Sophie's tense tingling 100 Word challenge!

(Typed by Sophie)

The ice was freezing on my shaking hands, my fingers were sticking together I could see icicles hanging over me. I tried to make another step but I was so cold my legs were as wobbly as jelly, suddenly I could feel myself slipping, I was trying to grab hold of the ice. I was really, really scared but I never ever fell, so I followed my journey to the top of the mountain. I stepped again my hands were still frozen I could not stop shaking my legs like a chainsaw, but I managed to get to the top in the end.

Thank you for reading my 100 word challenge,
Sophie

Can you use your 'information finding' skills to escape the tower?

Well done on the 'newspapers' game! Now have a go at this literacy game. Remember to post your results!

Poplar's weird and wonderful portrait gallery!

What do you think of our David Hockney inspired photographic collages?

Make your own slideshow at Animoto.

Challenge yourself! Have a go at this 'newspapers' game!

We have been looking at newspapers this term - so challenge yourself with this spooky game. Post your best score to to the blog! Good luck!

Molly's 100 Word Challenge.

Take a minute to read Molly W's Fantastic 100 Challenge! (Typed by Molly)

Ever since I kept a diary, that scary image still stuck in my head…… the savage face, the black cloak, the body still ringing in my brain and especially the words …………

You may not know what I’m talking about but you will once you’ve heard this. One day my dad, mum and me went into the woods. Unfortunately I lost them going down a different path. I trembled with fear. At last I came to two different paths, one left, one right… BUT! There was a black figure.

THE DEVILISH BLACK FIGURE WITH AN AXE READY TO KILL………

What do you think of Molly's writing? 

Poplar class think - J.K. Rowling better watch out!

Welcome to Poplar Cafe!

This week we started our D+T project: Sandwich snacks!

We have been looking at food safety, hygiene and nutrition.

Finlay did a great job as our cafe manager, washing his hands, wiping surfaces, wearing his apron and checking our food.

We tried lots of types of bread and fillings and evaluated their taste, texture and smell.

Based on our evaluations, we have designed our perfect 'healthy' sandwich and will create them next week!

Tudor Maths Week

This week we have taken part in Maths lessons that are linked to our topic, The Tudors. During our first lesson we thought about how we travelled to school and then discussed how we would have travelled during the Tudor times. For example, children coming in a car to school would have travelled by horse and carriage. We then completed a tally chart to show how many of us would have travelled using these different modes of transport. Once we had recorded our results we created a pictogram, using a key to help understand the results.

Following this we recorded our results in a bar chart and evaluated what we had noticed.

How would you have travelled if you lived in the Tudor times?

Tudor Trip

On Wednesday we went into Shrewsbury to look at some Tudor houses. Do you know what the difference is between real and fake Tudor houses?

The answer is that fake ones have straight wooden beams and real ones have wobbly wooden beams.

By Joe

Shrewsbury Tudor houses

Yesterday, we walked into Shrewsbury to look at Tudor houses. First, we went to Butcher Row. It is called Butcher Row because that's where the butchers used to sell their food. Then we went to the Shrewsbury castle, we went to Laura's tower. It is called Laura's tower because Laura's dad built it for no reason.

By Josh.

Shewsbury Tudor Visit

Butchers' row is called butchers' row because in Tudor times butchers used to sell their food there.Butchers used to hang meat from little clips.You had to be careful in Tudor times because blood and guts were all over the floor of butchers' row.This was because all of the blood from the meat was dripping onto the rocky floor.Butchers' row still has pegs hanging from some Tudor buildings.We enjoyed our little trip to town.

By Jamie.