Halloween Fun

As part of our Halloween activities this afternoon, we made some Bubbling Witches Brew.

First we half filled a bottle with vinegar.

Next, we added either red or yellow food colouring and some glitter.

To help make it bubbly, we put in a good squirt of washing up liquid.

Lastly, we added some bicarbonate of soda and watched the mixture bubble up. It made quite a mess but luckily we had put the bottles on a tray to catch the brew.

Air transport

We have been busy this week learning about different types of air transport.

Today we made paper aeroplanes then went into the hall to test them out. Some flew quite far.

We also had great fun making a balloon rocket. We blew up a balloon then taped it to a straw which was threaded through some thread. When we were ready we undid the clip at the tail of the balloon and watched it go!

Our trip to the Lifeboat

This morning we went a visit to the Lifeboat.

We all sat very well to listen to the information at the start in the Lifeboat hut before splitting into 2 groups - half went onto the Lifeboat and the other half stayed in the hut to find out more about Lifeboats. We swapped over activities after a wee while.

In the Lifeboat hut, we were show some of the important items that are needed on the Lifeboat. We got to try on a crash helmet and a life jacket. It gave us all a bit of a fright when it was inflated!

On the Lifeboat, we got to explore the inside. We were able to sit in the drivers seat and pretend to steer the boat. There were lots of buttons and maps to look at that they use when they are out in the water to help them find and rescue people in trouble.

We all thoroughly enjoyed our outing and found out lots of information about the important job that a Lifeboat does.

JBT Visit

On Monday morning we had a visit from a JBT lorry.

We were all had a turn at going inside the cab, It was quite tricky to get into as it was so high up!

We could sit it in the drivers seat and pretend to drive the lorry. We even got to honk the horn which was very loud!

Road Safety Visit

Today we had a visit from road saftey officer Yvonne Scott.

She told us all about how to stay safe when the nights get darker by wearing fluorescent vests or arms bands.

As well as telling us how to cross the road safely, Yvonne reminded us of the importance of wearing a sealtbelt while travelling in the car.

She use a toy car with beanbag people inside and a ramp to show us what would happen if we had an accident with and without our seatbelts on.

Everyone listened very well and found out a lot of new road safety facts from todays visit.