The Power OF the Weather
Following on from Mr Collins' trip to Finland, the children of Hazel Class were amazed by two main elements...
The children at Rastaala School don't wear school uniform
and
England and Finland don't have the same weather?!
and
England and Finland don't have the same weather?!
Our work on weather began when the children in Hazel Class started to notice a few differences between the children in Rastaala School and Dunkirk Primary School;
- Photos of the children arriving to Rastaala School in thick weather proof coats and trousers
- Unlike in England where football is very popular, the children of Rastaala School said they liked ice hockey (Some children at Dunkirk Primary School had to research this to find out what it was!)
- Finally, a few children at Rastaala School had said they enjoyed ice skating at school, how was this possible?!
- Photos of the children arriving to Rastaala School in thick weather proof coats and trousers
- Unlike in England where football is very popular, the children of Rastaala School said they liked ice hockey (Some children at Dunkirk Primary School had to research this to find out what it was!)
- Finally, a few children at Rastaala School had said they enjoyed ice skating at school, how was this possible?!
These questions led to some interesting weeks in Hazel Class! We researched hot and cold countries, and discovered you can predict which countries might be hot and which might be cold depending how close they are to the equator line!
We began to keep a Hazel Class weather diary, each day recording what weather we were experiencing in Nottingham. Some children also decided to write to the children of Rastaala School, explaining what weather we were experiencing and asking them to send us some information on their current weather.
It wasn't long until we received a response from the children of Rastaala School and this response made us very jealous! Unlike the wet, rainy and muddy weather we were experiencing, in Finland they had heaps of snow!!
We began to keep a Hazel Class weather diary, each day recording what weather we were experiencing in Nottingham. Some children also decided to write to the children of Rastaala School, explaining what weather we were experiencing and asking them to send us some information on their current weather.
It wasn't long until we received a response from the children of Rastaala School and this response made us very jealous! Unlike the wet, rainy and muddy weather we were experiencing, in Finland they had heaps of snow!!
We also decided to set up a 'Pen Pal' corner in the classroom. This was an area that the children could write letters to send to Rastaala School. The content of these letters was entirely up to the children, however, it mainly involved the children sharing all their adventures and activities they had undertaken.