Term 2 - Frozen Kingdoms

Welcome to the planet’s coldest lands. Vast wilds and hostile territories – incredibly beautiful, yet often deadly.

Join us as we follow those intrepid explorers who have bravely and valiantly trekked across treacherous terrain to the ends of the Earth.  Along the way they have needed to take shelter from the elements (the icy winds and the deepest chill) and to stay alert, for magnificent mammals roam these lands.  Needing all the help we can get in order to survive, we will research facts and figures of climate, temperature, habitats and ecosystems in our quest to become part of an Antarctic rescue team, braving the elements to rescue terrified passengers from a ship struck by a deadly berg that hides deep beneath the Southern Ocean.

So wrap up well everyone and don't reply on settling by the fire. Once we set foot outside, we may be some time.

Here are some of our thoughts about our learning so far this term:

• I am enjoying learning about the polar regions because my favourite animals are the polar bear and snowy owl.
• I really like our Frozen Kingdom’s topic, learning about polar exploration and the different climate which we need to help protect because of global warming.
• I love our new homework approach because we don’t have a deadline other than the end of term, and we can each choose to do something different if we want.
• Our new topic this term is both informative and exciting, as we discover more about the Race to the Poles, and what happened when the Titanic sank.
• As well as learning about polar exploration and animal adaptation, we are also learning about the impact of tourism on the environment and our responsibility to look after our planet.
• I really enjoy research things about our topic and learning more about real people and real events of the past.
• I like the freedom without our new topic approach to research and learn about areas of our own choosing, such as our own selected polar animals and how they have adapted to their environment.

• This topic has taught me lots of new technical language, which I used to describe what it is like in the polar regions.
• I have liked the innovate project - having to plan a polar rescue mission. Being part of a rescue team is something I might explore further when I am older.
• I enjoyed writing descriptive poems about the weather, thinking about the rhythm, syllables and flow of words. 
• We had the opportunity to make music which represented the atmosphere of the Northern Lights - it was really challenging yet interesting to hear how the sounds changes to represent the movement of light.  I'd like to go and experience this natural phenomenon myself one day.
• My favourite part of the topic was learning about polar animals, particularly the snowy owl and penguins.
• I loves writing Haiku so much than I went home and wrote many more about other topics.
• It was fun to include photography as our art topic, and choosing objects to freeze in ice to create an environmental message.
• I've loved finding out about real places on Earth I've never been to and discovering more about the environment.
• I like the fact that most of our learning is now all about a theme and not just random.