challenge was to create a perch for Harry the Dinosaur from pipe cleaners, a cup and sellotape.  Harry needed to be off the ground as high as he could go!

The Bridge Challenge!  Each team needed to make a bridge to hold 5 Lego men. They could use only straws and sellotape.  The teams learnt that a triangle is a very strong shape.

Each team had to create the tallest tower out of marshmallows and toothpicks.  Some teams learnt that a solid base is really important in a tall tower.

The 100 Word Treehouse!

Yes...it's episode 2! This time our stars are Matthew and Caleb. Here is their show:

Thanks to everyone else in D1 for being (a noisy!) part of the show!

Book Week

Congratulations to Samantha for being the winner of the D1 book cover competition in Book Week! We all had to choose our favourite Bible story and design a book cover for it...with a blurb on the back to tell everyone a little bit about it. Part of the challenge was to think of a clever name for the story.

Samantha with her prize

Samantha's book cover: Multiplied Miracle (the story of feeding the 5000)

 We also had 3 people who the judge said did a wonderful job too:

Jonathan's entry: The Floating Reserve (Noah's ark)

Samuel C's entry: David the Brave Attacker (David and Goliath)

Sam T's entry: The Tiny Soldier and the Giant (David and Goliath)

Greta work by everyone in D1 - your book covers are amazing!

Kingdom Kid Award

Our latest Kingdom Kid award is for Phoebe. She is such a great helper in our class and her award tells you why. It says:

There is a Phoebe in the Bible who the apostle Paul said was 'a helper of many'. Phoebe's name can also mean 'bright and shining'. Both of these ideas are a true description of our Phoebe too! Everyone in D1 appreciates the 'helpful' and 'shining' example of Kindness that Phoebe is to us each day.

Well done, Phoebe!

The 100 Word Treehouse!

Today D1 is proud to present...our very own spelling 'TV' show, The 100 Word Treehouse! It is created by Samantha, Tayla, Matthew and Caleb. As part of their homework, they have to think about 1 'challenging' word and how it should be used. When they come to school on Friday, they share what they have learnt with the class...and we video it like a TV programme. They had to think of a title and theme song for their show too - what a great idea they had :-) Everyone in the class helps as you will see and hear!
Well done to our first 2 brave presenters, Samantha and Tayla and our announcer, Jonny! Here is their show:

How cool that it was Book Week and our presenters could be in their costumes!