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Mrs Barbour 💚🖤 @mrsbarbourhomps.bsky.social · 20h

We wrapped up Term 1 in the best way possible—a movie afternoon and plenty of popcorn to celebrate all our hard work! 🍿🎬 Hope everyone has a fantastic and restful holiday! 🎃✨

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Mrs Barbour 💚🖤 @mrsbarbourhomps.bsky.social · 20h

We tied up our forces unit by building witches’ towers and testing Newton’s first law in action—proving that objects stay at rest until an outside force intervenes! 🧪✨

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Mrs Barbour 💚🖤 @mrsbarbourhomps.bsky.social · 22h

We then took our investigations outside 👌🏻

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Mrs Barbour 💚🖤 @mrsbarbourhomps.bsky.social · 22h

We had so many fascinating discussions about how different materials—and adding extra weight—change friction and affect our toy cars' speed. Brilliant scientific thinking in action! 🧠✨

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Mrs Barbour 💚🖤 @mrsbarbourhomps.bsky.social · 22h

Putting science in motion! 🏎️💨 We investigated friction by racing toy cars across different surfaces—from smooth tables to rough carpets.

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Mrs Barbour 💚🖤 @mrsbarbourhomps.bsky.social · 22h

We’ve also been practising our times tables using connect 4 👌🏻 great work ❤️

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Mrs Barbour 💚🖤 @mrsbarbourhomps.bsky.social · 22h

Our "I Wonder..." wall is overflowing with brilliant questions from the class. Next term, we're dedicating a weekly session to investigate and answer them together! Can't wait to see where our inquiries take us. 🔍💡

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Mrs Barbour 💚🖤 @mrsbarbourhomps.bsky.social · 22h

We used @padlet's audio feature to record and listen back to our writing. Hearing our own work made self-assessment so much easier and helped us spot our next steps for editing. Amazing work everyone 👏🏻

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Mrs Barbour 💚🖤 @mrsbarbourhomps.bsky.social · 22h

We’ve been using Times Table Rockstars to help us practise our times tables 👌🏻

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Mrs Barbour 💚🖤 @mrsbarbourhomps.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

We voted on our favourite First chapter Friday novel to study next term. The clear winner was…..

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Mrs Barbour 💚🖤 @mrsbarbourhomps.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Taking inspiration from our #FirstChapterFriday book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, we used our knowledge of magnetic materials to build hands-off maze games. Pairs had to guide Charlie all the way to the factory without touching him! 🍫✨ Amazing team work 👏🏻

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Mrs Barbour 💚🖤 @mrsbarbourhomps.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

We worked in pairs to investigate patterns in the 2,5 and 10 times table. We were able to find numbers before and after as well as continue patterns! Great job everyone ❤️

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Mrs Barbour 💚🖤 @mrsbarbourhomps.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

We took our electrostatic energy investigation further by exploring positive and negative charges. With balloons, we made paper fly and completely restyled our hair in the process! 🎈🤣 Ask us about it at home 🏡

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Mrs Barbour 💚🖤 @mrsbarbourhomps.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

We’ve been mastering past tense verbs—exploring the difference between regular and irregular forms. To lock in our learning, we challenged ourselves on Blooket to spot past tense verbs in action! 🎮📚

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Mrs Barbour 💚🖤 @mrsbarbourhomps.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Our AI-generated characters officially made their way into our story writing. We’ve been pushing ourselves to use rich descriptive language and creative similes to bring every detail to life. Can’t wait to share the final pieces next week! 📚🤩 #starwriters ✨🌟

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Mrs Barbour 💚🖤 @mrsbarbourhomps.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This sparked some amazing class debates about AI accuracy and its limitations. 🤖💡

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Mrs Barbour 💚🖤 @mrsbarbourhomps.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

We put our descriptive writing to the test using Padlet’s AI image tool! 🎨✨ By converting our word bubbles into precise prompts, we brought brand-new characters to life 🤖

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Mrs Barbour 💚🖤 @mrsbarbourhomps.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

We’ve been investigating times table patterns and realised something so simple yet mind-blowing: Times tables aren't just random facts to memorise—they’re literally just repeated counting! 🔢✨

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Mrs Barbour 💚🖤 @mrsbarbourhomps.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

We have been using Blooket to consolidate our learning. We used it during 31 time to have a fun game of Name that Disney Movie 🍿

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Mrs Barbour 💚🖤 @mrsbarbourhomps.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

We explored electrostatic forces! We rubbed straws to create a static electrical charge and discovered that this invisible force could attract small pieces of paper. We had lots of fun investigating how energy can create forces that we can’t see! 🧪🔬✨

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Mrs Barbour 💚🖤 @mrsbarbourhomps.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

🧲 We’ve been learning all about magnetic forces! We investigated different materials in our classroom to find out which ones are magnetic. We’ve been busy discovering which materials are attracted to magnets and which ones repel. Ask us about attract and repel! 🧲✨

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Mrs Barbour 💚🖤 @mrsbarbourhomps.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

We’ve continued our Iron Man adventure in maths! 🦾⚙️ Today, we matched the correct screws and bolts to help put him back together, using a range of clever strategies to tackle some tricky subtraction problems!

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Mrs Barbour 💚🖤 @mrsbarbourhomps.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

We practised our spelling in different ways during our morning challenge 👌🏻

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Mrs Barbour 💚🖤 @mrsbarbourhomps.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Bringing The Iron Man to life! 🤖 Today we used descriptive similes to picture Ted Hughes' character, then we created our own using various shapes. Our classroom was as busy as a beehive! 🐝✨

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Mrs Barbour 💚🖤 @mrsbarbourhomps.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

We have been exploring similes this week. We ran relay races to build creative word banks for our writing. Safe to say our ideas were as bright as the sun! ☀️📝

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Mrs Barbour 💚🖤 @mrsbarbourhomps.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Always love seeing great team work and creativity during 31 time ❤️

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Mrs Barbour 💚🖤 @mrsbarbourhomps.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Testing time! 🌊⚓ We put our custom boat designs to the ultimate test to see buoyancy and gravity in action! P4 observed firsthand how shape and displacement balanced the forces to keep their ships afloat. Engineering success! 🛳️🔬

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Mrs Barbour 💚🖤 @mrsbarbourhomps.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

"How do ships float?" 🚢⚓ Today our we tackled this big question by diving into density and buoyancy! After investigating the science, we put our knowledge to the test by designing and building their own working boats.

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Mrs Barbour 💚🖤 @mrsbarbourhomps.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

“He was as tall as a house!" 🤖🏠 Today we dove into Ted Hughes’ The Iron Man, investigating how the author uses vivid adjectives and powerful similes to bring this giant creature to life. #FirstChapterFriday

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Mrs Barbour 💚🖤 @mrsbarbourhomps.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Gobblefunk isn't just silly words—it’s metalinguistics in action! For #FirstChapterFriday last week, we read Roald Dahl's The BFG and decoded his made-up vocabulary using root words. Ask pupils if they can translate any BFG-isms at home 🏡

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Mrs Barbour 💚🖤 @mrsbarbourhomps.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Hands-on spelling this week! 🤲✨ We used playdough to build our spelling words. Some of us even teamed up to stretch our vocabulary - well done everyone 👏🏻

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Mrs Barbour 💚🖤 @mrsbarbourhomps.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Powerful descriptive writing in class today! 🐉✍️ We wrote descriptions of our dragons, focusing on using ambitious adjectives to detail their colour, size, and texture. From razor-sharp scales to colossal fiery wings, the creative vocabulary was incredible! 🐉✨

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Mrs Barbour 💚🖤 @mrsbarbourhomps.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

We’ve been exploring the magical world of Disney artist Mary Blair with Mrs Ferns! 🏰✨ The class used everything they learned about her unique style and vibrant colours to build an incredible team castle display. Outstanding teamwork! 🎨

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Mrs Barbour 💚🖤 @mrsbarbourhomps.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Expanding our vocabulary! 📚 We used thesauruses to build rich word banks for our descriptive bubbles. Then we teamed up with a partner to design posters for our classroom display. Great teamwork and brilliant word choices!

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Mrs Barbour 💚🖤 @mrsbarbourhomps.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

We’ve been building our subtraction skills in numeracy using different strategies! 🧮 Polypad has quickly become a classroom favourite with its base 10 blocks, number lines, and interactive math tools. Try exploring it at home with your child: polypad.amplify.com/p

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Mrs Barbour 💚🖤 @mrsbarbourhomps.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

In Number Talks, we’ve been exploring new vocabulary and sharing strategies to explain our thinking. We also played "more or less" games to put our mental maths skills to the test! 🔢✨

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Mrs Barbour 💚🖤 @mrsbarbourhomps.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

🎨 We used watercolours to bring our visualisations to life. 🐉✨ Next week, we'll turn these fantastic paintings into rich, descriptive writing. Stay tuned for some ferocious vocabulary! 🖌️📚🔥

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Mrs Barbour 💚🖤 @mrsbarbourhomps.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

🎈 We’ve been exploring mass and gravity with a twist on keepy uppy! We filled balloons with air, pasta, and rice, made predictions on which would stay up easiest, and put our hypotheses to the test. Fantastic discussions and insights afterwards! 🌌🔬

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Mrs Barbour 💚🖤 @mrsbarbourhomps.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

For our First Chapter Friday we listened to the first chapter of The Land of Roar! We visualised what might live there and what they look like…. Watch this space for more work next week! J made this new front cover during her free time! Love it 🐉

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Mrs Barbour 💚🖤 @mrsbarbourhomps.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Some more science in slow motion 👌🏻

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Mrs Barbour 💚🖤 @mrsbarbourhomps.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

We investigated gravity and air resistance by designing different types of parachutes and timing their falls to see which stayed airborne the longest. Future engineers at work! ⏱️🔬

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Mrs Barbour 💚🖤 @mrsbarbourhomps.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Loving our paired reading sessions! 📖❤️ A huge thank you to all for accessing our reading Padlet at home. Please make sure reading books are brought to school every single day! 📚✨

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Mrs Barbour 💚🖤 @mrsbarbourhomps.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Working hard on our phonics 🔤✨ We’ve been expanding our knowledge of our new sound by sorting words and matching up meanings. Great focus and super decoding skills 📚💡

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Mrs Barbour 💚🖤 @mrsbarbourhomps.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Starting Tuesday morning off right by creating our own games! 🎲✨ This session, we tackled our number bonds to 20. Extra challenge: if you know 3 + 4 = 7, then 13 + 4 = 17 and 30+ 40 = 70 🧠💡

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Mrs Barbour 💚🖤 @mrsbarbourhomps.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Huge well done to our star writers this week! ⭐️✍️ We’ve been using our descriptive bubbles to level up our writing—focusing on number, size, and colour to describe Luisa from Encanto. So proud of their fantastic work! 💪🎨✨

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Mrs Barbour 💚🖤 @mrsbarbourhomps.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Some great team work during our 31 time! These boys worked hard to create a football and goals using 2D shapes.

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