I found this interview tonight that those that fancy reading an interview with Aidan Gibbons.

http://www.southaxholme.doncaster.sch.uk/subjects/animations/page1/main%20page/inteviews/Week%209/week9.html

We have been looking at The Piano by Aidan Gibbons.  Today we discussed how the creator has evoked all those different emotions into a very short film and the techniques he used.

These included

The Setting

The Sound (Music used)

The Symbolism

The  Story

The Sequence (order) the story was told.

Your Homework is to answer this question.

What has Aiden Gibbons done to make viewers feel emotion when watching this story.

HINTS: Think about a burger!!! How could you ORGANISE your writing? What could go in the meaty parts of your work (SSSSS!)? How are you going to end it?

My Literacy Group have begun a fantastic topic looking at film narrative.
We are watching this sensational short animation and thinking about the themes, characters and messages within. Kick back, relax and enjoy. Then please let us know what you think whoever you are.

How did we ever cope with that dusty playground? Was it important that the playground was changed? Why?

Here’s a quiz.

5 famous Manchester Landmarks…

Can you name them? (Took me ages to make so open to all who want to play)

http://www.momaha.com/article/20091207/MOMS05/912079982/-1/moms05

http://www.articleworld.org/index.php/How_to_make_the_perfect_snowman

Read these two sets of instructions.  Then answer these questions in your homework book, as a comment on the blog or on paper.

1.  What are they instructions for?

2. What is the purpose of instructions?

3. Which article is the clearest and easiest to understand? Why?

4. What are the features you can see that make good instruction writing.

5. Which made the best snowman?  Take a photo of your attempts. (Make them in a safe place and make sure an adult knows where you are)

6.  Write your own instructions for the perfect igloo, snowball or something else.  Don’t forget to take a picture.  We can put a collection on the blog when we get back to school.

More homework will be on the blog tomorrow. Make sure you come and get it and pass on the information to others in the class.

See you soon.

Mr Heap

I am sure you are devastated that school has been closed for the last two days.  Why don’t you tell everyone how you have spent your two bonus days off.  Who built the biggest snowman? Who threw the biggest snowball? Share your experiences.

Oh and the new curricular newsletter will be uploaded shortly.  Click on the link at the top of the blog to read it. (who said teachers were having a day off! )

Thought I would share this with you. A very talented man!

Happy Christmas

• Spelling words often spelt wrong. (Learn these spellings)
Said
Friends
People
Children
There
Their
Where
Were
Which
Often
Family
After
Another
Little
Answer
Made
Make
Because
Than
Would
What
About

• Now learn words which you get wrong, when the tenses on the words are changed by adding:
Ed- ing eg. Jump – jumping – jumped

• Learn as many times tables as you can, the more the better!!!!
• Learn basic rules and conversions in maths:
e.g
• 10mm —– 1cm

Use this website to get more brilliant homework ideas .
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/

We were talking about immigration this afternoon in class.  We discussed how Britain changed in the 20th Century due to large numbers of migrant workers came from Asia and the West Indies in the 1950s to fill all the new jobs in the booming economy.  Most of us in class new of relatives that were not originally from this country.  My grandparents were German and Polish.

Ask your family about your history and see if you can answer these questions.

Did any of your family emigrate to Britain?  What work did they do when they arrived? How did they find life in Britain when they first arrived? Did it match their expectations? Did they have to leave other family members behind? How did that feel?

See if there is someone at home you can have a chat with who can help answer these questions.