Lent

Lent starts on Ash Wednesday and lasts for six weeks before Easter. It is a time when we are supposed to be quiet and thoughtful, preparing ourselves for Easter. We pray a lot, give money to charities and give up some of the things we might love like choclolate or playing on our chromebooks at home. Lent ends at Easter, which is a time of great celebration as that is when we think of how Jesus had died on the cross but then rose again from the dead.

Lent is traditionally supposed to be forty days long. That is because the Bible says that Jesus spent forty days in the wilderness, preparing for his death and resurrection.

Our class has made Lenten Promises - we have given up something, we will be praying more and we will be almsgiving.

Have you ever tried to give up anything you love? Here are Michael's Lenten promises.

Whodunnit?

This week we were detectives...

For reading we were learning to make connections between what we read. Every group had a different task and had to become experts at it. One group analysed handwriting, another fibres, another powders and another fingerprints. Then one expert from each group formed a new group to solve the crime of the missing laptop. We had to analyse the handwritten note that was left behind at the chrime scene, work out the ph level of the powder that was there, analyse the fingerprints and decide what the material was that was snagged and left behind. We had four suspects and had to narrow it down by putting all the clues together to see WHODUNNIT!

Here's James'

Chinese New Year

This week we were learning how to summarise. We were reading about Chinese New Year. This year is the year of the Ox according to the Chinese Zodiac calendar. Chinese New Year is also known as the Spring Festival, and the Lunar New Year. We had to read up to 4 books and summarise the main facts onto our posters. Some people were really quick and got time to make Chinese lanterns after they had finished their posters.

Do you know what your Chinese Zodiac animal is? Read our individual blogs and tell them if you know what your Chinese Zodiac animal is in the comments.

Here's Camille's...