Darwin erupted into January, with fire and brimstone as they discovered the many fiery fa about volcanoes. They have been immersed in this fascinating topic, from fantastic fiction ‘Escape from Pompeii’, to volcanic non-fiction texts learning to use the contents page, the inde and the glossary to expand their technical vocabulary. They discovered that beneath the earth’s mantle, huge teutonic plates cause great upheavals on the surface. Their geography skills have been tested too, as they plotted the locations of volcanoes around the globe. In DT they have been exploring how to join different materials, through papier-mâché, creatin their very own interactive 3D volcano models, painted to an exceptional standard, complete with lava flows! The ‘magma-tude’ of their creations has blown us awa What’s the Matter? Solids, liquids and gases took centre stage in science, when Darwin undertook an experiment to explore the viscosity of different liquids. How long do you thin ketchup would take to travel down a ruler? They also had a great fun making a solution to recreate an erupting volcano. They learnt that a gas is made, forcing the liquid up and out of the volcanoes. Beyond volcanoes, Darwin have experienced stop motion animation, creating their own mini movies, learnt the french names for different animals and developed their own dances in PE t represent ‘Cold Places’. Darwin Class have embraced Term 3, with a new found maturity, relishing their learning, applying their knowledge across the curriculum and making links. Keep it up Darwin.